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Established July 1S5G.
KOL. XXVIII., NO.
5109.
HONOLULU, UAWAIIAX ISLANDS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 188.
I'ISICE FIVE CENTS.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J. Q. WOOD.
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
Public Office: Corner King and
Bethel Streets.
DR. C. B. HIGH.
DENTIST. PHILADELPHIA DENT-
1 College 1892. Masonic Temple.
Telephone 318.
SR. A. C. WALL DR. 0. E. WALL
DENTISTS OFFICE HOURS: 8 A.M.
to 4 p. m. Love Building, Fort
Street.
M. E. GROSSMAN, D.D.S.
DENTIST 98 HOTEL STREET. Ho
nolulu. Office Hours: 9 a. m. to
4 p. XXL.
DR. A. J. DERBY.
DENTIST CORNER FORT AND
Hotel Streets., Mott-Smlth Block.
Telephones: Office, 615; Residence,
789. Hours: 9 to 4.
GEO. H. HUDDY, D.D.S.
DENTIST FORT STREET, OPPO-
Ite Catholic Mission. Hotira:
From 9 a. m. to 4 p. in.
DR. F. E. CLARK.
DENTIST PROGRESS BLOCK, COR
ner Beretanla and Fort Streets.
DR. R..I. MOORE.
DENTIST 210 HOTEL STREET.
Office Hours 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m.
1 p. m, to 4:00 p. m. Telephone 505.
C. L. GARVIN, M.D.
OFFICE No. 537 KING STREET,
near Punchbowl. Hours: 8:00 to
9:00; 2:00 to 5:00; 6:00 to 7:00.
Telephone No. 448.
DR.WALTER HOFFMANN.
CORNER BERETANIA AND PUNCH
bowl Streets. Office Hours: 8 to
10 a. m.; 1 to 3 p. m.; 7 to 8 p. m.
Sundays: 8 to 10 a. m. Telephone
510. P.O.. Box 501.
T. B. CLAPHAM.
VETERINARY SURGEON AND DEN
tlet. Office: Hotel Stables. Calls,
day or night, promptly answered.
Specialties: Obstetrics and Lame
ness. Lorria A. Thurston. Alfred W. Carter.
THURSTON & CARTER.
Attorneys-at-Law. Merchant Street
next to Post Office.
W. C. Achi.
Enoch Johnson.
ACHI & JOHNSON.
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS
AT LAW. Office No. 10 West King
Street. Telephone 884.
CATHCART & PARKE. '
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. 13 KAAHU
manu Street.
CHAS. F. PETERSON.
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
Public. 15 Kaahumanu Street
LYLE A. DICKEY.
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
Public. King and Bethel Streets.
Telephone 806. P. O. Box 785.
J. M. KANEAKUA.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
Law. Office: In the Occidental
Hotel, corner of King and Alakea
Streets, Honolulu.
CHARLES CLARK.
ATTORNEY AT LAW 121 MER
chant Street. Honolulu Hale. Tel
ephone 345. Up Stairs.
0. G. TRAPHAGEN.
.s wTTP!f!T 223 MERCHANT BT..
Between Fort and Alakea. Telt-
phone 731. tianoiuiu, a. i.
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ISIBI : CO.
Will buy for you
Stock or Bond
In this market or abroad.
GEORGE R. CARTER, Treasurer.
Office In rear of Back of Hawaii, Ltd.
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THROUGH
HAWAII.
PRICE, 60c.
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED.
FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS
WOMEN'S EXCHANGE.
215 Merchant St.
Makes a specialty of ancient Hawai
ian Curios, and also carries the best
assortment of modern Hawaiian work
to be found in Honolulu. including
Mats, Fans, Lels, Bamboo, Lauhala
and Cocoanut Hats, Etc., Etc. Tel. 659.
DR. MILAN SOULE.
LATE S. S. AUSTRALIA HAS RE-
sumed practice at S. E. corner
Stockton and Geary streets, San
Franclsoo.
T. McCANTS STEWART.
(Formerly of the New York Bar.)
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
Law, Spreckels Building, Room 5,
303 Fort Street, Honolulu.
DRESSMAKERS.
MISS FREIBURG KNOKE, DRESS-
making parlors, corner School and
Nuuanu streets.
