The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-02

Secretary of State.
12:47 p. m
Washington, jan "a, 1900.
/ 5. b. Dole, Honolulu, H. |.
For Steamer China.
! Care c. Wilder,
Hawaiian Consul General.
All proper expenditure for needed
sanitary improvements in Honolulu au-
thorized by Council of State under Ha-
waiian constitution approved by Presi-
dent Mckinley following yours 14th
| instant
ALFRED S. HARTWELL.
$3.50 p. m.
The Government is also in recent
OF information which includes the
statement that in a conversation held
| between Hon. A. S. Hartwell and Gen
eral Davis, Military Governor of Puerto
hico, the latter suggested that ii the
| hawaiian Islands hau scarcity of la
| cor the planters here could get all the
neld laborers they wanted from Puerto
! Rlco. General Davis based his sugges-
| ton upon facts and figures which were
| laid before Mr.. HartWen at the time
Mr.. HartWel adds that probably the
Pacific mail steamers could be induced
| TO go out Of their way to afford the
| means OF transportation, via Panama.
The class of laborers proposed, he
states, are used to working in the cane
| ne-ds under much the same conditions
ds obtain in Hawaii, and the QUALITY Of
me labor offered is commented very
fayorably upon
In commenting upon the latest
amendments offered to the Hawaiian
Territorial bill President Dole saiu he
Thought the proposition to strike out
ehe provision for the election of a dele
gate to Congress, as faI as Hawaii was
concerned, was unjust, but he had no
opinion to express as to Puerto Rico.
IN regard to the amendment, to elimin-
ate the provision of the Hawaiian Com
mission and continue the Hawaiian
custom regulations in force until fur
her legislation by the United States
congress, he thought such an amend
merit was already covered by the New
ands' resolution and was therefore,
useless.
In speaking of the other Hawaiian
bills before Congress President Dole
said:
he Pettigrew bill extends the
provisions of Section 4, Chapter 3O1 of
,.e Laws of 1894, TO all the Territories
within the domain of the United States.
me law referred to now applies only
20 states containing desert lands sus-
cepubIe OF reclamation by irrigation.
The law provides that the Federal Gov
eminent may grant to any such States.
having such desert lands. a million
acres thereof, l think without cost for
the sake of their being improved bv
the 0Oate. The State to furnish irriga-
ton and open the same to settlers in
small holdings.
don't know whether that is aimed
at these islands or not; these islands
are not territory at resent, but when
they become so the law will probably
apply to them, if they contain desert
lands within the meaning of the bill.
Senate bill No. 729 provides for ex-
tend1ngthe laws of Commerce and Nav
lgation and Merchant Seamen to Ha-
wall. There is also House bill No. 2971
extending the anti-contract labor laws
OF the United States to Hawaii and
House bill No. 4599 and Senate bill No,
600 extending the laws of the United
state regulating immigrauon to these
Islands. To me all these seem to be |
covered by Sections 5, 80 and 80 of the !
Dill to provide a Government for the
Territory of Hawaii.
Senate bill No. 1000. regulating an /
polntments to and removals from civil !
ofhces in outlying dependencies of the /
United States, provides regulations for /
appointments and removals which do /
not apply to such officers in the United /
states. It provides that appointments |
shall be made irrespective of tue pOIit- |
zeal affinities OF the appointees and /
in such a manner as to represent the /
entire country and give to each politi-
cal party, as nearly as practicable, its
proportiOnate share thereof.
That | consider a pretty good prop
osItIon, if it can be carried out. The
Dill provides that appOintees shall not
De removed except for incOmpetency,
misconduct, fnefiCiency or neglect of
auty. Il further provides proceedings .
Tor ascertaining such derelectiOns.
This is good in principle. but probably
lmpracticable. as the whole matter.
IN case the official denies the charges.
mas TO be referred to the President. who
may appoint some person in the vicfn-
lty of the place of the office ID inves-
tigate and report to the President
Now, as there is no cable at present
between the mainland and the larger
part Of the outlying dependencies, il
might take six months to a year to re-
move an incompetent official. Such de-
lay would certainly be prejudicial to
the administration of affairs outside of
the United States proper