The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-03

present superintendent has been in
charge.
The only money handled by the de-
partment is rents from school lands
amounting to about $1,000 per annum
which is paid into the treasury as a
government realization, this salso true
of money received from book sales and
for sales of articles from the Reform
School. These amounts are paid IN
monthly to the treasury.
The payment of teachers is made by
treasury warrant.
Your committee find that the depart
ment is carried on in a systematic and
satisfactory manner and reflects credit
on those in charge.
Respectfully submitted,
s. w. WILCOX,
j. d. PARIS,
L. NAKAPAAHU,
Senator McCandless thought the COM
mittee should look into the matter of
moving the Reform School to Kahuku.
He thought it unwise to move the
school from Honolulu, on account of eX-
pense and disadvantages of travel. SEN
ator Isenberg moved the adoption of the
report. Senator Dickey moved that it
he received and placed on file. H. p.
Baldwin, seConding the motion, stated
that the moving of the school was a
joint action of the last Legislature and
the Senate alone could not block it's
fulfillment Senator Wilcox concurred
in these remarks stating that an appro-
priation was made by the last legisla-
ture for the purpose.
Senator Achi thought that if Senator
McCandless thought the movement of
the Reform School unwise and an I'M
necessary expense he was able to block
He then moved that the report be turn
ed back to the committee with a recon-
mendation to look particularly into the
movement of the Reform school. Nc
Candless seconded.
4 Senator Paris stated that this was a
matter for a special committee. The
; present committee had found that the
department was conducting it's affairs
legally and under the act of the last
Legislature had a right to go ahead with
moving the school. The committee had
fulfilled it's duty
H. p. Baldwin stated that whatever
report a committee could bring in, the
situation would not be changed. The
act of the last Legislature could not be
rescinded by the senate sitting alone
any more than it could by the request
of a private citizen.
Kalauokalani conceded with the last
speaker. If the committee report was
filed, it did not signify that the com
mittee was out of commission. They
could make a sub-report if necessary.
Senator Dickey thought Senator
| Achi's motion an unmerited rebuke to
the committee who had made a tho
rough and clean investigation Nc
Candless stated that he would with
draw his second if Senator Achi would
take back his motion. The questions
We're put and the report accepted. On
motion of Senator Dickey the moving
of the Reform school was referred to
the committee on Education.
( Senator Dickey then submitted the
! following report on the Attorney Cen
erals Department containing a dissent
by Achi.
Honolulu, December 2, 1902.
Hon. c. L. Crabbe, President of the
! Senate.
Sir:-Your committee to investigate
the Department of the Attorney Gen
eral, beg leave to report as follows:
They have examined into the work
ings of the department and have found
the same in order
There is no money taken in in the Of
flee of the Attorney General, and nc
books are kept there. The legal work
of the Department is divided between
the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney
| General and Assistant Attorney Gen
eral. The two latter attend the courts
in Honolulu, and when one of them can
be spared, he Is sent to the outer dis
tricts as prosecuting officer.
The legal business of the department
in Honolulu, has been so great during
the past two years that on eight occa-
sions, an outside lawyer has been EN-
ployed to represent the government on
the other islands. In addition to this
five hundred dollars has been paid to
A. G. NJ Robertson as a retainer in the
fishery cases.
The work of the Attorney General
himself has been principally to prepare
opinions for the benefit of the Execu-
tive, in doubtful matters, growing out
of the transition period, and on mat
ters caused by the changes under the
| Organic Act; to examine and pass up
on all vouchers, which includes those
of the Sheriffs, police and prisons
throughout the Islands.
| The committee has been handicapped
| by the absence of the Attorney Cen
eral on the other islands.
| Your committee examined the books
at the police department and wish to
highly commend the system of book
keeping and the manner in which they
are kept the system of checks and
counter checks are such as to make 1t
almost an impossibility for errors to
oCCuIG OF the government 10 De ue-
| frauded. / would be well for a similar
system to be adopted throughout the
| Islands.
Your committee recommends that the
next legislature in case the County
Bill does not greatly reduce the work
of the department, should appropriate
a salary for an additional Assistant to
the Attorney General as the present
force is entirely inadequate to perform
| the labor required.
Respectfully submitted,
c. II. DICKEY, Chairman.
JOHN T. BROWN.
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