The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-14
HAWAIIAN
MEASURES
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(Mail Special to the Advertiser)
+ WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2s.-The
period of waiting with reference to
Hawaiian affairs continues here. There
are other matters of legislat ton press
ing, which have the right of way and
which must first be disposed of. Rep
resentative Cole of Ohio, chairman Of
the subcommittee which had charge of
a few days He expects week after
next to get that bill before the House
during suspension day. While the
friends of the bill have been loath to
try to bring it up in that manner. be-
cause two-thirds vote will be required
to pass it, they have at last consented
to make the effort. Col Hepburn of
Iowa, the great and good friend of the
bill, almost since its introduction in
the House. has advised that plan. If
the bill falls of a two-thirds vote then
there will be time enough to try to
persuade Speaker Cannon to get it up
under special rule.
Delegate Kalanianaole has had it in
mind to offer a bill to set aside land
for a national park in the vicinity of
the crater of Kilauea, but has now
decided that it would be wiser to wait
until the earthquake season has
passed
The Delegates bill, of January 90,
1906, to ratify the act of the Terri
torial legislature to authorize and pro-
vide for the operation of a telephone
system on the island of Oahu, has been
favorably reported from the subcom
mittee of the House Territories Com
mittee and will probably be presented to
the full committee at its next meeting. |
The same bill has been taken up by |
ate Committee on Pacific Islands ami |
Porto Rico. Senator Flint of California /
first had it under consideration, but
because OF the press of other duties
turned it over to Mr.. Foraker. who ex-
poets to make a report on it at the
next meeting of the full committee. |
The amendments proposed by the sub
committee have been printed. These
We're indicated in q pre-
Vious letter to the Advertiser.
Delegate Kalanianaole introduced a
oill April 20 to provide for the cleo
ion of Delegate in Hawaii This bill
grew out of recommendations of House
Committee on Elections No. 8, when it
passed on the contest between Kala-
Iianaole and Curtis Iaukea. 1t has
,een considered favorably by the House
and will undoubtedly be
avorably reported to the House at an
Early date. 1t probably will be passed,
IS the necessity for specific authorize
ion for the election of a Delegate in
Congress is recognized. The text of the {
ill is as follows:
"a Bill to amend an Act to provide '
. government for the Territory of Ha-
vail approved April thirtieth. nineteen
Iundred K
BE it enacted by the Senate and
louise of Representatives of the United
states of America in Congress as
embed. That section eighty-dve of an
Act entitled An Act to provide gov
for the Territory of Hawaii, +
pproved April thirtieth, nineteen hum b
red. shall be amended to read as fol- 7
1ws: .
Sec. IS. That a Delegate to the
louise of Representatives of the United {
tates. to serve during each Congress,
ball be elected by the voters qualified
} vote for members of the house or
of the legislature. Such Il
elegate shall possess the qualifications
for membership of the sem
ta of the legislature of Hawaii
Such election shah be held on the a
rst Tuesday after the first Monday IN d
ovember of every year and at sucE "
laces as shall be designated by the Ii
.cretary of the Territory The ballot s