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| Robert R. Hitt. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, December 30, 1898.
GOVERNMENT FOR HAWAII.
There Will Be a Sharp Contest In the House Over Legislation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—A sharp contest will occur in the house over the legislation for the government of Hawaii as the majority and minority of the committee on territories do not agree as to the form of a bill. Neither do the majority agree with the report of the senate committee on foreign relations although the differences are not such as to cause great difficulty.
The majority report of the house committee changes the bill introduced by Mr. Hitt only slightly, with the exception of the qualifications for senators and representatives. The property qualifications are stricken out and any citizen who is a voter and has been a resident of Hawaii for three years is eligible. Those who were citizens of Hawaii on Aug. 12, 1898, are made citizens of the United States. One house will not be allowed to constitute the legislature in case the other adjourns, nor will it be necessary to have the sanction of three members to introduce a bill in the legislature. The delegate to congress shall possess the same qualifications as a voter.
The minority report was prepared by H. B. Ferguson, delegate from New Mexico, who is a member of the subcommittee. Mr. Henry of Texas has also a minority memorandum, but is now absent. The report says the minority is unable to agree to some features of the bill as introduced and as approved by the majority of that subcommittee, and it continued:
"We object to the provision of the bill making the supreme court of territory of Hawaii judge of the membership of the house territorial legislature of Hawaii. We believe that each house should be the final judge of the qualification of its members. The innovation not only fails to preserve the constitutional independence of the three great branches of government, executive, legislative and judicial, but tends to degrade the court to the level of political squabbles and partisan brawls. It tends also to increase the already dangerous power of the courts in our system of government.
"We also object to the property qualification for members of the senate or legislature of Hawaii. This disqualification also extends to the voters for members of that branch of the legislature. This is an innovation recognizing by law the right of wealth to govern, and is certainly a dangerous tendency in a republic already threatened by the too great power of concentrated wealth.
"A residence of three years in Hawaii is also necessary for one to become a qualified voter. As our desire is or should be to Americanize those islands, we think a residence of even less than one year would be preferable.
"We think also that too great power is given to the governor, especially we object to his being empowered to nominate part of the judiciary of that island for life. We believe that all the judges, as in other territories of the United States, should be appointed by the president and from the bona fide resident bar of the territory for a term of four years."
The minority make no objection to the educational qualifications for citizenship, as they believe this to have worked well in the South.
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| Antonio Luna. |
DEMAND INDEPENDENCE.
The New Filipino Cabinet Stronger Than the Old One.
LONDON, Dec. 30.—From a Filipino source it is learned that the new Filipino cabinet is much stronger from the insurgent point of view than the last, inasmuch as all the new ministers are pledged to insist upon the independence of the islands and to refuse to liberate the Spanish prisoners. It is added that the Filipinos will never release the prisoners "while thousands of Filipinos are dying in Spanish convict settlements of Fernando Po, the Ladrones and the Caroline Islands."
Mabini, the new president of the cabinet and minister of foreign affairs, is described as a notary living in Manila of Indian descent and as having no Spanish blood in his veins. He is an old man, partly paralyzed, said to be a great patriot and counselor of Aguinaldo.
Antonio Luna, the new minister of war of the Filipinos, was employed by the last cabinet in the war department. He is the editor of the Manila insurgent paper Independencia, was educated in Europe and only lately returned to the Philippines from Paris.
Rosario is probably Dr. Tomas Rosario, who was educated in Spain, and it is supposed that his post is keeper of the archives.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
◘ What is known as the Consumers' league in New York city is composed of about 700 wealthy women who are trying a very pretty and amiable kind of boycott. They took it into their merciful heads that the thousands of girls employed in the large retail stores and who are compelled to work until late in the evening ought to be furnished with a supper. The business firms did not take kindly to the extra expense, but the leaguers were firm. "Supper or supper money!" they cried, and when they added that they intended to patronize only the stores that acceded to this request there was a break in the commercial ranks. About half the houses have now made arrangements to give the overworked girls a bite of nourishing food and a cup of tea or chocolate at 7 o'clock. One of these firms is candid enough to acknowledge that it has not lost anything by the experiment. "We consider," it says, "that the improved cheerfulness, alacrity and brightness of the girls quite make up for the outlay." Few recent triumphs so admirably show what woman can do in ameliorating the hard commercial conditions of life in the metropolis. These women simply gave their attention to it, made their demand in a reasonable way and accomplished their purpose quietly. It is a great pity that the overworked men have not such an ally.
◘ Arrangements to form what is called a cab trust are well under way in New York city. It is to have a capitalization of $7,000,000 and be incorporated under the laws of the state. The scheme appears to have been conceived by the prominent liverymen themselves, who complain of the competition, the expense and the enlargement of the city domain, which makes the wear and tear on return trips greater than ever. One of the largest of the owners of public stables was interviewed on the subject and gave some information not generally known. He said that the cost of hotel stands, as they are called, had increased enormously. A hotel stand is a privilege from a hotel to keep vehicles in attendance for its guests, and for this privilege as high as $4,000 a year is paid. It is always understood that most of the attaches of the hotel are to ride free.
