The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-15

10 h. pursued. is that pointed Ont by
AFr smith said Nj Stewart Move
direct upon Congress. II We had toA-
lowed the course mapped OFT originally
by the Governor ana those II coz
ference with him We would not Dc IN
the present difficulty. Wh5c1 Is En30F41s
Us both politically and financially ne
thing for rs % do Is 70 face ABOUT s-la
auDaa4 70 Congress and ask that the
county ACT be passed a. i STANDS
While there are political objections 70
i. the Law affords a large measure O.
self government and meets the require
rnentg OF large percentage OF the
reasonable people Of the Territory
There is no other thing for rs 70 GO
b1st throw ourselves on Congress ana
ask that not only the county lax ouI
also thu Long Municipal bill Be passed
There Is no citizen that would &c fur
Their than / IN demanding that Il We
find dishonesty and corruption thai the
county law be taken away and tha1
Congress give as the same form OF GOV
eminent as that Of the DlsTrlcI O
Columbia
Il don't think thar the legislature
has failed 10 make the appropriations
as provided By law II did not fan 10
apprcpriate for the two years, and
don't think except by forced construe-
ton that we can use the old appro-
priations In the meantime We can
use cur credit
NOT SERIOUS-C0OPER
H Cooper did not believe there
wasAa present crisis The sftuatl
II not very serious said Judge Cooper,
.-taara Is no reason for special session
of the legislature 10 pass new county
act or justification for an appeal 10
Congress The question OF appFopTia-
tiens need cause no trouble IAeET
vas some doubt in the mind Of the
Governor over the expenditure Of the
loan appropriations, but this dIft1cUlty
Is no longer 10 be faced The Terri
tory has the right To make these e2-
penditures and proceed as If there was
no such document as the county acI-
The legislature has not passed appro-
prfatIoras in the county act. for me
reason that the Territory has no right
10 delegate the authority TO make aI1-
propr5atlons 10 the counties or 20 any
other body. Any attempt 10 delegate
such power Is invalid There is no
need Of 3 special session 70 pass ap-
proDriaffon bills. for I believe that the
laws Of 1901 are again clearly Il force
and the government has perfect right
20 90 on
There Is no necessity for an appeal
10 Congress We are capable and
willing 10 work cut our own salvation
When annexation took place we were
given special privileges. not accorded
TO other Territories as an indication
that ne were able 10 assume them To
go 70 Congress now would be 10 relzT2-
s,g1fst3 those rights. i would De step
backward 10 ask Congress 10 leg1slate
in our behalf We are able 10 legls-
late for ourselves 7 believe a work
able act can be passed Il VIII take
time though, TO pass an act n accord
anca with the Organic Act; II wouio
require months In the meantime We
can go on until the next regular ses-
sion OF the legislature when new
county act can be enacted. The situa-
ton Is not serious-the Old apprOprla-
tons are IN force
Governor Carter asked whether the.
old or the new appropriation laws were
70 be considered Mr. Cooper thought
that the new laws should be followed
where any change had been made
APPEAL TO WASHINGTON
L believe that the best way 10 set
tie the difficulty is by an appeal 10 Con-
gress. said ". R Harrington While
il is not a nice thing 10 do il is the best
thing. II would take two years 70 pass
another county LAM The best talent
IN the country has been ar work on the
present law and the experience tech
es many a lesson To 60 on now ~odll
be 10 have another lay that you could
drive 2. team through. I don't see how
an appeal 10 Congress would discredir
Us and can't see any objection IN IL
". H. Hogs who was next called on
said that the question seemed so tied
NJ in a legal way that he didn't feel
qualified 10 pass an opinion upon il
A COUNTY STAMPEDE
/. A. Thurzton was next called on
and suggested that business men who
pay the taxes should be asked 10 talk
as lawyers and newspaper men had had
their innings. t agree with Judge
T,ole and Mr.. Cooper as 70 the approprl-
alton bills said Mr. Thurston, II
would reverse the meaning Of the Or
ganfc Act 10 say that IL did not Intend
10 provide for the expenses Of the gov
eminent The appropriations made D
this legislature fail 10 cover certain 0e-
uartTuents the police and 10dicaarE, ana
therefore fail 70 meet the expenses o.
The government required for a sPeclac
nr,rrsosa. The Organic Act was meant
70 cover just such contingency anu
prevent the legislature from ooercaE1s
the governor by refusing 10 pass oalls-
This section is just as effective by the
failure 70 pass the appropriations Eof
the necessary expenses Of the govern
usrE as II 10 appropr1at tons had been
PASSED. The legislature has failed .
nrovs6e for the necessary expenses o.
the government and the situation cor
Eeupla1ed BY the Organic act exists
An appeal 10 Congress suggests otIl@F
points. I consider that the Supreme
Court has failed n its duty oy noI
passing on the whole ACT The co1adl-
lions are such that the court should
have gone further and given an opinion
-, ~ - yr,,zS~zorrs raised as z guide IN