BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-04

different measures for the prevention OF
disease. There being no concerted action,
the work was unavalling, and the spread OF
ilDess the result To day we hare central
authority in health matters aud > central
liability. In the future we may look to tAe
Superior Board Of Health to keep the
island in a clean, healthy condition.
Mr Domenech's bill for the establishment
uf blind asylum is another measure for
which the House is solely responsible.
The necessity of such an institution first
appealed to Governor Allen, and since that
time it has been made the subject Of much
public and newspaper discussion. Mr. Do.
menech in taking the bull BY the horns, and
securing the passage. Of this measure, has
done the island q signal service. The stain
and sting Of our blind walking the streets
and living on the crumbs OF an unwilling
private charity wi be removed, and these
unfortunate creatures will be taken care OF
by their more fortunate brothers.
While the Penal and crimiual procedure
codes dld not originate in the Houae, and
while they were first introduced in the
Council by Judge Harlan, to the House
must be given the credit Of their passage
and enactment az laws for this island.
The codes containing American laws general
all over the states are familiar to &ll Amer.
icaus, and for the acceptance by hem OF
these statutes no more credit should be
given than they would receive for accept
ing an American wheat cake. or red
apple. To the members OF the House these
laws were new. Some few OF them were
no doubt familiar with their character ana
general nature. To the majority they were
AZ new as belief 10 one God waste Abraham.
All their lives had been spent under the
administration of Spanish laws, and for
these laws they had natural reverence.
Tue laws OF their people, OF their fathers
Sincere credit is due them for not permitting
septlmentality to interfere with reason. The
| TACT that they were originally opposed to
tue codes, and on conviction Rnally admit
ted their utility, and the benefits which
might be derived from their enactment
entities them to the everlasung respect o
all fair msn. The fact that bills wbicf
were originally opposed by all the Delegates
ically passed unanimously contains NJ
lmputation, but uu the CONTRARY conciusiVeij
proves the Delegates to have been nal
public spirited beyond the ccnfiues OF private
opinion. All credit to them for it.
We might fill the issue with an aecoun
OF the good measures which were passed o.
the House. Every just person will CIV
the legislators credit for work well done
1t is indeed a great pity that there shoul'
be one who 10 always ready to detract iron
the honor due to conscientious effort bu
these are things which cannot be eiiminat
ed. There VAS cabsl against Washington
and there never has been a good work dom
or attempted, but that the embittered %
structionist was always on hand to interfere
1t seems that nature intended it that va.
as trial for the sincerity OF good effor
and manly action.
Every member of the House OF Delegate
can feel that his work has been we'll done
that it is to day appreciated by sll person
who understand its scope, and who are no
blinded by subsidy or ignorance. That ]
will be appreciated by the generation T.
come can never be doubted. The loatasom
inpotency Of the detractor is notoriousi.
known. and while some may read, none ar
affected, by its waiIiuga Every man shoui'
get proper credit for doing the best he can
The Delegates did the best they could
which has been proven to be great dea
better than many detractors could eve
have attempted.