The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-16
MANY CHANGES
New Officers Learning
The Ropes.
Governor Dole Decides to Continue
System Of Executive Councils.
Auditor Busy.

There were changes all along the line
In the offices of the Government yester-
day, owing to Hawaii's becoming Ter
ritory. In nearly all of the offices there
was little business transacted, the new
officers and their deputies devotng their
time largely to familiarizing themselves
with the new laws and conditions. 1t
will be some days before the business of
the Territory begins to run smooth
once more for in most of the depart
ments entirely new systems of doing
business will be introduced, and the du
ties of other departments will be en-
tirely different from that under the Re-
public.
III Governor Dole has decided to continue
Ithe system of Executive Councils. These
itconferences of the officials of the Ter
ritory will not have powers to pass au-
| thoritatively on any questions. but they
| will pc of assistance to all the officers,
keeping the head of each department in
touch with the others. Governor Do e
was anxious to have the Cabinet idea
embodied in the bill creating Hawaii a
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gress. There is nothing in the bill pro-
hibiting these conferences, and they will
| be continued, Governor d de states, for
he considers them a great source o.
i strength to the Government.
Henry T.. Cooper. Sc rotary of the Ter
| ritory, occupied yest-rCay the suite OF
rooms he occupied when he was Min
isJer OF Foreign Affairs under the Re-
public, before he became Attorney Cen
eral. Besiues his duties as Secretary o.
the Territory, he will for time have to
act as Territorial Treasurer. to which
office ne was apo nted pro temp r yes
terday by Governor Dole, who has not
received a satisfactory answer from the
man whom he wishes to fill that Office
Mr.. Cooper will a 50 have the cond lci
of the Territorial elections under his
care. This work was In charge of the
Interior Department under the Rep b.
lie. Wray Taylor will continue in tn
capacity Of Registrar. Mr.. Cooper's frs
official act was to sign the notice fol-
publication of the appointment of the
Governor.
The old Interior Department become.
the Board of Public Works under tn
new order Of things. Superintendent
McCandless is still out of town, so thu
work of his department Is at standsti
for some days. The clerks in the de
partment have been paid off and wer'
busy yesterday closing up a lot of
business. Portions of the work which
I was formerly handled by the office vii
devolve upon the Treasury and Attor
: ney Generals departments. Mr.. Row
ell, who has acted as Superintendent o
Public Works, will probab y be retained
, in the office under the new regime as
deputy. Ex-Secretary Young states tina
there is enough work in the Office t
require the services of Mr. Rowell an,
several others as well. The work ha
. been so much better systematiZed o
{ late that much more can be accomp ish
Y ed than formerly in this office, and l
4 Is expected that when Mr.. McCandles
returns the department will be but
2 short time In getting into good shape
2 The Auditors office was about tn
2 only one to present its usual busy stat
: yesterday. AS Auditor Fl. G. Austin wa
| Auditor General under the Repub IL
and simply droE3 the General unde
o the Territory, there win be very Re,
: changes necessary in his department
, AS the custom house and postoffice wi
= hereafter be out of the Auditors hand.
n there will be fewer warrants to draw
q and a reduction of the force may result
v The judiciary Department wi | go o
4 temporarily as before. Judges Stanie
and Wood were both on duty yesterda
as usual, and transacted business as be
i fore. Chief Clerk Henry Smith swore 1
v the deputies and there was no cessauo
- Of business.
y Before administering the oath to Go,
!. ernor Dole en- "Wednesday, Justice Ffee
% was himself sworn In as a Justice of I'll
a United States. his commission as Chi,
Justice not having arrived. Henry Smit
Administering the oath. Then JustiC
l. Frear swore in Mr.. Smith.
~ The Educational Department will |
D. In running order early next week, s,
40 perintendent Atkinson said yesterda
I'd New blanks were received In the Off,
l. yesterday and the work of the office w;
going on as usual.
Ihe Police Department will witne
few changes. Much of the work viii,
n has heretofore come under its dlrectit
Iv Will devolve upon United States Ma
"a shall Ray. whenever he shall arrive. M
Ray will have charge of all postofn
and internal revenue business, smu
o.. gling and Illicit distilling. and will pro
ably appoint several deputies in q
>. other Islands on his arrival. Until h
no arrival and the establishment Of Z
harshafs office on q working has
High Sheriff Brown will look AFT
nm smugglers, and the cases OF such m
= will come before the Federal courts.
q, Attorney General Doe and Depu
&c, Cathcart were In their offices yesterd
~ as usual, and their department viii so
befn working order.
( No Commissioner of Agriculture h
p lfyet been appointed, and Mr.. II ug
OK Is carrying on the work of the office 1
n l\the present.
les 1.-The land office has much business 81
on hand. and 1t will be some time befC
IL will be cleared up. There will be We
mt few changes in the office, as far as CO,
To- be ascertained.
Ter Although DR.. Wood president Of I
of Board OF Health. has resigned.
Board continues to carry on its work
usual, and IL Is probable that there v
Us be few other changes. Almost all of
I n.