C. S. RICHARDSON.
PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER AND
Typewriter. Expert work at low
est prices. Telephone 313, with H.
Waterhouse & Co., Queen 6treet.
MORRIS K. KE0H0KAL0LE,
LOUIS K. M'GREW.
UNITED STATES CUSTOM HOUSE
Brokers, Accountants, Searchers of
Titles and General Business
Agents. Office: No. 15 Kaahu
manu street, Honolulu. Formerly
A. Rosa's Office. Telephone 620.
A. J. CAMPBELL.
STOCK AND BOND BROKER. OF-
fice Queen street, opposite Union
Feed Co.
M. W. M'CHESNEY & SONS.
Wholesale Grocers and Dealers In Leather and
Shoe Findings.
Agents Honolulu Soap Works Company
Honolulu and Tannery.
P. SILVA.
JiGENT TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDG
ments to Instruments, District of
Kona, Oahu. At W. C. Achl's office.
King street, near Nuuanu.
LEWIS & CO.
111 FORT STREET.
Telephone, 240 : : P. O. Box, 8f.
OF
Goodhue Steel
Windmills
REDUCED IN PRICE TO
8 Ft, $30; 10 Ft. $40.
H. E. WALKER
Masonic Temple Block.
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THE THE
Hawaii Receiving Attention of
U. S. Congress.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION
Governor With Much Powei List
of Off Icers-The Suffrage Tariff .
Shipping Labor In Message.
WASHINGTON, December C Ha
waii as a territory under a comprehen
sive system of laws is the aim of bills
now before the committees of "both
houses of Congress. President McKin
ley today sent the report of the Ha
waiian Commission and the measures
drafted by that body to Congress.
That there will be a lively battle over
Hawaiian legislation was foreshadowed
today. Senator Vest's resolution declar
ing that the United States cannot an
nex territory other than with a view to
ultimate statehood was tantamount to
a declaration that party lines cannot be
drawn in the battle in support of the
policy of President McKinley. There
are Republican members of the Senate
who will oppose making Hawaii a ter
ritory, as they are opposed to an island
state.
Another feature of the complications
was the introduction of a bill in the
House by Payne of New York provid
ing for the extension of the customs
and navigation laws of the United
States over the Hawaiian Islands. It is
understood that this action was taken
in view of the fact that the fight over
the general Hawaiian territorial bill
may be prolonged, and with the idea of
securing at once to the American mer
chant marine all the advantages of
trade between the (Pacific coast and the
Islands. This is not the only separate
measure which is probable.
Senator Perkins is determined that
very speedily legislation shall be had
looking to the extension of the Amer
ican contract labor and exclusion laws
over the Islands, and may at once in
troduce bills which will put these stat
utes in operation in Hawaii without
reference to the passage of the general
government bill. Senator Perkins said
today that, since annexation was ac
complished, it was important that ev
ery advantage should be obtained by
Americans, and that Congress will be
asked to pass such bills as are neces
sary immediately, irrespective of the
fight which will be made on the bill re
ported by the Commission, and which
t is expected will be brought in from
the committees in both branches of
Congress within a week.
COMMISSION REPORT.
WASHINGTON, December 6. The
first portion of the Hawaiian Commis
sion's report, which was sent to Con
gress today, is mainly descriptive of
the Hawaiian Islands, the inhabitants,
the existing Institutions, the public do
main, production, climate, harbors and
shipping facilities, and various condi
tions of general interest. The remain-
ng portion is mainly devoted to the
discussion of the legislation proposed
by the Commission, giving in the ap
pendix the various reports of sub-com
mittees and copies of the bills suggest-
ed.
Three .bills are formulated for the
consideration of Congress. The first
and principal one outlines a general
plan of government and the other two
deal with subordinate questions. Of the
main bill the Commissioners express
the opinion that it will prove to be
"such a measure for the government of
the Hawaiian Islands as will best pro
mote the interests of their people at
the same time that it promotes the in
terests and maintains the sovereignty
of the people of the United States."
