The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-20
What Cooper Says.

organ 0OVeTnOrOT secretary cooper,
or whatever his title. may be, is
quoted as speaking as follows:
81 can see no reason for calling
he Legislature together again."
Mr.. Cooper said yesterday afternoon,
lin spite of the fact that the
revenues will not meet tho charges
in the appropriation bills. An ex
ira session Of this Legislature would
be greater calamity, 10 nv opinion,
than the embarrassment. which will
result from delays ia public works
throughout the Islands,
"The Legislature had every
chance to mplish all that was
needed for the good of the Islands.
1t is, OF course, unfortunate that
there must be a standstill in public
works during the next two years.
But this seems To be theexperieuce
which must he passed through. At
least, session for general legisla-
ton, in the light OF the first aessiop,
would be disastrous, ia my belief.
There would result no good, as I
seeit, and therefore l shall not cen
slider the calling of any extra or
special session. II there ia belief
ia the minds Ct the members that
by refusing to pay the legitimate
bills Of the Territory they may
force me to call session, all that
can say is that they do not know me.
T"There could he no special ses.
SION called upon a stipulation that
there would be nothing considered
but Loan bill. Such an agreement
could be disregarded at once and no
one could say anything but laugh
at the Executive. There, could be
no such agreement without a stul.
'tifcation OF the powers of both
branches of the Govern meut, and il
is useless to consider it..
SIT ia not good public business tc
sign an appropriation bill which
calls for the spending of more
money than is in sight in revenue,
know, but in the signing OF these
bills 7 was guided by the opinion
that as it is the Executive who ha
the spending of the money anyway
the easiest way was to approve ant
use discretion 10 the expenditures
could not find items which wer'
foolish or profigate, so l would no
resort to pruning by the cutting ou
| of appropriations which are il
themselves most worthy. l wen
over the bills carefully aud fount
that l could approve the items a
they stood. In many places ther
was shown tendency to place il
the bills things which should hav
been cut down. But again, it is tn
executive branch which spends th
money and theref ,re l could se
where there would be savings by tn
const ruction Of the roads at mucl
less cost than is placed in the bill.
"The only safe plan for he con
duct of the public business will b
the careful scrutiny,pf each item @
appropriation which is to be nseC
selection OF the works most ne G
ed and thus using the lirtle none
to the greatest advantage. Thi
. will be the plan which will he urge
upon the various departments and
cannot see that there will be an
great suffering. OF course it woul
have been very pleasant to have ha
most progressive administratio
during the next two years, wit
public works being pushed all owe
The Islands, which could have bee
done with gu act which would pc
NIT the borrowing of money. Blu
there will be sufficient money t
keep up all the works in existenc
ard put ia the most needed improv'
lnents in the Territory.
"In all the estimates the probabl
returns from the operation of tn
income tax law have not been fgu
e ed upon at all. While it is in col