The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-15
TO BE ATTENDED TO.

Before the Legislature, when it meets
There will be vast amount of work
and very little time to do it in. Sixty
days is the length of the session, not
counting Sundays and Holidays, and the
Governor can in his discretion lengthen
the session thirty days more, but after
that the Legislature will be at an end,
and if it has not finished its work, why
the matter will have to go over for two
years,
Primarily the question of internal
public works will have to be considered.
AS far as the littoral is concerned it
will be attended to by the Federal Gov
eminent. The lighthouses, the buoys,
the harbors and their upkeep belong to
the Federal authorities. Our public
works belong to our internal affairs
our roads, our bridges, our many pub
lie buildings. There are many of these
to be attended to.
Take the question of roads, much has
certainly been done in the last decade,
and where no wheeled carriage could go
wheeled carriages can now go. There is
a wonderful difference in the methods
ago. There is much more ease in get
ting goods and produce to market than
there was even five years ago.
But though this has been done there
is no complete system of roads, and
many of the roads now opened out are
only fine weather roads. AS soon as the
rains come on the roads are converted
into a slough of despond This is true
of several roads in the city of Homo
lulu, it is true of every district upon
the island of Oahu and every other ISL
and in the group. The problem is, and
the problem has been during the last
forty years, how to construct perma-
nent roads. On roads which are not
permanent we have during that period
of time spent probably two or three mil
lions of dollars. If we have municipal
lities we shall have a variety of roads.
In some places they will be wonderfully
good and durable, but in others they
will be far worse than they have ever
been. This is one of the most import
ant of our improvements which should
be made while there is yet time
Then there is much adjustment of the
laws required and this will call for very
careful consideration by the judiciary
committee, which will be the most i'm
portant in the Houses The chairman
ship of the Foreign Affairs committee
used to be regarded as the most worthy
in the Legislature, but that was when
the islands were Independent. We have
nothing to do with Foreign Affairs now.
The judiciary committee will now take
the lead, and it is to be hoped that
good men will be appointed, for on the
committees in Senate and House will
devolve much sitting and much care.
which will be for the benefit of the
future welfare of the Territory.
The question of Prisons and tails win
come up as an important one. The pre-
sent officials have made step in the
right direction, and on a thoroughly
American plan, by concentrating all
long term convicts in the central prI-
son at Honolulu, and keeping the short
term prisoners in their own districts in
the lock ups, While in Oahu prison
distinct line is drawn between the long
term prisoners and the short term pri-
soners and they are not now allowed to
mingle together
But this is by no means enough. There
ought to be a seperate place of deten-
ton and entirely different work for the
short term prisoners. A prison farm has
been suggested and is a good idea.
Then there is the question of a reforma-
tory or something of not such a pro-
noucedly evil name for boys and for
girls. For this funds ought to be pro- !
Vided, and the initial expense will be
considerable.
The Whole question of the Board of
Health and its constitution will have |
to be argued. There are many serious
questions connected with the Educa-
ton Bureau which need immediate at
tention and should not go over to an
other session. There are countless de-
tails of the territorial offices which need
attention. The land question has to be
considered, but that is a question for
Congress- to decide. 8+T
Then the most important question be-