The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-03
COUNCIL
OF STATE
Reports on Interior
Department.
PLEA FOR POOR LOSERS
Three New Fire Stations are Prov;d-
ed For - Fire Appropriation
Passed--Zerbe's Claim.

In.er5 in ,he Council Of State pro-
ceed.ngs yesterday was conferred large
ly upon the appropriation of 10000
asked for by the Executive Council for
the carrying on Of the work of the
Court OF Claims. Considerable diJcus-
sion resulted oyer one Of the rules of
the Court relative to the s2O.see to- be
paid when each claim is filed. 1t was
emphatically pointed out that the fee
would bar out many claimants who are
too poor to advance the amount and
hire lawyef as wei, and that in re-
ality the poor people, who have the
smallest claim. would receive less m
the end than they were entitled TO.
President Dole called the Council OF
State 70 order shortly after o'clock
the following Councillors answering:
the toll. call: Ro6ertspp, Allen. Ena,
Kennedy. Bo1te, Jones. Gear, Achi,
Kaulukou. Mott, Robinson. Isenberg
and Robinson. Mipi sgers Mott-Smith
Young. Damon and cooper were pres
ent.
The minutes OF the preceding meet
| ing were read and approved.
Young read the Executive Council I
action in regard to refInding $500 Il
| NJ r. Bluxome. for Shipping Master
| license Illegally issued to him iast
| September After the license was duly
| issued To BluxoIne, the Marshal mott.
| fed the Interior Department that the
| license was void, because there can b,
| but two shipping masters for the por
| Of Honolulu. Blu .une thereupon made
a claim 10 the Inferior Department fOl
| the full amount of his license fee.
Damon moved that the resolution o
the Executive Council TO the Counci
of State be LAID on the table and taker
up witch the appropriation bill. Car
ried.
| Damon read the Executive Council
action in regard to an appropriation D
S2,500 recommended to the Council o
State for passage for the maintenanc .
of Relief Camps ] and 2.
Mr.. Damon stated that the camD
would probably DE on a self-suppor.
ing basis soon, and would Ierive
revenue from the rent of rooms. Fur
ther appropriations he did not THU
would be asked.
Special Act No. s, incorporating tn
appropriation of $500 was read, re
quiring but one reading before tn
Council.
Jones moved and Isenberg seconded
that the act he passed as read. Rob
ertSon asked TO what date the appro
priatiOn would carry the camp. Nj
Young replied that the camps wer
ready to be self-guP3orting. At presen
they were in sore need of money, bein
necessary for the Jaying-off OF the as
sistants and others on the pay roll
The act passed without further com
ment
| Damon: "As yC. nave seen by tn
morning paper, the Executive has ap
pointed a commission, or Court o
b Claims, 10 adjudicate the losses sus
tanned by the recent fires, and the mex
step is TO provide sufficient funds tha
is estimated will carry the commission
through for six months. Action wa
this day taken by the Executive Coun
ell TO appropriate 500, 900 for the Cour
of Claims expenses" Mr. Damon the
read Special Act No. Z, appropriatin
T-V,VVV lOT INC purpose hlOItStlu
divided as follows. $4,000 for tn
Finance Department, and $4,000 70
/, the Attorney-Gen Department
for the employment of counsel for tn
Court of Claims. The items are note
in another column in the Cabinet pro
ceedings.
This Act" said Mr. Damon. 'i
|, based upon the correspondence tina
!, has passed between the Executive an
President Mckinley, and has receive
his sanction. We will not ask tn
Council to appropriate any money 70
the payment of the claims; that Wi
he left to the next Legislature"
, The Minister of Finance moved tha
the Act be passed as read.
Plea for Poor Claimants.
Achi: 81 want to know IL the Coun
Gil of State has the right TO ask Tn
Executive Council TO change the rule
: of the Court OF Claims, because l nc
; tice the government has provided al
torneys for the Court OF Claims.
, also notice that the rules require tha
the sum of $40 has to be paid before
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