Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-26
20 paved tor IL Ieri.laffve service

not payed for his legislative serviess-
The representative must be twenty one
yeafs Of age, - owner Of real estste 70
the amount Of nor less than i've hundred
dollars, or an annual fscnme Of not lsss
than two hundred snd nfty doiiars.
He has . salary Of two hundred
and hffy dollars. The voters for
Representatives must be twenty
years Of age or upwards, and Of
Hawaiian. American, or European DIS
eeas. who I'm read ard WRIT, and shall
have payed bis taxes. Nearly all the
native Hswaiians can read and write
rhe Asiasfc population. about one third
Of the whole, does not enjoy the elective
franchise. The Legislature sits biep.
nialiy.
All cases Of impeachment are tried by
court composed Of the Mobiles, over
whom shall preside the Chief Justice
The Cabinet IL composed Of four mem
bers-the Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
the Minister Of Finance, the Minister Of
Interior, and the Attorney General.
They are responsible to the Legislature,
Of which they are ex offiei0 members,
with the right Of voting on all questions
except that Involving a want Of conf
denee in themselves. They h ave annual
salaries Of 5000 each The Supreme
Court Ia composed Of four Judges, in-
Guiding the Chief Justice. termed also
the Chancellor Of the Kingdom The
latter has an annual salary of % 900,
and the other three Judges 5000 each.
Much the lager portion Of their service
Ia In Honolulu, the capital, though a
single Judge holds al least one court
ses lion annually 10 e sch Of the principal
Islands. Hon. A. r. Judd, the Chief
Justice, was born In Honolulu, of
American parentage and his wife WAS a
native Of New York State. Another,
Hon = Il. Dole, Is Of American parent
age, was born In Honolulu, his father
and mother, also his wife, being from
Maine. Another Of the Judges, Hon l..
McCuIly, IL a native Of New York, and
his wife Ii from kenduskeag, Maine.
The fourth Judge, Hon. X f. Biekerton,
is Of English birth. There are three
Circuit Judges, with salaries from $1,000
to 5000 each. There are twenty two
District Judges, with salaries from $500
to $1,000 each. There are five Police
Judges, having salaries from $1,000 to
5000 each.
Considering the population Of the
Islands, the amount OF annual receipts
by national revenue and local taxation is
considerable. The customs receipts for
1889 were s550,00O. The local or inter
nal taxes for 1899 amounted to S52s, 800
OF this go, 1000 Is for the support OF
schools, the expense Of the Board OF
+ iucation and his Secretary being paid
from the national revenues. Large sums
are being expended for roads and
bridges, Of which there is pressing
need.
The lepers, numbering III males, 45C
females, are kept isolated on the beauti
ful island Of Moloki, and are scrupulously
and generously cared for by the govern.
ment. at al annual expense Of more than
$50 900.
A summary Of ali officials and EN-.
ployes OF the government gives 1854
native Hawaiians and 6l2 Of foreign
birth. OF the s52s 800 interna ional
taxes, SljI, 900 was payed by Americans
Sl27 900 by Asiatics, $50 900 by British
and OF the sl37 zoe payed by Hawaiians,
"A considerable portion was by those Of
American parentage. Hawaii has ne
Navy nor Army. lt maintains a Royal
Palace Guard Of sixty men. Honolulu
has four volunteer rifle companies, well
drilled and well armed. subject to the
sency, and police force, deemed AIDE
quate for ordinary purposes, is main
tanned in all the isl, nds, and i under the
control OF the Iar-hal Of the Kingdom
aud his deputies. The Marshal is APP
pointed by the Cabinet, and is under
the control OF the Minister of In
terror. There Is a National Board OF
Health, with Il well paid President and
Secretary. There is a Superintendent OF
Public Works, with liberal salary, re-
spoE-ible to the Minister of Interior He
has the supervision of the water, gas
and other public works, as well as of the
expenditures on roads and bridges
Most of the laws of Hawaii are drawn
nearly on the American models, and are
generally we'll administered. There are
no regular town or municipal organiza.
tons in the kingdom. This renders the
office of Minister of Interior very re
sponsible and laborious. J. l.. s.
HONOLULU, April II, 1890.