The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-11
IN THE COUNCIL.

IN LIE OUUNClD.
MoSDAr, April 3
The Council met at l :3OPM Min
utes read and approved. The Minister
OF Finance presented the weekly FL
nancial Statement
Mr.. Damon objected very strongly
to the system Of leaving such large
sums of money in the hands of the
Secretary Of the Board Of Education.
He intended to harp on this subject
until the matter was changed.
Minister Porter presented the
following
WEEKLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
On hand, March - ........ 4,592 II
Receipts and sale
OF bonds .-..-... Si,OOO 90
General revenue 3, SOL - 34,eol +s
Sass 81
General expenses for week
including salaries for
month 1880 -..----.- forooo %
Available cash on hand
April S-------. ....---- --------- 500, fof %
Outside Indebtedness
Treasury notes 81 900
PM Gfs . -I40,O00 Sl9l, 200 %
Overdue Indebtedness
Treasury notes. 5000
Pm Gis 80 lS0,0g0 Sl39,O00 %
Sundry memos-
Due treasury from P.S.B. S59,52l 50
Exps PROV. Govt to date IS, e65 81
Paid during week. ll,O25 40
Psid to date, Sec. , App.
Bill. .-..- -.--- --.----- I'D 4So II
Outstanding bills See >. 1900 90
Total notices withdraw
ais p. $. B. to date. 5l,5+2 90
Total deposits, P.S. b TO
uare.-...-.. -...... .-...-...-. 0oS'olo 80
Notices maturing this
dale .....-. --...--..-. -tTS-p W
Excess deposits over
Withdrawals past week 20
Cash on hand, p. ;. B.,
this date. -.--.-.--. -,ooo Il
Silver in treasury TO re-
deem certificates ...-...-- $1,000 90
Rosd Board fund in trea-
Sury =orVvy NJ
Silver, sundry moneys
overdue to Govern
ment, about -. $1,000 90 /
The report was adopted.
Minister Porter read q report of the I
Finance Committee recommending |
that the words Provisional Govern
meut' be printed on the postage |
stamps and that fOregn governments
be notified.
The committee also recommended 4
that c. P. Iaukea, Secretary of the
Crown Land Commission, should
make a full statement of all crown
lands, and that the amount to the
credit OF the crown lands in Bishop
& Co.'S bank be taken up and de-
posted in the treasury, and that the
same be done at the end Of every
mouth.
The report was adopted.
At las the Council proceeded 10 the
consideration Of the Sheldon contempt
case.
The Attorney-Generalr read the reso-
luton 0. the Council upon which the
warrant was issued, also the charge,
and melton of defendants attorney
asking for Specifications of the charge, !
so that they might be met
The Acknowledgement contended j
that no further specifications were |
Necessary.
Mr.. Ashford, council for Sheldon,
said that his client was not ready to
plead until he had been notified more I
Specifically as to what he was charged {
with He claimed that he was en-
titled to the same treatment as in a ]
Court Of Law. Every lawyer knew 7
that this charge was not sufficiently '
detailed. He had no knowledge that
any particular paragraphs had been L
specified. How could anyone know i
that the Council would not 20 out f
side OF those paragraphs? 1t was poll Z
tic as well a. just to adhere strictly to
the forms Of law. {,
The Attorney-Generalq quoted from
the rules Of parliamentary procedure Y
showing that nothing more was Ie- Il
guired than the production Of the Y
Newspaper and reading of the para c
graphs complained of, which had been o
done e
The Attorney General read the u
paragraphs and drew attention to the il
Iact that these paragraphs were read y
TO the defendant six weeks ago. u
Mr.. Ashford said that gave no guar :,
lntre that the prosecutions would not ! u
travel outside Of those paragraphs. b.
Mr. Brown said ne thought il only d
air that the matters relied on should N
De- >pecifirally alleged. Il
Tie Attorney General said he relied A
lpon the fact that tue whole five col 4,
INNS Of the English version were full OF
II cOutemptuous matter, and paFticu- G
arly the paragraphs referred TO. e.
President Dole said he supposed that eI
lis position was analogous to that OF "
. judge sitting before = jury, the &c
Council being in the position Of a T
ury. He thought when 4 man was pt
IN trial ter his liberty he should be NJ
,iven every opportunity to defend TO
himself, and reasonable demand for n,
pecifications should be granted. \ 81
merely verbal specification would not OF
X sufficient OF
The Attorney General specified tyVo c,