The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-04-06
COUNCIL
Of STATE
Damon Tells Members
To Go Slow.
GOOD ROADS ARGUMENT
Big Items for Tug and Street I'm
proyements Bring Up Ques-
ton Of Revenues,
tFrom Wednesdays Daily

ortson, Mott, Kane, Gonsalves, Ken
nedy, Jones, Achi, Gear, Bolte, Kaulu-
kou. Ministers Mott-Smith, Young and
Damon, and Attorney General Cooper
we're in attendance, and were often
called upon during the session to an
swer questions.
The minutes OF the preceding meet
ing were read and approved.
Isenberg asked the President in re-
gard to the title of the Court Of Claims
which states the Court is to consider
losses from the Chinatown fire. and
whether the Court OF Claims or some
other body would receive claims for
losses outside the Chinatown fire.
Dole: There has been a request
sent TO Washington for authority for
the Court OF Claims to have Jurisdiction
outside the Chinatown claims, not
only by fire but by fumigation. etc. The
original dispatch was limited In the
wording. and only stated Chinatown "
Gear: ''Do not these rules prevent
a large number OF people having lease
holds in Chinatown, from making d.
rect claims for their losses 70 the
Court OF Claims?"
President Dole: II don't think these
claimB Will come DeIOTe IL.
Kane: IL would like to ask If, from
the telegram received from Washing
ton. the Council OF State has power TO
appropriate money for awards, or only
the expenses OF the organization of the
Court of Claims?"
President Dole: THE telegram re-
fers especially to the appropriation of
money for organization"
Kama. 'Tf fhA Council 1f State hap
the power to appropriate money for
the expenses OF the Court of Claims,
don't see why we have not the power
to appropriate money for the losses.
President Dole: There have been
no losses adjudicated as yet. The tel
egram authorizes the Council of State
to make appropriations for losses
awarded. There have been no losses
awarded yet"
Kane: II ask II we have the power
TO appropriate money for the organiza-
tlon of the Court of Claims, why we
, have not the right TO appropriate
money to meet the final judgments?"
President Dole: Because the tele.
gram does not authorize the Council Of
State to appropriate money to pay
awards There Is no urgency about II
yet"
Gear: 1T seems 10 me there Ia q
great deal of urgency on account of a
number of those people who have lost
all their property. | notice in the ac-
count OF yesterdays proceedings In
this mornings paper 1t Is stated that
the Executive holds that the money for
the payment of losses will be appropri-
ated by the Legislature. Is that so?'
President Dole: III the Council OF
State Is In existence then, they will
nave the power to make appropria-
tions. OF course, many OF the awards
will not be made until after the Coun-
e., OF State ceases its functions"
Gear: when will the Council OF
State cease to exist?"
President Dole: When the Repub-
lie of Hawaii ceases 10 exist"
Young presented report upon Re-
lief Camps No. l and No. 2, but as
the appropriation covering Items for
these camps had already been passed,
the Council voted not to have the re-
ports read.
Young stated he had made an investi-
cation into the Pendergast claim for
payment of laborers on the Koloa road
but required information which Mr..
Bolte was In possession OF. Jones NOV
ed that the Minister'S reading Of the
report upon this subject be deferred.
Carried.
The committee appointed TO inyesti-
gate Special Act No. Z, reported prog
ress and stated their intention OF rem
cerlng report today.
Damon, referring to the petition OF
japanese for exemption OF taxes for the
coming year, stated he had looked into
the matter further, and found that last
year at this time 1883 personal tax re-
celpts had been collected, and SO far
this year 1866 have been collected
showing only difference of 2ls In the
number who have paid their taxes.
Allen moved, seconded by Robertson
that the Council proceed with untinish-
ed business in Act 2, commencing with
line So. Carried.
Line So, landings and buoys. Hawaii,
$4,000. Passed.
Line S5A, buoys, Hilo harbor, $4,000.
Passed.
Line Sc, landings apd buoys, Maui,
$500. Passed.
Line 81, landings and buoys. Homo
lulu, $4,000. The committee correct
ed the amount to read sll 900, on ac-
count OF clerical error, and the item
was passed at that figure.
Line IS, lighthouse supplies, 81, 900.
Passed
Line SO, steam tug, $1,000 Passed.
Line 30, running expenses. new steam
tug, $4,000. The committee recon-
mended that the item be stricken out
of the bill.
Damon came to the rescue OF this
item and spoke long and earnestly in
favor OF the governments keeping up
its present towage system which Is a
source OF revenue to the government
He said In part:
"The government has, for many
years, relied for at least one-thlrd OF
It's income from great variety of
sources. and 1t has been very helpful