It provides for the creation of the
Islands into a territory of the United
States, to be styled the Territory of
Hawaii. The bill contains provisions
for the government of the territory,
giving it executive legislative and
judicial officers. A Governor. Secretary
of the Territory, a United States Dis
trict Judge, a United States District At
torney and a United States Marshal are
to be appointed by the President, and
an internal revenue district and a cus
toms district are created. The offices of
President. Ministers of Foreign Affairs,
Finance, Public Instruction, Auditor
General, Deputy Auditot-General, Surveyor-General
and Marshal are abol
ished. The officers of the territory un
der the new regime are an Attorney
General, with similar powers and du
ties as now possessed by the Attorney
General of the Republic of Hawaii,
with a few exceptions: a Treasurer,
with similar powers and duties to the
present Minister of Finance, and also
those of the Minister of the Interior: a
Superintendent of Public Works, a Su
perintendent of Public Instruction, an
Auditor and a Deputy Auditor, a Surveyor-General,
and a chief Sheriff to
succeed to the duties of Marshal of the
Republic, all to be appointed by the
Governor.
Probably the most important portion
of the bill is Section 4, defining citizen
ship, which provides that "all white
persons, including Portuguese and per
sons of African descent and all persons
descending from the Hawaiian race on
either the paternal or maternal side,
who were citizens of the Republic of
Hawaii immediately prior to the trans
fer of sovereignty thereof to the Unit
ed States, are hereby declared to be
citizens of the United Spates."
Provision is made for a Legislature,
to consist of two houses a Senate, to
consist of fifteen members, as at pres
ent, and a House of Representatives,
consisting of thirty members, double
the membership of the House under
the Hawaiian Republic. The members
are to be elected at a general election
to be held on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1899, and
biennially thereafter. The Supreme
Court is to be the sole judge of the
legality of election to a seat in either
house in case of contest.
There is also a provision that no per
sons who, having been entitled to qual
ify and vote prior to October, 1897, and
since July, 1894, failed to register as
such voter, shall have a vote unless he
shall take an oath to support the Con
stitution of the United States. The ses
sions of the Legislature are limited to
sixty days in duration and each mem
ber is allowed $400 as salary and 10
cents a mile for traveling expenses.
A Senator is required to be a male
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VOTERS OF TERRITORY.
Probably the most important portion of the- bill is Section 4,
defining citizenship, which provides that "all white persons, including
Portuguese and persons of African descent and all persons descending
from the Hawaiian race on either the paternal or maternal side, who
were citizens of the Republic of Hawaii immediately prior to the
transfer of sovereignty thereof to the United States, are hereby de
clared to be citizens of the United States."
There is also a provision that no person who, having been en
titled to qualify and vote prior to October, 1S97, and since July, 1894,
failed to register as such voter, shall have a vote unless he shall take
an oa-th to support the Constitution of the United States.
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citizen of the United States, thirty
years of age, to have resided in the ter
ritory three years, and be the owner in
his own right of $2000 worth of prop
erty, or to have during the preceding
year received $1000 income. Represen
tatives must be twenty-five years old,
mate citizns, must have lived three
years in Hawaii, and must own prop
erty or have an income of $250 a year.
Voters for Representatives are re
quired to be male citizens, twenty-one
years old, and of one year's residence
in the territory; to have registered, to
have paid all taxes due the Govern
ment and to be able to "understanding
ly speak, read and write the English or
Hawaiian language."
To be qualified to vote for Senators
a person must pjsvess all the qualifica
tions and be suoject to all the condi
tions required of voters for Represen
tatives, and in addition own in bis own
right, real property worth $1000, upon
which valuation legal taxes shall have
been paid for the year preceding that
in which he offers to register, or shall
have actually received a money income
of not less than $G0O during the pre
vious year.
The bill also provides for the election
of a Delegate to the House of Repre
sentatives in Congress by the voters
qualified to vote for Representatives in
the Legislature, this Delegate to pos
sess the same powers and privileges
now accorded to other Delegates in
Congress.
The Governor is to appoint a Chief
Justice and two Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court, the Judges of the
Circuit Court, the members of the
Board of Health, Commissioners of
Public Instruction, Prison Inspectors,
Boards of Registration, Inspectors of
Election and other public boards that
may be created by law. and all officers
whose salaries exceed $2000 per annum.
Other provisions of the bill are as
follows: The Governor is to possess the
veto power, but his veto may be over
riden by a two-thirds vote of both
houses of the Legislature.
