Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-05
GOVERNMENT OF HAWAII
Provisions Of the Bill Reported to the Sen
ate Yesterday.
To Take Eject July Z, 1soo-Territo
rial Form Adopted, With the
Usual officials.

The bill reported to the Senate yesterday
afternoon from the committee on foreign
relations by Mr.. Cullom providing a gov
eminent for Hawaii, has been changed very
little and only in minor details from the
form In which it was introduced IN the
Senate by Mr.. Culiom.
Qualification of Citizenship.
The bill as reported provides that terri
torial government be established over Ha-
wall. with its capitaEat Honorufuf and that
all persons who vera citizens 81 the re-
public of Hawaii August II, 1905, are citi-
zens of the United States. Except spe-
cially provided the Constitution and all the
laws of the United States are applied to
Hawaii. and that the laws of Hawaii not
inconsistent with the Constitution and laws
OF the United States. the provisions of
this act. shall be subject to repeal or
amendment by the leg stature of Hawaii or
the Congress of the United States.
The bill repeals number of the laws of
Hawaii All Obligations, contracts, etc.
act are continued In effect and in all such
cases in which the republic of Hawaii was
a party the territory of Hawaii is to be
substituted for the republic.
Contested Elections.
In case any election to seat in either
house of the Hawaiian legislature Is dis
puted and legally contested the supreme
court of the territory shall be the sole
judge whether or not a legal election for
such scat has been held, and if such legal
election has been held it shall be the sole
judge of who has been elected. No men,
Der of the legislature shall, Curing the term
for which he is elected, be appointed or
elected to any Office of the government Of
the territory. No person hoiulng office I'M
der the United States government or the
territory of Hawai- shall be eligible to cleo
ton to the legislature or to hold the posi-
ton of a member of the same while hold
ing such office.
The Legislature.
Members of the legislature are to receive
for their services, in addition to mileage
10 cents a mile each way, $i00 for each
regular session and 5000 for each extra ses-
sion. The Senate is to be composed of fif-
teen members to hold Office four years, and
vacancies are to be filled for uneXpired
terms at general or special elections. Sen
ators must be thirty years of age and must
have resided in the Hawaiian Islands not
less than three years
The house shall be composed of thirty
members to hold office for two years, and
they shall be twenty-five years of age and
have resided in the Hawaiian Islands not
less than three years. The sessions of the
legislature shall continue not longer than
sixty days. excluding Sundays and hoi-
days. provided that the governor may ex-
tend such session not more than thirty
days. All legislative proceedings shall be
conducted in the English language.
Veto Power OF the Governor.
In specifying the veto power of the gov
ernor. it is provided that he may veto any
specific item in a bill which appropriates
money for a specific purpose. The legisa-
ture may not grant to any corporation or
individual any special or exclusive privi-
lege, &c. The salaries of all officers other
than those appointed by the President shall
be as provided by the legislature. A dele
gate TO the House of Representatives of
the United States is provided for
Salaries of officials.
The following salaries are provided for, to
he paid by the United States: Governor,
5000; secretary of the territory, $1,000:
United States district judge, 5000: United
States marshal $1,000; United States dis
tlict attorney 5000.
The laws of the republic of Hawaii con-
ferrins exclusive fishing rights are repealed.
Chinese in the Hawaiian Islands. when
this act took effect, are required to OBJ
tain certificates of residence as required by
the Chinese exclusion act of May s. 1892.
The above act is to take effect July i.
1900.