The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-16

pruvide LOT delegate from Hawaii to the
That provision. was Inserted By the unani-
nous desire Of the members Of the com
s mltase REGARDLESS q party he T. 70 be
bers OF the. house Of representatives OF the
territory OF Hawaii. He must possess the
qualifications OF members of the house of
representatives OF Hawaii, and the time
and place and manner OF holding elections
for delegate are to be as fixed by law.
We provide for territorial legislature.
to be known as the senate and the lower
house to be known as the house.
VIII APPEND to my. remarks a diagram
which ! have prepared, showing In outline
the whole scheme of territorial govern
rpent,
I have shown how the bin provides that
States house of representatives, to be
elected by voters qualified to vote for
members OF the house OF representatives
o. Of nawan, who snail possess the quallfica-
sentatves OF Hawaii. Now. what are the
qualifications Of the members Of the senate
and house IN the territory OF Hawaii and
members and senators9
First, the senate is composed OF fifteen
members, who hold for term of four
years, elected from four districts, and va
caneies are filled az general and special
the United States, S years old. must nave
resided In Hawaii three years and be quail
flied to vote for senators. Each voter
may cast one vote for each senator. and
the required Number OF candidates receiv-
Ing the highest number of votes shall be
senator from that district. Voters must
have the qualifications OF voters for rep
resentatives.that ~, that must be male
resided one year in Hawaii. three morshs
In the district must be q years old, and
must be registered. and write the English
Now the house of the territory Of Ha-
wall is composed OF thirty members. elect
ed from six districts every second year;
vacancies may be Allied at general or spe-
clal elections; they must be male citizens
Of the United States. rs years old. rest
dent Of Hawaii for three years, and be
qualified to vote for representatives. Each
voter may cast vote for as many rep
resentatives as are to be elected from the
district. and the required number of candi-
Sotss are 70 Be- h rspre.sntsives V Voters
must be male citisens, 81 years old resi-
dents OF Hawaii one year and the district
pay : poll tax. and ,e able 10 speak, read
and write the English or the Hawaiian
language. The last registration of voters
Portuguese aO8i; foreigners. i.lTo. and
that Includes Americans; total 13,ti5.
fiscre are as near the figures as can get
without property qualifications would be;
Hawaiian, about 10000; Portuguese, about
s,s9 Americans and Europeans. about
Inv
I want to touch on the judiciary, how
ever. because started out to divide the
government into the executive, legislative
and judicial. We provide for supreme
than two associate justices. The judicial
power OF the territory II vested In one
supreme court and such inferior courts as
the legislature may from time to time es-
tahlish.
Besides the supreme court and the cir
cult courts, Ave In number, there are dis
TO our justice courts In this country No
person can sit as Judge or juror In any
case who Is related by affinity or consan-
guinity within the third degree to parties
In Interest or who shall bo Interested pc
euniarily, personally. or through relatives
who are parties, The territory is divided
into fiye circuits. and the Judges are APP
pointed by the governor and they hold Of
A federal court is established for the ter
ritory. which shah he q judicial district.
cluded in the Ninth judicial district OF the
United states, and shan have jurisdiction
OF cases commonly oognirahle by both
attorney has salary OF y, 900. and the
marshal a salary OF s2.oca they ara APP
pointed by the presidents BY and with the
advice and consent OF the senate
The Property Qualtncatioa.
strong argument was presented, and
come 20 the question which interests many
gentlemen here. end which has been OF
great interest 70 me; ana n | lay undue
1Rqn ,hs son m w ss y % ma
for the property qualification. as the bill
was presented BY the commissioners who
visited the, island and who framed the
This feature was embodied In the bin as
reported by the commission who visited
The islands, ea, has not eeen retained by
scented In favor Of a property dualihca-
lon-and this win be Interesting TO my
friend from. Conneetieu,-was that the ma
tive vote wll largely outnumhsr the white
or Anglo Saxon vote. as VIII also the Por-
tuguese vote. II Is said that unless there
be some means Of control, the legislature
must inevitably pass into the hands OK the
natives, who would only be checked ~
The veto % the governor. which might be
overhorne BY two-thsris vote
That II the natives combine u Is rea-
sonable to suppose that no white person
could DO elected TO seat IN the legislA-
That under the monarchy the upper
house Was composed % MOBILES appointed
rha, after the overthrow OF the mon.
archy property qualification was imposed
upon electors for senators,
That this created a distinct class Of con
sentative men. who held ~ check the
those who by tAelr thrift and energy and
capital and Intelligence have enil' up The
country
That the natives can east four votes to
That the native has not acquired the
habit OF self-goxefnmsnt. and that 20 sup
pose he has would Ne to suppose tho usbst
remarkable example Ia History * thu RAPID
rise az a people from haroagtsyn 70 adj
Vanced civilization.
That the natives have few wants which
are supplied ny little labor, that they arc
naturally shittless. irnproy.dent ana anAe-
That In lssN every native was given
homestead In fee simple but thai the ma
.aritN OF the natives have since parted
proceeds
That a few retain their homesteads 5ut
rent them ont 10 Chinese and cther ten
ants.
That they are hsrdsmcn, excellent sailors
ana drivers Of horses In cities and on plan
rhandisc. and those who do take TO
primitive kind q merchandising, involving
no capital. such as small retail fruit aud
That. being By the very necessity Of the