The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-22

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900 was recommended, as was also
change in the item of 1920 for pas
senger subsidy to pay freight on par
cells for lepers.
| The passage of the item OF s., 900 for
telephone system at the settlement was
recommended with n proviso that 1t be
made to connect with the wireless on
Molokai. The report was laid on the
table to be considered with the bill.
AFRAID OF THE HOUSE.
| When the House expense bill was
called up Senator Achi moved to defer
consideration saying the Senate should
go slow and find out about the Houses
action on the Senate bill. He said he
wanted to be on the safe side of the
fence and not permit the House to hold
| up the bill. "The way the business of
/ this Legislature is going l am disgust
| ed" said Achi
Senator Woods remarked that If the
| House bill was passed at $4,000 and no
attempt at dictation made by the SEN
| ate there would be no more trouble.
BILL IS ILLEGAL.
Senator Baldwin said he had become
convinced that the bill was illegally
drawn and this was the opinion of both
the Governor and Attorney General
who contended that there should be
separate measure for unpaid bills of
the last session, which should be item
lied and go before the auditor. He
claimed that the Legislature had no
more right to pass lump sum for
unpaid bills of the previous session
than for two years ago. Further the
Legislature can not be considered to
have been in continuous session, but
this Is a new session.
Senator Brown inquired about the
legality of the appropriation for the
special session of the Senate, and
Baldwin replied that act was wrong
also even though signed by the Gov
ernor.
Senator Baldwin stated further that
the Governor would veto the bill as
it was at present, and that the Attor
ney General would advise the auditor
not to pay the bills when presented.
He suggested that the best way was
to itemize the unpaid bills and said he
had spoken to members of the House
in regard to the matter.
Senator Achi stated that the Senate
in special session could not have passed
an appropriation bill while the Legis-
lature could have passed bill for tbs
payment of all its expenses at the reg
ular session.
Suppose we passed this bill over the
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Brown, could the Governor and
Treasurer and Attorney General hold it
up. That would be anarchy right
away"
Senator Achi said that no law could
be passed that is contrary to the Or
ganic Act and that the treasurer could
refuse to pay illegal bills.
THE only power on earth that can
hold up the appropriation is the
Supreme Court Brown replied land it
cannot be done by any opinion of the
Attorney General or the Governor. The
only power that can set aside the law
is the Supreme Court, the Legislature
is supreme"
Achi replied that the attorney gen.
eral could advise the treasurer not 20
pay and the action would be sustained
by the Supreme Court.
Sena tor Baldwin said that Brown was
right in saying that only the Supreme
Court could set aside the law but that
this would be a long process. He sug
gested that the quickest way TO ct
the money was to pass a legal bill
Another objection to the bin was that
it embraced two subjects, an appro-
pr!ation for the present session and al
so one for the last session.
Brown said he would wore to post
pono action for reasons OF policy but
NOT for anything suggested by Ach or
Baldwin. He said he was right an.
that he didn't intend to back down for
the Attorney General or Governor. 1--WE
have the only right to appropriate
money" he said, land we can decree in
any way or manner that it shall be
paid"
Senator Paris suggested that the
easiest way to get the money was to
pass a proper bill.
The motion to postpone cons! 1era-
ton was carried and the Ways and
Means Committee was instructed 10
confer with the Finance Committee of
the House and ascertain the wishes Of
that body.
Upon motion of Senator Dickey an
item OF 800 was inserted for ncidentals
OF the insurance department.
ENCOURAGING IMMIGRATION.
Senator Achi moved to increase the
item of $4,000 for advertising the re-
sources of the islands to $4,000, to in
clude also the encouragement of emf
grafton to Hawaii. He said the new
immigration law was strict as to labor
agents and that the government should
undertake to bring in immigrants.
Senator Baldwin said that under the
new law there could be no solicitation of
labor, and that only Japanese could be
brought here under existing conditions.
He said the country was already filled
with these people, class of labor
which he didn't consider desirable. He
suggested that it would be better to
bring different nationalites to the ISL