The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-22
CABINET MEETS
General HdriWGIl Submits Points
On Territorial Bill
He FILES A LENGTHY R PORT
verbal Report on Italian Mission Mr.
Lansing Resigns in Favor Of
Minister Damon.
He FILES A LENGTHY R PORT


From Thursday Daily
The Cabinet held its regular session
Yesterday morning 20! the usual hour
There were present President Dole and
Ministers Mott-Smith, Young, Lansing
and Cooper. Minister 5. NJ Damon was
also present The announcement was
made of the resignation of Minister OF
Finance Lansing, to take effect as soon
as Minister Damon's commission was
issued yesterday afternoon.
Minister Damon made long verbal
report to the Cabinet upon his mission
10 Italy and stated that although he
did not act officially he had learned
that the Italian Government would ia
yor a limited emigration of laborers
to the Hawaiian Islands.
Quite an extensive correspondence
from General A, S. Hartwell was read.
in which he speaks encouragingly OF
the Territorial Bill, but recognizes
there will be some opposition to 1t as
a whole as well as TO particular sec
lions thereof. In mentioning matters
to be considered by this Government
Mr.. Hartwell calls attention to the fol-
lowing points:
]. When the Bill Shall Take Effect
Many of its provisions can as well take
effect Immediately upon approval OF
the bill or upon short notice of its aD
prevail given by publication in Ha
waiian newspapers.
The provision for Custom houses and
for establishing United States custom
duties would require some little time
10 go into effect.
The winding up of the Postal Saw
ings Bank might require several
months-pcrhaps six months, or even
longer.
! do not know what provisions in
the bill, other than this, require longer
than one or two months at the outside
for taking effect.
>. The attempt will be made 30 post
pone any legislation concerning Hawaii
on the preteXt that general legislation
concerning the colonies is premature
now The Sugar Trust will probably
avail itself of every opportunity 10 Sc
cure delay.
j. Section "a OF the old bill, allow
ng the continued use of appropriations
upon failure Of the Legislature to en-
act a new appropriation bill would
probably be defeated in Congress. They
consider ii un-American and unneces-
sary and without precedent.
1. Cumulative Voting.-This gives a
chance for the minority TO be repre-
scented and may possibly be agreed
upon, but it is doubtful.
j. Public Lands.-lt will be only by
strong showing of the advantage of
retaining the laws of Hawaii upon this
subject, except as changed by the bill,
that this provision lin Section 73)'will
ne retained.
g. Life Tenure OF Judges of the Su-
preme Court and the Appointment In
stead of Election of Judges (Section 81,
Bill. These provisions will be op-
posed by the politicians as un-Ameri-
can.
I. Contested Elections Undoubted-
iy Congress will not permit these to
be decided by the Judiciary, and it will
apparently be worse than useless to
oppose the strong feeling here on that
subject
s. Property Qualifications of Voters
for Senators CSeCtion 62).-Great OPP
position will be made to this, and it
is extremely doubtful whether this
provision will be adopted by Congress,
y. / ne lOIUltT VII gives SIGSlSI pow
er to the United States District Judge
in Hawaii than is given TO the District
Judge in any other Territory or even
in any State; for it adds the power of
Circuit Court. The ACCESSIBILITY Of
this arrangement may be called into
question. 1t seems, however, highly
important that it should remain as II is.
The saving OF time and expense in car
rying District Court decisions on ap-
peal to California will be great,
Under the regular order of business
the following items were passed
Voted that the Government make a
proposition to the Bishop Estate that
it will build the extension OF South
street to a junction with Ala Moana
within two years provided the Bishop
Estate will deed the land TO the Gov
eminent for road sixty feet wide free
Of charge.
Voted that the president of the Board
of Health be authorized TO secure the
services of three competent men to act
AS commissioners to make recommen-
dations as TO improvements necessary
10 put Chinatown into permanent
sanitary condition.
Minutes of the meeting of December
18th were read and approved. Order Of
business, Department of ForeigV NJ
fairs.