The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-14
State the Trend OF
Their Work
Here.
HOSPITALITY ON
EVERY HAND
No InkIing as to What the Con-
cIusions Of Triumvirate
May Be.

SAN FRANCICO. October 7.-United
States Senator's John H. Mitchell of
Oregon. Addison G. Foster of Washing
ton, and Joseph r. Burton of Kansas,
who went to the Hawaiian Islands sew
erai weeks ago in pursuance of a Senate
tions affecting political, economical, and
governmental affairs on the islands, ar
rived yesterday on the Sierra and will
scatter to their several homes from here
in few days. The visit of the three
United States Senators was a strictly
business trip, rather than vacation
junket. to judge from their accounts of
the work they accomplished, and they
will have a voluminous report to sub
nit to the Senate committee on Pacific
islands and Porto Rico, of which they
constitute a subcommittee, when they
return to Washington.
The three Senators agreed to issue a
formal statement concerning their work
on the islands in lieu Of submitting to
interviews, and the following statement
was accordingly issued last evening by
Senator Mitchell, with the approval of
his two colleagues:
Our committee, composed of Senator
Burton of Kansas, Senator Foster of
Washington and myself as chairman, be-
ing subcommittee of the Committee on
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico of the
United States Senate, spent twenty-five
working days on the Hawaiian Islands,
twenty of which Qnciuding also many
night sittings) were occupied in taking
testimony bearing upon the several sub
jects committed to US for investigation
We visited four of the principal Islands
of the Territory. Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and
Molokai; also the cities of Honolulu, Hlio,
Lahaina Mountain View and several
smaller towns, and took the testimony OF
several hundred individual witnesses of
all classes, some at all of these different
places.
we also heard the representatives of
various commercial bodies, chambers OF
commerce. boards of trade, planters asso-
Citations, builders and commercial asso-
Citations. boards of health. bankers mari
time boards ana pOQleSs representing liie
native Hawaiians.
We asso visited and carefully investi-
gated the quarantine station, near Homo
lulu and the proposed sites for military
post and naval station at Honolulu.
We also visited personally Honolulu and
Pearl harborS, on the Island or Oahui and
Hilo harbor on Tie Island OF Hawai-, ana
took testimony bearing upon the condition
and wants of each, with view OF deter
;rir tn hfa. rpr
for these harbors.
Our Investigations extended to the imam
eial, commercial and economic condltlons
generally OF the Territory, to the status.
functions and operations OF all terrlteriai
officials. including the executive adfnin-
istrative and Judicial officers, as wen those
appointed by Federal as by local author-
ty.
We also carefully examined into the con-
dition and value of the public lands Qhese
Include what were formerly known as the
crown iands); the Territorial land laws
and the manner of disposing OF the pun
lie lands, Gil of which is at present under
Territorial control, the General Govern
ment never having extended any OF the
land laws of the United States to TINS
Territory.
We inquired carefully into those con-
eitions more particularly affected py the
srganic act, with the view of determin-
ing what Ii any, amendments snouio oe
made to that act OF Congress.
We also maze diligent Investigation OF
the local laws now in force in the Terri
tory, and of the operation of the Govern
nent Hereunder. with the view of deter
mining as to the republican character OF
each.
We also made investigation touching
several official defalcations by Territorial
! efhcials. some of which occurred before
our arrival and others during our visit to
the Islands
we made a careful and thorough inves-
ugauen of the management of the leper
sst11ement on the island of Molokai ana
ine condition and mode of life of these
sntortunate people, with the view OF de-
eermining whether the centrol and man
ssement of this settlement should remain
= now under the Territorial government
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