The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-03-16
THE CABINET
Council of State to Sit
For Legislature,
New Appropriation Bill Nearly Com
pIeted and May be Submit
ted to Tomorrow

There were present President Dole
and Ministers Mott-Smith, Young, pa
mon and Cooper.
President Dole read the following tel
egram from the Secretary of State, dat
ID March 9Th. THE President has not
considered 1t wise to convene the old
4 Legislature, expecting the Council OF
State to provide for requisite expendit-
ures until Congress elects the Hawaii
an Territorial Bill. He approved Act
No. l of the Council of State.
JOHN HAY"
statement of the expenditures of
the Board of Health was received and
handed to the Minister of Finance.
1t was voted that the following
amounts, covering items in the Attor-
ney Generals Department, be inserted
in the proposed appropriation bill:
Salaries and pay-rolls, 1000 current
account, $4,000
1t was also voted that the Executive
Council request the Council of State to
appropriate the following amounts,
subject to the approval of the Presi-
dent of the United States: Current
account, 81 ,020, 353.4l; salaries and pay
rolls, $34S, 1912; loan fund, 1881, 800.
The new appropriation bill is now
nearing completion and will probably
be laid before the Cabinet at the meet
ing tomorrow. 1t is understood that
the President will likely call the Coun-
ell of State together to consider the
matter sometime next week. The Coun-
Gil will probably take the form OF a
miniature legislature which will thor
oughly investigate and report upon the
details of the appropriations asked be-
fore action is taken. The sitting of the
Council of State is expected to last some
time.
Minister Damon read a statement
prepared for the Council of State of the |
expenditures and financial re-
sources of the Republic of Hawaii as
affecting the various special appropria-
IONS asked for during the biennial per-
iod ending December 81, 1900.
Minister Young read petition, from
several Hawaiians who were deprived
of their homes on account of the re-
cent burnings by the Board of Health,
asking that under certain conditions
they be allowed to live as tenants at
will on some Government lands not 9th
erwise disposed of. The idea was favor
ed by the Council.
1t was voted that the proposition of
the Trustees of the b. p. Bishop Es-
tate as contained in Mr.. +. S. Dodge's
letter of March 10th, to grant, upon GER
tain conditions, the land required for
the extension of Pauahi street from
Nuuapu to Fort street, be accepted and
me Minister of the Interior be author
lied to take steps to deal as best he
can with the present tenant
The Cabinet held an informal meet
ing after the arrival of the Australia |
yesterday morning to hear read the |
correspondence from Washington |
President Dole first read the following
telegram from Judge Alfred S. Hart
well:
Washington, March g.
Hon. Sanford b. Dole.
Secretary Hay telegraphs Presidents
approval Act / and that President has
not considered calling old Legislature
wise, expecting Council of State to
make requisite appropriations pending |
bill. House committee adopt section |
So Senate bill; retain section 70 House !
bill. Recommend certain amendments |
but generally retain House bill
ALFRED S. HARTWELL.
President Dole then read the CORE
spondence of Mr.. Hartwell in full, |
which included the following amend
ment TO section 50. providing that APP
except AS otherwise here
in provided shall be biennially by the
to Section Fifty-Two.
That section 50 be amended by add
ing to the end thereof the following:
Provided, however, that pending the
time when this act shall take effect
and until a session of the Legislature
of the Territory of Hawaii shall be
held, the President may in his discre-
ton authorize and direct the use of |
such money in the Treasury of the Re- |
public of Hawaii, as well as of the Ter |
ritory of Hawaii, as he shall think |
requisite and proper for carrying on of |
the Government of the Hawaiian ISL |
ands, the preservation of the public |
health the completion of the sewerage |
system Of the city of Honolulu, and |
such other expenditures as in the |
Presidents judgment shall seem to be |
The Cabinet discussed the CORE
spondence and the opinion seemed to
be that the amendment to section 81 |
was very good one, as it gives the
local Government chance for appro-
priating public monies.
President Dole is of the opinion that
the differences of the two bills will
cause some delay. 81 think" said he,
the crown lands in this |
Senate bill passed are separated from |
the other lands and made subject to |
United States laws. This appears from
the correspondence received; but the
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