The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-14
HOW TO RUN
GOVERNMENT
APPEAL TO CONGRESS- EXTRA SESSION OF THE LEGIS-
LATURE OR PROCEEDING UNDER THE OLD APPRO-
PRIATION BILL-DOLE, ROBERTSON, BRECKONS
AND OTHERS GIVE OPINIONS

ernor shall, upon the adjournment OF
the Legislature, call it i'm extra session
for the consideration of appropriation
bills, and until the legislature shall
have acted the treasurer may, with the
advice of the governor, make such pay
ments, for which purpose the sums ap-
propriated in the last appropriation
bills shall be deemed to have been re-
appropriated. And all legislative and
other appropriations made prior to the
date when this Act shall take effect.
shall be available to the government OF
the Territory of Hawaii"
THE WAY OUT.
THE Organic Act thus provides for
one special session for this work, deem
ing the short session possibly not long
enough for all. 1t provides a way to-
prevent the need of several special ses-
sions. After one special session for the
purpose of passing appropriations the
government can proceed under the old
ones. At the special session which was
called the legislature failed to pass ap-
propriations to meet obligations. It
makes no difference whether it failed
from hostile motives or on honest mo-
tive as in this case, thinking county
government was to take place. Having
failed for legal reason this section ap-
plies"
(Which old appropriations do you re-
fer tor" asked the Governor.
"The previous ones-the 1901 bill,
said Dole.
mot the six months bill?"
COUNTY ACT LIMITS.
my impression is that it is the 1904
bill. l think it would be a mistake to-
call the Legislature to pass one. 1t is
incapable of drafting one in few
weeks. Nobody is capable of doing So
The work should be given to several OF
our best men and they should be given
six months time and should be paid.
1t is best to lose one or two years of
county government and get good act
that will run smoothly, rather than
have such difiicultiet as now" -
Governor Carter DO you think we
can draft county act such as is desir-
ed-like the late one in many provis-
ions, with the privilege of elections.
handling of funds ana so forth? There
is doubt whether the legislature with
Its limited powers can pass an act such
as is desired by the people,"
1T is impossible for me or anyone to-
say. Only commission Of representa-
tive men Of affairs and law can answer
that, or draft bill that will stand in
the courts. 1t will take time and should
not be done in haste but deliberately
and with care"
Governor Carter called upon A. G. NJ
Robertson, who spoke as follows: TT
is difficult to speak at short notice on
such an important question, but 1 ann
inclined to disagree with the last
speaker, as to the holding over of ap-
propriations. AS 1 understand section
"a of the Organic Act the legislature
has complied with it by the passing of
what seemed at the time to be apprO-
priations Events have occurred since
which make some Of them inapplicable
and wanting. But at the time they
were passed they were for the purpose
OF providing for the government and
for all intents and purposes they com
piled with the law. 1 don't believe that
change knocking them out alters the