The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-10


because there provision for grand jury for unanimous
verdicts by petit ure questions of private right could
same that there provision
verc the right of the people however hostile
keep and bear could be nfnged and trade with
other might be suspended because there law
extending the United States shipping and laws the
newly acquired territory and machinery for the collection of
laws and vessels registered under the
acquired territory would be without flag, and
that in word would be anarchy place order! If the
would extend forthwith newly acquired
ritory conquest and treaty peace is there
why should in of acquisition by ceon aone Fl may
be there would be difference between the
powers the President without further authority from Con
ges such by the way given in the Joint Resolution
question: also the body laws that would remain
until further of Congress- but could there be any
difference founded in whether the Constitution
tended in all respects the newly acquired territory immediate
yg be conceded that there least for ar
that in of conquest and perhaps also of
son the Constitution would be extended until Congress had
had reasonable time in which for is alleged in the
complaint that than reasonable time has elapsed for the
Congress United leeslate concerning the mpo
ton in the Hawaiian Islands of the tariff in force in the United
States and for collector control OF the port of Homo
pursuance such legislation. But assuming that Com
gres were bound to within suitable les
aton that provisions could be enforced
the analogy Of the practice of taking
uries setting aside their vericts in
reviewing of discretion by inferior in
of abuse should be assumed that the courts could review
the decision of Congress what reasonable time, III case
should long defer action be made that such
has deferred nreasonaby in the present nstnces
The Resolution of passed just before adj
iournmen July Provision made in the Resolution
itself for the appointment of commission recommend suitable
legislation reasonably practicable The commission
appointed forthwith and completed its abor time to sub
report the President before the session of Con
gres and the President transmitted it Congress Immediately
after it convened bill emloyng the legislation recommend
in each branch of Congress and
ferred committees The committees entered their work
without unnecessary interruption until
they had finished and then Immediately reported the bills 1T
the bill had been given right of all other business
soon as was reported House, passed i'm
meaey without debate conference teegraphed to
and Honolulu by the first sailing
thereafter would have arrived here until the last day
toned complaints days after the last day
mentioned the other complaint As matter of fact the bill
passed that but the short session and there
unusual amount of other important business to occupy
the disposal of Congress We of the opinion how
that the question of what reasonable time in of
this kind if such question is involved ALL is entirely
within the discretion of Congress and with which the courts
have nothing to do.
But the question whether distinction be
conquest followed by and of
with reference whether the Constitution extends the
territory only after Congress has indicated that
is be regarded fully incorporated into the American Empire
be assigned such distinction! If the
Constitution the newly acquired territory
either is because of necessity necessity
with which recognized principles growing
the Constitution be presumed have been franz
ed? it be said that there the necessity in the
the of conquest because in the former
be taken provide for change of laws and
the on made: Could not be said with equal
force such time might be taken before the ratification of
treaty peace of conquest. Indeed could the Unit
ed States as nation with the powers of stpuae in the
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