The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-20

should b elected. t. make the body a
continuous one seven were 10 retire in
Two years 10 be succeeded by others,
and eight were 20 be four-year sena-
tors. succeeding elections putting il
seven or eight as the case might be.
In this way part OF the body would
BE- returned every year and part would
hold over. The legislature failed. how
ever. To arrange the details OF such APP
portiOnment and no selection OF the
seven tEo-year senators was made.
This fall. under the law, seven new
senator's viii be elected, but. unless
Congress comes to the rescue, l can see
no. possible way for deciding which OF
the fifteen senators shall retire 10 make
way for newcomers.
The republican minority proposed to
the Hawaiians that the matter be set
tied by the selection II go of those SEN
ators who received the lowest number
of votes in each district. This was not
satisfactory. Then the minority pro-
posed that the seven senators who re-
oeived the highest number of votes at
the las; election be selected 70 retire.
But nothing seemed satisfactory TO
them. They would have much preferred
10 make the allotment 50 that the six
two years only This being simply a
failure 70 comply with the law. II IS
difficult in any way 10 bring it before
the courts.
CONGRESS CAN CORRECT ABUSES.
There seems To ne no other alterna-
tive than 20 appeal 10 the power which
brought the Territory into existence
and framed the act. for certainly if the
question Is not settled there VIII be
only seven senator's. the newly elected
ones, concerning whose seats there can
be no doubt. This will be not a major
iiy, not even a quorum. Under such
conditions the upper branch of the leg
islature will be Ineffective; no lesisla-
ton can be done" 81
Asked about Gov. Dole and the pres
ent administration in, Hawaii. Senator
Carter said:
Il am glad Gov Dole is coming here
to confer with the President. OF course
what 1 have said to President Roose-
welt on the subject of affairs in our
Territory must be made public from the
White House. IL at all. The impression
that | have gained here in the United
States seems to- be that Mr.. Dole is in
bad health. In fact, he has entirely re-
and is apparently as well as ever. The
telegram which was sent him yester-
lay. If IL caught the boat in time, might
each him so that he could get to
about March %; otherwise
lbout April 1. The whole Hawaiian
situation will be gone over and the
President viii make up his Ipind as to
what policy he will adopt in the ISL
dc for he ftrf
THE NEED OF a CABLE.
Senator Carter is enthusiastically in
avor OF a cable from the United States
D the Hawaiian Islands.
"A cable" he said. will improve the.
Stands UNNECESSARILY and make them
delightful and attractive place to
pend the winter 4 cable is needed
'adly. 4 side that is not often touched
ipon is the effect it would have on the
eople of the Islands themselves. You
With your morning and evening news
apers do not comprehend how quickly
&c have to begin discussing our neigh
'ors. when it is from ten days to three
reeks between mails. during which pc
Tod no word is received from the out
ide world. \ cable would be of great.
enefit from an educational point of
lew and would broaden the range OF
bought so that petty things would not
G of such interest"