The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-21
COUNCIL
Of STATE
Report of Committee
On Finance.
QUESTION BY J, A, KENNEDY
The Other Committees Ask for
Further Time to lnyesti-
gate Appropriations,

The Council OF State met yesterday 3,
at 8 p. m. There were present Presi-
dent Dole and Ministers Mott-Smith, /
Young. Damon and Cooper; Councillors
Achi, Ena, Allen, Kennedy. Bolte. Ka-
ne, Gonsalves. Robertson, Kaulukou,
Robinson, Jones, Gear, Mott and Isen-
berg. Secretary Manson read the min
utes Of the previous meeting.
Robertson: Il did not understand
that The bills were passed at their first
reading"
Pres. Dole: do the minutes require
that they pass at first reading? The
motion OF Mr.. Damon was that they be /
read by title for the first time and re-
ferred 10 the committees, believe"
This correction being made in the
minutes, they were approved.
Kennedy: Il would like to ask a |
question. Has the Council of State
been called by President Mckinley in
stead of the Legislature to pass upon
the requisite appropriation bills for the
/ 4
so, will the Executive please state the
reason why the regular appropriation
bills have not been placed before the
Council of Slater"
Pres. Dole: The President has not
called the Council of State. He has
recognized it in regard to plague APP
preparations, and the last bill which
was passed and sent to the President,
he has approved. There has also been
an amendment to the Senate's bill by
which the President is authorized TO
Iapprcve or provide for the expenditure
of public monies. There has been no
calling OF the Council of State by the
President of the United States to pass
upon appropriation bills up TO January
l, 1901"
Cooper: 81 think the President ex-
pressed himself clearly when he did
not think 1t wise to call the Legisla-
ture, but expected the Council of State
to make the necessary appropriations.
l think the telegram from the Presi-
dent ought to be read. The Council OF
State meets only to pass the emergency
appropriation bill. / hope the Council
will understand this is not a complete
appropriation bill The telegram 20
President Dole reads as follows:
1.-The President does not consider 1t
wise to reconyene the old Legislature
expecting the Council of State to pro-
vide for requisite expenditures until
Congress elects (enacts) the Hawaiian
Territorial Bill. He approved Act 1 oi
JOHN HAY
CT understand that this is our au
thority for meeting today. J under
stand the situation is this: the Minis
ter of Finance has presented to tn
Council of State the appropriation bills
The Council of State has no power 4
repeal an act of the Legislature, an
Is only to provide for the deficit whicl
how exists
Robertson. on behalf of the Commit
tee on Judiciary and Attorney Genera
stated the committee had not complet
ed its investigations and asked fun
Their time in which to prepare repor
Robinson, for the Committee on Fol
eign Affairs and Public Instruction, II
uuested a similar extension OF time
conduct the necessary investigation
before embodying the results in IN
committees report.
The report of the Committee on +
nance Department was read by Jone
as follows: 100
To the President and Members OF IN
Council of State.
Sirs. Your committee to whom wa
referred items in the Finance Depar
ment of Act 2, now before the Counci
beg to report as follows:
Under the head OF Department Of F
nance in Act 2. the following appropri'
tions are asked for:
Interest on all loans and advance
including remittances 10 LOndO
% S45, OO0." ,
we are advised by the Minister
Finance that he has allowed LOT ~
navment OF interest only Sl25,OO
Witch will not be sufficient TO pay u
amount of interest on amounts TO D
ccme due during the next two year
especiallv il the items asked Tor =
Bin 4 are appropriated by the CounC
Of State. for which bonds are TO De
sued we therefore recommend N
this item be appropriated.
The next item is Redemption
outstanding bonds, Act OF Oct az
500 S42 000. the total bonded indet
adness and the Government and Post
savings Bank. as per Minister OF I
nance reDort. is 1880 ,351.4S, OF VIII
amount the United States Goyernme
Is to pay 100000, leaving DaIan
to be borne by the Hawaiian OO'ei
fts ment Of sS90,35l.4y.
These bonds will become due on /
- caUbar 10Th OF the present year, a
m n our affairs are not fully arranged
bU that date it is our duty 20 make pro
SION for payment OF same, as it viii
unfair 10 the holders OF the bonds
10 receive the money due them, IS
ciaIly as It will make no difference
adjusting our settlement win
United States Government we
lcordingly recommend that this amo
peo- be appropriated. 81,
5ES, Under the Postal Bureau the ICiI'
-EW inc amount are asked for: "Incide
Gus as Postal Bureau UNPAID b
1897 S9O52.30." These bills
been carefully examined By your G
mittee. and the amount correspo
with the bills, consisting OF req