The evening times., 1900-02-17

The Cullom Hawaiian Dill, winch Is noM
before the Senate as unfinished business
is in many respects similar TO the Dill IN
troduced in the House by Representative
Hit However the points Of divergence
are sufficient to have already caused diff
ference of sentiment in the islands. The
Dole faction supports the bill introduced by
Mr.. Cullom. the anti-Dole people espous-
ing the one introduced by MIR. Hit.
The Dole faction, of course, claims that
Mr.. Cullom's bill is what the islands need.
Their opponents claim that it places all
the offices and all the power in the hands
of the Dole faction.
One point of difference between the two
measures lies in the qualification for eiti-
zenship. The House bill declares: THAT
all persons who were citizens of the Re-
public of Hawaii on August -, 1898, are
hereby declared to be citizens of the Unit
ed States and citizens of the Territory OF
Hawaii
And all citizens of the United States
who were resident in the Hawaiian Islands
on or since August l2 1898. and all citi-
Zens of the United States who shall here
after reside in the Territory OF Hawaii for
one year shall be citizens OF the 1errltor!
of Hawaii.
The Senate bill says briefly: "All per
sons who were citizens of the Republic OF
Hawaii on August II 1898, are hereby de-
clared to be citizens OF the United States.
The fifth section of the House bill In re-
gard 10 the property qualifications of vot-
crs. provides that prior TO registration the
voter must have paid the poll tax of 81 for
! duo hV him The Gov
| ernmeut. The Cullom hill provides that
| the voter must have paid all OF the taxes
due by him to the Government
| The main point that seems to trouble the
! snti-Dole people is the provision IN regard
10 public lands which is set forth IN the
| Cullum bill as follows:
THAT all sales. grants. leases and other
disposition Of public domain and agree
J ments concerning the same ana all iran
| rhises granted by the Hawaiian Govern
| ment in conformity with the laws OF ia
| wall prior TO September II, 1879, are mere
| by ratified and confirmed.
| The House bill states that all sales
| grants. leases. ana other dispositions OF
| the public domain. and agreements CON
| cerning the same. shall be reported II
| writing each month 10 the Secretary o.
/ the Interior. who shalt nave authority tt
| confirm. reverse modify, suspend. an'
1 snnul any of said transactions; that all O
1 said transactions 80 reported upon Whlcf
| no action shall be taken by the Secretary
| OF the interior within sixty days from lt'
! filing of such reports in his ofilce shal
! thereupon aud thereby be confirmed anC
/ ratified.
The Cullom bill will be considered il
th,. Senate from day today until disposed
or
Further provisions in the Senate bill
1 are: That the laws of Hawaii not ia con
! Sist,pt with the Constitution or laws o
! the United States shall continue IN force
/ that the offices of President. Ministers
! Foreign Affairs Interior. Finance, an'
I ppblic Instruction. Auditor General. Sur
vevor General. and Marshal or the Repub
lie Cf Hawaii are abolished; that the leg
iSIaitve power of the Territory shalt YES
| in TWO HouSes-the Senate and House q
! Representatives: that members OF th
legislature shall receive $500 for eac
! regular session. and mileage at the rate @
! ten cents a mile each way: thai the Sen
ATE shalt consist of fifteen members VII
shall held office four years, aud the Hous
Of thirty members. to hold Office two years
II further provides that Senators mus
, bc citizens Of the United States, have al
taincd the age Of thirty yeaIs. and have re
| sided in the Hawaiian Islands three year:
with the sarae qualifications tor Represen
tatives except that they must have az
tanned the age of twenty-five Years; tha
I the first regular session OF The Lcglsla
rure shall be held N Honolulu on the f1Ts
/ "Wednesday in February, 1901. and hienDj
ally thereafter: that all executive proceed
ings shall be in the English language.
The executive power is to be vested in
Governor. tc be appointed by The Presi
dent BY and with the con= enJ of the Sen
ate and TO hold Office four years.
The Governor i TO appoint the Chi
Justice aud Justices of the Supreme Com
the Judges OF the Circuit Courts. the Al
| tcrney General. and other officials. Th
| Territory is TO have a delegate in Cor
| gress The salaries of officers are fixed az
| Governor s.. .0o0; Secretary of the Terr
! tory. SS.0a0; United States District Judg
So Gee: United States Marshal S2,00(
United States District Attorney. 500
| The Governor is to have besides. $500 f.
stationery, postage, and ncidcntals: b
, travelling expenses. and s. Geo year (,
. | his private secretary.
I Imports from any OF the Hawaiian Is
ands into any State or other Territory
q | the United States of any dutiable articl,
not the growth, production, or nanufactul
| OF said islands. and imported into the
from any foreign country after July
| 1898 and before this act takes effect, sha
| pay the same duties that are imposed c
| the same articles when imported into Il