The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-24
NOW At WORK Pgra. R!iah Blood
Council of State Passes
On Bills.
Item for SIS, Damages Raises In
pOrtant Observation-Disclosures
For Health Board Accounts.

FOR Health Board Accounts.
Presiden, Dole called the Council or
State to order yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock, and the minutes OF the pre-
yious session Of the Council were read
by the secretary and approved.
| Petition OF John X. ,Prendergast and
others was referred 10 the Executive
Council.
Damon offered the following special
act for appropriation Of monies TO the
Council, action on which was taken in
the forenoon by the Executive Council:
Voted that the Executive Council |
recommend 10 the Council of State the
appropriation of $40 600 TO be placed TO /
the credit OF the fund for the suppress
sion of bubonic plague, under an Act |
entitled Special Act Of the Council of |
State. No. c." Referred to special |
committee.
President Dole appointed Councillors
Kennedy, Achi and Allen to serve on |
the committee.
Gear reported additional progress on |
the report Of the Committee on Interior
Department. but asked for further time.
: Upon motion of Robertson the Coun-
ell then took up the items OF Act 2
contained under the heading of Depart
ment Of Finance. The total Of $SS,O00
was passed upon a reading of both the
items and the committees report there
on. The Postal Bureau items amount
ing TO SIS ,j52.30 were also passed in the
same manner without comment. An
item of 81 1922 for incidentals, Gus
toms Bureau UNPAID bills, 1890, was
also passed.
The item Of SO, for Damage done TO
ship Santa Clara by the carelessness
lof the Assistant HarbOT Master in dock
ing the ship to the Railroad wharf.
\ aroused the bone of contention OF the
session. Mr.. Jones said from his in
vestigation il was his belief the dam
age was accidental and not due to
carelessness. Mr.. Gear asked IL the
ship had been half or entirely destroyed
by an accident, whether the govern
ment would have to pay for it. Robert
son raised the question of the vessels
insurance If insured the owners had
probably collected the amount already
from the insurance company. I'VE had
a $4,000 900 fire by accident in China
town a short time ago. If we are going
to pay for items of this kind, due to an
q accident we will also have to be pay
ing for the results of that accidental
fire. ! think it would be shame TO
pass such items as this"
- Mr.. Cooper did not believe the gov
eminent should pay the item.
The ayes and noes being called the
motion to pay the item passed by a vote
of seven TO five.
At this juncture Mr.. Achi jumped to
his feet. exclaiming. Il challenge the
right of any Minister OF the Cabinet
to ask that any item be stricken out
Z from the bill"
T. Cooper: Il hardly think the matter
is worth debating. We can change oul
minds. My point yesterday was that
,s. new items could not originate with the
Council OF State without the recon-
or meudation of the Executive Council.
don't see why we cannot discuss any
De. item i'm a bill"
President Dole: Il shall have to ruiz
AZ lagainst you Mr.. Achi. There is no rea
son why the Ministers cannot chang
their minds
Achi: IF that is the case the Minis
ters will be fighting each other in tn
Council"
Item of $1,000 for incidentals, Gus
toms Bureau, was passed, making
"a total of 50, 307.32.
Under the head of Department Of AT
"a torney General, Act 2. the full amour
'eu of 500 900 was passed without question
Under Department of the Judiciary
IT, Act 8 items amounting to 1850 wer
passed after considerable discussion a
to the salary of acting judges of the Gil
cult courts.
Mr.. Damon moved that item of 81, SIS
salary of Second District Judge for HI
nolulu. and item of 81 500. salary of il
terp-eter be inserted as la and IL
respectively. Carried.
IA In the same act, under the caption
Lu' Department of Attorney General, item
for S35. 600 covering pay Of police G
Hawaii. Maui, Kauai and Oahu we
passed An item of $4,000 pay OF jai
Tors. guards and lunas Of prisoners WI
debated upon. Mr.. Cooper explaint
that the item was inserted by reasC
of requests OF Sheriff Andrews of II
MY wall Mr. Robertson stated that q
Nv Marshal was saving 800 a month o
Of the fund already appropriated. the
being also an unexpended residue
ons. 81, 600 as well. Mr.. Cooper request
that action on the item be deferred u
r Of til he could thoroughly investigate &
item.
ad- Items OF $500 under Department
etc, the Judiciary. Act ,, were passed.
The Council then adjourned until
O'Clock Monday afternoon.