The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-25

Cablegrams from Washington today
announce the date of the departure of
the Congressional party from San
Francisco for Honolulu to be April 80.
Governor Garter received a cablegram
this morning from George B. McClel-
Ian, secretary of Delegate Kuhio. his
cablegram conveyed the information
that the Congressional party would
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to approve
This bill restricts the counties and
the Territory and will prevent inn
prOvements, as well as the giving out
of work that could otherwise be under
taken or accomplished. 1t attempts to
limit by legislation the price of a com
modify, a course which is never wise.
The bill will work a hardship on those
who, because Of old age or other dis
ability, cannot do a vigorous day
work, by preventing their being en-
ployed
Conditions existing in different parts
of the Territory vary greatly, and each
County as well as the Territory, should
be free to NEE those conditions.
Action on motion of Senator Lane,
was deferred until p. m. tomorrow.
The following message. also from
the Governor was read, action being de-
ferred until tomorrow at 2 p. m.
Herewith I return Senate bill No.
/ rsan -
pirate Money for the Purpose of De-
| fraying the Expenses of opening again
the government road from Kapua in
South Kona, Island of Hawaii, to Ka-
huku, Kau, Island of Hawaii, lately
destroyed by Volcanic eruption" which
1 am unable to approve.
This bill provides that $4,000 shall be
diverted from the Territory's share Of
the taxes, to be spent on road be-
ginning at a certain point in Kona and
ending in Kau. If my information is
correct the damage done by the late
flow is all confined to the district of
Kau, and 1 can see no object in inclur-
ing the road of Kona.
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ingly bad precedent. 1t is the enter
ing wedge that will cause other coun-
ties TO want a portion Of the Terri
tory's funds spent on roads whenever
there is a showing of emergency. Ii
damage by the late eruption is to be
made good by the Territory, why not
also damage by storm or washouts,
There Is already under discussion th'
question of extending the powers o.
the counties to permit of their borrow
ing money, thus rendering them still
more independent of the old-time re
lance on the common treasury. Shouic
. such a measure pass, there would b
relief for the afflicted county.
Notification was also. received tina
the governor had signed Senate bill No
IS relative to the construct on Of neN
streets and Senate bill 40 relative t
the prevention of cruelty to children
The Judiciary committee by Senate
. Smith, reported on the following mea
g the weekly payments to certain count
employees; Senate bill No. IS to rails
Is the salary OF county attorney from 50
!, 400 to $500 a year; Senate bill No.
IS empowering the County attorney {
Oahu county to appoint two addition;
49, deputies and Senate bill No. n relatin
SO to fixing a maximum of salary for eel
tain county employees. All of the re
lie ports were tabled to be considered wit
II the bill. The committee adding to n,
r n and No. 25, and reported in fave
lie of tabling the others to await the &C
s. ton of the Senate on the city and cour
IS ty finance bill.
Is The cons Iteration of the report of tn
d Ways and Means committee on Senat
} bill No. 30, providing for salaries an
pay Of employees Of the Territory, wa
g then taken up and passed as follows
s. Governors Office messenger $40 pc
n month; total for year period $3.50
Is librarian public archives $780, total So
r 600. Makekau wanted to know if tn
d Work now justified the increase Mo
s. Carthy said that the former pay ha
4 been inadequate. commissioner Of in
% migration (new) 5000; total $4,000. Ser
3 ator Woods wanted to know what II
purpose Of the position was. McCarth
explained that the idea would be
Is have a man who could give informatio
relative to the immigration matters
10 prospective settlers. The planters wou
pay a similar amount to the oommi
sioner as the present item was not su
what kind OF immigrants were to
brought here. He wanted to know
the new immigration law passed
Congress did not prevent private pa
ties from assisting immigrants. and
al order to make the Office effective Il
We legislature would have to appropria
Oh money to enable the Territory to a
n sist the prospective settlers.
o. Senator Smith spoke in favor Of t