The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-06
HAWAII At
WASHINGTON

,aSMaii Special TO the Advertiser)
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Oct. at.-Gen-
erai Alexander Mckenzie, chief OF the
engineers OF the army. is making up his
recommendation for additional appro-
priations for Notifications in Hawaii
In the course of few days those rec
concentrations will probably be made
public. The Secretary OF War will pass
upon the figures and the results OF MS
scrutiny of them will be embodied In
the book of annual estimates for Con-
gress.
Thus far the War Department is do
ing nothing towards expanding the ap-
preparation Of about a quarter of a mil
lion that Congress adopted at Its last
session for emplacements In Hawaii.
This delay is occasioned by the delay of
General Story of the Taft board. In
making general report. General Story
has been making tour of the world
for the purpose of recommending
general scheme of Notifications for the
entire country. tls .' 90
Secretary A. L. C. Atkinson, Of the
Territory Of Hawaii, has arrived in
New York, but has not yet come TO
Washington, IL he intends coming here
at all. A treasury official talked with
Mr.. Atkinson over the long distance
telephone, but the wire was working
so poorly that Mr.. Atkinson could not
be distinctly heard and the CONVERSE
ton was failure. Mr.. Atkinson prom
ised to write the department upon some
matters of public business.
LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES.
AS already announced to the Adver-
tiser by cable, the Comptroller Of the
Treasury, Mr.. Tracewell, has passed
upon the question of how the appro-
priation of $4,000 for legislative ex-
penses in Hawaii shall be disbursed.
He holds that the Secretary of the Ter
ritory or other public official may be
designated to disburse this appropria-
ton, but must first give proper, bond.
The text of>the Comptroller's decision,
which has been forwarded to the Sec
rotary of the Interior and by him will
be forwarded to Governor Carter, is as
follows:
Washington, October 20. 1906.
The Honorable the Secretary of the
Treasury
Sir: / have received by your refer
ence of the 18th instant a communica-
ton from G.. r. Carter, Governor of
the Territory of Hawaii, to the Sec
lretary of the Interior, inquiring as to
the manner in which the appropriation
for legislative expenses of the Terri
tory of Hawaii should be disbursed.
This letter was enclosed to you by the
Secretary of the Interior for your ac-
ton. The two were referred to the
Auditor for the State and other De-
partments for report. You refer the
report of the Auditor, together with the
other letters described to this office for
consideration and report.
The Territory of Hawaii was organ
lied by the act of April 80. 1900 81
Stat, 141).
This act provides among other things:
"Sec. s. That the constitution, and,
except as herein otherwise provided, all
the laws of the United States which
are not locally inapplicable shall have
the same force and effect within said
Territory as elsewhere in the United
States.
"Sec. 6. The the laws of Hawaii not
inconsistent with the constitution or
laws of the United States or the pro-
visions of this act shall continue in
force. subject to repeal or amendment
by the Legislature of Hawaii or the
Congress of the United States"
This act provides for a Legislature
and provides among other things that
the Legislature shall make approprla-
ton biennially for the current ex-
penses of the Territory
This act also provides for certain Of
ficers to be appointed by the Presi-
dent, some of whom are paid by the
United States and others by the Terri
tory.
Sec. 90. That the following officers
shall receive the following annual sala-
ries, to be paid by the United States:
The Governor, five thousand dollars
the Secretary of the Territory, three
thousand dollars" .
No provision was made for paving
the legislative expenses by the United
States. and until June 6. 1906. (34 stat.
AID no appropriation for such expenses
was made by Congress. Prior to this
act such expenses were paid from the
revenues of the Territory and disburs- |
ed In accordance with the laws of the