The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-30

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I'D ,bould say my own statement "
he answered. referring io che one show
ing a surplus. stating however that ~
vns wholly q matter ~ gueas That
statement. be- said did not figure on
rcfunding any bonds II two million
were 10 be refunded ii would take
sloe 900 more than be had figured On.
lie stated that he regarded the est.
mates ~ the Governor ~ very col.
tefvniiye
DO you think then. asked Kalel'
opu. "thai the present bill Is within
the revenuei'
~ think it will come closer than
the other, - said the Auditor.
Rice asked II any refunding Of bonds
was provided for and was told no.
"1f We have the appropriation bill
too high then the Governor will not
be able to refund bondsi' asked Rice.
The Auditor agreed.
In answer to Castro the Auditor
stated that 100000 had been appro.
priated outside of the regular appro.
! priation bill. but he had figured that
the excess of revenue over expenditures
between now and July l would take
care of this amount.
(Which estimate would be the SAT
est to adopt, yours OF the Govern
or 'sG' asked Sheldon.
The Auditor sidetracked.
Furtado Rebels.
Furtado rose to make his twelfth
speech, which brought on row.
| Single tried TO squeleh him but
brought about a small revolution. Sew
eral rose to points of order, Furtado
defying them all.
~ have the floor and l insist on
talking he said.
He talked for some time.
The Auditor was finally excused and
Rice moved that Secretary Mott Smith
| be asked to make a statement
Long stated that he was ready to
go on without hearing from anyone
else.
Cohen moved to rise and report that
the committee had satisfied itself that
| the bill was within the estimated reve-
nue..
Sheldon objected. "Let us have more
light. Let us go to the root of the
matter" he said.
Cohen IS motion to rise was lost on
the casting vote of the chair and
Rice's motion to call in Secretary
Mott Smith was declared carried.
81 protest against that count, ~
4 shouted Cohen. "The vote was fifteen
to twelve. l appeal FROM the chair -
The gavel pounded him into quies-
cence.
Then followed series of motions to
call in the Governor, Superintendent
of Public Works.. Superintendent of
Education, President of the Board of
Health. Adiutant General, etc. Shingle
refused to put the motions in spite of
Furtado' s insistence.
Mott-smith Explains.
In a recess, pending the arrival of
the Secretary of the Territory, there
was much heated wrangling, some Ga
hu members accusing Single of hav-
ing surrendered to Kauai.
Secretary Mott-Smith, after order
had been restored, stated that the
Auditor estimate was based on the
money paid in for the past two years,
the Governor IS estimate being based
on the figures submitted by the heads
of departments as to what they had
reason to expect would come in.
He then submitted what he consid-
cred the most nearly correct figures,
showing that the bill carried $l22,-
O79 over the revenues. Not single
Improvement outside of those in the
bill was included except $4,000 for
the leper hospital. These figures show
that on june 80, 1911, the Territory
would be $4,000 in the hole, exclud
ing all the expenses of the next Legis.
lature. some $4,000 TO 100000, and
any current appropriation bill for the
period. The present Legislature had
passed such a bill carrying $l74,O0O
If the next Legislature does the same
the deficit for the period would be
100000.
Mott.Smith made good defense oil
the Governor vetoes
The committee rose at six o'elocE
and reported that the consideration OF
the veto be proceeded with.
|, cit means we are just where We
started" explained Rice.
Votes on vetoes.
The item next considered was that OF
the deputy insurance commissioner
Furtado moved to override the veto
The vote showed: Ayes, Ia; noes, 10
in favor of the veto.
The veto of the item for clerk an'
interpreter, Third Taxation district, wa
sustained on close vote, is to IL.
The Mahukona wharf item was next
Single moved to override the veto
seconded by Douthitt. The vote T.
override was: Ayes, 10; noes, 10. oah'
and Hawaii voted together, agains
, Maui and Kauai.
The veto of the Hanalei wharf iten
was sustained by all the Kauai mem
bers getting opposition only from oah'
and Hawaii. The vote to overrid
showed: Ayes, 8; noes, 20.
The Queens hospital item was next
Douthitt moved to override the veto
His motion was lost, receiving only i
: votes. to 10 for the veto.
The Maui hospital veto was sustained
3 all the islands voting againstsit i'm
partially. The vote stood: To sustain
"a; to override, 5,
= The Hilo hospital veto followed tn
same course. The vote was: To over
Y ride the veto, S; to sustain, 81.
The vetoes of the items of the thre
assistant clerks of the First Circui
r and of the assistant clerk of the Fourt
: Circuit were overridden. All other
) were sustained.