The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-21
GOVERNOR ON
THE LEGISLATURE
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session. He said that $500 pages of
laws had been placed upon the statute
books of the country by the Legisla.
greater degree of applied intelligence
was noticeable as the years passed.
"'The increased complexity OF the
social organism said the Governor,
"hns naturally produced 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.
"There 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 resolution which included
suggestions for needed changes in the
land laws of the Territory, bnt 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.
"The community is apt to hold it's
breath and wait when the Legislature
is in session. said the Governor, "and
heave sigh of relief when it is ad-
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
preceding ones.
1.-THE truth is that the people gen.
orally elect good representatives and
that as rule they do right and are
guided by what they consider to be
the best interests of the country. The
last Legislature has made splendid
record, and in its work conformed t.
the spirit of progress. 1t passed many
good laws. and passed none that can
he termed vicious, or likely to have
bad 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-
lure 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 Judiclary-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 commendable characters
tics of the last Legislature, the Gov
ernor said, was the idea carried int
effect of having public meetings or
vital subjects affecting the public, al
Which lHOSt lllltItoltu
free discussion. The second com
mendable characteristic. he said, was
the desire to look to the future and
make preparatio through the provi.
sion for commissions that will tend
to solve the problems confronting the
| Legislature of 1911.
"A remarkable feat" is the phrase
Governor Frear used in referring to
| the accomplishment of the Legislature
| in bringing the expenditures within
| the revenue. He said that 1t might
not appear to be such a difficult thing
to the minds of many persons moi
versed in the difficulties of govern
ment, but insisted that in this one
| thing the Legislature of 1909 hac
placed itself on record In a manner
that Will establish a precedent for al
of the Terrltory's legislatures of, th'
| future.
On Queens Hospital.
Referring to his veto of the appro
priation for the Queens Hospital. Gov
ernor Frear said that II was impos
sible to be guided by matters of sen
timent In dealing with the financia
affairs of the government. He insist
ed that the question of the appropria
ton for the Queens Hospital resolved
Itself into a question of the "Territor!
making the appropriation and hayinl
a deficit. or the county meeting, tn
expense and not having a deficit" on
this basis, he said, there was no posi-
| bilIty of choice. and much as he re
GREETED the necessity of yetolng TIL
item. he found II necessary and essen
tial TO do so.
The adoption Of the movement 70
the transfer of more control 10 tn
counties and the imposition Of great
er degree OF financial responsibility
Governor Frear said, showed the vita
| importance OF eleeting able men 20 IN
Legislature and assuring the adoption
OF consistent plan OF economy
"The time has come when the g0pl
citizens of the Territory must give vi
tie idea Of soiling their hands Ia poi
tiles, ana go 20 work. observed th
Governor, lie added that a larg
amount ~ financial discretion VIII b
vested Ia the County Supervisor
under lhe new regime, ana thai u 20
mains with tho people 90 SEQ ihPt the
have representatives thai can perf0ra
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