Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-22
BOARD OVERRULES
HIS H0N0R'S VETO


last night the MEMBER were so anx-
ious to get at the Mayors veto Of the
appropriation bill that AHA started
the proceedings by moving that the
regular order of business be suspend
ed and the bill taken up at once.
There was no objection and the
Board started to get busy.
II took Just about three minutes
10 dispose of that veto, and the Su-
pervisors jumped through the task
as thought It. gave them the keenes.
kind of joy.
Supervisor Quinn presented the re-
port of the Boards Committee on
Roads and Bridges. and moved that
the Auditor be instructed to draw
warrants in payment OF the salary
demands submitted. N.4r
The Mayor stated that he did not
consider the action of the Board lie.
gal and that, as the Municipal Act
made him directly responsible for all
moneys paid out through his acts. he
must refuse to put the question.
Hardly had the Mayor finished
speaking when Aylett jumped to his
feet and began:
"Mr. Mayor, -"
Keep still" commanded Logan,
pulling the would-b be orator back In.
to his chair by his coat tails.
Logan then went through his usu-
al little speech of "rcgrctting, Nj.
Mayor" etc, and put the question.
It was carried, only Mcclellan vet.
ing against 1t.
Then the salary demands for the
iire-nghters and electric light pur-
yeyors We're brought in The same
old story was retold, not single
variation from the stercotypcd form
being used. