The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-25
MITCHELL INTRODUCES
HIS HAWAIIAN BILLS
A Large Number of Measures Embodying the
Ideas Embraced in the Report of the Visit
/ ing Mitchell Commission to Hawaii.
{aGA1L SPECIAL TO TIE ADVERTISER,

(HAIL ADVERTISER.
WASHINGTON D. G., Nov. Mitchell yesterday
toduced bills the purpose the recommendations
contained the Report his Committee made last session. the bills
having Hawaii The first Bill proposes
Sections 40 es, Sc of the Organic
Act providing the Territory of Hawaii approved
April 30 1900.
The section 81 make the eligible of
Territorial Senator twenty-five instead of thirty
existing and his residence the Islands less than
year instead of three years under existing law.
The fixes limit for member of the
Territorial House of Representatives wentyone instead Of twenty
FIVE under existing law and his residence in the Islands not
year inse years a present.
The that of section g. fixes the limit for
thirty years of ttyve under existing
law and provides that he shall be citizen either of the Territory
of Hawaii other territory of the United States
stead of the eligibility being confined under existing law to
citizen of the Islands
retay eligible either of the Territory Hawaii
other territory the United States the present law
confnng the eligibility to citizen of the Territory of
The amendment that of section y of the Organic Act
provides that the Territorial Treasurer shall before entering
of his the Territory of Hawaii the
sum than hundred thousand dollars oO000 the
approved the Judge of the District Court of the United
conditioned faithful
his Treasurer Under existing law there
compelling the treasurer to give bonds
amendment section provides that Super
SHALL before the duties of
his bond TO e Territory Hawaii in the sum of not less
the be
District Court of the United States for the Ter
roy Hawaii conditioned for the faithful performance of the
duties of his Office
The next amendment that Organic pro
Auditor Auditor shall each before
bond the Territory
in the of less than fifty thousand dollars 5oOOo
faithful performance of his duties such officer
existing there provision whatever for either the
of Public Works the Auditor the Deputy Auditor
giving bonds
The next amendment Organic
yide eligible position Chief Justice Associate
the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii shall
be citizen Territory Hawaii other
territory instead of citizen of the Territory of
Hawaii existing Theamendmen further provides
that vacancy the Office of Chief Justice Associate
Supreme Court the shall be filled by the President
with the advice and of the
of nv
the remaining Justice Justices OF the Supreme Court as under
Section OF the Amendment that
error and appeals of the of
the shall be allowed and be taken to the
Supreme United States the and under the
of te supreme of the United States all
involved exceeds five thousand dollars
whether Federal question involved and the Supreme
the shall have jurisdiction revise
Territory Hawaii all taken to that Court by
appeal and section Sc of the Organic Act is by this
amendment modified in accordance with lts seeon
provides that the salary of the Governor
shall be eight thousand five hundred dol
per instead of five thousand $4,000 under
existing law
of site and the erection building thereon Honolulu
appropriate million dollars for such purchase Also bill
provide purchase of site and the erection OF pub
building thereon Hlo Island OF HAWAII ana ppropang one
hundred and fftv thousand dollars S5000O for the
proposed amendment to i'l H. H. making
appropriations for Rivers and Harbors ana
Secretary make and 1or he
from the along Blonde ee 10
and tbe protecon of Ho Island of Hawaii T. H.
nd approating hundred thousand dollars sl0o or
for such purpose and authorizing
report the next session Congress-
authorizing directing the Secretary of War to improve the en-
Honolulu by cutting an arthea channe
the coral sand the depth of thirty feet and tour hunoeo eet
Continued on