Foreign goods and articles imported
into the Islands after July 7, 189S, are,
if afterward brought into the United
States, to pay the same duties charged
upon like articles when imported from
any foreign country. The existing laws
of Hawaii not inconsistent with the
Constitution and the laws of the Unit
ed States or this act, continue in force,
subject to repeal or amendment by the
Legislature of Hawaii or by Congress.
The laws of Hawaii relating to public
or private lands continue in force until
changed by Congress, but no leases of
agricultural lands are to be granted,
sold or renewed for a longer term than
five years unless Congress shall so di
rect. The laws of Hawaii relating to agri
culture and forestry are continued in
force, except as they may be modified
by Congress or the Legislature, and the
Secretary of Agriculture is charged
with the duties of examining the laws
of Hawaii relating to agriculture, for
estry, public lands and public roads,
and reporting thereon to the President.
The bill also provides that the con
stitution and laws locally applicable
shall have the same force and effect in
the territory of Hawaii as elsewhere
in the United States.
This is the usual provision found in
the acts of Congress providing for the
establishment of territorial govern
ments in the United States, but the
Commissioners regard -the provision as
exceptionally important in this bill for
many reasons, among which they men
tion the continued importation of Chi
nese labor into Hawaii.
Remarking on this point they say:
"It has been the policy of the Govern
ment of Hawaii, before and since the
establishment of the Republic, to im
port men under labor contracts for a
term of years, at the expiration of
which they are to return to the coun
tries from which they came. Those
brought in are mainly from China and
Japan. Since the act of Congress an
nexing Hawaii was passed prohibiting
Chinese immigration. Hawaiian sugar
planters have seemed to be making an
unusual effort in securing the importa
tion of Japanese laborers, fearing
trouble and embarrassment on account
of insufficient labor for the care and
carrying on of their sugar plantations.
Of course, it becomes necessary to ex
tend our labor laws over the Islands,
so as to probit all kinds of foreign con
tract labor from coming to the terri
tory; first, because it is the policy of
this country to keep out all kinds of
cheap foreign labor, including coolie
labor, and thereby prevent such labor
from interfering with the wages of
American labor; and, secondly, to pro
tect our manufactured porducts from
competition with manufactured goods
produced by cheap alien labor. The
general laws of the United States will
place the people of the territory on the
same footing as the people of the
States and other territories of the
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United States in regard to the foreign
labor.
The question whether white laborcan
be profitably used in the sugar plan
tations is yet a problem, but the plant
ers are preparing to give such labor a
trial and some of them believe it will
prove superior to the labor of either
Chinese or Japanese.
The Commissioners take pains to ex
press their united opinion that the plan
outlined for the Government of Hawaii
cannot be regarded as a precedent for
Portb Rico and the Philippines, saying
on this point: "Much has been said to
the effect that the policy or scheme of
government for the Hawaiian Islands
will be taken and accepted as an index
or precedent to be followed in the plan
of government for Porto Rico and the
Philippines. In view of this apparent
expectation or belief on the part of
many good people in the United States,
the Commission deems it proper to ob
serve that the people of Hawaii are
capable of self-government and have
proved this by the establishment of the
Republic of Hawaii and the adoption of
a Constitution and code of laws which
would compare favorably with those of
any other government, and under such
conditions and laws have maintained a
stable government for several years,
worthy of a free people. The people of
those Islands are more or less familiar
with the institutions and laws of the
United States, while the laws of the
little Republic are largely taken from
the laws of this country.
"It cannot be said that either the
Porto Ricans or the Filipinos are at all
familiar with our system of govern
ment or with any other based on the
principle of liberty. The underlying
theory of our Government is the right
of self-government, and a people must
be fitted for self-government before
they can be trusted with responsibili
ties and duties attaching to a free gov
ernment. These remarks are made to
negative the idea that because the peo
ple of the Hawaiian Islands can. in the
judgment of the Commission, be con
sistently given self-government to an
extent almost equal to that given the
people in the States, it can safely be
inferred that other insular possessions
which the United States have or may
acquire by treaty with Spain can be
granted equal freedom in government."
The report is unanimous except on
one point, on which President Dole
makes a minority recommendation.
