The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-19
A Message to the Legislature of the
Territory of Hawaii

Recognizing the desire of so large a
number of the out-of- town members to
close this session of the Legislature in
time to allow them to take the out
going steamers the early part of the
week, l have signed Senate Bill No. 3,
entitled "An Act Making Special APP
preparations for the Use of the Gov
eminent of the Territory of Hawaii
during the two years which will end
with the Thirtieth day of June, A. D.
1907 commonly known as the Loan
Bill, as | find it impossible in the linn
tied time to intelligently segregate
those items which, in view of the pro-
posed county system of government,
should properly be expenditures on the
part of the counties rather than the
Territory; and also to secure the in
formation necessary in deciding what
other items are essential to the well
fare of the Territory and, in view of
our financial condition, advisable.
L have already sounded note of
warning, and called your attention to
the rapidity with which our public
debt has increased, and [ am of the
opinion that the amount of appropr1a-
lions carried in this Bill are excessive,
and reserve the question of their ex-
penditure until thew can be thoroughly
examined. G. r. CARTER,
Governor.
Executive Chamber, May %, 1905.
THE SENATOR'S REPLY.
Honolulu, T, H., December IS. 1905.
Hon. George r. Carter, Governor of
the Territory of Hawaii, Homo
lulu, Oahu.
Dear Sir: Your communication of
the 9th inst. was received by me on
December 18th. In reply to the same
I would ask you to please note that
the amounts petitioned for by the sew
eral districts correspond with the
items appropriated for such districts
by the Legislature and approved by
the Governor.
Your suppOsition as to what the
character of the petitions might be
does not alter the same. Your remark
''that every resident of any district
| desires to have money expended in his
district and is perfectly willing to sign
petition therefor is wholly inappli-
cable to this case. The people are ask
/ ing the Executive for the appropria-
tions with which to carry out the i'm
! provements in their several districts
appropriations secured for them by
their representatives in the Legisla-
ture, and are taxpayers as you and I
are taxpayers. We have every reason
ITO believe that they realize the respon-
sibiHtv of the Territory 3 Indebtedness
and its ability to pay as did the Leg
islature when the Loan Bill was au-
thorized or as did the Executive when
he recommended by message to the
Legislature loan of $1,10O, 10000.
! You speak of the County form of
government as affecting the situation.
L fail to see that. The responsibility
! rests with the people as before the
/ County Act went into effect, and you
! will please recall that the County Act
! was passed during the regular session
( of the Legislature, at least 80 days
+ prior to the passage of the Loan Bill,
a work of the extra session.
Your message to the Legislature. in
forming same that you had approved
the Loan Bill, has, in nowise, been for
gotten by me. In this message you
remark recognizing desire of so
large a number of the ont -of-town
members to close this session of the
Legislature in time to allow them to
take the outgoing steamers the early
part of the week and re-
serve the question of their expenditure
(meaning Loan Appropriations until
they can be thoroughly examined -
Let me ask what authority you have
for making any such reservation? The
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