The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-05-11
PROVISIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Meeting of Executive and Advisory
Councils this Afternoon.

(Foreign), King (lnterior), Porter
(Finance) and Smith (Attorney-Gen-
eraD were present at to-day's gen
eral session of the Councils, together
with the following Advisory Coun-
cillors: Damon Vice -PresidenD, AL
len, Emmeluth, Waterhouse, Nc
Chesney, Brown, Teuney, Young,
Mott, Morgan and Wilder.
Mr. c. l.. Carter, returned Annex
alton Commissioner to Washington,
addressed the Councils by request.
He had left Mr.. (now Minister
Thurston in bed with measles but
improving. Mr.. Carter had little to
say before the Council, but great
deal to communicate in the privacy
of the Foreign Office. He had found
Secretary of the Interior Hoke
Smith opposed to annexation, but
after talking with him while
thought he noted favorable
change. 1t was Mr.. Carter's opinion
that annexation would be a fact in
six months. The speaker said a re-
porter had misreprescnted him in
regard to his efforts looking to
the securing of negroes from tho
South for Hawaiian plantations.
Mr.. Carter said the Annexation
Party had to conduct a campaign in
the United States on the question,
which was just as necessary as for
an American party to conduct a
campaign before Presidential cleo
ton. In answer to Mr.. Young he
said the reason the people of the
Southern States wanted to get rid Of
the negroes was because there were
so many of them. There were S,O00,-
600 of them, constituting serious
menace to white control. All ex-
cept the sugar and rice planters
were desirous of getting them away.
The average cost of labor on South
ern plantations was SIS month
he was not sure whether it was
land found" or not, thought it in
cluded everything.
(Mr. Young said to our reporter
he thought Mr.. Carter was mistaken
in the latter surmise.)
President Dole read two petitions
one being from the prominent
foreigners of Kohala, praying for
the opening up of Crown lands in
that district for settlement. He
read drafts of replies, in which he
expressed the readiness of the Coun-
Gil to do everything possible for pro-
noting the establishment of small
farmers in the grotip.
Minister w. .. Smith as report
submitted an explanation regarding
l,r 90 +. 4
presented at last meeting, to the ef-
feet that his department had ex-
pended $4,000 more than it's allow
ance in April. The drafts drawn
for expenses of that month by itself
were only $4,000, being $1,000 under
the allowance. Other drafts making
up the $4,000 reported were accu-
mutations from other months. He
regretted much that the finance
committee had not made inquiries
before presenting their statement.
Minister F. G. Porter says the ex-
penses of the Attorney Generals
Department for February were S2l,-
600, and for January much larger.
The figures by themselves we're,
however, misleading, as a large
amount had been paid out for back
dues. No less than S2S2,0O0 had
been paid out by the Government
this year, largely belonging to the
time before the Provisional Govern
ment was formed.
President Dole stated that the ex-
penditure of the Foreign Office for
April had also been within the esti-
mate.
Minister Smith reported he had
seen Queen Dowager Kapiolani
about the cutting of trees on Punch
bowl. She had received him very
courteously and cordially assented
to measures for preventing the de-
struction of the forest.
President Dole read report from
Col. Soper, commanding the forces,
giving the expenses of the military
from January IL to April 13, 1898
as 3S,935.6l. The Colonel made a
request for $50 to pay for printing a
manual of tactics for light artillery
and gatling guns, prepared by Lieu,
tenant Young. He also wanted S1O(
for buying white duck for suits.
court martial was being held to-day
to try contumacious members of Co
E. The resignation of Geo. G. Strate
meyer as ordnance officer was noted
On motion the acquisitions for the
forces were ordered granted.
Mr.. Tenney introduced a bill tc
amend the stamp act of 1892.
Minister Smith introduced a bill
to provide an additional appropria
ton for incidentals, civil and crimi
nal expenses, of 5000. Of the SI7,
466 in the original Appropriation
Bill onl y few hundred dollars wa
left, and there was ten months O
the period to run. In the forme
period $4,000 was allowed.
These bills took their course.
Minister Porter said the Custom!
incidentals were also about exhaust
ed, and at next meeting he should
ask for an appropriation.
At 2:45 the Councils went into ex
ecutiVa session