Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-04-07
Friday. March G.


Present at the Counuu II s,aie yes
terday wee: President Dole, Minis
ters Mott-Smith, Young and Damon,
COuneliiCis lsenbefg, AChi, Alien, IA
ne, Robertson, GOnsaivts, Mott. Gear
Jones, Robinson and Kaulukou.
The following resolution was intro
duCed by MIR. Ach:
Resolved, I hat 1t is the sense OF tho
Council Of State that the Executiv,
Orders of the President, published in
regard to the Court Of Claims, are un
fair and unjust and must be changed.
| Mr.. Achi spoke AZ length in auyals
criticism Of the Order. He laid paI
| ocular stress on The barring out O
.easeholdeis from the benefits of IN,
| Court Of Claims. Whiig believing III,
| !esolution ought TO pass, he was will
.ng to make 1t the order for future
lay. so that the Government nigh
| nave time to prepare their reply.
Mr.. Gear seconded the motion an,
| would favor making the resolution tn
special order for Friday afternoon fui
| lowing action on the report of the SD,
cial committee on Act No. I. He ha
| been informed by d member of In
| Board of Health that in all probabilit
there would be six thousand claims
and that the proceedings would occur
four or five years. That meant $40
in attorney fees besides the retainin
fee of $500 on the Government sid,
alone. The speaker was against tn,
Court altogether, but If 1t was to g,
on he wanted its published regulations
amended. II the Government was not
to hold itself liable for judgments the
Court might be regarded as simply n
piece of machinery started for the
sake of seeing 1t running.
Mr.. Young presented the excuses OF
the Attorney General for absence. and
said he heartily approved of having
he matter made q special order for to-
morrow.
The President, in a conversational
discussion with Mr.. Gear, took eXcep-
ion to the statement that the Govern
ment held itself not liable. He claim
ed that the provision that the Court
should fix the liability answered the
objection.
The motion carried.
Mr.. Damon brought IN the matter Of
the item for purchasing agent Of the
Board OF Health, and Mr.. Gear asked
for another day to await consideration
by the Board that afternoon. Granted.
Act No. 4 was taken up. being for
expenditures under the loan bill Of
1896, and items passed as below:
Interior Department: New wharf at
Papiha, Nahiku and approaches. I'M
paid bills 1899, s491.20.
Harbor improvements, Honolulu,
m L..
$780, 900.
Mr.. Young, in answer to Mr.. Robert
son, said the hirbor belonged to the
United States, but wharves and slips
would belong to the local government.
He mentioned some of the improve
ments contemplated, including a new
wharf near the new IRON works. II the
improvements were not made the
money would not be expended.
Mr.. Jones thought they should keep
In view the bill for the Territory OF
Hawaii, perhaps at that hour being
finally voted upon by Congress. Ac-
cording to that bill they could not ap-
more than 81 500, 900 over the
revenues for the previous period. 1t
was not safe to make estimates on the
basis of 100 per cent increase OF taxes
predicted by Mr.. Gear the previous day.
Mr.. Gear agreed that this bill should
be kept within the bounds of loan
funds available, but thought the other
appropriation bills did not enter into
the question. Funds for these depend
ed on current receipts il the treasury,
and IL tn emoney were not there II
could not be expended.
Mr. Damon stated that all the unls-
sued bonds amounted to $4,000 and,
in answer to Mr.. Jones, said II rresi-
dent Mckinley approved Of this Act
he thereby sanctioned the sale of the
bonds. Replying to Mr.. Gear he said
that some addition might be made to
the $4,000 when all accounts under
the loan fund were balanced.
Mr.. Jones felt that they were safe
In voting all the amounts recommend
ed by the committee, from the provi-
sion in the territorial bill to which
he had alluded.
Mr.. Gear then finding the question
cleared up moved to pass the item as
by the committee. II
was matter of expanding money Il
the funds were available.
Mr.. Mott-Sith was reading a report
Of experts, Arthur Harrison and John
Ouderkirk, on the Royal school BALD
ing, with a view to informing the
Council of additional items he desired
inserted. when Mr.. Kaulukou called
him to order. The point was admitted.
and the motion to pass the Item at
5000. 600 carried. The M.uis'"r 81 Pub
lie instruction then Hru edrd. reading
he report mentioned ard another from
=. IIaphag,n. a.rhltCrt and moved
o iUs"lt new item
New school building ana premises. !
Royal school, liOnO.uiI. $4,000. Re +,
'erl cd 10 Education committee.
Hilo wharves, $4,000. committee re- ,
$4,000, which carried.
Survey and sounding5 for harbOr in