The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-07-16
BILLS PUT
THROUGH
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Appropriations
In Executives
Hands.
LEGISLATURE HAS
tCOMPLETED LABORS
Nay he requested TO Remain to
Await Disposition Of the
Various Items.

Acting Governor Cooper received the
Appropriation bills yesterday afternoon
and Immediately began the considera-
ton of them. The Governor will take
his time in this task, giving the most
careful thought to each item. This does
not mean that they will be held until
after the Legislature has adjourned,
however, for Mr.. Cooper does not be-
lieve it would be fair to veto any item
in either of the bills and fail to give
action.
The bills were not put through with
out some few bitches; there were small
tiffs which gave spice to the last work.
ing session of the term. In the Commit
tee of Conference, which had two short
meetings, all was peace and harmony.
In the Upper House when the report of
the Conference Committee was read
there was a demand on the part of
Senator Crabbe that the bills be read
by items, which consumed the better
part of an hour, and in the House there
was little draught of hot air" which
stewed Emmeluth and Makekau for
few moments, to the intense amuse-
ment of the members.
There were a few changes made in
the bills and these change the totals
slightly. Now the bills carry grand
total of $5,673,344. This is divided: Sal
aries, 81, 149, $3.50; current expenditures,
SO, 523, 530.50. While this total seems to
be extra large there may be made
some slight change in the meaning con-
veyed by these figures by an amend
ment which was tackled onto the cur
rent expense bill. This sets forth that
should there be loan bill passed before
the close of the current fiscal period,
all items of the appropriations which
came from the loan bills sent in by the
Governor may be put back into the loan
bill This is taken to mean an antici-
patton of the probable action of Pres
ident Mckinley upon the power of the
present Territorial Government to issue
s799 600 of bonds under the old loan law,
said bonds not having been issued ow
Ing to the payment of the appropria-
lions under the bill out of the current
funds. The matter was presented to
the chief executive of the nation early
In May, and an answer is looked for at
any time now. A favorable response
may mean an entire upsetting of all the
plans of both the majority and those
Republicans who are working with |
them to force an extra session. With |
this amount of leeway, there will be
little trouble in keeping the expenditures
inside the revenues, as there may be
some radical changes when the Gov /,
ernor Is through with the bill.
Acting Governor Cooper is ready to |
give all his time to his investigation of |
the bills, and said yesterday that he
would make the examination as rapid
ly as consistent with carefulness. AS
to the holding of the bill until the Leg
islature had adjourned. and then sign
ing 1t in part and leaving many items
In the air, he vetoing them and the
Legislature being absent so as to have
no opportunity to express the pleasure
of the majority, he said that he did not |
consider such course fair and he would
not follow 1t at all. Mr.. Cooper said:
"I consider that the representatives
OF the people should have share of
the responsibility and shall try and keep
them here until the final disposition of
the measure. I will go to work on the
bills as soon as I receive them. I am
OF opinion that 1t will not take long to
finish the work before me. In my
mind the Legislature has until Thurs
day TO sit before there Is an expiration |
Of the time limit, Should find that
! cannot get through by that day .
shall call the Legislature into further
session extending the time limit for n
few days, 30 that In case there may be
vetoes ~ any Items there viii be no
chance To charge that the Legislature
has not had It's opportunity to exercise
It's powers As 10 the bills, I have fol-
lowed them rather closely and have
made mp my mind upon some points. In
general, | may say that / am opposed
- bin stuffed with large approprla-
lions, which are not absolutely neoes-
sary and which might DO laid over In
view Of the state ~ The Treasury"
10 the Enrolment Committee Of the
Conference Committee, which handed
the bills 20 the Executive AZ o'clock
yesterday afternoon, the Acting Cove
ernnr said almost the same thing lie
efpressrt qualification that the work
~ the legislature was over and said
that IN considering tho bills he would \
keep before him the fact that II he had +
any vetoed Items he would give the
J fElalaiuff chance - again paHH upon
chem fhls assurance vas grateful a.
lhf men Nho called upon him. Senator
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