The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-04

REPORT
Disappointing to
the Radical
Squad.
NO LETTER OF
THE PRESIDENTS
An Attack in the Senate on the
Food Commissioner Item
Charleston Fair.


The main portion of yesterdays ses-
sion was taken up in considering the
majority report on the items referring
to the Board of Health. For nearly
an hour the Senators +chewed the rag
on the advisability of having a Food
Commissioner and analyst at 81, 200.
THE mebers of the party with the s1ong
name wanted to strike the item out
Ientirely, with the exception of Senator
Russell. who fought with might and
main to pass the item as in the bill
Kalauokalani led the fight in opposition
to the item.
Senator Kalauokalanfs argument
against the item was that as the food
inspector did not go out in the city and
inspect the poi that was being served
out to the natives, the office should be
abolished.
Senator Brown said it was impossible
for the food analyst to inspect every
article of food consumed in the city If
such action was reuqired it would take
five hundred inspectors TO do the work
Furthermore, it was the duty of every
person, who upon the purchase of any
articles of food found any impuri-
ties in such foods, to report the fact to
the analyst for examination, and if
found impure. prosecution would fol-
low.
Senator Kalauokalani could not see
the matter in that light, evidently hav-
ing poi on the brain.
! Up to the taking of the noon recess
| the discussion was still going on in
regard to the item under dispute, and
the matter was referred until the after
noon session.
| Among other things considered at
1.-THE morning session was the report of
the Public Health Committee on the
ICharleston Exposition matter. report
from the Judiciary Committee on the
matter of the loan of s799, 900. under the
act passed by the Legislature of the
Republic of Hawaii. and a report from
the Committee on Agriculture and For
Iestry.
| Under the suspension of rules Sena-
tor Russell introduced the report of the
Public Health Committee on the Char
lleston Exposition matter, which was
adopted The sum of 81, 900 was appro-
priated and inserted in the bill. The
following is the report:
The Public Health and Education Com
mtttee begs to report on petition No. l
of the commissioner of the Charleston
Exhibition, asking for an appropriation
of s., 500 for the removal of the Buffalo
school exhibit to Charleston, that they
recommend instead of $500. $1,000 for the
/
N. Russell.
W. C. ACHI
J. B. KAOHI
Cecil Brown then introduced the fol-
following report from the Committee on
Judiciary on the message received from
Acting Governor Cooper, in regard to
the loan act. which was adopted by a
Unanimous vote:
Your judiciary Committee to whom
was referred the message of Acting Gov
ernar Cooper, dated May q, 1901, In re-
llation TO the issue of bonds under an
Act passed by the Legislature of the Re-
public of Hawaii. being Act II of the
Session Laws of 1886. beg leave to report
las follows:
The Attorney General courteously fur
lnished the committee with copy of his
VERY able and almost convincing opinion
on this matter, to the chairman OF the
Committee on Finance of the House OF
Representative. This committee agrees
with the Attorney General that the Act
in question (Act Il above referred to) was
not repealed expressly by the organic
. Act, but do believe that it was repealed
by implication, for the reason that II
was an Act of an Independent sovereign
state and not that of the Territory IN
der it's Organic Act, and the power de
rived from such Act. This committee
thinks that the Act IN question Is re
stricted and repealed by implication b!
section 50 of the Organic Act. as the pro
: vision there contained is direct that tn'
Legislature of the Territory tnot the pas
Legislature Of the Republic) may au
thorize loans; the loan If made unde
Act II of the Republic would not hav'
tbeen authorized by the Legislature o
the Territory of Hawaii
Another ground upon which the Act Z
may be said to be repealed by impilca
ton is the direct provisions OF the Or
ganics Act as the term Of the Donos au
thorized under 1t, are: 5-2Vs years tnos
lof the Organic Act, 5-i5's- ACT u "oui
tcertainiy require some amendment
this respect: we cannot interject tn
J. uord fifteen in place of twenty, or, I
3 be more correct, the Act sheuld De re
enacted in our opinion, with whateve
lchanpes are made necessary by the or
ganic Act, by the Legislature OF IN
ITerritery of Hawaii; it would then o
an authorized loan under the Orgahi
Act. The fact that our Organic ACT ma
provided for the necessary changes
4 constitutions in certain laws, Or
J, mora CORRECTLY stated by the heading t
/. sao+;n,, q Of tbe Organic Act, amendmen
- aes.sa, titles does not in itself Civ
- -. ~ ,nteriect those official title