The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-30

legislature; Congress said that the
governor and judges of the territory
,nisnt select such laws as they thought
pest from the laws of the thirteen orig
maj colonies or states. In some Ter
ritories there were no laws already
.nere TO enforce. Such was the case
IN oklahoma, which was made in a
way SO 10 speak. Congress then said
,ne laws OF Nebraska should be the
Avs or oklahoma. Now in the case
vi forto Rico and Hawaii, Congress
sdys the laws already in force will
continue TO be the laws, until the leg
stature makes certain changes.
In some cases we find that the leg
- stature rs not elected by the people;
IL IL appointed; that was the case with
the territory of Orleans where the
resident was to appoint thirteen of
Cne most discreet and fit property hold
ers to be Legislators. In Porto Rico
the lower house is elected by the neo-
pie and the upper house is appointed
AS to the judiciary department of a
territory, / will state that there are
two sovereignties-the united States
or Federal and the State. In each
state We find two sets of Judges. and
Two sets of courts. In a Territory where
there is no legislature and where ONLY
one set or laws governs, we find only
one set or courts. Where there are
Federal and Territorial courts. appeals
may be taken from them to the higher
federal courts. In Porto Rico there is
another form just authorized for Porto
RICO. they have two sets of courts.
Where an appeal can be taken from
the territorial to the Federal courts.
Ihen we have fourth kind in Ha-
wall. We are to have two sets of
Judges, Federal and Territorial. but no
appeal lies from the Territorial judges
10 the Federal judges. AS far as our
judicial system Is concerned we are on
the same footing as a State.
In regard to delegates 10 Congress
from the territories, these are alIowe,
upon the floor of the House, but have
10 vote. A delegate is allowed from
Porto Rico, but he is delegate only to
the executive branch of the govern
ment in Washington.
"One thing that Congress has granted
to Hawaii which has never before been
granted to any other Territory Is that
me Governor is entitled to call upon
the Army and Navy of the United
states Tor assistance, to suspend the
writ or habeas corpus, and declare
martial law. This is because we are so
far away from the Mainland. Thel
United States has left the control of
the land laws in the hands of the Ter
ritorial Government. That is another
thing never before granted; they have
always heretofore rested in the control
OF the National Government. We are
to control all the revenue derived from
the public lands of Hawaii.
Further, all the officers are 10 be
selected from among persons who are
bona fide citizens of these islands.
That is a provision against carpet
bagging. The President is not gong
to send lot of men among us to see
what they can make QUE of us.
Il want to remind you that this is
the most liberal and most advanced
Territorial Act that Congress has ever
passed. 1t brings us nearer to state
hood than Congress has ever made pos
5ible to any other acquired territory.
The President, Congress and the peo-
pie, have taken an unusual interest in
Hawaii, and 1t behooves us to maintain
4 pure and efficient government, a gov
ernment we can take pride in, and we
will prove to the people OF the United
States that Hawaii is worthy of state
hood"