Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-17
COUNCIL OF STATE TASK.
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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 EVecu-
tive from putting their hands in the
treasury excepting under it's 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 proper conducting of
these offices and on the opposite side
have given myself credit for the
amounts appropriated. The salaries
and pay rolls bill is almost identical.
Conservative Prepare, lion.
These bills have been prepared by
the departments and presented to the
Executive Council, where they have
been carefully revised as to what could
be eliminated and what should be pre-
sented for your consideration. We
have been more than ever careful to
keep our appropriations and requests
within every reasonable bound, recog-
nizing at the same time that II is your
undoubted right to eliminate, to amend
or to reject every one of these items.
The current expense appropriations
for 1S9S-99 amounted to $4,000, 900,
while the proposed expenditures are
81, 403,0 900. Notwithstanding our in
creased needs, therefore, we have kept
our appropriations within 1910 OF
those for the last period.
Mr.. Damon, quoting the current &C.
the constitutional sanction Of pro-
ceeding by the Council Of State was not
designed with regard to any such cir
cumstances as those now confronting
them. II has proved providentiai
measure, however, Tor meet,GG So al
.nn gcn'" rs the II esent. II Tho u,,ip-
~" # The Attorney General the, IT, y
Urge number al items that do net
'ome under the emergency condition of
;N,' constitution The Minister nf IL
nance here ex;resseG the gratitude OF
the Executive, which he felt should be
shared by the country. to Mr.. Young
for accepting office rs Minister Of the
Interior, bringing rherto his long OK
perience as an engineer aud a man Of
business. On the present occasion the
Minister Of the Interior had given the
most painstaking attention to the es-
Inmates for his dcna-'ment and, al
though 1t was impossible fc; him, I'M
der public health conditions, to visit
the outer districts. lie had given the
fairest and most appropriate consider
alton to the needs Of the other islands.
Extraordinary EXP rses.
Quoting the large Items for sewer
age completion, sanitary improvements
and suppression Of plague. Mr.. Damon
said these had to be inserted In the
Dill, because on the other SIDE the
money had been brought in ns taxes
and must be entered as special de-
posits. With these amounts the gross
total of the appropriations was more
than s6,OOO,OOO.
Detailed Statement.
Here the Minister read the following
summary of estimated receipts and ex-
penditures:
Current Account
Appropriations of 1898
Not Specific" carried
forward by Constitution
al provisions, sec. 4,
ART. ~ .................S1 ,370,125 90 |
Special appropriation bill
presented to the Coun-
of State ........... 995,353 Al |
$685. AIS Al |
Salaries and Pavrolls-
Not Spe-
cific" carried forward by
Constitutional provi-
sions ...............s1,729,476 90
Special appropriation bill
presented to the Coun-
ell of State ........ 373. 767 50 |
- |
s2,lO3,243 So |
Public Works Loan
Act
Special appropriation bills S31, 500 90 |
Sewerage Plant Act
Passed by the Council of
State, Feb. 10. 1900. and
approved by telegram
Pres. Mckinley, Mar. G,
1900 ................... si5,253 "a
Crematory Plant
Passed by the Council OF
State, Jan. 5, 1900 500. 10000 90
by the
Council of State
C"Suppression Bubonic
Plague.w