The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-07

IN CONGRESS
Washington Hears
FromLe gisIature
Of Hawaii.
Four Different Measures
We're Sent
On.
One Asks Statehood, Another for
Use Of Native Language and
a Third for Aid.

The Washington Star of November
18th contains information of the re-
ceipt of four joint resolutions from the
Legislature Of Hawaii by Congress.
The Star says:
There have been received by the
House of Representatives four Joint
resolutions from the Legislature of the
Territory of Hawaii. Only two bear
the approval and signature of Gov.
Sanford B. Dole, who was but recent
ly named for the Federal Bench in the
Islands. One was passed over the
Governors veto and in the other he
appears to have taken 10 action.
The most important of the resolu-
lions is one asking for statehood. In
it the territorial legislature resolved:
STATEHOOD WANTED.
'That the Congress of the United
States be and is hereby respectfully
requested to pass, at an early date,
an act enabling the people of this ter
ritory who are citizens thereof and
duly qualified TO vote to meet in con-
vention ard adopt. state constitution
whereby and whereunder this territory
may be admitted as a state into the
Union.
Resolved, That the Governor of this
Territory be and is hereby requested
to transmit duly certified copy of
this resolution to the President of the
United States, the President of the
Senate of the United States, the Speak
err of the House of Representatives of
the United States and the delegate of
the Territory of Hawaii in this Con-
gress, with the request that this reso-
luton be laid before the Congress of
the United States"
The second resolution asks for an
amendment to the laws relating to the
use of the Hawaiian language. The
amendment is suggested to Section A
of the Act to provide a government for
the Territory of Hawaii. so as to per-
NIT the use of the native language in
the schools. This measure was the
one vetoed by Gov. Dole, hut is certi-
fed as having passed both the house
and senate of the Territory over the
veto by the necessary two-thirds ma
jority.
PROTEST AGAINST A LAZARETTO.
A third resolution, bearing the ap-
proval of Gov. Dole. protests against
making a portion of the Territory a
national home for lepers.
1t is declared to be against the wish
es Of the citizens of the Territory that
a national lazaretto be established in
the Territory, and also against the
wishes of the citizens now afflicted
with this disease and now segregated
on Molokai that they should be placed
under Federal control.
TO AID EDUCATION.
The last of the four resolutions asks
legislation for the furtherance of edu-
cation in the Territory. In this it is
stated that the revenue of the Terri
tory is insufficient to meet the eXpen
ses of running the government thereof,
and the educational department needs
all the assistance it can receive for
the Territory. The legislature re-
quests Congress to make an annual ap-
preparation of $500 for the benefit
of the department of education, and
pass special law allowing % per cent
of the net proceeds of the customs
revenues in the Territory to be used
for the benefit of the department. The
Hawaiian delegate is requested to use
his best and continued efforts to car
ry out the wishes of the people of Ha-
wall as expressed in the resolution.