The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-21

dent to-day transmitted to Congress
the report OF the Hawaiian Commis.
sion, consisting of Senators Cullom
and Morgan, Representative Hit,
President Dole and Judge Frear of
Hawaii, together with the text Of
the bills drawn by the commission
for the government Of the islands
as a portion of the United States.
1t provides for the erection of the
islands into territory of the United
States, to be styled the Territory of
Hawaii. The bill contains provisions
for the government of the Territory,
giving it executive, legislative and
judicial officers. A Governor, Sec
retary OF the Territory, a United
States District Judge, United
States District Attorney and
United States Marshal are to be ap-
pointed by the President, and an in
ternal revenue district and Gust oms
district are created.
The Offices of President, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Finance and
Public Instruction, Auditor General,
Deputy Auditor-General, Surveyor
General and Marshal are abolished.
The officers OF the Territory under
the new regime are an Attorney
General, with similar and duties
as now possessed by the Attorney
General Of the republic of Hawaii,
with few exceptions; Treasurer,
with similar powers and duties to
the present Minister Of Finance, and
such powers aud duties regarding
Licenses, corporations and companies
and partnerships and registration
of prints, labels and bridesmaids as
are now possessed by the Minister
of the Interior, except as changed;
also Superintendent of Public
Works, Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, an Auditor and Depu
ty Auditor, a Surveyor with the
powers and duties OF a Surveyor
General, and a Chief Sheriff, to sue
ceed to the duties of Marshal of the
republic, all to be appointed by the
Governor.
Probably the most important por
tion of the bill is section 4, defining
citizenship, which provides that "al
white persons, including Portuguese
and persons of African descent, anc
all persons descending from the
Hawaiian race on either the paterna
or maternal side, who we're citizens
of the republic of Hawaii imme
diately prior to the transfer oi
sovereignty thereof to the United
States, are hereby declared to be
citizens of the United States.
Provision is made for a Legisla
ture to consist of two houses, (;
Senate to consist Of fifteen members
as at present, and a House of Repre-
sentatives, consisting of thirty mem
bers, double the embership of tn,
House under the Hawaiian republic
The members are to be elected at
general election to be held on tn
Tuesday after the first Monday il
November, 1899, and bienniall
thereafter. The Supreme Court i
to be the sole judge OF the legalit.
OF election to a seat in either hous
in case OF contest. No member O
the Legislature is to be eligible TO
appointment or election to any offic
of the Territory, and no officer o
employe, notary public or agent o
the Territory is to be eligible t
election as legislator.
: There is also a provision that n
person who, having been entitled t
qualify and vote prior to October
1897, and since July, 1884, failed t
, register as such voter, shall have
) vote, unless he shall take an oath t
support the constitution of tn
4 United States. The sessions of tn
: Legislature are limited to sixty day
v in duration, and each member
. allowed $400 as a salary and 10 cent