The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-21

thing less than a system OF laws fully
written out for the government OF Ha-
waii, taking those laws from the civil
and penal codes OF Hawaii, repea ling
such as we thought were in conflict
with the laws and Constitution OF the
United States and many that we
thought were in conflict with the public
policy OF the United States. and we have
reported here and had printed in ex-
tense all the laws that are retained.
No Senator can justly complain that he
can not understand the laws OF Hawaii
as they will exist when this bill is pass
ed, for the reason that every statute
is here plainly printed.
Ine preparation OF this code of laws
involved a great deal of labor and a
great deal OF care; and, as | have OBJ
served heretofore in this debate, IL was
gone over by the commission with eX-
treme care. brought to the Committee
on Foreign Relations, and examined
there with great care In the last Con-
gress ana also in the present session OF
Congress. So. II there are any acci-
dental omissions, II there are any diff
ficulties or any changes that ought 10
be made. the commission and the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations have not
been able to discover them. The com
mittee has done all that they knew how
to do in the preparation OF a system OF
/ laws upon which the republic of Ha'
wall could be changed into a Terri
torial government without destroying
! important and valuable rights and In
ferests in that Territory.
The part of the bill which is objected
/ to by the Senator from Connecticut h
that which relates to the tenure and ap
pointment of the judiciary Of the isl
ands. In the preparation of this meas
lure we also had reference to all III
statutes of the United States organic
! ing the different Territories; and WI
i found there. for instance, in regard Z
+ Arizona. that
The judicial power in Arizona shal
be vested In a supreme court and sucl
inferior courts as the legislative coun
ell may by law prescribe.
Another part of this statute pre-
scribes that
The supreme court Of every Territor.
shall consist OF a chief justice and tw'
| associate justices, any two of whom
shall constitute a quorum, and the,
shall hold their offices for four year
and until their successors are appointe
and qualified. They shall hold a tern
annually-at the seat of government O
the Territory for which they are re
spectively appointed.
\. The law was consulted and observe
in the preparation Of this bill. IN
reasons that / had-I do not know wha
II reason any other Commissioners Nigh
J have had--but the reason that infuenC
ed my action upon the subject OF tn
! method OF appointing the judiciary wa
one that / have not heretofore chose
, to express I'm a report or on the foo
of the Senate.
| found in Hawaii, what / have jus
remarked about a while ago, that tn
. great money power there was owned
California; that IL was owned by col
porations. some of which were organii
, ed in California and few Of them !
b Hawaii. It is so today. Claus Sprecl
. els and the other mOneyed men VIII
p hitherto have been I'm Hawaii. who ow
; very large portions OF the Islands. an
! now reside in California, have all IN
= rights and privileges Of citizens of th
= State of California.