Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-07-05
HAWAII AND ILLINOIS.

Government organs having dwelt
upon the horrors OF incompetence
shown by our Legislature, 1t is highly
interesting to draw comparisons with
the work done by legislatures Of staid
old States. A report Of what the ILL
nois Legislature has done has yet to
find recognition in the columns OF the
organ. doubtless through oversight,
certainly not from malice Of fore
thought Illinois is old enough to war
rant the claim that its people have be-
come thoroughly Americanized. There
is not any known left overs from
revolutionary days to mar the even
tenor OF the legislators thought. The
Governor is Republican and the
Legislature is controlled by the same
party.
Some Of the results Of the Illinois
Legislature are detailed in a Chicago
dispatch as follows:
An examination OF the publication
tuN StcSlohs laws VI iht
| forty-second general assembly, which
came from the press a few days ago.
discloses some startling errors.
One bill which failed to pass the
legislature has found It's way into the
statute books. II was the measure In.
troduced by Senator John Humphrey,
which made mortgages, trust deeds and
similar conveyances negotiable instru-
ments, subject only to the same de-
lenses as other negotiable instruments.
The bill passed the senate with little
opposition. but storm Of protest
arose when 1t was called up by Clayton
E. Crafts In the house, and when put
upon its passage only twentw two
affirmative votes were cast. In spite of
this fact, the senate records show the
measure reported to that body as pass
ed. and II was enrolled and sent to the
Governor, and received the constitu-
tional endorsement before the eXpira-
ton of the time limit.
Among other errors already brough,
to light is the omission from the lake
front bill of section which provided
for the construction of an exposition
building and an addition to the Art
Institute on the lake front. The meas.
ure, with its amendments, passed both
branches OF the general assembly, but
the enrolled copy that went to Cover
nor Yates contained only the single
section conveying the park to tn,
South Park commissioners. This l.
the form In which the bill original,
was drafted. but an amendment pro
viding for the construction OF an ex
position building ami an addition L
the Art Institute was offered after
ward and the bill was passed in III
amended form. Responsibility for tn,
omission has not been determined. Al
ter its passage the measure was turned
over to c. w. Baldwin. the enrollin,
clerk of the senate. but IL reached tn,
Governor in its abbreviated form.
Another gross error is found in TIL
amended game law. which, according
to the statute officers. affords no pro
lection to quail. After July | next tn
birds may be killed Unfortunately q
all seasons Of the year. The result 4
likely to result disastrously to the bird
In this State. A number of neighbOr
ing States have recently enacted law
, prohibiting the killing of quail for
number of years, and 1t is expecte
, that hunters from all over the countr
will pour into Illinois and that an in
discriminate slaughter will follow
Sportsmen predict that the quails vii
, be exterminated within the next tw!
= years.
[ Suit will be filed in the Suprem
, Court within q short time to test tn
, validity Of the law Of the legislator
which provides that the assessmen
OF the board of equalization shall b
for State purposes only, and that coun
ty and municipal taxes shall be extend
t ed on the assessment made by tn
= county board of review. Only one as
= sessment is provided for by the con
Z stitution, and eminent jurists have eS
pressed doubt of the validity of tn
contemplated double assessment.
1 When We come to compare Hawaii
= work with that of Illinois this me-
5 Territory doesn't shine In such ba
light as many would have us believ,
t No doubt when Thurston finds tn
= name Humphrey among the lllinoI
{ members he will form an immediat