The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12
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of the assessed valua ton of the property
of the Islands
The provision that the governor of the
territory of Hawaii shall be a citizen of
the territory was inserted for the reason
that it was deemed advisable that the'gov-
ernor of territory SO remote, and where
conditions We're so different from those
prevailing in the mainland, should have
greater familiarity with the needs of the
territory he was to govern than mere res
idence would insure
The report says the provisions of the bill
relating to the public lands of Hawaii.
continuing the Hawaiian land laws in
force and ratifying and confirming the
transactions made since annexation, have
received the careful attention of the COM
mittee.
All land transactions should receive the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior,
with power to reverse, modify, suspend, or
annul.
The Judicial system.
The report discusses the judicial syst EN-
now existing in Hawaii, concluding that it
is wise and safe 10 provide for the organ
ization of the territorial courts of the ter
ritory of Hawaii by substantially eontin-
uing them as now existing under the re-
public of Hawaii, and this has been done
in the present bill
ture of Hawaii of the power of impeach-
ing the chief justice and justices of the
Supreme Court was made on account of
the change in the method of their appoint
ment from the governor of the territory
to the President of the United States, and
it was deemed unwise TO give this power
to remove from office Judges appointed by
the President aud further reason is that
the power of removal is given to The Pres
ident by the bill.
Revenue and Tariff Laws.
Provision is made for the administration
of the revenue and tariff laws of the Unit
ed States, which are the laws governing
Hawaii, when the present bill shall become
law. The extension of the customs laws
and regulations of the United States TO
the Islands will be of great advantage to
the United States, in that it increases the
production of goods imported from the
United States into Hawaii as against for
eign nations, and thus also Increases the
amount of duties which will be received
and which go to the United States.
The effect upon the products of Hawaii
imported into the United States is mini
mixed by the reciprocity treaty which ex-
listed between Hawaii and the United
States admitting free into the United
States a large, portion of the products of
Hawaii.
The .Leper Settlement.
The amendment providing for striking
out the provision that the United States
should share in the cost of the ma1nte-
nance of the leper settlement of the ISL
and of Molokai, the report says, was made
at the earnest request of The representa-
tives of the Hawaiian government. For
more than thirty years the Hawaiian gov
eminent has been dealing with the ques-
ton of leprosy and attempting TO eradi-
cate the disease. The thorough system Of
segregatio was adopted and place Sc
lected on the Island of Molokai where a
settlement was established. The efforts
have been so far successful with the ex-
ception of the patients, who, together with
300 or 400 assistants and helpers, form a
unique and remarkable community. 1t is
deemed by those who are conversant with
the facts that it would be a great misfor-
tune 10 have the settlement disturbed.
An attempt has been made heretofore to
obtain the consent of the Hawaiian gov
eminent to receive certain lepers from
the pest houses in San Francisco There
also was a like attempt made by the au-
thorities in Samoa. If the United States
should bear the expense, or a portion of
the expense, of maintaining these settle
ments, it might lead to the sending of
lepers from other parts of the country to
Molokai The annual expense of main
tanning the leper settlement is $4,000
The provisions granting American reg
istry to vessels carrying Hawaiian regis
ter, whether permanent or temporary, on
Aug II, 1898, together with certain partic-
ularly enumerated vessels, was made to
meet the cases of the few vessels bought
in good faith and with intention of Ha-
Waian registry.
The provision of method in which the
Chinese now in Hawaii may obtain GER
tificates of residence, is obviously to bring
the Chinese in Hawaii under the laws of
the United States. The purpose of this
section and the general purpose of the
bill, wherever possible TO make said pur-
pose effective, is that the annexation Of
the Hawaiian Islands may benefit and not
injure American labor.
The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
in the future will be of great advantage
TO. the United States commercially, as it
already has been.