The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-02
THE TERRITORIAL BILL.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT Is
PROPOSED.
Provides That Almost All Officers Shall
be Appointed Either by the President
or Territorial Governor

The following is an abstract Of the
bill to provide a government for Ha-
wall introduced by Senator Cullom in
the Senate last December. 1t should be
Of interest to everyone who feels an
interest in the form of government TO
be given us:
A territorial government with the
capital at Honolulu. All persons who
were citizens of the Republic of Hawaii
on August u, 1898, are citizens of the
| United States.
The legislature shall consist of a SEN
ate and House of Representatives the
members of which shall be elected un-
der this act. The Supreme Court shall
! have exclusive jurisdiction in cases of
contested of election to either branch of
the legislature. The Senate shall be
composed Of fifteen members elected for
/ four years. The House of Representa-
| tiVes shall be composed of thirty mem
! berS elected for two years. \ Senator
| must be male citizen of the United
| States 80 years of age, have resided i'm
| Hawaii three years and be qualified to
vote for Senators. A Representative
must be a male citizen % years old,
! have resided three years in the islands
| and be qualified to vote for representa-
| tiVes. The legislative power extends to
| all rightful subjects of Legislation not
/
| laws of the United States locally appli-
cable, but may not grant special or eX-
| elusive privileges, immunities or fran
! chises without the approval of Con-
! gress. General Incorporation acts may
be passed. Counties and town, and city
municipalities may be created
The cumulative system is provided for
voting for representatives. To vote for
representatives an elector must be a
| male citizen, p years of age, a resident
| of the territory for a year and of the
district for three months, be registered,
have paid all taxes, and be able to
| speak. read and write the English or
Hawaiian language. To vote for Sena -
tors an elector must have these quail
tications and in addition own $1,000
worth of real property or have money
income of $500 a year Elections shall
be held under existing laws amended
to conform to the changes required by
the act
The executive power of the territory
shall be vested in a governor appointed
by the President by and with the con-
sent of the Senate of the United States
for four years. He must be So years
of age, reside within the territory
may grant pardons and reprieves foI
offenseS against the laws of the terri
tory and reprieves for offenses against
federal laws until the decision of the
President is made known. THAT al
the powers aud duties which, by the
laws of Hawaii are conferred upon OF
required of the President or any Min.
: lister of the Republic of Hawaii (actlni
alone or in connection with any Other
| officer or person or bOdy) or the cabine
or Executive Council and not inCOn.
sistent with the constitution or laws O
the United States, are conferred upor
and required of the governor of the
Territory of Hawaii unless otherwise
provided"
The secretary of the territory shall
he appointed by the President and con
frmed by the Senate, for four years
He shall reside in the territory. II,
shall record and preserve the laws ant
/ proceedings of the legislature and -
;. the governor and promulgate proclama
lions of the governor He shall act a
governor in case of the death or dis
ability of the governor or his absence
from the territory.
There shall be an attorney genera
with the powers usually incident to tina
office, and those duties of the MniSte
of Interior which relate to prisons, no
taries public and escheats of lands. Tn
Treasurer shall have the powers of tn
Minister of Finance and those Of tn
Minister of Interior which relate TO Ii
censes, corporations, cOnVeyances an,
trademarks.
There is to be a Commissioner o
! Agriculture and Forestry, Superintend
I ent of Public Works, Superintendent q
l | Public Instruction, Auditor and Deput
Auditor, Surveyor, and High Sherii
! with the duties of the present Marsha
The Governor, with the advice an
+ consent of the Territorial Senate. sha
appoint the Justices and Judges of tn
Courts. the Attorney General, Treasur
= er, Commissioner of Public Lands
\ Commissioner of Agriculture, Superin
J tendent of Public Works and of Publi
instruction, Auditor, Deputy Auditor
Surveyor, High Sheriff, Health, SchoC
and Prison Boards, Election Boards an
any other boards of public Characte
created by law, and may remove an
of them except the judges. The pres
ent justices of the Supreme Court an
the judges of the Circuit Court are I
continue in office until their terms eX
pire.
The territory is to have one delegat
in Congress chosen by the electoT
qualified to vote for members of tn
territorial House of Representatives
The Islands are to be a federal judi
s. cial district with a United States Dis
trict Judge and Marshal, an interna
revenue district and a customs distric
In regard to public lands, includin
crown lands the laws of Hawaii sha
continue in force until changed by Cor
l. gress.