The record-union., 1898-12-07

! Mr.. Dole gives as his reason for this
recommendation the fear that without
such provision the Governor may ar
rogate to himself greater power than
| is contemplated. Outlining his reasons
! for this position, he says:
while. with some misgivings, have
assented to the provisions of the ma
jority report which places the execu-
| tive power of the Territory in the
hands of one individual. and do away
with the Executive Council, I am un-
| able to accept those which confer up
on the Governor the appointment OF all
| subordinate officers, and which, while
giving him the appointments of heads
| of departments, with the approval OF
| the Senate permit him to remove
them without such approval, power
not enjoyed by the President of the
| United States. Nor can / agree to the
absence of any provisions whatever
checking the, Governors executive pow
er under the laws, excepting as to the
approval of the Senate, required in GER
tain appointments.
1.-The weight of the objection will be
better understood in view of the rec
ommendation of the Commissioners
that the Legislature shall hold regular
sessions but once in two years. as
heretofore, which circumstance would
furnish the Governor with the oppor-
tunity. if he wished to seize it, in re-
moving any or all heads Of departments
Immediately after the termination or
the regular session of the Legislature,
and filling their place with persons
whose positions would be valid until
the next session of the Senate, whicn
might not occur for nearly two years.
BY this means a Governor, acting with
in his authority, could substantially
evade the provision requiring these ap-
pointments to be approved by the Sem
ate The performances of like char
acter under the monarchy are too
fresh in the minds of the Hawaiian
community to permit them to contem-
plate without dismay the possibility
of a repetition thereof.
1.-The Governor under the provisions
of the Acts recommended by the COM
mission. will have less check to his
administration of affairs than was the
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 not,
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 treasury notes,
and the other to postal savings banks
in Hawaii. The first provides that un-x
mutilated Hawaiian silver coins shall
be received at par value in payment
of all dues to the Government of Ha-
waii and the United States, and shall
not again be issued, but shall on pre-
sentation of sums of $500 to either Gov
ernment be purchased and recoined as
bullion at the United States Mint at
San Francisco. All Hawaiian silver
certificates are to be redeemed by Ha-
waii on or before January i. 1902.
The other is a bill which repeals the
Hawaiian laws establishing postal saw
ings 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