The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
District Instead Of Federal Court Or
ganized Under General Laws.
COMPLETE CIVIL GOVERNMENT
The Island Shall Have Delegate to
the House OF Representatives with
the Right of Debate, but Not
vote Amendn1cnt for De-
portation of A Asiatics
Was Stricken Out.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-After extend
ed meetings an unanimous agreement was
reached to-day by the Senate and House
ccnferees on the Hawaiian government
bill AS it went to conference, the House
substituted an entirely new measure pre-
viousy enacted by the Senate. The Sen
ate conferees yielded to the House meas
amendments were made. In the main the
form of government as finally determined
upon is that provided by the House
The main amendments are in providing
a district court instead of the Federal
court, organized under general laws, and
the striking out of the House provision
postponing for one year the time for aT-
plying the coasting laws TO Hawaii. Ihe
prohibition of saloons III Hawaii as pro-
yided by the House BILL is retained in a
modified form, in effect leaving the mat
ter to local option.
The House provisions as to the land
laws are retained, including the amend
ment of Representative Newiands. of
Neveda. restricting the amount of land
to be held by a corporation o-l0Goo
acres The other Newiards amendment
providing for commission to investigate
the labor question in Hawaii, is changed
so that Commissioner of Labor Wright
will conduct the inquiry. The appoint
ment of circuit judges, which was the
subject of rather earnest difference, was
finally decided by leaving the a-sloifft-
ments with the President.
The bill establishes a complete form OF
government for the islands with Gov
ernor and other executive officers, Leg
islature OF two branches and Judicial
branch consisting OF Supreme Court,
Circuit courts and inferior courts.
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS.
The bill provides tfat Hawaii shall be
represented in Congress by a deieTate.
who shall have a seat in the House of
Representatives with a right of debate,
but not a vote. The delegate to Congress
is to be chosen a an election OF the peo-
pie. There is no tariff provision OF the
bill, as the tariff laws of the United
States are extended over the island. and
the territory of Hawaii is specifically
made "a customs district of the United
States with ports of entry at Honolulu,
IIilo, Mahukona and kahului.
AS to the crown lands which have been
the source of some controversy, it is
provided:
THAT portion of the public domain here
tofore known as crown land. is hereby
declared to have been, in August u, 1898,
and prior thereto, the property of the
Hawaiian Government and to be free and
clear from any trust of or concerning the
same and from all claim of any nature
whatsoever. upon the rents. issues and
profits ethereof. 1t shall De subject TO
alienation and other uses as may be pro-
vided by law"
The Chinese on the island are given
one year to obtain certificates of residence,
but the conferees struck out the amend
ment inserted by Representative Dear
mond, of Missouri. providing that 'All
Chinese and other Asiatics arriving since
the island was acquired by the United
States shall depart within one year. or
else be deported by the government" This
latter provision was omitted in view OF
the belief that the japanese have secured
a treaty status in Hawaii, and that their
forcible deportation by the United States
would invite a serious and needless
breach with Japan.