Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-20
Section 10, Amending Section 90

Section 10, Amending Section 80
This is substantially copy OF bill
that was introduced separately at the
last session and is included here for
purposes of consolidation. 1t increases
certain salaries. AS to the Governors
salary / merely call attention to the
TACT that both VI my predecessors
strongly recommended this, and that
the Governor is necessarily put to
great expense in entertaining the
numerous army and navy officers aud
ether distinguished persons. American
and foreign. constantly passing
through Hawaii. AS to the secretary
he acts as governor in the latter's alb.
sence and is one Of the hardest worked
officials at other times.
| | desire particularly to emphasize
the need Of increasing the salaries Of
the judges. The people Of Hawaii have
always insisted as far as possible up.
on maintaining high standard in
their judiciary. The cost Of living In
Hawaii is greater than on the main
land and the profession Of the law is
not so overcrowded there! consequent.
ly It is difficult TO get the best mon to
serve on the bench without adequate
compensation. Unless these salaries
are increased. II is probable that in the
near future several Of the best judges
will feel Obliged to resign or not &C.
ccpt rcappointment
Section IL, Amending Section 81
Section % distributes the health
authority, giving to the United States
authority in quarantine matters and
to the Territory authority In local
health matters. In view of the special
circumstances II would seem that the
National Government should also as.
sist to some extent In maintaining
local health conditions. This II has
already done in one respect by the es.
Enlistment of lcprOsarium and the
institution of scientific study Of lep.
rosy. II is now to maintain large
military and large naval force In Ha.
wall and there fore has special inter.
est In internal health conditions as
well as occasioning greater cXpcndl.
lures for the maintenance Of such con.
ditions. Hawaii moreover Is the III.
ter, as II were, for purifying the stream
of immigration and travel from the Or.
lent to the Pacific Coast. IN other
words, Il is national necessity that
the internal health conditions of la.
wall should be of the best. Not only
Is the territorial government handi.
capped for lack Of funds owing to the
Joss of one and half million dollars
! now paid annually into the Federal
Treasury In custom receipts but the
expense for local health matters is In
considerable degree for the benes:
Of and occasioned by national inter,
ests. There Is constant danger from
plague, cholera, and yellow fever
Moreover. largely as a result Of con
/ fcrences with Doctor Kock, the cele
. brated German scientist, a radica
! change Is being inaugurated in Tho
; handling Of leprosy with view Il
Graduating the disease. The emcrgen
cy fund under the Public Health ant
l
, only aftepan epidemic has broken out
, and owing TO the distance of Hawaii 4
practically impossible to obtain M
allotment from that at all. Prevention
Is better than cure. There should be
fund which can be applied by the Gov
crnor Immediately when occasion re
duires, to he used by either the Fed
eral or the Territorial health authorl
ties or by both as may be best under
the circumstances. An effort Is belnl
made with good results TO bring thes,
| authorities into close cooperation.
Section IL, Amending Section 100
The recent naturalization act gives
) the Territorial circuit courts authority
TO naturalize aliens Under the pre-
yious law II was doubtful whether they
had that authority, that Is, whether
T. they were district" courts OF Ter
ritory within the meaning OF that law
Nevertheless they exercised that juris
. election and naturalized $50 persons
$ These are among the most desirabi,
clements in the population and II the,
] we're not naturalized for want of juris
!. election In the circuit courts. not onl!
Q would II be n great hardship to them
. but the Territory would suffer.
Q The object Of the amendment Is I,
validate those naturaliZations, but onI,
!, so far as the Jurisdiction Of the court
}. rs concerned. The language of tn
Q amendment follows that of simila
. act passed recently with reference 4
n the criminal court of.Cook County, N
J. ga Stat, $500.
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