The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-21
General HaTtWGll Submits Points
ON Territorial Bill.
He FILES A LENGTHY REPORT
Verbal Report on Italian Mission Mr..
Lansing Resigns in Favor Of
Minister Damon.

The Cabinet held its regular session
yesterday morning at the usual hour.
There were present President Dole and
Ministers Mott-Smith, Young, Lansing
and Cooper. Minister S. 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 a long verbal
report to the Cabinet upon his mission
TO Italy and stated that although he
did not act officially he had learned
that the Italian Government would fa-
vor limited emigration OF iaborers
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 il as
a whole as we'll as to particular sec
tions thereof In mentioning matters
TO be considered by this Government
Mr.. Hartwell calls attention to the fol-
lowing points:
Many of its provisions can as well take
effect Immediately upon approval of
the bill or upon short notice of It's ap-
prevail given by publication. ins Ifa-
waiian newspapers. -.'' "'" -s'"e~~~''
The provision for Custom houses and
for establishing United States custom
duties would require some little time
to go into effect.
The winding up OF the Postal Saw
ings Bank might require several
neutrality-suspicious. six months, or even
longer.
/ do not know what provisions i'm
the bill, other than this, require longer
than one or two months at the outside
for taking effect
2. The attempt will be made TO 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.
3. Section 81 of the old bill, allow
ing 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 it unAmerican and unneces-
sary and without precedent.
4. Cumulative Voting.-This gives n
chance for the minority to be repre-
sented and may possibly be agreed
upon, but it is doubtful.
5. Public Lands.--It will be only by
a 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
be retained.
6. 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 OPP
posed by the politicians as un-Ameri-
can.
z. Contested Observation-Disclosures
Iy Congress will not permit these to
be decided by the judiciary, and IL will
apparently be worse than useless to
oppose the strong feeling here on that
subject
s. Property Qualifications of Voters
or Senator'S (Section 62). Great OPP
position will be made 10 this, and II
5 extremely doubtful whether this
provision will be adopted by Congress.
3. The former bill gives greater pow
r TO the United States District Judge
n Hawaii than is given to the District
Judge in any other Territory or even
n any State; for IL adds the power OF
/ Circuit Court. The advisability OF
his arrangement may be called into
question. 1t seems, however, highly
important that it should remain as IL is.
The saving of time and expense in car
ying District Court decisions on ap-
zeal TO California will be great.
Under the regular order Of business
be following items were passed:
Voted that the Government make
roposition TO the Bishop Estate that
will build the extension OF South
treet to junction with Ala Moana
within two years provided the Bishop
state will deed the land to the Gov
for road sixty feet wide free
f charge.
Voted that the president OF the Board
f Health be authorized to secure the
ervices of three competent men TO act
S commissioners to make recommen-
ations as to improvements necessary
} put Chinatown into a permanent
anitary condition.
Minutes of the meeting of December
Sth were read and approved. Order OF
Department of Foreign Af-
airs.