The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-21
GOVERNOR ON
THE LEGISLATURE
CONTINUED from Page One.)

the liquor law and the failure to in
dorse the direct primary measure.
The Governor traced the develop
ment of the Legislature of Hawaii from
the days of the early kings, and en-
phasized the progressive tendency that
he said has gone to place legislation
on higher plane with every passing
session. He said that $500 pages of
laws had been placed upon the statute
books of the country by the Legisla-
lures, and that forward spirit and a
greater degree of applied intelligence
was noticeable as the years passed.
1.-THE increased complexity of the
social organism said the Governor,
Z" has naturally produced a necessity for
more legislation and, as a general rule,
this power has been used wisely. 1t
speaks well for the moderation of the
Legislature that so few laws have been
enacted and shows that the confidence
has not been misplaced.
sfThere have been ups and downs in
the relative Importance of the two
branches of the Legislature and many
believe that at the present time that
of the House of Representatives. is in
creasing At the last session the House
approved a resolution which included
suggestions for needed changes in the
land laws of the Territory, but the
Senate killed it. 1t opposed the bill
allowing appeals by the Territory and
refused confirmation to one of the best
Treasurers the Territory has ever had.
On this [ express no opinion. =
Need Able Men.
Continuing his summary of lawmak-
ing essentials Governor Frear stated
that the science of legislation was
acknowledged by authorities to be the
most difficult of sciences and yet he
believed that there were few men IN
the Territory in any walk of life who
did not think themselves fully qualified
to sit in the Legislature and participate
in the making of the laws of the coun-
try.
fFThe community is apt to hold its
breath and wait when the Legislature
is in session, - said the Governor, "and
heave a sigh of relief when it is adj
iourned Then the public generally
finds that no vicious legislation has
been approved and decides that the last
Legislature was better than any OF the
oAiF0-
THE truth is that the people gen.
orally elect good representatives and
that as a rule they do right and are
guided by what they consider to be
the best interests of the country. The
last Legislature has made a splendid
record and in its work eenforHned ,
the spirit of progress. It passed many
good laws, and passed none that can
be termed vicious, or likely to have
had effects.
Some of the bills that were vetoed
possessed good features. but contained
some feature that outweighed their
better qualities"
Praise for Kauai.
The Governor paid a tribute to the
| good work performed in the Legisla-
ture by the delegation from Kauai and
cited it as an instance to show the
need of sending able representatives 20
the Legislature. He said that the
chairmanships of the two most i'm
portant Senate committees-Ways and
Means and Judiciary-were held by
Kauai man, and that the important
committees of Finance and Public
Health in the House were also head
ed by Representatives from that is
| land
| Ore of the commendabie characters
| tics of the last Legislature, the Gov
ernor said, was the idea carried into
effect of having public meetings on
vital subjects affecting the public, al
which those interested participated in