The Portland daily press., 1900-04-03
Law Similar To That
Passed By Senate.
Tt Will Be Considered Three
Days In the Honse.
ESPECIAL TO THE rnxss.l


providing ystsm Of governments shsre-
for. The Senate has already passed suon
bill, bus its terms have NOS been sails
factory to the House eowmistse and they
have stricken out the senate provisions
and inserted new provisions The pre-
visions OF shs swo Dull are RenerAiv
similar. however.
Az this IL the first piece OF constructive
Legislation that Congrsss has attempted
with regard to the new possessions ths
provisions Of the bill ere OF considsraeis
Interest. In most respects IL follows tns
lines Of legislation py whish govern
ments have been established In the Ter
riteries.
The bill provides that the executive
power OF Hawaii shall DO vested In a gov
ernor appointed Tor -FOUR years ~ IN"
President ana confirmed oy the senate
This governor must Dos Do Less imam snlr-
v-nve years OF age ana muss DO o'''-
zen OF Hawaii
The judicial power Is 70 % vssssd In .
supreme oours OF three members sp-
pointed ~ .ne ffesiuenA
me quAnneo voters sn"il % s,iowsu W
elect . oeieesss 70 sns oni'se cs0'
House OF Representatives. VINO snAn nave
the power Q, speanins pu' NO. " .os',s
. go
isinsure consisting Oh eenA's o' ni.e'n
memosrs anu nous' VI "sp's.'A'"s''''
o' snHsy ~s ,. -,.,.
one OF tne moss important provisions
OF tne Diil 70 'nas rsiaeans 70 'no qu@iu
cations on tnose VINO so's ior sac mem
osrs OF snis legislature Ahs mouse VII
provides tnese ousnuoasio.s'
"Firsh ne maie oisi1sA :" 'ne
unissd eeasss.
Second. nave Sesioeu IN sns
tory not 'sas 'nan one y.AI pIe0:oAns ana
In the representative o's'li0' "nAon
20 onels 70 res.s.s, my ~. 80 -" -.
months immeoisseAy pfeoeoins sne 'ims
at when ne onefs 70 tsk'sssr.
"Inird. nave "''sinso sns ago ="
twenty 'ons years.
Fourth. Prior 70 eaon regular eieo-
tion, during tAs slime pressrioeo ~ ~"
for registration, have eausso MS name 10
be entered on the register OF voters ior
representatives for his diserioe.
Fifth. Prior to such registration
have paid poll tax OF one dollar Tor she
current year, due BY him to the govern
msnt.
"Sixth. Be able 10 speak, read ana
write the English or HAWAIIAN IAN
guage."
The Senate bill has an Important dif-
ference on this subject OF qualification.
The fret four qualifications are the same
In both bills, but tbs nth and sixth Sec
tions are Different Thus, che Senate
nth and sixth sections are ~ follows:
"Bifth. Prier 10 such registration
have paid. on or tefors the thisty-fisss
day Of March next preceding the date Of
registration. all taxss Jus " nam 10
the government.
"sixth. be able 70 speak, read. ana
write the English or Hawaiian Lam
guags. Provided. however, That enc Leg
isiaturs Of the Territory Of Hawaii may
at any time after January nrss' nineteen
hundred and three, submit TO tns law
fully qualified voters OF such TERRITORY
such changes and modi noetons In the
publications for electors a. snsy shall see
ut; and the same being adopted by ma
jority vots, taken In the mode prescribed
by the iesisiatnre' shall Dc valid and
binding a. law"
1t Is quite probable that some OF ehs
most interesting passages OF ths deoats
will relate to this subject OF the fran
chiss. OF course the ohiness and Japa-
ness element Is very large In Hawaii.
and the application OF Republican insti-
buttons as We understand them IL likely
to be difficult there. The Commission