Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-12-15

n. r. Juuu Sulu ne was NOT member |
OF the official family and not author.
lied to speak for the Governor. but |
thought that in passing A. S. Hart. |
wells motion the Association would |
in no way embarass the Government
l.. A. Thurston did not infer that the |
Hatch mission had the right of way or |
that the people should wait to see how |
Congress was going to act. He thought |
both the Hatch end Of the matter and |
the test case proposition could be press
ed simultaneously
Mr.. Thurston said the main reason
for focusing hopes on Hatch's mission
to Washington. 1t seemed was that the
Supreme Court had decided in the
Board Of Public Institutions case that
that portion of the County Act was in
consistent with the Organic Act and
therefore void: and that BreCkOns Ct.
5. District Attorney had expressed the
opinion that that mig, invalidate the
whole act and then there would be no
act That was the responsible source
of the matter. responsible enough 10
have Carter to send Hatch to Wash
ingtOn; responsible enough to cause
the money to he put up Tor Hatch'S
mission to Washington.
There were several reasons for at
tack on the County Act. merchandise
licenses, for example Where there
was such an opportunity of resistance,
resistance would doubtless be made. 1t
was almost moral certainty that the
Act would be contested At present,
the status OF the County Act unknown.
banks would refuse to advance on
County paper and the County credit
would be worth nothing.
There was a midway course, said
Thurstou. He moved that the eXccu-
tive committee be authorized to see
II proper case could not be fOrmulat-
ed for presentation TO the Supreme
Court. and. II 1t could be done. to get
attorneys to represent each side OF the
case.
l.. p Dole said he was perhaps in
the position OF Josh Billings who was
willing to send his wife's relatives to
the war-Ee would be away. However,
he thought the suggestions in the way
Of motion and amendment offered by
Hartwcll and Thurston amounted to
the same thing and favored both.
\. 5. Hartwell said the County Act
was in no danger. He deplored eX-
pressiOns of anxiety in its regard
, The matter ought TO be submitted,
could be submitted and better be sab.
mitted. ANY suit brought should be
fought by the proper officials. There
, was no need of u pretended case; a real
case should be brought. Anything to
avoid financial crises should be done
A case could not be put in without
, testing the whole law and without The
! Attorney Generals cooperation
, Prompt action was important.
, Mr. Stewart gave an Ohio instance
. Towns had been going along under the
3 municipal law when suddenly the SUI
preme Court declared the law null and
void and the Governor had to call the
, Legislature in extra session to make
= law. He said there was no more direct
| way out OF the present dilemma than
= Congressional legislation. The SUI
= preme Court here would have 10 de-
clare the whole act null and void II II
? followed the logic OF its own reason
r. ing. He favored committee to be
D appointed to confer with the Governor
= and report. Any other action would bG
= discourteOus to the Governor. Mr.
IA S,nuar, thnnuht 10 innnguihIa N fpnm.
. Il case which cover the whole Act. Dis
= tUrbed conditions were due to the Su'
preme Court having decided one sec
5 ton OF the County Act to be in confliC
e with the Organic Act
t Mr. Matthewman thought it wise Il
, He did not think 1t right to say tina
J the Hatch mission was initiated by tn,
Governor. The expedition was paiC
! for from private sources.
= Vote on Mr.. Stewards substitute res
olution was then taken, being lost b!
II to 1.
; Mr.. Hartwell's motion with Thurs
tons amendment carried by the SAINT
Q majority. The minority constituted
OF Stewart, Wilder, Stanley and Ka
! UlulOu,
= 7. McCants Stewart moved the ap
I pniutment of a committee to frame res
D olutions to be presented in Suprem,
D Court in regard to the death OF 5. X
Kane The President appointed
e Messrs. Stewart, Kaulukou and stan
ley. Adjournment was taken at $50
: y. m. subject to call.
= Those present were: w. o. Smith
I j. A. Matthewman, A. S. Hartwell, T.
=. Dole, T. McCants Stewart, Judg
d Stanley, Arthur Wilder Judge Kaulu
z kou, w. W. Thayer, Lorrin A. hurston
= A. F. Judd, S. II. Derby, l.. J. Warren
& h. d. Mead, c. Il. Hemenway, L. A
r Mott-Smith, w. l.. Whitney, b. J.
Marks and w. c. Parke,
k The executive committee met at tn
= conclusion of the meeting and name,
o J. A. Matthewman to attac
Il the County Act and A. S. Hartwell 4