The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-17


entitled IAN Act making special appro-
priations for salaries and pay rolls dur
ing the two years which will end with |
the 31st of March, A. ID. 1896"
Act Am Act making special appro-
priations for the use of the Govern
ment during the two years which will |
end with the 31st day of December,
1901.
All these bills TO be subject to the |
approval of the President of the United |
States.
Minister Damon said the first ques-
| ton which arose was what was the
need and under what authority can
these bills be passed. The Minister of
| Finance cited the necessities of The diff
| ferent departments and explained their
grave nature. He thought however that
| all present understood this thoroughly
| and was of the opinion that ii was not
necessary to go further into the mat
/ ter. IL was sufficient to point out that
under the present existing conditions
immediate legislative attention was
necessary; these conditions were caus-
ed by the increase of population, OF
commerce, of exports and imports all OF
which shows that the Executive Is wise
in bringing the acts introduced for
ward, ultimately TO be submitted to
President Mckinley. II the needs, said
the Minister are peremptory, the au-
thority can only be granted by the
Council of State. The Executive Coun-
| ell had already considered the matter
and had passed a resolution confirming
the acts. The President of the United
States had in an official dispatch sig
nified his approval of the appropria-
lions to be made and had already for
mally approved of Act l passed by the
Council of State sometime since. He
also referred to the Newlands' reso-
luton as providing for the emergency
and cited the late amendment to Sec
ton SO OF the Cullom bill, as made
in the United States Senate, as sustain
ing the action of the Council of State
in making the appropriations asked for.
The Cabinet had been very careful
in making up these estimates and every
point in the appropriations submitted
had been covered. Minister Damon
then went into detailed statement OF
current accounts, salaries and pay
rolls stating that all had been carefully
checked in making up the appropria-
ton bills by the various bureaus. But
said Mr. Damon, although have taken
as much pains and time as is cOusid-
crate to explain the matter ! still wish
It distinctly understood that | feel the
Council of State has the full right 70
carefully investigate everything sub
mitted to them and to criticize and re-
ject a part or all Of it as they may see
fit.
r The Minister of Finance then read
and explained in detail the following
table. after impressing upon the COun-
ell that in making up the estimates the
Executive had been confronted with the
loss OF revenues now derived from the
Custom House and Postal department
The statement submitted, said Minister
e Damon, includes the proposed expendi-
y lures and financial resources OF the Re
= public OF Hawaii as affecting thu
. various special appropriations asked fol
= during the biennial period ending
: WEN December S1st, 1901
= Current Account
= Appropris tons of 1895
. mot Specific" carried
= forward by Constitution
. al provisions, sec. 4,
y art. 40 .................Sl,S tV,l-9 "
= Special appropriation bill
. presented to the Coun-
= Gil Of State ............. 9So,59S =
Z s2,ss5,47s a
y Salaries and Payrolls-
: Appropriations Not Spe-
. cifc" carried forward by
Constitutional provi-
< sions ...................s1,7 2s, 476 o.
. Special appropriation bill
y presented to the Coun-
= eli of state ............ 373,767 S.
= s2,1O3.243 S.
= Public Works Loan
= Act
y Special appropriation bills S3i 800 o.
= Sewerage Plant Act
. Passed by the Council Of
y State, Feb. 10, 1900, and