This recommendation is for a board of
advisers to the Governor of the Terri
tory, and he recommends that the
Treasurer, Attorney-General, Superin
tendent of Public Works and Commis
sioner of Public Lands shall be consti
tuted special counselors of the Gover
nor, to be consulted by him concern
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ing all matters of public policy.
Mr. Dole gives as his reason for this
recommendation the fear that without
some such provision the Governor may
arrogate to himself greater power than
is contemplated, outlining his reasons
for this position. He says: "While with
some misgivings I have assented to tho
provisions of the majority report,
which places the executive power of
the Territory in the hands of one in
dividual and does away with the Ex
ecutive Council. I am unable to accept
those which confer upon the Governor
the appointment of all the ordinate offl
cers and which, while giving him the
appointment of heads of departments,
with the approval of the Senate, permit
him to remove them without such ap
proval, a power not enjoyed by tho
President of the United States. Nor can
I agree to the absence of any provis
ions whatever checking the Governor's
executive power under the laws except
ing as to the approval of the Senate, re
quired in certain appointments.
"The weight of the objection will bo
better understood in view of the rec
ommendation of the Commissioners
that the Legislature shall hold regular
sessions but once in two years, as here
tofore, which circumstances would fur
nish the Governor with the opportun
ity, if he should choose to seize it, of
removing any or all heads of depart
ments immediately after the termina
tion of the regular session of the Leg
islature and hlling their place with per
sons whose positions would be valid
until the next session of the Senate,
which might not occur for nearly two
years. By this means a Governor, act
ing within his authority, could sub
stantially evade the provision requir
ing these appointments to be approved
by the Senate. The performances of
like character under the Monarchy are
too fresh in the minds of the Hawai
ian community to permit them to con
template without dismay the possibil
ity of a repetition thereof.
"The Governor, under the provisions
of the acts recommended by the Com
mission, will have less check to his ad
ministration of affairs than was tho
case with the sovereign under the Mon
archy, excepting only in the matter of
office."
The majority in their report express
the opinion that the precaution Is not
necessary, saying that "the history of
territories of the United States, cover
ing many years of experience, has mot,
in the opinion of the Commission,
shown a necessity for the creation of
any number of advisors."
Of the other two bills, one relates to
Hawaiian silver and the treasury notes
and the other to postal savings banks
in Hawaii. The first provides that un
mutllated Hawaiian silver coins shall
be received at par value in payment of
dues to the Government of Hawaii and
the United States, and shall not again
be issued, but shall on presentation in
sums of $500 to either government be
purchased and recoined as bullion at
the United States Mint at San Fran
cisco. All Hawaiian silver certificates
are to be redeemed by Hawaii on or be
fore January 1, 1902.
The other is a bill which repeals the
Hawaiian laws establishing postal sav
ing banks, and directs the Secretary of
the Treasury to pay the amounts on
deposit in the postal savings banks in.
Hawaii to the persons entitled thereto.
terminating the interest on all deposits
on the 1st of July, 1899, and forbidding
further deposits after that date.
The report contains an inventory of
the public property of the Renublic
which now inures to the United States,
which is of an estimated value of $10,-
418,740, distributed as follows: Govern
ment public land, $4,147,700; Govern
ment lots, sites, etc., $1,481,800; depart
ment property, $4,789,240.
The report gives considerable data in
regard to duties collected, showing that
under the Dingley bill the amount
would have been much greater than it
was. This comparison shows that the
collection for 1897, which was $548,483,
would have been, under the American
law. $902,706,
The report recommends the construc
tion of a cable to the Islands, to be
under the control of the United States,
which, it says, is demanded by the mi
litary condition existing or liable to
exist at any time.
Speaking of the character of the
population of the Islands, and referring
especially to the recommendation for
conferring citizenship upon the Portu
guese and failing to confer it upon the
Chinese and Japanese, the report says:
"The Americans, although in such a
small minority, practically dominate
the government affairs of the country,
and. with the British and Germans and
part-blood Hawaiian-Americans to
gether, constitute the controling ele
ment in business. The Chinese and
Japanese do not now possess political
power, nor have they any important
relation to the body politic except as
laborers. The Portuguese are largely
immigrants from the islands and col
onies of Portugal in the Atlantic, and
have never been very closely tied to
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