The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-24

/ - "a A1le hut inexperienced
-L.I. ne aeiigh-s ga mca WaO Wisely
eo4'V ulnea4ues without bothering
Ann. tie puts his coincidence I'M men
who, in Cuba ana Porto Rlco ana IA
Wal. do the right thing rather than
ne WRONG thing. lie - reported 20
nave recently said that he could slecp
Nea because his inteligent agenta
were doing just what he wou.d 10 In
the new possessions. and were not
calling on him TO meet their many
troubles
IL may Interest residents In Honolu-
III 10 know that General Wood OF Cuba
was the surgeon that attended the late
Mr. Frank 4. Hastings, Hawaiian Sec
re1ary OF Legation, when be was strick-
en- down in the White House In 1897.
DR.. Wood was then attached 10 the
Presidents household and was re-
quested by the President 10 give AR.
hastings his services. DR.. Wood at
tended him until hts death.
On Tuesday, the 9th OF March, the
whole Committee OF the House ON
territories TOOK up the. Senate bill.
which had been sent TO the House. and
considered IL. Mr.. Little OF Hilo asked
that provision be inserted in the bill
dividing the Island OF Hawaii into two
land districts. The committee refused
this request. He then asked the com
mitiee TO adopt that provision OF the
senate bill which required the Legis-
lature az Its first session TO divide the
Islands into counties Mr.. Smith OBJ
posed this, and said that Hilo ought TO
have municipal government. but that
the Inhabitants OF the Islands. outside
OF the town OF Hilo, were not ready
for a county government, embracing
the whole Island. He thought that the
Legislature ought TO have the power
10 create county and municipal gov
ernment. but should not be forced TO
do SO during its first session. Mr. Lit
tie insisted that Il ought TO be done.
and. n this provision was not put In,
he said thai he would oppose the bill
on the floor Of the House. or get his
friends 10 oppose AZ. The chairman re-
piled that he and other members Of the
committee had made many concessions
In order TO secure speedy action on the
! bin, but that N he proposed TO dispute
The bill on the floor OF the House, or
10 get others TO do a. the bill might not
/ be reported al all. Some member then
asked. Where e. 'MarHschino9
/ About three hours were occupied In
going over the Senate bill Only six
/ out OF the sixteen members OF the
committee were present. A number OF
the abiest men. who were membes, OF
a., were engaged In other committee
work. The hurry and rush OF an Con-
gressionai work was manifest: bat the
chairman, Mr.. Knox. presided admir-
ably and kept the committee together.
Mr.. Little OF Hilo again opposed the
/ appointment OF Circuit Judges by the
/ Governor. with the advice and consent
OF the Hawaiian Senate. He told the
committee that the men now In power
would appoint such judges az they
pleased: and pictured the practice OF
law before Judge whose father was
President OF the Hawaiian Senate. lie
wanted the President OF the United
States TO appoint the circuit judges. lie
/ tried 20 state a case which was his
I grievance, and showed the wlckedness
OF that Judge. The committee refused
TO assent 10 the Senate bill giving the
/ President OF the United States the ap-
pointing power.
The committee accepted a few pro-
visions OF the Senate bill which DIFF
fered from those OF the House bill. and
added several amendments which the
Special Agent and Mr.. w. o. Smith
said were desirable In order 10 cover
the transition OF the Republic 20 tho
/ Territorial condition.
The Senate bill. In abollshing all
1
which may cover. contracts involving
cooperation. and especially the cum
tracts OF sailors. which are penal. but
lawful The phraseology OF tho Senate
bill is perhaps unfortunate. and II
should have been modified. But the
temper OF the Senators was bitterly OPP
posed 10 any penal contract labor. and
any attempt TO change the wording OF
the bin might have caused diECusf'ln
and delay.
The senate bin provides that no
bonds may be issued or indebtedness
incurred by the Territorial Govern
ment unless approved by the President
The House will adopt this provision.
u The removal Of the property qualin-
cation. and the probability that the
ignorant or unreliable voters would
control the legislature and make cats
and dogs" OF the financial interests OF
the country. impressed Senators and
they sought 20 Offset the possible disad-
vantaRes Of free suffrage. by refusing
10 allow those who are clamorOus FOR
home rule and the rule OF the people.
10 spend the taxes without placing an
arbitrary check upon them. bis pro
vision largely centralizes power In
Washington. which certainly is unfor-
tunate so far as self-governmenti IL con
cerned. II makes the Executive In
Washington and not the legislature. the
Judge OF what the indebtedness OF the
Territory may be. Senators asked Mr.,
Cullom and Mr. Morgan what the rela-
tive proportion OF voters would be IN
the next election. When II Ape rod
that the natives would be. probably
IN a large majority. and native Sen
ate might refuse 20 confirm the appoint
n. lnts OF the governor. or might at
tempt 20 run the territory into debt,
the disposition % Senators was 10 re-
duce the power % the legislature. II
the debate had broadened on this point
. the Senate would nave put further re-
strictions on the legislative power as
an Offset 20 a free franchise. The idea
began % spread that. while II was not
good political business 10 put on a
property qualification. ano restrict the