The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-06-14
THE HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT
BILL.
BILL.

Senator Cullom
Qualification Commenced on June Sth.)
Section SO. That the Chief JUS
tice and Associated Justices OF the
Supreme Court and the Judges OF
the Circuit Court of the Territory
shall be liable to removal from Office
on impeachment by the house OF re-
presentatives upon any OF the fol-
lowing grounds, namely: Any act
or negligence involving moral tur-
pitude punishable by law as an
offense and committed while in
Office, e,incapacity for the performance
of official duty, or maladministration
in Office.
The Senate shall be court with
full and sole authority to hear and
determine all impeachments made
by the House of Representatives.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court shall be ex officio president of
the senate in all cases of impearh
ment, unless when impeached him
self. Should the Chief Justice be
impeached, some person specially
commissioned by the Governor shall
preside over the Senate during such
trial.
Previous to the trial of any i'm
peachment the Senators shall respec-
lively be sworn truthfully aud i'm
partially to try and determine the
charge in question according to law
and the evidence.
The judgment of the Senate, in
case of the conviction of the person
impeached, shall not extend further
than to remove from Office and dis
qualification to hold any place Of
honor, trust or profit under the
government, but the person 80 con
victed shall be nevertheless liable
to indictment, trial judgment, and
punishment according to law.
Section 81. That delegate to
the House OF Representatives of the
United States, to serve during each
Congress, shall be elected by the
voters qualified to vote for members
of the House of Representatives of
the legislature. The times, the
places, and manner Of holding elec.
tions shall be as fixed by law. The
person having the greatest number
of votes shall be declared by the
Governor duly elected, aud certi-
ficate shall be given accordingly,
Section SS. That a judicial dis
trict of the United States is estab.
lished for the Territory of Hawaii,
to be called the District Of Hawaii,
which shall be included in the Ninth
Judicial Circuit of the United
| States. The President OF the United
States, by and with the advice and
consent OF the Senate, shall ap-
point district Judge, district at
torney, and a marshal of the United
States for the said district. The
district court for the said district
shall have, in addition to the ordi
nary jurisdiction OF district courts
of the United States, jurisdiction of
all cases cognizable in circuit
court, and shall proceed therein 10
| the same manner as a circuit court.
The laws Of the United States relat-
ing to appeals, writs OF error, remov-
al of causes, and other matters aud
proceedings as between the courts
OF the General States shall govern
in such matters and proceedings as
between the courts of the United
States and the courts OF the Terri
tory of Hawaii. r. -gular terms of
said court shall be held at Honolulu
on the second Monday in April and
October and at Hilo on the last
Wednesday in January in each year;
and special terms may be held at
such times and places in said district
as the said judge may deem ex-
pedient.
ITO be Continued