The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-20
COMMISSION FOR HAWAII.

First New YORK volunteers
Selected as Garrison Force for
the Newly Acquired Territory
Special Dispatch to The Call.
CALL OFFICE, RIees HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, July 81
The President has appointed SEN
ator Cullom OF Illinois, Senator
Morgan of Alabama, Representative
Hit of Illinois, Sanford B. Dole, presi-
dent Of the Hawaiian Republic, and
w. f. Frear of Hawaii, to be Com.
missioners under the provisions of
the Hawaiian annexation resolution.
The commission will lose no time in
proceeding to the islands to insti-
tute an investigation.
The War Department has about
completed arrangements for send
ing troops to Hawaii. At confer
ence between the military authori-
ties to-day it was determined to have
Major General Otis leave San Fran
cisco as soon as possible with about
1900 men, and establish a garrison
at Honolulu. The First New York
Volunteers, which left Chicago last
night, en- route for San Francisco,
is slated for duty at Hawaii The
department considers the New York
Regiment the most available force
that can be got off in a hurry, and,
although they were sent West under
orders to proceed to the Philippines
the original instructions will un-
doubtedly be changed.
The quartermaster general has Sc
cured the steamers Pennsylvania
and Romania, which will be used to
convoy the New Workers and prob
ably one other regiment to Homo
lulu. Both of these ships are large
and fast, and will be fitted up at
San Francisco at once, so to be
ready for departure upon the arrival
of the New York Regiment.
Special Dispatch to The Examiner.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE new
possession of Hawaii was brought
up in the Cabinet to-day for little
informal discussion. Senator Gull
lom has been selected as chairman
of the Congressional Commissioners.
At their meeting to-day Cullom,
Morgan and Hit discussed, as did
the members Of the Cabinet, the
form of government which shall be
given the islands.
The prevailing view Of the Presi-
dents counselors and the Commits
sioners as we'll, is that the organic
law shall build on the lines of that
under which existing United States
territories exist. 1t is regarded as
just and also as desirable that Ha-
waii should have a delegate in Con-
gress, and that there should be
limited elective franchise provided.
The Commissioners will examine the
present Constitution and code of
laws, and wherever the latter do not
conflict with the laws of this country
they will stand.
The land laws of Hawaii relative
to Government control differ some
what from those Of the United
States. So far as possible the Ha-
waiian law will be preserved.
Senator Morgan said to-day that
the Commission hoped to finish it's
work in two months after reaching
Hawaii, and would probably report
its recommendations to Congress.
But" he continued, "there is no spe-
cial hurry. They can get along all
right for long time to come with
their present laws. President Dole
will act as Governor and the laws
will be administered as heretofore
until Congress acts. There is no
necessity for further action on the
part OF the Hawaiian authorities in
the way of approving the annexa-
ton resolution or ratifying the pro-
ceedings. Indeed, l question much