The Independent., 1898-10-13
Commissioners Home i'Om The
ISlantS.
No Word Of Future Plsns-Win
Probably Be Made q Territory
Another Session Will Be Held
and Then the Bill Will
Go to Congress

The Hawaiian Commission, or
those members who we're appointed
from this country, arrived from the
islands on the Gaslic yesterday
morning. The commission has COM
pleted it's work at Honolulu and it
has now to prepare form Of gov
ernment for the islanos that will fit
the needs of the peope and the sit
uation OF the country.
Senator Shelby M. Cullom, chair
man OF the commits ion, Senator
Johu T. Morgan sndCougres.msn
Robert r. Hit formed the delega-
ton which arrived yesterday, They
will proceed to Washington with as
little delay as possible, aud there
they will be joined b! Judge Frear
Of the Hawaiian Suprme Court and
probably by Presidnt Dole, the
two island members, and confer
ence will be held. Iis hoped to be
able to submit bill o Congress as
soon as it opens, and or that reason
the commissioners re losing no
time in their work
OF what they have cen and heard
the commissioners ar not averse to
talking, but about wat plans they
have discussed for te future gov
ernment OF the islans they remain
discreetly silent. Thy are in favor
of territorial form Of government
hut there are manydetails which
must be provided fr to suit the
conditions existing, nd it is these
} which are most in,eraing and these
that the commissioners will not
discuss,
"Ne have done agreat deal Of
work in the short the we were in
the islands," said Snator Cullom
yesterday, "but whei we got there
we found that the to island com
,, missioners had arraned for every
, thing aud they were familiar with
every phase OF the qu,tion and with
the conditions exstin ct the islands
! that the work went .long rapidly.
5 We were anxious t, get through
! and sometimes sat d the evening
after being in sessio all day. We
. hope to have our port ready to
present to Congressas soou as it
a meets in Decembei next, and we
have no time to lose
a "We visited all tn islands OF the
: group aud made ouplves thorough
: ly familiar with thevhole situation
. We received the most courteous
treatment from ever one, and so we
managed to do all hat was neces.
sary in the monthge stayed there
q The natives do not set realize that
annexation is a ornament thing
}, They expect that With the changing
/ Of the administrator the flag will
!. be pulled down a pin aud the old
o order of things wi rule once more
They say it was soonce-when the
flag was first raiset tover he islands
i. and they are living in the hope tha
n the same thing wi happen again.
"The island Goernment is run
y ming smoothly jus now, aud it vii
do very we'll unit Congress shal
have enacted new Lws to fit the con
9 ditions OF the islahs. We will hav,
=, to consider greatmany things, anC
!. there will have Il be many specia
r statutes. AS a Trritory, Congress
II can enact such avs for the ne,
possession as it wishes; it has no
the right OF selfgovernment ha
y belongs to Stat', and so we ma
D. make such local avs as we pleas
% and as the situation demands"
l. The commissioner found tn
* labor question as grave one as an.
al but they do not seem to think tfer
10 is much danger to the laboru
classes here from the competition {