The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-21
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WASHINGTON, d. c., March g.
With the close of Congress hardly
twelve hours away and many matters
of legislation in confusion. 1t is diff
cult to write with any completeness
of the Hawaiian situation. A few mat-
ters, however, have been cleared up.
The leprosy bill has passed both
houses of Congress, without any mate
rial debate, and has gone to the Presi-
dent. There can be no doubt of it's
reaching him in time for signature.
This action came as a distinct sur
prise after Speaker Cannon's emphat-
ic denunciation of the bill to Delegate
Kalanianaole. But Col. Pete Hep
burn got the Speakers ear soon there
after and simply made him change his
mind. Both are very emphatic men,
likewise very determined men, and in
this case 1t turned out that Col. Pete"
secured the best of the argument.
AS soon as that bill passed Delegate
Kalanianaole and Secretary Mcclellan
became busy, Fastening the bill to the
enrolling committees of Senate and
House and speeding It to secure the
necessary signatures of Speaker Cam
non and President pro tempore Frye,
so that it could pass on for the sigma
ture of the President before the life of
the Congress expires. They performed
like office for the Delegates bill with
reference to the alteration of sections
Sc and so of the organic act. After
that bill passed the House Senator
Foraker took it up at the other end of
nyxft A1 a,,1 hn1
with an amendment regarding appeals
| in certain cases. That bill has already
reached the President and his sigma
| ture to it will undoubtedly be an
nounced before noon tomorrow.
The latter bill provides, as finally
| enacted into law, That section fifty
six of an Act of the Congress of the
United States of America entitled "An
Act to provide a government for the
Territory of Hawaii" approved April
thirtieth, nineteen hundred, be, and the
same is hereby, amended by the addi-
| tion of the following: land all officials
thereof shall be appointed or elected,
as the case may be, in such manner
as shall be provided by the governor
and Legislature of the Territory
Section 2. That section eighty of the
aforesaid Act is hereby amended by the
addition of the following: Provided,
however, That nothing in this section
shall be construed to conflict with the
authority and powers conferred by sec
ton fifty-six of this Act as herein
amended"
| Section 8. That section eighty-six of
the aforesaid Act be amended by add
ing the following at the end of said
ror and appeals may also be taken
from the supreme court of the Terri
tory of Hawaii to the Supreme Court OF
the United States in all cases where
the amount involved, exclusive of costs
exceeds the sum or value of five thou
sand dollars
Section 4. That this Act shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Sec'ry Mcclellan said this afternoon
that he had called Col Hepburn's at
tention to the Speakers refusal to al
low the leprosy bill to be brought up
"Col. Hepburn" added Mr.. Mcclellan
Immediately went to the Speaker, ac.
companied by DR.. Wyman. of the
Marine Hospital service They told
him of the Presidents anxiety regard.
ing the bill and he yielded"
The bill for national leprosarium
which Col Hepburn introduced con.
temporaneously with the Hawaiian bill
was up in the House last evening and