Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-24

veto on the Councils action. The
President Of the United States has the
right of veto. If we insert an item Of
$2,OOO,OOO for paying damages caused
in suppression Of the plague, Il would
be the duty of the local Executive To
notify the President of the United
States that this was an item it had not
recommended. The Council you'd De
handicapped i'm the consideration and
passage Of these bills if IL did not have
the power to increase or decrease any
item, or insert any new items If We see
IL necessary. We must take the power
into our own hands. The committee on
judiciary will only support items that
we deem necessary. That should be
the position taken by all .he other cont
mittees. There are a great many items
that might be desirable, or the pass
age of which might make things lore
convenient, for the Government, yet
f not absolutely necessary for the car
lying on of the departments they
should not be passed.
President Dole said he would allow
he motion. AS Mr.. Gear had p 'pperly
observed, the Council could not legiE-
ate itself new powers, but 1t had the
light to interpret the brief dispatch
l rom Washington. A body approprilt-
ng pubic moneys would be very much
l handicapped If limited in the passing
/ If items.
The motion carried unanimously.
A petition was presented Ivy the
| President from Henry Zerbe, asking for
relief in paying his claim Of S72S.26 for
services in the custom house n 1896
| %. The Supreme Court, while declin-
ing to enforce the claim, had :acitly
| affirmed its justice and .'eferred il to
the Legislature.
On motion of Mr.. Jones 1t was re-
/ ferred to the Executive, over motions
for the Judiciary and Finance Com
| mittees.
Mr.. Robertson presented report
of the committee on judiciary and At
torney Generals Department, recon-
mending items for passage and modi-
fication. Laid on the table to be con.
sidered with the bill.
Mr.. Robinson similarly reported
from the Committee on Education and
Foreign Affairs, and the report took
the same course.
Minister Damon presented request
from the Board of Health for an ad.
ditional appropriation of S250,000 fol-
suppression of bubonic plague. He
at the same time introduced a bill fol-
the immediate appropriation of $780,
600 for payment of labor to come out
Of the proposed new grant. He want,
ed both propositions referred to com.
mittee.
Mr.. Achi moved, seconded by Mr.
Allen, that the bill for $4,000 to pa!
Board of Health labor pass. 1t wa.
intimated by the President that thi'
matter did not come under the specia
authority of this session, as 1t did no
have to be submitted to President Nc
Kinley because II came strictly unde
the constitutional powers Of the Coun
Gil.
The bill passed.
Mr.. Damon then moved reference L
committee, but Mr.. Robertson object
ed that 1t was new business.
President Dole remarked that tn
matter of the larger item, involved s
. much that the Minister Of Finance de
sired committee to investigate It.
Mr.. Jones did not see how It coul
be done now. 1t should come from tn
Executive Council.
President Dole said 1t was not I
make the appropriation but to give ad
vice that the Council was asked.
Mr.. Jones said II would be all RICH
! II they had anything before the house
Minister Damon plaintively remark
ed that his position was all right unit
Mr.. Achi made his motion to pass tn
: labor bill. He then withdrew the $3.50
, 900 proposition until It could be pre-
: sented on requisition Of the Executive
: The Council adjourned until 3 p. n
: today.