The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-14

believed met the situation. That was
the provision in Section "a, that when
the Legislature failed to make appro-
priations for the current expenses and
legal obligations of the territory, the
Iprevious appropriations continue. He
took it that this meant that when from
! any cause the legislature failed to
make legal appropriations, this emer-
gency arose. and tie remedy for the
emergency came into action. He knew
that some lawyers had expressed the
opinion that this provision did not
Iapply. But the matter could be speed
! lily settled. Within twenty hours,
! a quo warranto case could be present
ed to test the question.
Congress has officially in behalf of
the Territory been asked to ratify the
County Act. To call the Legislature
to enact another County Act while
the bill to ratify the act of the last
session is pending would be so mani
testify inappropriate that no one would
think of it, unless Congress were now
requested not to take action on the
! pending measure.
| 1t is extremely doubtful whether any
county act such as would meet the
views of the majority in the Legislature
could be passed which would not con-
lhict with some of. the requirements of
THE Organic Act.
Either we must await the action of
Congress, or else take ample time for
pairing a bill such as will be most
likely to conform to the Organic Act,
meanwhile working on such appropria-
tions as are legally available for the
Emergency.
AGAINST A SPECIAL SESSION.
| ]. A. McCandless spoke briefly APP
proving the suggestion of p. C. Jones
that the Bar Association be asked to
draft a county act. He did not ap-
prove calling the legislature in special
session.
George w. Smith believed the time
had passed when there was any room
for discussion in a meeting of this
sort on the question of a county act
or not. The community was commit
ted to it. He did not believe there
need be a special session of the legis
lature until after it had been seen
what congress would do, and whether
the old appropriations are available or
not.
E. D. Tenney thought efforts ought
to be made to get congress to ratify
our present county act.
Fred Wundenberg said he was OPP
posed to county government, though
it was possible we would have to have
it. He did not believe there was any
need of calling a special session of the
Legislature
John F. Colburn said he was opposed
Ito county government and he believed
a majority of the people were. He did
mot want any special session of the
Legislature, nor any action by con-
igress.
F. w. Macfarlane thought as a bust
ness proposition that it was clear that
the governor had a right to go ahead
on the old appropriations, and he be-
lieved the business community would
support him in it and so would the
people.
Governor Carter jokingly responded
that the ease with which Mr. Mac
farlane passes the buck is an indica-
ton of his success as a business man"
IAUKEA GIVES HIS VIEWS.
Curtis Iaukea said he was an advo-
cate of county government. and he be-
lieved that he could say the Hawaiians
were. Not because it was the best
government under all the circum-
stances, but because it was something
that had been given them by the
United States in place of their nation
ality and independence, which had been
taken away from them. He believed,
however, that the governor should go
ahead on the old appropriations, and
That it would not be wise to call the
present legislature together in special
session.
In bringing the meeting to a close
Governor Carter thanked those who
had attended, and asked all senators
and representatives to meet him for
conference this afternoon, saying that
he had not asked any of them to ad-
dress this meeting, because he desired
Ito have a conference with them later.
There was applause when the COVER
lnOr in courteous nbrasa closed the