Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-24
Saturday, March II.

yesterday, there being present: Presi-
dent s. d. Dole, Minister L. A. Mott
Smith, Alex. Young, Samuel Nj. Damon
and II. Il. Cooper; Councillors c.. Boil
te, secretary. John Ena, w. c. Achi, NJ.
z. Robinson, S. X. Kane. M. A. Con-
salves, J. A. Kennedy and p. c. Jones.
After the approval of the minutes OF
the previous meeting, the President an
nounced his appointment of Col w. +.
Allen as a member of the Council In
place of John phillips, deceased. Also,
that President Mckinley had approved
Act No. 4 of the Council Moreover.
that an amendment had been placed n
the Hawaiian territorial bill by the
Senate, providing for financial legisla-
ton by the Council Of State.
Attorney General Cooper presented
recommendation for the pardon of a
young man serving sentence in Oahu
PRISON for malicious mischief in los
ing a sloop belonging to Mr.. Dover at
sea On motion of Mr.. Ena, seconded
by Mr.. Achi, the pardon was confirmed.
Minister Damon introduced the APP
preparation bills for considering which
the meeting was called. He made re-
marks in substance as follows: In pre-
senting these three bills for current
expenditures, pay rolls and salaries,
and expenditures under the loan fund.
the question presenting itself is under
what authority can these proposed ex-
penditures be allowed. For the past
three months the matter of expendi-
10 hn ga,
and Board of Health has been such a
pressing one that 1t Is scarcely neces-
sary for me to occupy your time with
explanations thereupon. II the Legis-
lature were now sitting, at its proper
season, 1t would give these matters
full consideration. With the immense
growth Of the country's business, the
exports having greatly increased and
the imports more than doubled. there
has been a corresponding enhancement
Of the financial resources, the internal
revenue for instance having grown to
more than million dollars. The Exc
cutive, in accordance with its powers
and responsibilities, decided that it
should take action. under the existing
circumstances. in having these appro-
priations submitted to the Council OF
state and, subsequently, for the ap-
prOval Of President Mckinley. The
amounts OF the different bills are
Current exper ses ........ $1,020,353 Al
Salaries and pay rolls. 314,767 SO
Loan func account ...... S31, 500 90
The Minister of Finance here read
the telegram Of Secretary Hay convey
ing President McKinley's sanction OF
emergency legislation by the Council,
also the following provision OF the an
nexation resolution to show the au-
thority Of President Mckinley: "Un-
Ill Congress shall provide for the gov
eminent of such islands all the civil,
judicial and military powers exercised
by the officers of the existing govern
ment in said Islands shall be vested in
such person or persons and shall be
exercised In such manner as the Pres
ident Of the United States shall direct,
and the President shall have power to
remove said officers and I'LL the vacan-
cies so occasioned."
To go one step further. the Minister
Of Finance said, the Senate of the pres
ent Congress has placed an amendment
in the bill to provide for a government
Of the Territory Of Hawaii, directing
that, until session Of the Legisla-
ture Of Hawaii shall be held, the Presi-
dent may, in his discretion, authorize
and direct the use. Of such money in the
treasury OF the Republic of Hawaii as
well as OF the Territory Of Hawaii, as
he shall think requisite and proper for
carrying on the government of the
Hawaiian Islands, the preservation Of
the public health, the completion of
the sewerage system Of the city OF Ho-
nolulu and such other expenditures as
in the Presidents judgment shall seem
to be appropriate"
In considering these expenditures
we have eliminated all those. :. , as
which we deemed unavailahowed are
mediate use. The Necessary work of
t ,Tr Carrying c, OF for the coming period
IN andS,.Jh We have supplemented
man. OF the items in the old appro-
nations with increased amounts for
bureaus that require more money on ac-
count OF the growth OF the country's
business. The provisions of the exist
Ing loan acts expire on March 81, so
that new bill for loan fund expendi-
lures is necessary. These bills will
work side by side for the next two
years.
l am confronted by position that
can never be repeated in this country.
We shall in all probability lose our
postal and customs revenues. At the
same time there Is no certainty that
we are to lose them, and we must pro-
vide for carrying on those services.
The constitution prevents the Execu-
tive from putting their hands in the
treasury excepting under its stated
limitations. | have therefore based
my estimates on the almost certain
fact that we are to lose the main
sources of our revenue, have inserted
In our appropriation bill the required
estimates for the nrnner cnnlnctInn OF