The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-15
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AttOrley-GenGral Smith Answers
Criticisms Of Health Board.
SOME WARM REMARKS IN SENATE
Message From the President On
Joint Resolutions - Questions
Asked In the House.
SENATE.
Twenty-first Day, March IA.

Twenty-first Day, March IA.
After the usual opening exercises the
following message was received from
the President which, on motion of Sen
ator Brown was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
To the Senate of the Republic Of Ha-
waii:
My attention having been called to
resolution adopted by the House OF he
presentatfves on the 7th instant, rela-
tive to a practice followed by officers
of the Department of the Attorney
General, | deem it of sufficient impor-
tance to Justify me in addressing a
communication to the Legislature upon
the subject.
The purpose of this message is not
to discuss the merits of the alleged
methods in use in the Department OF
the Attorney-General, but to submit to
the consideration of the Legislature
the question of practice raised by re-
solution of this nature when passed
by only one branch of the Legislature.
Aside from the enactment Of statutes,
the Legislature has the power by joint
resolution of taking action in certain
rect or control the action or course
of the Executive branch of the Govern
ment, when taken by one House with
out reference to the will of, or express
ion of opinion by the other, presents
serious considerations, involving the
possibility Of placing the Executive In
the dilemma of receiving rival and
clashing resolutions from the two
branches OF the Legislature, aimed at
influencing or controlling it's action.
1t will be apparent to you in this
connection that when matters OF Exc
cutiye administration are under dis
cussion in the Legislature or in either
branch thereof, the opinion Of the
Legislature upon the subject matter be-
comes Of great Importance to the Exc
cutive. SANFORD b. DOLE.
Executive Chamber, March IL, 1898.
A communication was received from
the President announcing that his
signature had been attached to an act
relating to Circuit Courts, an act re-
lating to appeals from Circuit Courts
and an act relating to interest on
money.
A communication was received from
the House of Representative announc-
substitute bills 4, Z, 19 and Il.
A petition was received for an ap-
preparation of $100 to pay for the trans
portation OF the body of the late Judge
Austin from Paauhau to Hilo. The late
Judge was at the time of his sudden
death on official duty. The Attorney
General asked that the petition be laid
on the table for further consideration.
7 ID hot nria
would not be establishing dangerous
precedent as it was clearly an extraor-
dinary case.
Senator Lyman reported from the
Committee on Public Lands on items
in bills 4 and ) in that Department
recommending their passage. The re-
ports were received and placed on file.
Further time was given the Judiciary
Committee for consideration of the bill
for the registry of Vssels.
The House bill relating to coroner's
jury was reported printed.
The Committee on Public Instruction
reported from Senator Lyman recon-
mending the appropriation of $4,000
for school houses, increasing the item
in the bill by $1,000 because of the
need of houses throughout the Islands
other than those provided for in the
bill
The Attorney-General, speaking to
a question of privilege said: In regard
to the discussion that was held last
Friday relating to the accounts of the
Board of Health, l would like to ex-
plain that l was engaged in the lower
House, so was not aware of the discus
sion held here, and had no opportunity
to make any explanation in regard to
the matter.
| am satisfied that there was a good
deal Of misapprehension on the part
Of the members of the Senate in regard
TO the matter, and in view of the pub
licity given to the report in the papers.
rendering such manifest injustice to
the Board Of Health and the members
Of the Board of Health, it is my desire
TO call attention TO the various mat
ters mentioned in the remarks publish
ed
Expressions were used to the effect
that the Board Of Health did not know
where il stood" That "the books need
ed very thorough overhauling" and
the adoption Of a better system )"
That it was time that "the Auditor
General or a Legislative Committee
Strengthened things up" and that sfhe