The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-10
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 the table altar
a somewhat heated argument between
the Attorney General and the members
OF 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-
tion of Special Act No. 7, covering the
appropriation for the Court of Claims.
The Attorney General spoke on pe
half OF the Cabinet when the question
came up and gave lengthy argument
In defense of the legal status of the
Court of Claims and the liability OF
The Government for any acts per-
formed by the Board OF Health In set
ting fire to Chinatown and other sec-
rions Of the city. AS TO the personnel
of the Court OF Claims, and the reason
for appointing tive lawyers as mem
bers. the Attorney General stated tha,
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 if In case
the Court found that the Board o.
Health had acted legally in all it's
acts, whether it was uhe policy of the
Government to refuse all or any
claims. Not getting satisfactory
answer Jones put the question again
and received the reply from the At
borney General that he did not think
1t was In the power of the Executive
Council to change the laws. Jones
moved that the bill be Laid on the
Fable and his motion was carried by
a raising of all hands.
At yesterdays session of the Council
there were present: President Dole,
Ministers Mott-Smith, Young, Damon
and Cooper: Councillors Allen, Robert
son, Gonsalves, Kane, Achi, Isenberg,
Kennedy, Bolte, Gear, Jones. Rot.n-
son and kaulukOu. Secretary Man
son read the minutes of the pre- ,eo.ng
meeting, which were approved AFR
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 We're pend
ing before the Supreme Court more
than year ago:
Honolulu, H. l., April 9th, 1890
SUPPLEMENTARY PETITION
To the Members of the Council OF
State, Honolulu.
Gentlemen:-This Supplementary
Petition 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 of the
Board of Health and a Certificate to
this effect is hereto attached.
The bills amount to as follows.
II. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd. .....S $50 so
Lewis Co. ................, 60 i3
Metropolitan Meat Co. ....... 9SS Al
Wing Wo Tai & Co, ..,....... G7 40
Hustace & Co. ............. 32l 90
io'ai '''''''' '''''''''' .s='ilo of
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 request
again that the sum OF s2,41S.0i be ap-
propriated
Respectfully submitted,
ii. HACKFELD & CO., Ltd,
w. Wolters. 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 20 certify that the goods as
per Aemized bills rendered amount