Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-01
A RECORD FOR SPEED.


finishes its work today has made a
record which on the whole reflects
credit on the members and the com
nonwealth.
Completion Of all work within the
siNty-day limit is the distinguishing
mark of success which will cause the
session to be long remembered and
frequently referred to in future years.
The last day of the session finds no
vitality important measure hanging
FIRE. The slate is practically clean,
and the final hours will be occupied
with mutual exchange of congratulate
tion5 instead of acrimonious debate
ana a doubtful trading of votes at
the last moment.
There has been some excellent con-
9tructiye legislation and none Of es-
pecially destructive character unless
the supreme folly of the Wallach res
olutions can be put in this class. Even
this has indicated whot men Of the
community are men Of courageous
character, and the people may not
forget to pass upon those whose
" eak-heartedness caused them to fall
short Of the mark.
Another blessing of the present
Legislature is the demonstration that
legislators can, if so disposed, receive
a veto every morning and accept or
override without flying into a panic
or fit OF rage. On many previous oc-
casions legislators have become so
fooishly blinded by the presumption
of the Executive to oppose their
ideas that they have lost sight of the
real merits of a measure, and there
by played into the hands of men they
aimed to defeat
The Improvement may be the re-
suit of better-cultivated dispositions
4 more rational explanation is chat
experience in American government
has taught the people and their rep
esentatiVes to appreciate the legiti-
mate province of the legislative and
executive authority. Thus have they
come to conduct their business in a
business-like Way-and not get mad
about it when anger serves no good
purpose
The Legislature has fulfilled every
specific promise of the Republican
party kept some pledges that We're
expressed in generalities and sadly
fallen down on other things for
which the price must be paid at the
next election.
Restoration of the public school
teachers salaries was the one clear
cut, unwavering, explicit promise of
the party platform. 1t could be in
! terpreted only one way and was
worded with a purpose. The prom
| Use has been kept. The appropria-
ton is large enough to restore the
salaries.
Establishment of a College of Ag-
liculture and Mechanic Arts was Il
less direct pledge, but it has been
we'll fulfilled.
Reformation of the liquor law was
! d pledge capable of many interpreted
! tiOns, but from all indications the
Legislature has gone a long way to-
ward real reformation by adopting
/ the general scheme, and many of the
details. o. the bill framed by the Re-
publican party legislative committee
| rho Governors appointment of Com,
mitteeman 'Ballentyne as the head OF
me Oahu License Commission may in
dictate that this is his view of it.
In County matters and the develop
ment of local self-government the
friends have been less active or less
/ powerful than the enemies. The Ho-
noluu municipal bill promises we'll,
| if it be followed by legislation that
will make the municipality an indie
pendent government in fact. Aside
| from this one accomplishment the
| trend of County enthusiasts has, to
quite an extent, been a rush to get
as much out of the till for salaries as
possible. And in this business the