The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-13

q which houses have been burned. 3.
y Further, that the Council of 3.
= State most earnestly advise 3.
z the Executive Council to ap- 3.
u point new Court of Claims of 3.
= five members, at least three Of 2.
- whom shall be business men. 3.
q April IL, 1900. Bottles amend 8.
= ment to Achi's resolution. .
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The Court of Claims had another
inning yesterday in the Council of
State. and came out of 1t badly SCARED.
Acbi's resolution attacking the rules OF
the Court had the floor and lively
debate resulted as soon as 1t was read
by the secretary. Nearly all the mem
bers of the Council took part in the
debate. and all the Ministers of the
Cabinet, except Mr.. Young answered
for the Government. The opposition
on the part of the members of the
Council was particularly noticeable,
and threats were made that IL the
Cabinet had no intention OF changing
the rules, the resolution would be left
on the table indefinitely. Councillors
Bolte, Jones, Achi, Kane, Kennedy
and Kaulukou kept up a running fire
of questions aimed at the Cabinet
Ministers, and spicy tits occurred now
and then.
The cabinets contention Is that the
Court OF Claims Is only appointed for
the purpose OF ascertaining the legal
responsibility for the fire losses, and
intimate that that Is the only inter-
probation that can be given to Secre-
tary Hays telegram, authorizing the
appointment of a Court of Claims y
10 make awards and judg nents,
In conformity with the Hawaiian law"
The Executive and Minister'S take the
meaning of this telegram to be that
the Court itself is to be constituted
and clothed with legal authority in
conformity with Hawaiian law"
On the other hand the majority of
the councillors are of the opinion that
the telegram authorizes the Court of
Claims to adjudicate the losses in con-
formity with Hawaiian law; that the
duty of the court If to see that the
claims made are reasonable and just,
and when found SO to the satisfaction
Of the court, to pay them out of the
funds appropriated by the Council of
State or the Legislature This majority
GAINS the government is entirely re-
sponsible, legally and morally, for all
losses incurred by the people who have
suffered by the acts OF the Board OF
Health. The fire of January Goth, al |
though for the greater loss accidental, |
still was instigated by the Board of |
Health. The councillors calm there Is |
no question of the legal responsibility |
of the local government.
The Cabinet members one by one |
took up the cudgel in defense of the
policy OF the government. Minister
Damon did not hesitate to express his
feelings in the matter by saying that
revolutionary methods were becoming
more and more apparent in the de-
yelopments attending the suppression
OF bubonic plague" and lntimated that
the sooner Gamer business methods
were employed in disbursing the gov
eminent funds, the better.
I'VE are suffering today" said he,
from revolution. The whole trouble
In this community Is revolution
against the ordinary correct processes
OF law. We have gone beyond that cor
rect process, when we asked the Pres
ident of the United States for authority
to hear these claims. He has granted
ehaS' Hstih6 oh thdI INC
OF the members of the
Court have been signed, rules have
been promulgated, and advice has been
sought by the Executive of the best
legal talent In the community; from
some who were positively against the
OF this Court of Claims.
The rules have been made public: the
men have received their commissions,
and while originally, II was my thought
hat there should be two laymen in mis-
court, the more have heard the mat
er discussed, the more am convinced
hat there should be no laymen what
,ver In the court"
Minister Damon's policy so freely ut
cred, and which was to ell intents and
purposes, the policy of the Executive
1ouncn, was directly opposed to that |
VI the Council OF State.
When the Council was called to or /
Ter, Councillors Bolte. Allen. Isenberg,
Achi, Kaulukou, Ena. Jones, Kennedy,
Kane were at their desks. while full
attendance of the Cabinet. including
he President was on hand.
Want New Morgue. n
Minister Young asked that the Coun-
II consider the request OF the Board q
4 Health. calling for an appropriation I
II SIC. 900 for new morgue (bnilding) G