The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-13
HAWAII IN
THE SENATE
Debate on the CuIlom
Bill.
PLATT AND TILLMAN TALK
Senators Discuss Details of the
Future Government of the
Island Territory.

1ne Senate, as in Committee of the
Whole, resumed the consideration of
the bill Is. 222) to provide a govern
ment for the Territory of Hawaii.
Mr.. Cullom. The Senator from Ala
bama (Mr Morgan) has, l think. an
amendment which has been substan-
TALLY agreed upon as to the subject i'm
mediately under consideration before
we adjourned yesterday.
Mr.. Morgan. Some objection was
made yesterday to section rs of the
bill, and there was controversy, it ap-
pears, between the Agricultural and the
Interior Departments about it, at least
among the friends Of those Depart
ments. have agreed to offer the fol-
lowing substitute, which / believe rep
resents the views of all concerned.
Mr.. Cullom. / think It Is right.
1he Presiding Officer. The amend
ment will be read.
The Secretary. Strike out section 70
and insert:
That the sum of $4,000. or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to be Immediately available, to enable
the Secretary of the Interior to ex-
anime the laws of Hawaii relating to
public lands, the proceedings thereun-
der, and all matters relating to public
lands, and to enable the Secretary of
Agriculture to examine into all mat
ters concerning agriculture and forestry
and pubne roads in said Territory,
which duty shall be performed with
all convenient speed; and each OF said
officers shall report to the President
Oh the United States with recommenda-
tions upon the matters concerning
which they are herein charged. The
appropriation herein provided for shall
be divided equally between the Depart
ment Oh Agriculture and the Depart
ment of the Interior as the necessities
of the Investigations of each shall
demand.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Spooner. Is there a committee
amendment pending?
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut. Yes;
there is committee amendment pend
ing, one that was passed over.
1he Presiding officer. The Secretary
will read the amendment OF the COM
mittee.
The Secretary. In section 81, on
page SO. line is, after the word "Olhcs,"
strike out the words during good be-
havior' and insert for a term of nine
years."
Mr. Plat Of Connecticut. 1 wish to
amend this section 81. In the first line
of the section, line %, on page 80,
move to strike out governor" and in
sert President" and to strike out "of
the Territory of Hawaii" in lines %
and "a; to insert a semicolon after
Circuit courts" in line 25, and after
courts" to insert "and the governor
shall nominate and. by and with the
advice and consent Of the senate Of the
Territory of Hawaii, appoint" in line
IL, on page &c. after the word may"
to insert "by and with the advice and
consent Of the senate of the Territory
o. Hawaii"
Now, 1 propose to strike out, in line
Is, including the proposed amendment,
the following:
Except the chief justice and justices
Of the supreme court. who shall hold
office during good behavior for a term
of nine years, and the judges of the
circuit courts. whose terms OF Office
shall be six years.
That will leave the section so that
t-s president shall nominate and, by
and with the advice and consent OF the
senate Of the Territory of Hawaii, ap-
po.nt the chief Justice and the justices
Of the supreme court and the judges
OF the circuit courts" and the gov
err or Of the Territory. by and with the
advice and consent Of the senate Of the
Territory. shall appoint the other Off
GERS mentioned in the section: and then
all the officers TO hold Office for four
years. or until their successors are ap-
pointed and qualified. unless sooner re-
moved. and the removal Of all officers,
except the chief justice and justices o.
the supreme court and judges OF the
circuit courts. shall be by the governor.
by and with the advice and consent %
~ senate of the Territory of Hawaii.
Mr.. President. I do not wish to take
time about this. brit Il does seem to me
that we ought not to depart so widely,