The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-05
WIN THE COUNCILS
wharf nnndins ~ pay worn roriu.
ruese Immigration ~ submit
ting the Consultation.

The Councils had an unusually inter
esting meeting this afternoon. The
legislature was Short handed. but
some very important matters were con.
sidered. Those present were, President
Dole, Nice-President Wilder Ministers
Hatch, Smith, Damon aud King. Coun.
cilmen Smith, Emmeluth. Allen. Ena.
Waterhouse. Mott, Morgan, Mendonca
and suhr.
Under the head Of petitions letter
/ from Mrs. Ieavitt was read II was a
short farewell and a long protest against
the liquor traffic of the country. She
ascrihes about all the ills and evils of
the land to drink Mrs leavitt saws she
saw two natives drop dead from drink
ing. saw a number Of foreigners drunk.
and Jap woman who had been beaten
by a drunken man. Mrs. Leavitt saws
monarchy is dead, and that there
should be an absolutely prohibitive
clause in the platform. Referred TO the
Constitutional Committee.
The Attorney.General offered two
petitions for pardon. Both men are on
the Volcano road. One was convicted
Of cattle stealing. Referred
Mr.. Emmeluth remarked that that
there seemed to be some ditldence about
registration. He thought the cause or
this was doubt as to whether or no the
constitution was to be submitted.
MI. Emmeluth offered resolution that
1t was the sense Of the Councils that the
Constitution should be submitted for
ratification to the voters who registered
for the approaching election. Mr.. En-
meluth's motion to adopt the resolution
was not seconded and the matter was
dropped.
Mr.. Warehouse asked about the
work of the committe on inquiry as to
Portuguese immigration. The Presi-
dent responded that Mr.. Canavarro had
been interviewed and had said he knew
of no obstacle to securing Portuguese
for Hawaii. He would recon-
mend the sending of an agent to
the Azores. This will be done.
MIR. Emmeluth offered a resolution
instructing the Minister of the Interior
to advertise for bids for wharf con-
struction, instead of doing the building
by days work. He maintained that
the law required this. The At
torney General said the statute
permitted the Government to do
the work as proposed. The law
only said that when contracts were
made, it must be by competition. Mr..
Emmeluth said it looked like n Job to
make places for people, that the fore
man now in the department and who
would have charge of the work, was in.
competent, and royalist ITO boot. :"
The name mentioned was Jarrett Mr..
Wilder said that all wharves had
been built by the government, that
no contractors had the machinery
Mr.. Wilder said that Mr.. Odercock was
entirely competent. Mr.. Hatch said the
policy that the Government could do no
work would place it at the mercy of
contractors. The Government could
certainly build these wharves. Mr..
Emmeluth said that day work under.
takings had cost three times as much as
by contract Mr.. Emmeluth's resolution
was defeated.
The judiciary committee has pre-.
pared as an amendment to the Sunday
law this new section: Nothing in this
act contained shall be held to pro-
hibit the giving of band concerts
on Sunday afternoon under such
regulations as the Minister of Foreign
Affairs may provide at Thomas square
in Honolulu, or at any other place not
within quarter of mile of a church
in which services are regularly held.
Minister Smith introduced bill APP
propriating S7,2l2.l2 from the public
treasury for the pay of the police of the
Island of Oahu and for incidentals and
civil and criminal expenses under the
department of the Attorney. General
The items are: Police, $4,017.2S Incl
dentals, etc, So, l94.54. Minister
Smith said that he regretted he
ing compelled to ask for more money.
There had been necessity several times
since October for more policemen and
specials had been engaged.
Mr.. Emmeluth said the Councils
must present to the community pecu-
liar spectacle. Men with families and
who had been in Government service
for years had been discharged for
lack of funds, while military
officer was sent off on a junketing tour
and paid $3.50 month. Families were
crying for bread while this sort of
thing was going on. Mr.. Smith spoke
of the necessity of dispensing with
specials. Mr.. Emmeluth said it was the
Road Department he had mentioned.
The Attorney General asked for sus-
pension of rules to pass the bill.
Mr.. Morgan objected to chain-light-
ming legislation but the bill was passed.
The Appropriation Bill was then read.
Here the STARS account of the pro-
ceedings had to be cut off.