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

said that not in all his legislative
veto of an appropriation. He declared
that he had accorded his uniform sup
port TO the administration. but in the
veto of the Queens Hospital appropri-
alton he was sure that the Governor
had erred.
IT am sorry that it is necessary for
me to take this stand" said Senator
Smith, but / am grieved, and while
1t will do no good, 1 wish to. express
myself strongly, feeling that great
error has been done by the Governor
In the veto of this appropriation.
On the vote being taken, the veto
was overridden, Senator'S Knudsen
and Fairchild being the only members
of the upper house voting to sustain
the veto.
The vetoed item of $2S75 for The
Malulani was next taken up. Coelho
moved that the item pass notwithstand
ing the veto. He declared that it was
essential that the money should be
provided, and in a lengthy speech
criticized the Governor for his action
in vetoing the item.
He said that the hospital could moi
be properly supported by the county
of Maui and called upon the Serate
to record a unanimous vote in dissent
ing from the Governor veto.
President Smith again took the floor
He declared that the view of the Kau
al delegat ton were apt to be infiuenc q
! by Zone islando considerations, refer
| ring to the votes of Senators Knudser
Eosr.h.1d -, ha 10 "A
the Queen IS Hospital appropriation.
Senator Knudsen took the floor and
said that Kauai was not provincial in
its views of government necessitie:
and legislative work.
On the vote being taken the veto
was overriden by vote of ~ to 8.
The vetoed item of $2s75 for the
Hilo hospital was next taken up, Sen
ator Smith declaring it was also es
sential The vote to pass over the
Governor veto was carried by a vot,
of ~ to 8.
The vetoed item of three clerks rol
the Circuit Courts of the First Circui
was passed by a vote of 10 to 5.
The item of assistant clerk, messen
ger and Interpreter of the Fourth Cir
cult at 800, passed by vote of i
to 4.
Makekau moved to reconsider actor
of the Senate on the Mahukona wharf
but the motion was lost.
| The last day of the 1909 session o
| the Legislature was a strenu ous on
| for the Senate. The House concurren
| resolution embodying the draft of {
| bill to effect proposed changes in thu
Organic Act was taken up in commit
| tee of the whole, with Governor Freal
acting as interpreter of the amend
| ments. The final result of the com
mittee's sitting was the recommends
ton for the adoption of the resolution
with Section 5, relating to the lan6
laws, stricken out.
This amendment the House refused
to concur in, the joint conference. com
| mittee reporting in favor OF the adop
] ton of the resolution in the form Up
proved of by the House. Senator Nc
Carthy dissenting in a minority re
port. The resolution was finally kill
ed when the report failed OF adoption
in the Senate by a margin of one
vote.
Secretary of the Territory Il. A
Mott-smith was confirmed as presi
dent of the Board of Health. vice Marx
p. Robinson, resigned. When the mes
sage was received naming Secretary
Mott-Smith as president of the Board
of Health. objection was raised by
Makekau, on the ground that the Sen
ate had already confirmed the appoint
ment of Mark p. Robinson early II
the session, and that 1t had no ofiicia
knowledge of his retirement from the
office. This view was concurred in by
the Senate, and action was deferred
until letter was received from the
| Governor. stating that President Rob
inson had resigned. The appointment
was then confirmed on a unanimous
rising vote. The other appointment
confirmed were those of Albert Hor
| ner as Liquor Commissioner of Ha
wall: w. P. Alexander and George r
Carter as Commissioners OF Public
Archives; and George Herbert, as {