The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-22

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the attorney geheral, treasurer, com,
missioner of public lands, commissioner
OF agriculture and forestry, superintend-
ent of public works, superintendent Of
public instruction, auditor, deputy au-
ditor, surveyor, nigh sheriff, members
of the board of health, commissioners
of public instruction, board of prison
inspectors, board of registration and in
spectors of election, and any other Ter
ritorial boards of public character that
may be created by law: and he may make
such appointments when the senate IS
not in session by granting commissions,
which shall, unless such appointments
are confirmed, expire at the end of the
next session of the senate. All such
officers Shall hold office for four years,
and until their Successors are appointed
and qualified, unless sooner removed by
the governor for cause, except the COM
missiorers of public instruction and the
members of said boards. whose terms of
Office shall be as provided by the laws
of the Territory of Hawaii
The manner of appointment and re-
nloval and the tenure of all such officers
shall be as provided by law, and the
governor may appoint or remove any
removal is not otherwise provided for.
"The salaries of all officers other
than those appointed by the President
shall be as provided by the legislature,
but those of the chief justice and the
justices of the supreme court and the
judges of the circuit courts shall not
be diminished during their term of Of
fee
All officers appointed under the pro-
visions of this section shall be citizens
of the Territory of Hawaii.
All persons holding Office in the FIa-
waiian Islands at the time this Act takes
effect shall continue to hold their re-
spective offices until their successors are
appointed and qualified but not beyond
the end of the first session of the SEN
ate of the Territory of Hawaii unless
reappointed as herein provided
REVENUE CUTTER.
Senator Perkins, of California, is do
ing all in his power to bring about leg
islation for a revenue cutter for use in
Hawaiian waters. The Committee on
Commerce, of which he is a member,
at q recent meeting, took up the bill.
which was passed by the Senate earlier
in the session, and agreed TO report it
tavorably as proposed amendment TO
the Sundry Civil Appropriation BILL
The same programme was followed in
the last Congress but the amendment, |
after having been adopted by the SEN
ate, was thrown out in conference !
Speaker Cannon is very hostile to legis. |
alton in that manner and is determined |
10 head off many similar items, which ,
he Senate proposes to put on the Sun .
Try Civil Bill. The text of the pro-
posed amendment to the Sundry Civil |
Bill is as follows:
That the sum of two hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated for the construction, under
he direction of the Secretary of the
reasury, of a steam vessel of the first
lass for the Revenue Cutter Service, to
'e stationed with headquarters at Homo
ulu, Hawaii"
WITHINGTON'S MOVEMENTS.
Mr.. D. l. Wilmington, of Honolulu,
Who has been here in behalf of the gas
bill, left four days ago for
san Diego and other California points
lie intended to sail from San Fran
isco on the Korea Mr. Wilmington
fas not altogether hopeful of legislation
n his bill at this session, when he left
ClC, Dul SiIlCc MS departure the Dill has
assed the Senate without debate and
a special rule was voted by
ne House Committee on Rules to per-
ut of the consideration of both the gas
nd electric franchise bills at that end
{ the Capitol The interests of the
as bill were left by Mr.. Wilmington in
God hands 1t will probably become
wv before the end of the session, which
now not far away
Mr.. Wilmington was assisted here by
everal of his old California friends of
lie days when he was a member of the
alifornia Senate. He made an excel
mt impression in Washington and with
Their Representative Hawaiians here
uring the winter has helped to correct
ome of the erroneous ideas with refer
nee to Hawaii which prevail IN the
inds of Congressman
W. o. SMITH RETURNING.
Hon. w o. Smith also leaves for the
acihc Coast today bat does not intend
sail from San Francisco on the Ven
ira He will wait two days for the
orea. Mr. Smiths stay here this win l
T. although prolonged far beyond what y
: wished, has been of incalculable J
eneht to the Islands. as | have stated !
previous letters. He stood out herel
one of the leading men OF the Terri t
ry. identified with It's substantial IN