The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-04-03
Committee Report On
Interior Dept.
PLAGUE FUNDS AVAILABLE
Bill Appropriating $25O,OO0 Passed,
Washington Letters--New Fire
Station Recommended,

The Council Of State was called to
order at p. m. yesterday by President
Dole, the following Councillors being
present Allen, Jones. Achi, lsenberB,
kauukou, Robinson, Gear, Mott, Bolle,
Kennedy, Robertson, Gonsalyes ana
Kane. Ministers MOt,-Smitn, Young
Damon ana Attorney General cooper
were present.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved.
Mott-Smith read letter from Secre-
tary Hay addressed to President Dole
which the latter said would be present
ed to the Council of State for hearing.
The full text of the letter, ana also
an official letter addressed to Hon. ii.
Nj. Sewall by Secretary Hay are as fol-
lows
Department of State,
Washington, March 6, 1900.
His EXcellency Sanford b. Dole, Ho-
nolulu.
Sir. Mr.. Sewall has reported that
on February 10th last, the Council
of State, acting upon recommended
ton oil the Executive Council, voted an
Act (styled Act u approprlating 70.
the extension and completion of the
sewer system OF Honolulu, 500 ,253,2i
out of the moneys which shall be re
ceiyed by the Hawaiian Treasury dur
ing the biennial period ending Deem
Der 3lst, 1901, from certain loan au-
thorized by an act passed by the lesIs
lature OF 1896, said Appropriation tC
take effect from the date OF its approYa
by the President of the United States
Dir. Sewall has also reported the action
of the Councillors in voting 500 600 tol
the suppression of the bubonic plague
The text of both measures accompanied
Mr. Sewall's reports.
The President directs me to advise
YOU that he has under this date, Marcel
g. 1900, approved the aforementioned
Act ]. Information OF such approya
has already been despatched to you by
a telegram sent this day to San Fran
cisco to be forwarded to Honolulu b!
the steamer America Maru sailing to
morrow, February 9TH, which Telegram
reads as follows:
THE President has not considered /
wise to convene the old legislature, eX
pecting the Council of State TO provid
for requisite expenditures until Con
gress enacts the Hawaiian territorial
bill. He approves Act of the Councj
of State"
The appropriation of 100000 for ad
ditional sewerage appears to fall unde
the Presidents previous authorizatio
telegraphed to you on January % las
and forwal ded by the steamer China {
the oath, as stated in my confirmation
letter to you of January cath, 1900.
1t does not appear to be necessar
TO review the serious objections, legis
lative and administrative, which. a.
tach TO the proposal heretofore mad
that the Hawaiian legislature whic
went out OF existence on the anneXG
ton OF the Hawaiian Islands should L
revived and convened anew to resum
the function Of legislation. These oil
jections upon earnest consideration al
peared to the President to outweigh til
favorable aspects of the proposition,
such n degree as to render its adoptio
impracticable, while on the other han
the necessity of such a step did NJ
appear to be imperative in view of tn
sufficient powers already possessed b
the Council of State under existing Law
and the exercise of which powers ha
already been sanctioned by the Pres
ident in order to meet the grave san
tary emergency which confrOnts Ha
wall. The President accordingly direct
ed me to include in the above quote
telegram 4 negative response to tn
suggestion of your letter of Januar
18th.
! have the honor to be, sir
Your Obedient servant,
J0HN HAY