The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-14
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COUNTY ACT
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torial officials. The governor would
veto any law taking the collection Of
taxes out Of the hands Of the Terri
tory The only thing for the legisla-
ture to do was to pass laws that would
meet the governor half way.
Bishop said that he was forced by
two responsibiities-one involved in
his pledge to his constituents and the
other i'm turning over the control Of
public affairs to an unknown power.
There was no money provided to en-
force the county bill. If anybody would |
show him where money was to come |
from to run the counties from July to |
January, he would vote for county gov |
eminent. 1t was easy for the news |
papers to talk about pledge breaking
but when Saturday night came there !
had to be money to pay the hands and !
he believed that any attempt to estab- !
fish such a system would cause a panic /
that would be little less than a calam- |
ity.
Dckey wanted to know Bishops OBJ !
jections to amending this law.
1--WE can start I'm to amend it," ans
wered Bishop. But l do not know
where we would end"
Achi thought an attempt should be
made to pass the necessary laws to put
the county act into effect. He had
the laws for the purpose already drawn
He waved aloft in his hand Il clipping
from the Advertiser containing the in
terview with Governor Carter on the
County bill, and said it was the duty
objections here publicly stated.
Achi said that he had been accused
of treachery to the cause of county
government but those accusations were
false. He was in favor of county gov
eminent and would labor for the pas
sage of laws to meet the views of the
| governor
The governor is appointed by the
/ President to look after the interests of
! the Territory" said Achi land I be-
! lieve he will do it, and he is right to
do it. But if we pass proper bill, for
county government, I believe the gov
ernor will sign it,"
Paris reiterated mis- belief that the
! Senate was helpless as conditions stood
to enact revenue legislation to make
the county act operative.
Dowsett believed that the governors
objections to the county act could be
met by amendment of the county act,
and would be met by the legislature.
The people and the legislature, and
the Governor were probably nearer
county government than they ever had
been. He had confidence enough i'm the
Senate and House to believe that they
would pass the necessary amendments
to meet the views of the Governor. He
had no apologies to make to his con-
stituents, nor to anybody, but he
thought it was his duty to work and
; bring the Legislature into agreement
= with the Governor. The Territory
would be in funds after November
, and after that date there would be
nothing in Senator Bishops objection.
1T is a part of the programme is it
not asked Bishop, ito postpone the
operation of the county act until the
Territory gets money!
1T could be arranged" answered
Dowsett.
THAT is not in the amendments pre-
pared" said Dickey, but l am agreee.
, able to the change"
McCandless did not favor county
government personally. In his view
it was not best for this country. Blu
, he had given his pledge for it and HI
would vote for it if there was not ;
T cent to carry into effect
;. President Isenberg took the floor
and said he was ready to vote 70
county government-but he did no
take the position that Senator Nc
Candless did that it was the duty o
a man to vote for any kind of a count,
bill He had intended to oppose tn
bill, but since coming here he had hear
Senator Dowsett pledge himself to at
tempt to postpone the Inauguration O
T county government, until January
-, and on that pledge he would vote t
override the veto.
rs Senator Dowsett pledged to d
that?" asked Bishop.
81 will try to do that, said Dowset
And i'm that view" Isenberg wen
g on Il am for this bill. l know absolute
y ly, that If this County Act had pass
lie ed to go into effect on July list, tn
> banks would not cash another drai
J. for the Territory or the county"
y Speaking of the salaries raised b
lie the House, the President said EN-
phatically:
]. Il want to say one thing that l war
lie to go on record. want to say tha
le the House of Representatives is NJ
ID taking a manly stand. Why do the
/ not take the responsibility for mef
lie sures themselves? They pass the re'
1t possibility up to the Senate"
g President Isenberg then said that l
he had been for lower salaries and Wa
m still for then.
McCandless said he would favor pos
re pOning Inauguration of county govern
g ment until January LIST and would ais
l. pledge himself to eliminate the G
N test clause from the bill.
is us the word Of Senator Dowsett
lie be taken as certainty that the inal
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