The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-10
ENLARGED VETO OF
THE GOVERNOR
ADVISED
PINKHAM APPEARS BEFORE SEN
ATORIAL COMMISSION AS THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF SEVENTY
TWO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

The Senatorial Commission convened
at $3.50 this morning, spending the ses-
sion in examination of l.. e. Pinkham,
as the representative of the Builders
and Traders Exchange. Messrs. L. E.
Pinkham and A. Gartley appeared on
call and Mr.. Pinkham was duly sworn.
A new rule was brought into action
this morning as a prevention of all pos
sible errors. Under the present the
chairman dictates the questions to the
stenographer who in turn re-reads the
same to the witness, who reserves his
answer until that moment.
Mr.. Pinkham elaborated on the MEM
orial of the Exchange, section by sec
ton. Commencing with Exposure to
Epidemic Diseases" he cited the ex-
penditure of $S09,OOO and the liabilities
of $1,50O,OO0. "The position of Honolulu
as a way station made the city pecu-
iarly open to disease and left the only
means of escape in the Quarantine
Department, costing nearly 100000 from
Hawaiian revenues up to April 1902.
The sense of the Exchange is that the
Board of Health is best qualified to
handle the problem, but the expendi-
ture is unceasing through the need for
constant alertness."
To the chairman, Mr.. Pinkham ex-
planned the system of the Board of
office force, served without pay.
On the expense of "Leper Mainten-
ance" recapitulation of expenses was
made. The opinion of the association,
in answer to the chairman, regarding
the charge was that federal aid should
be given directly or indirectly, and the
Board of Health remain in control,
thus maintaining the confidence of the
lepers, mostly Hawaiian, in the pres
admin tiOO a to
turn Molokai into national Lazaretto
would be publicly deprecated.
Celebrating on the labor question,
Mr.. Pinkham said that the Exchange
left the question of sugar labor alone
as out of their province. Representa-
ton was made from experience in
building trades, showing a tendency to
employ Orientals, and in view of ex-
tensive improvements contemplated by
U. S. Government, urged an early set
tlement of the question.
Politics as Related to Business"
Mr.. Pinkham referred to contract labor
and restriction of votes as existent on
a status of bias, resulting from years
of experience along certain lines pro-
mulgated by men, however, to whom
the Hawaiian Islands must look for
success.
Discrimination in Suffrage" 1T is
unpolitic to question the voting rights
of the native Hawaiians in any man
ner as only productive of race irrita-
tion, disadvantageous to the body poll
tic of Hawaiian administrations. That
better course is to advocate, suggest
to and educate the electoral body in
the best measures for the general pub
lie good, and that the coming election
will disclose the situation, and that if
the result shows necessity, the general
government has a veto power of inter
Vention between the executive and leg
islature. The Exchange suggests that
a three-fourths vote instead of a two
thirds vote should be necessary to a
veto over the executive decision. EX-
planning to Senator Burton what he
meant by election results, Mr.. Pink
ham stated it was intended to check
undue extravaganza in legislative halls
and productive legislature, as
for example, the last assembly, al
though he did not charge the last leg
islature with extravaganza.
"Why then" asked Senator Burton,
"do you apprehend extravaganza from
a legislature when the last one appro-
priated less amounts than executive
estimates?"
Because substantial interests here
apprehend such extravaganza"
"There is no fear of the Governors
extravagance?". mo" Senator Bur-
ton said that he could not understand
the apparent contradiction. Mr.. Pink
ham reiterated that the suggestion was
based on an apprehension which exist
ed on account of the uneXperience in
public matters of possible legislative
members.
CONTINUED on page five.).