Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-27
Home Rulers Ask,
Congress- TO Act,
On County Property

J. NJ. Poepoe OF the Home Rule party
presented the following resolution to
the Commission on Friday:
Whereas, Section 81 of the Organic
Act OF the Territory OF Hawaii. ex-
pressly provided that the public prop
erty ceded and transferred to the Unit
ed States by the Republic of Hawaii
under Joint resolution OF annexation
shall be and remain in the possession,
use, and control of the Government of
the Territory of Hawaii, and shall be
maintained, managed, and cared for
| by II, at its own expense, until other
wise provided for by Congress, or TAX
en- for the uses and purposes of the
| United States by direction of the Pres
/ ident, or OF the Governor Of Hawaii" /"
thereby investing the Territory of Ha-
waii with the sole jurisdiction to pos
sess, use and control all public proper
ty within this Territory unless such
possession, use and control shall be
modified or altered by and express Act
Of Congress, and
Whereas, there is an assured prob
ability that the Legislature of the Ter
ritory OF Hawaii will at an early day
In the coming session create counties
and municipalities in conformity with
Section Sc of the Organic Act, and
Whereas, an act or acts OF the Legis-
lature so creating county and city mu-
inequalities in this Territory, cannot
be made operative until such NUM-
cipalities can use, possess and occupy
the public property Of the Territory
now under the sole Jurisdiction of the
Territorial government, therefore
Be 1t resolved, by the Executive
Committee of the Independent Homo
Rule party Of the Territory of Hawaii,
in convention assembled, that we ask
Congress to enact a law authorizing
and empowering all county, town and
city municipalities created within this
Territory Of Hawaii by the Legislature
thereof, to possess, use and control all
public property Of the Territory neces.
sary for the establishment, mainte-
nance and conduct Of such municipali-
ties; and thereby obyIating any con-
troversy or friction between the Terri
torial officers and those necessarily to
be created under the county and city
municipal act or acts, as to the right
to use and have possession of such pub
lie property, and
BE II further resolved, That the Hon
Robert w. Wilcox, Delegate to Con-
malt hn hn hn, IL
requested in behalf Of the Independent,
Home Rule party, which represents a
large majority of the voters within the
Territory of Hawaii, to introduce and
urge the passage by Congress at as
early a day in the coming session as
possible of an act carrying out the OBJ.
jects hereinbefore set forth.
And, be II further resolved, That the
Honorable Senators John H. Mitchell
J. II. Burton and A. G. Foster of the
subcommittee Of the Committee of tn,
United States Senate on Pacific Islands
and Porto Rico, are hereby requested
to give consideration TO the great i'm
portance of this matter to the people
OF this Territory and to give to oul
Delegate, Hon. r. w. Wilcox, theil
aid in securing the passage of such al
Act by Congress at the coming session
: and that copy OF these resolutions b.
=, forwarded to the Honorable sub-com
mittee OF the Committee Of the United
States Senate on Pacific Islands ant
Porto Rico, now in the city of Homo
: lulu and Territory OF Hawaii.