The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-04

| was deemed inadvisa BILE to declare his
seat vacant.
| The vacancy on the committee on
rules was filled by the naming of B. II.
| Wright, the chairman, saying that all
| lhe had to do was to sign the report OF
| the chairman.
l. The report of the special committee
on the drafting of bill which is to be
turged for passage by Congress, fixing
| the terms of certain senators, was then
bread. 1t is as follows:
Honolulu, Hawaii, February Srd, 1902.
To the Territorial Republican Central
/ COMMITTEES:
|. Mr.. Chairman and entlemen:-Annex-
Ted hereto is a draft of bill for the APP
portionment of Senator's, prepared by US
pursuant to our appointment.
In our opinion this bill, if passed by
Congress, will be just and fair to the
Electorate of Territory.
Very respectfully,
Il CECIL BROWN,
| A G.. NJ ROBERTSON,
| T. NJ. STEWART.
| An Act to apportion the term of office
| of seven Senators elected at the first
general election of the Territory of Ha-
wall
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House
| of Representatives of the United States
| of America in Congress assembled:
Section 1.-The several Senators elected
| In the First, Second, Third and Fourth
| Senatorial Districts, at the first general
election held in the Territory of Hawaii,
| who received the lowest number of votes,
! shall each hold Office for the term OF
| two years from the date of such election.
Section 2--That for the First Senatori-
| al District, j. D. Paris and n. Russei,
| having received the lowest number OF
ballots cast shall each hold office as a
Senator for such Districts, for the term
! of two years
| That for the Second Senatorial District,
william White having received the low
! est number of ballots cast, shall hold
office as a Senator for such District for
! the term of two years.
! That for the Third Senatorial District
| D. Kauuha, George r. Carter and d.
! Kalauokalani, having respectively re-
ceived the lowest number Of ballots cast,
shall each hold office as a Senator for
such District for the term OF two years.
That for the Fourth Senatorial District,
! L, II. Kahilina having received the low
| est number of ballots cast, shall hold Of
fee as a Senator for such District Tor
the term of two years.
| There was some discussion as to
| what would be the condition in case
| there was no action taken by Congress
| and no extra session was called, and
| in the opinion of several members this
| would result in the election of fifteen
| new senators next fall.
II was decided upon motion finally
| that the bill should be prepared in du-
| plicate and sent to Delegate WILCOX
and national Committeeman Parker
| for the purpose Of having it introduce
| ed and passed.
| The secretary read letters from Com
| rnitteeman McStocker urging the com
| rlittee 10 use its influence to have
| new voting precinct established at Olaa
| and to have the district of Olaa put
| into the same judicial district with
| Puma These had been forwarded TO the
executive, and a response from Attor-
| ney-General Dole received. 10 the eff
feet that there could be no change
made in the judicial districts by any
power other than the legislature, but
| that the governor was in commUnica-
! ton with Olaa folk TO ascertain where
| to locate the new polling place
Committeeman r. Haywood Wright
| then said he had been approached by
! certain memb Of the last Legisla-
ture, who had advanced the opinion
that there should be held mass meet
! ing to express the opposition of the
mass of the people of the Territory TO
| the bills being introduced in Congress
| by Delegate Wilcox. He said the bills
| which should be especially fought were
the leper bill and the Kohala water