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Show HAWAIIAN LEGISLATION. Serious Question Involving Validity of All Acts Since 1900. A bcrlous question, Involving the validity va-lidity of nil legislation enacted in tho Hawaiian islands sineo 1000, has been brought to light by Supeilntcndent of Public Works Henry E. Cooper, who refusos to act under tho regulations of tho recently adopted county government govern-ment net. on tho ground that tho act Is uuconstlutlonal. Cooper claims that tho act In Invalid In-valid by the fact that tho legislature permitted tho use of tho Hawaiian Ian-guago Ian-guago during its deliberations, which Cooper holds was prohibited by con gross In tho terltorial government act. Dining tho recent session of tho legislature legis-lature tho question of allowing tho Ha. wnllan languago to bo spoken was bitterly bit-terly fought, and It was only after tho threat of tho natives to block all legislation leg-islation that the white contingent In tho legislature ngroed to permit tho nntlvo tongue to bo spoken. |