The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-07
IN THE COUNCIL OF STATE.
How the Appropriation Was Put on
the Shelf Yesterday.


The Court of Claims appointments
and appropriation are held in abey-,
ance. The Council OF State yesterday
laid Special Act on uhe table after.
a somewhat heated argument between
the Attorney General and the members
oil the Council. The regular business
Of the session was dragged out longer
than was expected, and the Council
seemed eager to take up the considera-
ton of Special Act No. q. covering the
appropriation for the Court of Claims.
The Attorney General spoke on DO
half Of the Cabinet when the question
came up and gave a lengthy argument
In defense of the legal status of the
Court of Claims and the liability oil
the Government for any acts per
formed by The Board OF Health in set
ting fire to Chinatown and other seq
tions of the city. AS 70 the personnel
of the Court of Claims. and the reason
for appointing flve lawyers as mem
bers, the Attorney General stated rhat
questions OF law would constantly
harass the Court of Claims, and that
1t had become the policy of the Ex-
ecutive Council to make such appoln,.
ments.
Councillor Jones came out squarely
with bold question. asking IL In case
the Court found that the Board u
Heal.h had acted legally in all its
acts, whether IL was the policy OF the
Government to refuse all or any
Gains. Not getting satisfactory
answer Jones put the question again
and received the reply from the At
torney General that he did not think
it was in the power of the Executive
Council to change the laws. Jones
moved that the bill be laid on me
table and his motion was carried by
a raising of all hands.
At yesterdays session OF the Cou1J il
there were present: President Dole,
Ministers Mott-Smith. Young, Damn
and Cooper; Councillors Allen, RoDer.-
son, Gonsalyes, Kane. Achi, Izenbery,
Kennedy, Bolte, Gear, Jones. Roh.1-
son and Kau.ukou. Secretary Man
son read the minutes of the pre- ,e0.Eg
meeting, which were approved af,-r
some slight corrections had been made
BOlte presented the following sup
Elementary petition from the business
houses which furnished the quarantine
station with food supplies when sew
eral writs of habeas corpus were pend
ing before the Supreme Court more
than a year ago:
Honolulu, II. l., April 9Th, 1870.
SUPPLEMENTARY PETITION.
To the Members of the Council o.
State, Honolulu.
Gentlemen:-This Supplementary
Pe;iJiCn of the undersigned shows that
the goods mentioned in the bills a.
companying the first petition Of March
goth were bought by Mr.. c. 2. Rey-
nolds for account and by order 81 the
Board of Health and a Certificate to
Inis effect is hereto attached.
The bills amount to as follows.
II. Hackfeld & Co., Lid. ...S $50 so
Lewis * Co. ............ so ~
Metropolitan Meat Co. ... 9SS fl
Wing Wo Tai & CO. .... ~ 40
Hustace & CO. .............. 32l 90
IOLdl ........ ......... SZ,4lo W
The old principle that every master
Is responsible for the acts of his se:-
wants should be applied in this case
and We therefore respectfully reques;
again that the sum of S2,41SO4 be ap-
prcpriated.
Respectfully submitted.
II. HACKFELD & CO., Ltd.
w. VOTERS. Director.
LEWIS q co.
METROPOLITAN MEAT CO,
BY G. J. Waller, Mgr.
HUSTACE & CO., Ltd,
Per G. Clark.
WING WO TAI CO,
Per Ian Yin.
This Is TO certify that the goods as