The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-24
Senator Pacheco's BIN Defeated
On Ground That II Violates
the Organic Act
SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION Is
CARRIED WITHOUT PlLIKiA.
Asks Congress To Leave Senate
unchanged and Alter Basis
Of Representation

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ~ r.nre.e,t.t,
,,.. 1870. -. ", $1,000,
~ '.S .'sls s'. paseu On 'he eis'1eh
popuintion OF each legislative district.
as It appears in the United States
.cehsna of 1910 was aefeatad ~ tbA|
!. 1900. :. !. i. 4
sfn-s' s.s'o'ua ~ 'ne slouho 'h"s =
y IN conflict with the Organic Act and
Is iraprncticable as proposed. Instead,
the indicinry COMMITTEES nut forward a
..bat,tpte FOR seeator Pa.haco,s I'M,
.-.s. 49,, Z, .s,,s,....... NJ .,...,c..
~ ene horm o. concurrent resoiutions
me practical enect Of which viii pc 70
perpetuate existent conditions for six
more years. And the senate adopted
it without debate.
The substitute resolution asks con-
eress 70 leave the senate as II is now
constituted but to authorize one repre-
sentative from each district for each.
seven hundred and fifty voters. en-
this basis, If the resolution were to
BE- but into effect today. the Oahu dele.
datidn would. remain the same. while
env deerease In the leleoation from fine
otkar islhnds n nreclhded In another
eIonse wbich stinnIates that the yanre.
se.f,f;on From tbe .averal .d;sty;cfs
shsl, ~ ~, Ia. than the n,he, & 20,
.,,.s.,;,,.d NJ, 1900 49, =.
IN .a:S ~ ~. ar ~
s..s,..sss 80 ~. ~
s ssTsss wSsns Oe' 49, a. a.;
Z. ~ sss s.s.rn1s say ls ~,
9laly eon ~ Iepol', sehn ~
~, ~ S,ea, w ~" H'vpvse az IN sss
,iii teo'eN ~ oonpfee WIN
tne Organic Act, the number Or
fepresentatives suggestea TOT tne yafl'
Gus distsiets y apparently pased on tne
supposed eitinen popuiatlon Ok the dis-
tgicts' ss
CENSUS At Fault
As q matter Of fact the census Of
1910 does not give the number Of citi-
zens in each district, it being possible
only to make rough guess BY exclnd-
Ing 81 nqtiolinntie4 except Hawaiian,
part Hawaiian and Caucasian. The
eommittee feels that il would be mis-
take to change the representation in the
senate, but agree that districts having
materially increased in population
should have larger representation in
the house Of representatives. As q
! practical matter 1t would be hard TO
! elect representatives based on census re-
turns, as they are not complete; but the
great register gives reasonably cor.
rect idea OF the citizen population OF
each district, # Il is assumed that All
male citizens entitled 70 vote wiil regis
tier. The great register - also ready
means Of ascertainipe at any. one time
the number Of voters and, indirectiy'
the number OF citizens In any one dis'
triet 4" se
IL The resolution follows:
Text Of Resolution
whereas, under the Organic Act the
liegelature Of the Territory OF Hawau
| is from time to time obliged to reap
portion the menbership ~ the senate
and the house Of representatives among
the aenatorial and representative dis
triets on the basis Of the population n
each Of said districts VINO are ciuzen'
OF the Terrltqry; and, III. 5}s
whereas, re.apportlQnment paseo
on eitizenehip y inadylsapie and dlm
cult Of ascertanment due 70 the tae'
that Y y depehdent.on the eensns takel
every ten years, which census has moi
shown 70 DATE the number OF citizenl
in each, district while the number OF
/ registered voters IN each district forms
1 . ready means for Q adjustment anc
represents fairly the citizen population
LOT each district; and,
| whereas, TeNpportIopment 81
the basis Of citizepship might result y
one county Or city and county havipt
an absolute majority IN both the senate
and house Of Representatives. and,
! Whereas, 4 u iuadvisable to chang
the present representation In the sen
! ate but II - INST thar one branch Of tn
! Legislature should have representatio.
aceording to the voting popuintion, fol
lowing 70 q certain extent the preeeden
OF the congress Of the United Sfates
provided, however, that the presen
representation from each district shal
not be reduced;
! 4" TherefoFe. be il resolved by tn
senate OF the Territory Of Hawaii, th
house Of representatives concerning
| tlat the congress Of the United state
4 IA ronnoNf0I nmoud the OrOaniQ Ar