The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-26

pectation of the Congress that the prin.
ciplcs Of local self government would
In time be developed within the Terri.
tory. conformahlc TO the spirit and
methods Of American institutions, and
expressly provided that counties, cities
and towns might be created, but
"Wbcreas, IL has been found. in the
effort to carry out this reasonable OK
pectation of the Congress, that the i'm
mediate necessity IL was under at the
time to provide complete form and
system of Government adequate to meet
the peculiarities of the situation, has
resulted in serious difficulties in the
way of adjusting the Government of
the Territory to local self-government,
even along lines of the most eonserve-
tive development, and the most usual
forms of local lf-government such as
counties and cities, resulting, unavoid-
ably, in burdensome and obstructive
overlappings and Implications of gov
ernmental functions,
"There, Be 1t Resolved, BY the SEN
ate of the Territory of Hawaii, the
House of Representatives concurring,
that the Congress is respectfully urged,
either upon the recommendations of a
Commission appointed to investigate
and report on the subject, or upon such
other information and advice as II
shall choose to act upon, to so amend
the said act creating the Territory, that
there may be appropriate and adequate
separation and distribution of the func-
tions of Government between the Ter
ritorial government and local govern
mental bodies and jurisdictions, to the
end that duplication and overlapping
of functions may be avoided; that Ter
ritorial offices whose functions and
duties have been, or may be transferred
to local offices may be abolished; that
all of given classes of duties may be
transferred from Territorial to local
jurisdiction; and generally, that there
may be better adjustment Of local and
Territorial functions, duties and re-
sponsibilities than is now possible, SO
that the obstacle of increased cost of
government will not constantly be in
the way of the development of the
principle of local self government in
this Territory"
Senator Coelho moved the adoption
of the resolution but this was opposed
by Senator Smith who objected to such
prompt disposition of the measure
which seemed to be of great deal
of importance. He could not consent
to sending the resolution to Congress
in its present form; it would do more
harm than good if it goes without be-
ing more explicit in its explanation; ;
it generalizes too much. he said the
desire of the members of Congression-
al committee was for information. This
resolution is poorly draw, in that it
refers a good deal to functions with
out stating what those functions are.
Senator Mccarthy said he had no
objection to referring the resolution.
Senator Makekau moved that it be sent
to the Judiciary committee and the mo-
ton carried.
Consideration of the veto of House
Bill No. LAT was deferred.
THE BONDING BILL.
The Maui County bonding bill was
done to death yesterday on third read
ing. This is the bill that authorizes
the county to issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000. Senator Kalama moved
to strike out one of the items and in
doing this it queered the measure to
the extent that it did not recover.
House Bill No. 236, similar in character
was tabled.