The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-06

at 1885, President Dole in the
chair. There were present Ministers
Hatch, King, Damon and Smith, and
Vice-President Wilder, Councillors
Ena, sWaterhouse, Emmeluth, d. b.
Smith, Mendonca, Morgan and Mott.
PETITIONS.
The Secretary read a communica-
ton from Mrs. Leavitt on the subject
of 'Drink," desiring a prohibition
plank in the new constitution.
Mr.. Morgan moved the communica-
ton be received and placed on file, to
be considered by the Constitutional
Convention.
The Attorney General presented two
petitions for pardon from prisoners on
Volcano road.
Referred to JudiciarysCOmmittee.
The Minister of Finance presented
the weekly financial statement.
Received and placed on file.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Emmeluth said, as there seemed
to be much hesitancy as to registra-
ton, part OF which was due to the
fact that the Government had not
stated whether the constitution would
be submitted to the people for ratif
cation or not, he would introduce
resolution. The resolution called for
submission to a popular vote, based
on the registration for the convention.
Mr.. Waterhouse asked if any action
had been taken on Mr.. Tenney'S reSO-
luton, relating to Portuguese immi-
grafton.
President Dole stated that Mr.. Cana
varro had recommended the Govern
ment to commission a Portuguese
merchant who was going to the
Azores to inquire into the subject.
This recommendation would probably
be acted on.
Mr.. Emmeluth stated that he had a
resolution on the subject of wharf
building He understood that such
work was in contemplation, to be
done by the day, without calling for
tenders.
The resolution requires the calling
for tenders as provided by law.
The Attorney General said Mr.. En-
meluth was in error. If the Govern
ment proposed to let out the work to
some private person without tenders,
that would be illegal; but here the
Government proposed to do its own
work, which did not come under the
provisions of the law at all.
Mr. Emmeluth said the Government
Construction department. could not
handle the work, and that the inten-
ton was to employ an outside fore
man. He did not believe in creating
jobs for persons out of work. The
Government should get the benefit OF
competition.
Mr.. Wilder said Mr.. Emmeluth
could not show that any wharf had
ever been built by contract or tender.
- II bt1if hxy6 do x,1c
work, as now proposed, except the
Kinau wharf, because the Govern
ment at that time had not the means.
The man objected to on the ground of
iucompetency was the best man in
the country for the work.
Mr.. Emmeluth denied that he had
accused the man referred to of incom-
Mr. Wilder said the man referred to
had been in the country fourteen
years. (His name was Odekirk.) One
principle advantage of doing the work
by day was that it distributed the
work among a number. The Govern
ment alone could build wharves, for
nobody else had the machinery for
driving piles.
Minister Hatch said the resolution
proceeded upon false theory. The
Government must have the power to do
any public work itself. That is needed
for its protection. But when it let's
out work by contract it must call for
tenders.
The resolution was lost.
The Attorney-G General stated that
he was compelled to introduce a bill
asking for additional appropriations
for the police department, The APP
preparation was exhausted owing to
the large expenditure for extra police
men as authorized by law. For the
~f N1l In
required for the pay roll now due.
There was a shortage also in the APP
preparation for incideutals, civil and
criminal expenses. This approprla-
ton was an unfortunate one, as 1t
covered so large a field. When he
had asked for the appropriation in
October the amount had seemed suffi-
cient, but subsequent events had re-
quired large expenditures.
The bill was read a first time.
Mr.. Emmeluth thought the Coun-
ellis presented peculiar spectacle to
the world at large. Salaries were cut
down;men discharged who had worked
voted to let Mr.. Soper go on Junket-
ing trip. He thought it outrageous.
There should be little consistency.
The Attorney General thought the
Inconsistency was Mr.. Emmeluth's.
He blew hot and cold. He complained
about the expenditure of money and
yet complained because men were dis
charged.
Mr.. Emmeluth said he was not COM
planning about the police department.
The bill passed its first reading.
The Attorney General moved that
under suspension of the rules, the bill
pass it's second reading.
ID. B. Smith favored the motion.
The men were in want of the money.
Mr.. Morgan opposed it on the ground
that the Attorney General should
have foreseen these expenses.
The rules were suspended and the
Act passed its second and final read
ing.