, 1900._

Whereas by the seventy-third section of an act entitled "An act to
provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii," approved April 30,
1900, it was, among other things provided as follows: "That, subject
to the approval of the President, all sales, grants, leases, and other
dispositions of the public domain and agreements concerning the same,
and all franchises granted by the Hawaiian government in conformity with
the laws of Hawaii between the 7th day of July, 1898, and the 28th day
of September, 1899, are hereby ratified and confirmed;" and

Whereas it appears by the certificate of Sanford B. Dole, President of
the Republic of Hawaii, which bears date the 23d day of May, A.D., 1900,
that the Hilo Railroad Company organized for the purpose of building and
operating a Railroad or Railroads between and through the districts of
Hilo Puna Hamakua, Kohala, Kona, and Kau, on the Island of Hawaii,
Hawaiian Islands, was incorporated on the 28th day of March, A.D., 1899,
under a charter of incorporation, a copy whereof is attached to said
certificate; and that said incorporating and granting of said charter of
incorporation were made in conformity with the general incorporating
acts of the Republic of Hawaii, and that the granting of the franchise
conferred thereby and all acts and proceedings contained in the premises
were done and taken in conformity with the laws of the Republic of
Hawaii;

Now, therefore, in conformity with the provision of the act aforesaid,
the said franchise granted by the Hawaiian government to the Hilo
Railroad Company is hereby approved.

WILLIAM McKINLEY.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _June 27, 1900._

On and after the first day of July, 1900, the classification and pay of
the rating of electrician shall be as follows, but this order shall not
reduce the pay of any enlisted man during his present enlistment below
the pay at which he was enlisted, or which he is now receiving:

per month.
Electrician, third class $30.00
Electrician, 2d class 40.00
Electrician, 1st class 50.00
Chief Electrician 60.00

WILLIAM McKINLEY.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _June 29, 1900._

On and after July 15, 1900, there shall be detailed on the staff of
the Military Governor of the Island of Cuba as Chief of the Quarantine
Service established by Executive Order January 17, 1899, a commissioned
officer of the Marine Hospital serv