Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-24
With tue Council Of STATE
Friday, March %.


Dole, Ministers II. A. Mott-Smith. A. |
\ Dung, -. M. Damon and ii. h. Cooper; |
Paul X. lsenberg, W. c. Achi, John |
Ena, w. +. Alien, S. X. Kane, NJ. A.
GUnsalves, J. l.. Kaulukou, Mark 4. |
Robinson, p. c. Jones, A. V. Gear, John
Mott, g. Bolte anu }. A. Kennedy.
After the usual preliminaries u pc
tition was presented by the President
from large number of business
houses, with bills attached for mer-
chandise and food supplies furnished
to the quarantine station, to the order
of superintendent J. ID. McVeigh and
at the instance of J. X. Brown, U. S.
Inspector of Cninese Immigration, for
the maintenance of immigrants detain-
ed in quarantine and subsequently re-
turned to their own country. The to-
tai amount was over $4,000 and the
petitioners wanted to have payment q.
the b...s authorized by the Council oil
State.
Mr.. Jones raised the question as to
whether the Council had any authority
for acting on these bills.
President Dole remarked that, as
this meeting of Council was for emer-
proper one.
Mr.. Achi moved to refer the petition
to the Judiciary Committee, ana Mr..
Kane thought the Finance was the
appropriate committee.
Minister Cooper gave the history of
the bills, contending they should be
paid by the United States.
Mr. Jones moved an amendment, that
the petition be referred to the Execu-
tive.
Mr.. Robertson considered that an
analysis of the question resolved it.
self into the point as to whether the
Council of State had the power of
amending the appropriations submit
ted by the Executive. He did not think
the bills should go to the Executive.
Mr.. Gear agreed that the powers of
the Council of State had been enlarg-
| ed by the authority under which 1t
was now acting. According to the Ha-
waiian constitution they certainly
! could not make any appropriations ex-
cepting those rendered necessary by
any public calamity or grave emer-
gency. But President Mckinley, under
the supreme authority bestowed on
/
the Council the authority 20 make all
necessary appropriations TO- carrying
on the government. This implied the
privilege of inserting any items that
seemed necessary for the current bien-
NAL period.
Minister Cooper cDntended that the
Washington telegram giving the Ccun-
Gil authority to make necessary appro-
priations did not enlarge its powers
beyond the constitutional provisions
calling the Council of State into being.
The telegram must be interpreted &C.
cording to the constitution. The Coun-
Gil on its own motion could not meet
He did not think it had the power to
insert new items. In answer to q
question by Mr.. Gear, the Attorney
General added that he did not think the
Council of State had the right to in.
crease or decrease the items In any
bill. .. ... ...
Mr.. Robertson asked low il came
then, that the Council few weeks agc
raised proposed appropriation q
$4,000 to $4,000.
Minister Cooper did not know, was
not present. u Mr.. Achl he answered
|
that came in late to the items.
Mr.. lsenbery-DS you mean to ga.
we cannot add to. or decrease IN!
amount in bill? No? Then IrCv,
this Council OF State adjourn sine die
The Att rney General essayed t
speak, but Mr.. lserbers raised u pGin
of order.
President Dole regarded this as =,
rash motion, una putting 1t forthwith
declared It lost. ....
Mr.. Kennedy desired to know IL tn,
Council were meeting strictly upon III,
provisions of the Hawaiian constilu
ton, or had the instructions OF Presi
dent Mckinley anything to do will
1t.
Mr.. Cooper answered in effect will
the views he had previously delivered
Any recommendations of the Council
would be received courteously, ant
with all the attention and weight 1
deserved, by the Executive. At tn,
same time he did not think the Coun
Gil had the power to introduce new
items without the sanction of tn
Executive.
President Dole differed somewha
from the Attorney General. The cas-
cited of an increase MADE by the Copn
Gil in proposed item recently was il
point, and again two years ago whel
the Executive recommended pardon
the Council changed 1t to q reprieve
The question of powers was raised OF
that occasion, the conclusion bcin.
that the Council could recommend bu
not introduce proposition.
Mr.. Robertson moved that 1t Is til,
sense of the Council of State that W,
have the right to amend any Of the ap
preparation bills we have in hand
either by increasing or decreasing, o
by striking out or adding new items.
Mr.. Gear, supporting the motion
held that the committees could not &C
i In oil nn ltt of ninnil1r h.