The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-16
Rep. Loebenstein Asks How Money
Was Spent By President Dole.
LIST HAS ALREADY been MADE
Senate Discusses Liability of Gov
ernment for Killing Tubercu-
louS Cattle.
SENATE.


The Judiciary Committee reported
that they were considering the Presi-
dents message on independent resolu-
tions. They were given further time
for consideration
Senator Wilcox reported from the
special committee to which was refer
red the claims for tuberculous cattle
killed. THE committee reported that
they considered the question of the
liability of the Government was for
the Courts to settle. They approved
for putting an item in the bill to cover
any judgment the Courts might render
plaintiffs. They recommended $3,400.
The salaries appropriation bill was
taken up and read by recapitulation
and passed. The usual enacting clause
was then passed and the bill passed as
a whole for the second reading. Third
reading was set for Monday. The re-
capitulation amounted to $2,145, ,266,
less by S2,240 than the amount in the
original bill The amount is distribut-
ed as follows: Salary of President,
$4,000; Permanent Settlements, $10,-
$40; Judiciary, S161,3OO; Department of
Foreign Affairs, s203, 200; Department
of Finance. $105,S00; Postal Bureau,
$129, ,720; Bureau of Customs, $3.50, $50;
Department of the Attorney-General,
S405, $40; Departmnt of Public Instruc-
ton, $4S2, 200; Department of the In
terror, S33,720; Commission Of Public
Lands, $3.50; Bureau of Survey, $685.
760; Registry of Convyances, $14, ,720;
Bureau of immigration, $500; Bureau
of Water Works, s27,O74; Bureau of
Public Works, s91 ,O24; Board of
Health, $14S,3S4; Forest and Nursuries,
SIS, 760; Public Grounds, S9,444; Fire
Departments, S53,520.
Appropriation act was then taken
up. Senator McCandless withdrew his
motion to insert in line 9 an item of
81, 500 to reimburse Consul G.. It. Wild
er.
An item of S3,40O was inserted to
cover the claims of the dairieS for cat
tie killed in accord with the report of
the special committee. Senator Bald
win said it was a difficult question
whether or not the Government was Ii
able. Some of the dairies had certain
ly suffered hardships and it might be
necessary to reimburse them The
item in the bill would at least cover
the amount of the claims. If the Courts
gave them more they must wait until
the next period.
Senator McCandless was opposed to
inserting the item. Were it there 1t
would be one of the strongest argu-
ments before a Court or jury. They
could say that the appropriation had
been made by the Legislature and
therefore they believed in it. The sub
ject had two sides. If the Legislature
began by reimbursing the dairy men
there was question where it would
stop. It was an encouragement to the
owners of cattle to kill their stock
off. and expect to have returns for
them. The items would grow as the
pension roll of the United States had
grown. he thought. The Legislature
was not a jury and if the Court de-
cided against the Government it would
work no hardship on the dairy men to
wait for their money. They would
eventually get principal and interest.
! Senator Brown said that he could
not understand how the insertion OF
an item of this kind would prejudice
the high body of the Court or a re-
sponsible jury.
Senator tMcCandless said he had the
highest opinion Of the Courts and the
iuries of the country. They had beer
one of the strongest bulwarks the
country had possessed in the troublou!
times that had passed. He said h'
resnted the imputation that his re
marks were a slur on the Courts.
Snator Hooking said it would b'
just as logical to insert items to anti
cipate claims of the British subject
as to make an appropriation for thes'
claims.
Senator Baldwin failed to see, h
said how the insertion of the iten
could have any influence on the Courts
He considered that they were abov
taking the opinion of the Legislator
as a judgment.
Senator McCandless' motion to strik
from the committees report the re
J1As to- L L.