The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-07
GOVERNMENT OF HAWAII.
Scheme Proposed By National Com
mission.
CHIEF OFFICERS TO BE APPOINTED
BY PRESIDENT.

| Consti, uted--A Property DUAL .fieation
| For Senatorial Electors-Many Ha-
| waiian Laws Continued In Force.
| Washington, December 6-Tke Presi.
dent today transmitted to Congress the
report of the Hawaiian commission con-
sisting of Senators Cullom and Morgan,
| Representatives Hit, President Dole
and Justice Erear of Hawaii. together
with the text of bills drawn by the COM
mission for the government of the islands
as portion of the United States. The
preliminary portion of the report is main
Iy descriptive of the plans. The remain
ing portion is mainly devoted to dis
cussion. of the legislation proposed by the
commission.
The main bill drawn up provided for
the erection Of the islands into territory
Of the United States to be styled the ter
ritory of Hawaii. The bill contains pro-
visions fur the government of the terri
tory, giving it executive legislative and
judicial officers. A governor, secretary
OF the territory, United States district
judge. United States district attorney
and a United States marshal are to be
appointed by the President and an Inter-
nal revenue district and u customs dis
trict are created.
The Office Of president, minister of for
eign affairs, finance, public instruction,
auditor general, deputy auditor general,
surveyor general and marshal are abol-
ished
The officers of the ter itory under the
new regime are an attorney general with
similar powers and duties as now pos
sessed by the attorney general of the re-.
public of Hawaii. with a lew EXCEPTIONS;
treasurer, with similar powers and du
ties to the president. minister of finances
and such powers and duties regarding
corporations and companies and partner
ships, registration of prints, label Is and
trade marks as are now possessed by the
minister of the interior, except as changed;
also superintendent of public works,
q superintendent Of public instruction,
an auditor and deputy auditor, sur
veyor with the powers and duties OF sur
veyor general and q chief sheriff to sue
cesd to the du les of the maj shnl of the
republic, all to be appointed by the COVER
nor.
Section provides that ssall white per-
sons including Portuguese and persons of
African descent, and all persons descend
ing from the Hawaiian race on either the
paternal or maternal side, who are ciJi-
zens of the Republic OF hawafi immedi
ately prior to the transfer of the sovsr-
eignty thereof to the United States are
hereby declared to be citizens of the Unit
ed Statss !"
Provision is made for legislature to
consise of two houses, senate to con-
sist of Is members as at present and
houss of representatives, consisting of 30
menu bars. double the membership OF the
house under the Hawaiian republic.
The members are to ba elected at a gen.
eral election to oe held on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November. 1899.
aud bi-ennially thereaf or.
The supreme court is to be the sole
Judge of the legality of election to seat
in either house in Case of contest. No
member of the legislature is to be eligi-
tle for appointment or election to any
office Of the territory, and no officers or
smploye. notary public or agent of the
territory il to be eligible to election as
q legislator.
There is also provision that no per
son, who having been entitled to qualify
ana vote to October. 1897 and since July,
1924, tailed to register as such voter, shall
not have O vote, unless he shall take the
oath to support the constitution OF the
United States. The sessions OF the legis.
lature are limited to sixty days duration,
and each member is allowed $500 as sal.
ary and ten cents mile for travelling
expenses.
a senator is required to be male citi-
zen Of the United States, 80 years OF age,
to have resided in the territory three
years; to be the owner in his own right
of $4,000 worth of property or to have dur
ing the preceding year received $1,000
income. Representatives must be %
years of age, male citizens, must have
It- - lIaxr Il rre-f
either own $500 worth of property OF
have an income of $3.50 year.
Voters for representatives are required
to be male citizens, II years old, of one
years residence in the territory, to have
registered, to have paid all taxes due the
government and to be able 10 understand
English, to spell and write the English
or Hawaiian language
To be qualified to vote for senators
person must possess all the requirements
for voters for representatives, and In al
dition own in his right real property
worth 5000, upon which valuatlon iegaI
taxes shall have been paid for the year
proceeding that in which he oners TO
reoister or shall have actually received a
money income of not less Iaan eot'o uur-
ing the previous year.
The bill also provides for the election
of a delegate 20 the House of Repre- Senta-
tiyes in Congress- by vottrs quallned to
+, ote for representatives In Une leRlslabure.
Tnis delegation to possess the same pow
ers and same privileges now accorded to
other deleaa ates in Cangress.
The governor is to appoint chief JUS
tioe and two associate justices of the su-
prems court, the judges OF the circuit
C. urt. the members Of the board of health,
commissioners of public instruction,
Or son inspectors, boards of registration,
inspsctors of election and ether public
boards that may be creattd d by law and
all officers whose salaries exceed $4,000 per
annum. The governor is to possess the
veto power, but his veto may be overiid
den by u two-thit ds vote of both houses of
the legislature. he legislature is autho-
rlzed to create town, city or county mu-
inequalities.
Foreign goods and articles Imported
into the islands after July z. 1873 are, If
afterwards, brought into the United
States to pay the same duties charged up
n ike articles when imported from any
foreign country. The existing laws of
Hawaii. not lnconsistent with the consti.
tuition and the laws of the United States
or this act continue in force subject to
repeal OF amendment by the legislature
Of Hawaii or by Congress The laws Of