The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
HAWAII A PART OF AMERICA
Nc Tariff, and Delegate in Congress
--COnferees Agree


Washington, April T.-After extended
meetings a unanimous agreement was
reported today by the house and senate
conferees on the Hawaiian government
bill. The senate conference yielded to
the house measure, which passed as
substitute for the senate bill as a whole,
although a number of amendments were
made. In the main the form OF govern
ment as finally determined upon is that
provided by the house. The chief amend
ments 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 applying the coasting
laws to Hawaii. The prohibition of sa-
sl0ons in Hawaii, as provided by the house
bin is retained in modified form, in ef-
leaving the matter TO local option.
7use provisions as to the land laws
stained. including the amendment
q representative Newlands of Nevada,
restricting the amount Of land TO be held
by a corporation to LOCO acres. The
other Newlands amendment providing for
a commission to investigate the labor
question in Hawaii Is changed so that
Commissioner Of Labor Wright will con-
duct the inquiry. The appointment OF cir
cult judges, which was the subject Of
rather earnest difference, was finally de-
cided by leaving the appoin tnfents with
the president. The bill establishes COM
plete form Of government for the Islands,
with governor and other executive Of
fcers, legislature of two branches and
a judicial branch consisting Of a supreme
court circuit courts and inferior courts.
The bill provides that Hawai-. shall be
represented in congress by a delegate
who shall have a seat in the house of
representatives., with a right to debate.
but not vote. The delegate to congress
is TO be chosen at an election of the PEG
pie. There is no tariff provision in 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.
HiIO, Mahukona and Kahului AS to the
crown lands. which have been a source
Of some controversy, # IS provided that
''The portion of the public domain here
tofore known as crown lands is hereby
declared TO have been. on August 70 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 thereof. 1t shall be 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 resi-
dence, but the conferees. struck out the
amendment inserted by Representative
De Almond Of Missouri, providing that
AL 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 govern
ment. The 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.