The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-03-15
MORE DISCUSSION
Att0TlGT-Ge Smith Answers
Criticisms Of Health Board.
SOME WARM REMARKS IN SENATE
Message From the President On
Joint Resolutions Questions
Asked In the House.
SOME WARM REMARKS IN SENATE
SENATE.
Twenty-frst Day, March IA.

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-
wall:
Nv attention having been called TO
resolution adopted by the House of Re
representatives. on the 7th instant, rela-
tive TO a practice followed by officers
of the Department of the Attorney
General, I deem it of sufficient impor-
lance 10 justify me in addressing
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
cases. But a resolution seeking to di-
rect or control the action or course
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 its action.
Ii will be apparent to you in this
connection that when matters of Exc
cutive 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 Representatives announc-
ing the passage of and transmitting
substitute bills 4, Z, 10 and q.
A petition was received for an APP
preparation of 500 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.
He explained that the appropriation
would not be establishing a dangerous
precedent as it was clearly an extraor-
binary case.
Senator Lyman reported from the
Committee on Public Lands on items
in bills and 5 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 $4,000 because of the
need of houses throughout the Islands
other than those provided for in the
bill
The Att0rney-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, | 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 good
deal of Misrepresentation on the part
OF the members of the Senate in regard
10 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
tiers mentioned in the remarks publish
ed
Expressions were used to the effect,
that the Board of Health Ibid not know
where it stood" That 1.-The books need
ed a very thorough overhauling' and
the adoption of a better system. :"
That it was time that 1.-THE Auditor
General or Legislative Committee
Strengthened things up" and that ''the
accounts were being kept in a slip
shod manner.
These expressions, am sure. were
under misrepresentation. because the
fact is that the books are being kent in
the Board of Health in very thorough
and complete system; as a matter of
fact the same system is used as that
in the Attorney-Generars Department
which was commended so highly by the
other committee. Every detail is ac-
counted for; there are between five and
six thousand vouchers, and a matter
OF twenty-thousand items during the
period, and every voucher is checked
and everything accounted for with ac-
curaey. have had experts go over the
accounts and they found everything in
order. The difficulty rose in the mat
ter of presenting unpaid bills after the
F. accounts were made up. AS far as
things that were ordered from the
Office of the Board of Health are con-
cerned, the requisitions are kept on
file, the vouchers are all checked and