The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-27
.c06HT REASONS FOR
EXTENSION Of TINE
The House Resolution
Submitted By Mr..
Beckley.
TOO MUCH WORK FOR The LIMIT
SOME LEGISLATION REQUIRED
BY THE ORGANIC ACT
REMAINS uNDoNE.
Delay is Partly Due to Circumstances
Beyond the Legislatures Control
Many Desirable Bills in uneom-
pIeted Stages.
TOO MUCH WORK FOR The LIMIT
Delay is Partly Due to Circumstances

EoAtOWAAS 10 tAc Au1 lCAI "a ACPAC-
sentative Beckley's resolution in favor
Of an extension Of the session:
Whereas. Section 43 of the Organic
Act Of this Territory provides among
other things that each session of
the Legislature shall continue not
longer than sixty days, excluding
Sundays and holidays"
And Whereas, there remain but few
session days in which to complete the
work Of this Legislature.
And Whereas, Section 55 of the said
Act makes 1t the duty of this First
Legislature to 'reapportion the mem
bership in the Senate and House of
Representatives among the Senatorial
and Representative districts upon the
basis of the population in each of said
districts who are citizens Of the Ter
ritory"
And Whereas, the Superintendent of
the Twelfth Census has not, so far as
this Legislature has been advised.
issued the information that is required
in order to comply with the provisions
of said Section S.
And Whereas, Section So of said Or
ganic Act provides in reference 10 the
election of a Delegate to the House of
Representatives of the United States
'the times, places and manner CT
holding elections shall be as fixed by
law"
And Whereas, said Section So also
contains the following provision to
wit: Nor shall spirituous or intox-
such regulations and restrictions as
the Territorial Legislature shall pro-
vide"
And Whereas, Section Sc of said Act
provides that the Legislature may
create counties and towns and city
municipalities within the Territory of
Hawaii. and provide for the govern
ment thereof"
And Whereas, the annexation of
these Islands to the United States has
deprived the government of these Isl
ands of a large portion of the revenue
by the transfer to the National Gov
eminent of the Post Office and Gus.
toms Bureau and otherwise, thereby
necessitating complete revision OF
the Revenue and Taxation Laws in or
der to provide for the needs of a gov.
eminent situated as this Territory is
at the cross roads of the Pacific, and
whose people have attained a high
standard in commerce, education and
political government since the organ.
ization of the First Legislature of the
Islands in 1910. and a gradual intro
duction and extension of the Ameri
can public school system a degree OF
efficiency sufficient TO rank Hawaii's
percentage of illiteracy as among the
lowest of any State or Territory OF
this Union.
And Whereas, Notwithstanding the
| fact that the Islands now comprising
this Territory have had q Legislative
government continuously for over six
ty years, such government while fairly
representative of the people Of these
Islands up to the beginning of tbs
year 1853 has from that time up tt
the date of the erection of this Ter
ritory been less representative il
form. though Republican in name
than was the government under ths
monarchy, owing to the strong fea
lures of Capitalization embodied ii
the Constitution of the Republic o.
| Hawaii
| And Whereas, in all American
| states local elf-government is tbs
fundamental principle and main-sta,
of their institutions and it is highI,
imr ortant that thoroughly American
forms and theories of government
should be embodied in the Laws o
this Territory at the earliest possibl,
date in order that American citizen.
coming here, and the American citi
zens born. or now residing here ma,
have the privilege OF voice in tn,
management of their local affairs,
privilege embodied in the Constitution
and regarded by all American cid
Gems as an inalienabie right
And Whereas. all the political par
ties OF the Territory of Hawaii ar.
pledged to the extension of American
forms OF government to this Territory
AMI have. prioE TO the meeting of Thu
Legislature. appointed commission
| for the purpose of drafting bills TO b.
1 submitted TO the Legislature provid
ing for city or county government, o
both.
And. Whereas, the work of Ties.
commissions has been presented t
the Legislature in the form OF bills
which bills represent an enormous
expenditure of time and labor Il
creating & general Municipal Charte
and IN re-modelling the Charters o
various American cities. especially
thnse OF Seattle. San Francisco ant
indianapolis 10 the needs of Honolulu
and In re-mojelling the codes OF tn,
State OF Nebraska snd the Territor.
OF Oklahoma in so far as they relat
to county government. all Of whfcl
forms Of government have been en-
tirely unknown TO Hawaiian Law here
ttofore. although carefully framed