A PRESENT OPPORTUNITY.
A Case Where the Board of Trade Might be Influential.
The attention of the board of trade is called to the fact that the work done at the Lehigh Valley repair shops in Cortland is now but one-fourth that done in former years. Now but forty men are employed in these shops where formerly 160 were employed. Since the Lehigh came under control of the old E., C. & N. railway, the tendency has been to transfer work that would naturally come to the Cortland shops to the Lehigh's shops at Sayre, Pa. This has caused the necessary reduction in the number of men employed at the Cortland shops. These men are numbered among Cortland's best citizens, and the town cannot well afford to lose them.
It is now rumored that in the spring all work on passenger coaches is to be done in the shops at Sayre. In this instance, it is estimated that half of the present force of forty men would be thrown out of work in Cortland, and might be out of work entirely unless they removed to Sayre. The Cortland board of trade could do nothing more acceptable than to adopt some plan to induce the Lehigh management to send all work possible to the Cortland shops, especially from the Elmira & Cortland branch of the Auburn division of the road. These shops are well equipped, are conveniently located, and the workmen are all experienced. Those employed, spend their money with Cortland merchants and manufacturers, and these same merchants and manufacturers pay to the Lehigh Valley company annually thousands of dollars in freightage. A good plan to observe is to keep what one already has, and in this case, it seems that the board of trade has an excellent opportunity to make its influence felt for the public good. Every one must be painfully aware that already there are in Cortland a sufficient number of shops standing idle, and while attempts are made to get new industries located here, Cortland's public spirited citizens should not fail to give due consideration to that which they already possess.
Of course it cannot be assumed that the Cortland shops would be closed entirely, for a great saving in time is made by having small repairs made here instead of transferring the locomotive, car or coach to Sayre and return from any point on the Elmira & Cortland branch. The work on repairs, etc., which arises from this branch of the road ought to be sufficient to give 100 or more men employment the year round. Many of these men have their homes partly paid for, and the constant taking away work from the Cortland shops would eventually work great hardship to these men, as well as be a serious break in the business interests of the town as a whole. Let the board of trade take hold of this question and without doubt much good can be accomplished.
A Business Change.
At 1 o'clock to-day the proprietorship of the restaurant in the Democrat block passed from C. L. Griffith to H. Arthur Bennett. Mr. Bennett has for several weeks been conducting an oysterhouse on North Main-st., and after this week that business will be combined with the other, to be known as Bennett's cafe and oysterhouse. He will, as before, keep on hand a full line of the best oysters and clams, and will serve hot and cold lunches and meals to order, and sustain the good reputation of the place established by Mr. Griffith.
The Carriers' Greeting.
To-morrow morning the carriers for the daily and semi-weekly STANDARD in Cortland, and the carriers for the daily STANDARD to Homer and McGrawville will deliver their annual New Year's greeting in the form of a handsome calendar for 1899. This calendar we think is one of the prettiest of the series which we have published, and we believe will be welcomed in the homes of all of our readers. If the carriers have been faithful in the delivery of their papers during the past year and have placed the paper at each house or business place exactly in the location designated by the subscriber they will doubtless appreciate any little New Year's souvenir which the subscribers may wish to bestow upon them.
Red Men Elect Officers.
At a regular council fire of Pecos tribe, No. 357, Improved Order of Red Men, held at Empire hall last evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:
P.—James T. Summers.
S.—John Grant.
S. S.—John Van Inwagen.
J. S.—P. T. Carpenter.
C. of R.—George Rowe.
C. of W.—James Kelly.
K. of W.—M. K. Sarvay.
Trustee—Chas. O'Leary.
BREVITIES.
—Regular meeting of the Y's at the W. C. T. U. rooms to-morrow at 4 P. M.
—Henry Harvey, a colored tramp, was lodged at the police station last night.
—The annual ball of the Ancient Order of Hibernians is to be held in Taylor hall to-night. Supper will be served in Empire hall.
—Private Edward Butterfield of Company L, Two Hundred Third regiment, who has been home on a thirty days' furlough, has been granted an extension of thirty days.
—The regular quarterly business meeting of the Men's Bible class of the Presbyterian church will be held this evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mr. T. H. Wickwire, 54 Tompkins-st.
—New display advertisements to-day are—F. E. Brogden, Brogden's Leader, page 7; Model Clothing Co., A Happy New Year, page 7: M. A. Case, Cloak Special, page 6; Opera House, The Big City Show, page 5.
—If you desire to take advantage of The STANDARD's clubbing rates for periodicals do it soon, as we shall send for those already received on Jan. 1, and after that the clubbing rates will be withdrawn. See list of clubbing rates in another column.
—Rev. Huntington Lyman sends us the following conundrum for publication: "Why are the Spanish soldiers lately whipped at Santiago like the girls when the dance is over?" and answer is, "Because then we have to see them safely home."
—Rev. L. C. Grant, the pastor of the Congregational church, left town Wednesday night to spend about two weeks with relatives in Chicago and Wisconsin. He will preach before the First Presbyterian church of Eau Claire, Wis., Jan. 1 and 8, returning to Hamilton before Jan.15.—Hamilton Republican.
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