The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-11-27
MITCHELL INTRODUCES
HIS HAWAIIAN BILLS
A Large Number Of Measures Embodyins the
Ideas Embraced in the Report Of the Visit
ing Mitchell Commission to Hawaii.
NAIL SPECIAL TO THE ADVERTISER,

onoped in the Repo of Committee made last session. the bills
having reference to Hawaii The first Bill proposes to
amend Sections Co. r. 10 ~ 50 and So OF the Organic
Act providing for the Territory of Hawaii "ppoVe
April 80 1900.
The in section "a is to make the eligible age oil
Territorial Senator instead of thirty years us
existing and his residence in the Islands not less han one
wear instead of three years as under existing law.
The amendment fixes the age limit for member OF e
Territorial House of instead of twenty
five wears as under existing and his residence in the Islands not
less than year three at present
The next that of section &C. fixes the age limit Tor
Governor at thirty years of tfve under existing
provides that he shall be citizen either OF the Territory
of Hawaii other territory of the United States In
stead of the eligibility being conhned as unde eAshs " ~
citizen of the Islands
The that of section &c. provides that the Sec
retay eligible citizen either of the Territory of Hawaii or
other territory of the United States the present law
connng eligibility citizen of the Territory of Hawaii
amendment that of section q OF the Organic Ac
provides that Treasurer SHALL before entering upon
the his Office give bond to the Territory of Hawaii in the
sun of not less than two hundred s2oOOOO the
same approved Judge of the District Court of the United
States for the Territory conditioned for the faithful per
If his duties as such Treasurer Under existing
is provision compelling the treasurer to give bonds
amendment that of section TO- provides that the super
of Public Works shall before entering upon the duties
his Office Territory of Hawaii in the of not less
hundred thousand dollars 100000 the same be approved
by of the District Court of the United States for the Ter
rtorv Hawaii conditioned for the faithful performance of the
duties of his Office
amendment that of section u of the Organic Act pro
yes that Deputy Auditor shall each before enter
ing upon duties of his Office bond to the Territory OF
Hawaii of less than fifty thousand dollars $5oOoo
for the faithful performance of his duties as such officer
existing law there provision whatever for either the
Superintendent Public Works. the Auditor the Deputy Auditor
giving bonds
The next amendment that 50 the Organic Act
eligible o1he position of Chief Justice or Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii man sa
be citizen either of the Territory of Hawaii or some state or oh
territory instead of citizen of the Territory of
Hawaii only under existing law The amendment further provides
that in vacancy of Chief Justice Associate
Court the shall be filled by the President
United States by and with the advice and consent OF the
States instead of by selection from the bar
remaining Justice Justices of the Supreme Court nnde
existing law Section of the Amendment provides that wrts of
appeals final decision of the Supreme Court of
the Territory of Hawaii shall be allowed and be taken to "
Supreme Court the United States in the and under the
regulations judgments and dececs
of the Supreme Courts of the territories of the United States in all
where the involved exceeds five thousand dollars
whether Federal question be involved or not and the supreme
Court of the United States shall have jurisdiction review revise
modify affirm final Judgment decree of the Supreme
Court OF the Territory OF Hawaii in all cases taken to that Court M
writ of appeal and section Sc the Organic Act by this
amendment modified in accordance with its provisions Section IL
OF the proposed provides that the salary of the Governor
of the Territory of Hawaii shall be eight thousand five hundred dol
lars sOW instead of five thousand $4,000 under
existing
Mr. Mitchell also bill provide purchase
of site and the erection of public building thereon at Honolulu
and appropriate million dollars purchase Also bill
to provide for the purchase of site and the erection of public
building thereon at o Island appropratng
hundred and fifty thousand dollars sl50OOO for the
lie also introduced proposed amendment to Bill H. r. making
appropriations for Rivers and Habors authorizing and directing the
Secretary War to make and estimate for the construction
of breaNaer from the along Blonde Reef Isl
Tor the of the harhOr of O Hawaii T.
and appropratng hundred thousand dollars 100000
much thereof be for purpose authorizing
the secretary OF War to the
authorizing and directing the Secretary War
trance to the harbo of Honolulu by cutting artificial channel
the coral sand the depth of thirty feet
width In accordance with the estimate
rory and apopratng purpose two hundred and f
thousand dollars (S25OOOW.
Mr. Mitchell also introduced proposed amendment to the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation Bill providing the construction frs
class ght House upon the of Makapnu Oahu
same to carry lens of the third showing fixed white gh
with red sectors covering from shore approprian
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