The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-11-01

the nNmOer OF JuuktN WHICH tiHit anu
trial might show were necessary in the |
judicial circuits of the Terri
tory.
1t has been said that. as circuit judges
are appointed by the president, by and
with the consent of the senate. then, II
the Territorial legislature can increase
the number. this would be to impose "a
duty upon the president and senate
which cannot be done by such body.
If the legislature can create an Office
or increase the number of officers, 1t l.
so simply because Congress has author
lied 1t. and in such case the office is just
as much created by Congress as If II had
itself created ii. and II any duty dcvolVes
upon the president and senate to fill an
office created by Congress. II does SO Just
as much in the one case as the other.
The whole force OF the objection goes To
the power of Congress to thus authorize
the Territorial legislature, and this l do
not discuss. | have no doubt that Con-
gress might have provided. If II chose.
that the supreme Court and each Circuit
Court should consist of as many Judges
as the legislature should prescribe, ana
be appointed by the president. by and
with the advice and consent of the sen
ate, nor have l any doubt that in such
case the same duty-.f any exists in any
case--of appointment and confirmation
would dsvolve upon the president ana
senate as II the number had been fixed
by Congress directly. And just so in TINS
case The only question is whether Con-
gress has in fact authorized the legisla-
ture to increase the number Of circuit
Judges. and that | answer afiirmatiNelE.
My visit here in Washington, which
has been devoted entirely To consultirE
with different depar tment officials, has
been eminently satisfactory, said Sec
rotary Cooper today, as ne was leaving
the Interior Department. "EveryWher"
there is shown q keen interest in the
welfare of Hawaii. l spent nearly all
of yesterday Thursday, October Ia
afternoon with the Secretary of ASricul-
ture, Mr.. Wilson, discussing matters OF
interest to his department in Hawaii.
! am assured that Immediately there
will be sent to Hawaii from the de
partment experts IN various lines who
will investigate the possibilities and
conditions OF the islands in different
lines Tomorrow Saturday, October
49, / intend to call upon the Commits
sioner of Fisheries and see what he can
do towards the protection of fish in the
islands.
THE department experts. who are GO
ing to Hawaii, will study the character
of the rubber plant there with view
IT, making il of commercial value: like
wise an expert will look into the pos
sibiity of growing spices in the ISL
ands Experts from the Bureau of AMI
nal Industry viii also visit Hawaii.
The Secretary Of Agriculture Will not
have his experts study the sugar in
dustry at all He informed me that he
thought we know more about that than
the experts in the Department of Agri-
culture. ! hope the experts on forestry
will be able to operate with our own
commissioner, Mr., Wray Taylor. We
want to extend and preserve our for
ests. which are rapidly diminishing.
Il have been so busy comforting with
the chiefs and heads OF the departments
in the limited time at my command,
added Mr.. Cooper that | have not
been able to accomplish anything else.
No l know nothing about Hawaiian
patronage. / called on the Attorney
General to pay my respects and had a
pleasant chat with him but it was not
regarding Offices"
In his conference with Secretary Will
son Mr. Cooper emphasized the serious
ness of the labor problem. The natives,
ne uSlhS oi' i"pi''H' wv
mortality being in the neighborhood of
forty deaths to the thousand and for
eign laborers are getting out of the
country much more rapidly than they
are coming in.
: The encouragement of Chinese labor
Mr.. Cooper added, is regarded as the
most promising solution, and he said
the territorial government is anxious
that large numbers of laborors shall
come in from China. The sugar cane
crop, that should have been harvested
at the beginning of July, he said, is
not yet off the field, and viii not be har-
vested before next month. The natives
generally will not work. The coffee in
dustry is languishing and many things
| that should be raised there have to b,
bought outside the islands.
| Secretary Wilson informed Mr.. Cooper
of a report from the superintendent OF
the agricultural station in Honolulu
showing, among other things, that Il
costs s26 an acre to fertilize the cans
crop in Hawaii, and pointed out the bis
farm wage which had to be paid Il
farm laborers, viz, $40 month. in
Guiding board, which is. approximately
$40 more than in this country.
Mr.. Cooper suggested that the aver
age farm wage might he even greater
The appointment of Vctle A. Netlesoi
as postmaster at Waikiki. Maui, wa
announced here oct. IS. The salary Il
$1,000 year. Wailuku was made ;
presidential Office January ! last.
ERNEST q. WALKER.
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