The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-13
PRICE FIVE ClNBa

March 9Th. 1900. sent through Secretary
of State Hay. which reads as follows:
The President has not considered IL
wise to convene the old legislature, ex-
pecting the Council Of State to pro-
vide for requisite expenditures until
Congress elects (enactsD the Hawaiian
Territorial bill, he approves Act No. 1
of the Council of State"
Is this an appropriation contemplated
by the authority conferred by President
Mckinley by this dispatch? II appears
to me that 1t Is open to serious Ques-
tion. / feel, however, that II is not for
me to make definite ruling on either
OF the last two points mentioned, nere-
ly calling the attention OF the Council
of State to what seems to me to be
the questions in doubt respecting the
passage Of this appropriation by the
Council OF State at this time.
Very respectfully yours,
HENRY z. COOPER,
Attorney-General.
Mr.. Sanford b. Dole, President Repub-
lie of Hawaii.
Jones made a motion that the item be
stricken out on account OF the uncer-
tainty of the power of the Council to
make such an appropriation. Mr.. Allen
stated his opinion in asking that the
item be passed, which was conditioned
upon the raising OF 100000 by private
subscription to accompany the govern
ment fund. Achi objected to the pas
sage OF the item, believing Ii was a
matter for the Legislature to pass upon.
Minister Young also felt that under
the circumstances the item should be
stricken out in view of the report made
by the Attorney General. Mr.. Allen, as
one Of the committee reporting the pas
sage Of the item, said he was very glad
to know that the feeling of the Council
was in favor of the appropriation. but
doubtful of the expediency Of the Coun-
Gil passing upon the item.
President Dole put the motion to
strike the item out. The response in
favor of the motion was almost as weak
as the contrary raising OF hands, but
the former prevailed, and the hospital
for incurables will now have to depend
entirely upon outside subscriptions.
llorgue Buildfnssryf
The appropriation for the new
morgue and appliances was brought up
as unfinished business. Isenberg asked
| IL the amount was intended for the erec-
tion of a stone building. IL wooden
building was put up 1t might have 20
be burned down again as the old one
was. Minister Young replied that he
did not think the specifications were
for a stone building. Mr.. kennedy
said he would object to the placing Of
the morgue in Kakaako, and the Min
ister said he did not approve OF the
proposed location, as the district would
soon be built up and the morgue would
be bad feature for the place.
Councillor Allen stated that members
of the Board Of Health ha4 been all
over the city looking for suitable 10
cation, but in every case where they
made application for a site, they were
refused. The committee had also re-
Iported against building the morgue
near the present pest house.
The item was. however, finally pass
ed as in the bill.
An item for 81 900 covering the pay
roll for the new Beretania street pump
was inserted in Act and passed. Also
an appropriation of $500 was made
to cover the expenses OF running and
lcoaling the pumping plant for the next
leighteen months.
Plumbing Inspectors.
The deferred item of $4,000 for pay
lof a plumbing inspector and two as
Isistants was passed yesterday.
Sections 2, 3. 4, s and 8 of Act 2 were
taken up one by one and considered in
connection with the committee report
thereon. The sections were passed up
on exactly upon the recommendations
of the committee. and upon motion OF
Mr.. Isenberg were referred with the
title of Act to the Finance Commit
tee to be corrected and printed.
The title OF Act 3 was read and pass
ed. Moved that section and the entire
bill be referred to the Finance Com
mittee for correction and reprint.
Passed.
Minister Cooper made a statement as
to the drawing OF double salaries by
employees of the government. During
the plague epidemic double pay was
drawn, largely on the part OF the mill
tary. The law on the subject reads
that no person drawing as high as $500
per annum, can receive any other salary
during that time from the government.
Conditions were different, said Cooper.
during the epidemic just passed. In
which doctors had to 40 much outside
work, or work that was not regularly
In their departments. and therefore
we're entitled to receive extra salaries.
The Council adjourned at 4:lO until
Monday at p. m.