The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-14
POWERS DE EXECUTIVE.

printed and commented upon at cOnSld-
cradle length from widely different
points of view, but still it's various pro-
visions are not understood Take, for
instance the powers of the governor
Some people are wondering what will
happen in the various departments un-
ill the Legislature meets, and dwell
upon the necessity of calling together
a Legislature Immediately. Both con-
fingencies are provided for.
Under section so of the amended bill
the governor, it is provided shall nom-
nate and "by and with the consent of
the Territory of Hawaii, appoint the
attorney general, treasurer, commits
sioner of labor, superintendent of public
works, superintendent of public instruc-
ton, auditor, deputy auditor. surveJ or
high sheriff, members of the board of
health, commissioners of public instruc-
tion, board of prison inspectors, board
of registration and inspectors of cleo
ton, and any other boards of a public
character which may be created by
law"
Reading thus far it would appear that
we might De DIT a SldnuSllll lOT SOllle
time after June 10. But the legislators
of the United States could quite well
foresee such a possibility and the bill
further provides;
HE (the governor) may make such
appointments when the senate is not
in session by granting commissions,
which shall, unless such appointments
90 he, e I,a
next session of the senate"
Therefore las far as the executive
branch of the government is concerned,
the governors commissions for the va
rious offices named above and dated
June Is, will run till the end of the
first session of the Territorial Legisla-
ture.
The means of carrying on the govern
ment have already been provided for
by the President. His action in prompt
ly authorizing the acts of the executive
council has done that Section So was
to take effect upon the approval of the
bill. This section enacts that appro-
priations, except as otherwise herein
provided, shall be made biennially by
general enactment reads, that pending
the time when this act shall take effect
and until a session of the legislature
of the Territory of Hawaii shall be held,
the President may, at his discretion,
authorize and direct the use of such
money in the treasury of the Republic
of Hawaii, as well as of the Territory of
Hawaii, as he shall think requisite and
proper for carrying on the government
of Hawaii, the preservation of the pub
lie health the completion of the sew
erage system of the city of Honolulu, |
and such other expenditures as in the
Presidents judgment shall seem to be
appropriate"
Thus all contingencies are provided
for and, unless for some special reason,
the governor will probably allow the |
legislative procedure to go in accord |
ance with the bill, and will not need to
use the prerogative allowed him in sec
ton IA of the bill This provides that
the general election shall be held on the |
Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November, 1900, which will fall on
November 6.
But the governor may in his discre-
ton on thirty days notice, order a
special election before the first general
election it, in his opinion, the public
interests shall require a special session.
The regular legislative session will
fall on the third Wednesday in Febru-
airy, 1901, which will be February 81.
The session can last sixty days, not
counting Sundays and holidays and the
governor may extend it for thirty days.
1t is very evident that it was not the
intention of the chief executive that
there should be any need for hasty leg
islation, and to that end he used his dis
erection in supplying the Territory with
funds until the regular time for the
Legislature to meet. In this he showed
that foresight and kindly interest which
he has always displayed towards the
Hawaiian Islands and their people.
BY providing the means for carrying
on the executive government of Ha-
vail he has given time for the country
to think, and if ever voters needed to
think, now is certainly the time. More
over, 1t will give the elected members
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time for preparation of bills, and we
ought to have we'll thought out meas
ures, and not undigested and crude leg
islation, which would certainly be the
result of a hastily summoned legisla-
ture.
There are many most important bills
to be brought forward not the least
being the formation of municipalities
for Honolulu and Hilo, and legislation
for divisions Of the Islands into coun-
ties, bringing our local machinery into
accord with the nomenclature and
methods used upon the Mainland. Such ]
changes and others will need the most
careful thought. Attention has been !
called to the theoretical side of the I