Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-30

The Legislature mas ADJOURNED slne
die. With the twenty.fifth day the
extra session came to close last
night about $3.50 o'clock.
There were three messages at the
afternoon session from the Governor,
)ne notifying the Legislature of his
iaving signed the Loan Bill and the
theirs vetoing certain items Of the
current expense and salaries meas
ures.
The following message was received
by both houses and disposed of as not
ed. item by item:
Herewith. | return House Bill No. =
entitled "An Act Making Appropria
lions for the Departmental Use of the
Territory" as | am unable to approve
CT the following items:
Department Of Health.
Care of Lepers-"Stamped envelopes,
letter paper and postage stamps fol
free use Of lepers and suspects In Gus
tody. s1.500.0O."
Veto sustained by Senate and over.
riden by the House.
This item does not appear in the
present appropriations. 1t is revival
OF an item which originated in a small
appropriation to purchase stamps fol
those unfortunate lepers who were
without means and unable to work.
and which finally developed into an ap'
preparation to furnish stamps to the
nine hundred or more patients at Mo
lokai This item goes further and fur
nishes stamps and stationery, not only
TO those at Molokai. but TO suspects ir
custody. II Is clearly a luxury: and
the items carried In the various appro
priation bills which directly and indt
rectly are for the support and benefit
of those who have leprosy already
place heavy tax on the community.
Care of Lepers-"Incidental to be
expended by the Superintendent for
Settlement, $4,000"
Veto sustained by Senate and owe,
rlden by the House.
This item Is also luxury, and can
not be afforded by the Territory.
Exclusive of the foregoing, the Sala
ries and Current Account Appropria.
lions carry very nearly s300,00O.00 OF
appropriations. to say nothing OF items
In the Loan Bill for the erection OF q
home for children of leprous parents.
or the aforementioned items, four are
new, and carry S13.S00.00. As | have
repeatedly said. the community has
never hesitated to furnish those neces.
stiles which are needed for the com
fort of those who have thus become a
public charge. but II is not in position
to furnish them with luxuries.
, Attorney General.
Attnrnnp. Canaral'S nHfaa "A
OF defending validity of Act 80. Session
Laws of 1905, on appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States. 100000
, Veto sustained by Senate Is to CD
md overriden by the House.
Q have already objected to the tax
payers money being used for an attack
on the validity Of Act 80; and do not
believe II fair to the large number OF
people In this community who are not
In sympathy with this Act, to approve
Of the expenditure Of public money II.
defending II. In cases of this kind
where there is a contest and difference
of opinion as to the legality of the
act as passed. 1t seems to me that the
cost of litigation should be borne di.
rectly by those who either favor or
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in the boat to speedy death.
Let us on this day remember to
praise though some of the memories
cause us to mourn.
Let the fanatics inspire courage by
services to the spirits of the departed
dead.
The people Of this country can still
believe in God and the Right and fight
for It, at the same time remembering
If something akin to the fanatic Is de-
sired for inspiration-that while John
Browns body was resting in the grave
his soul went marching on.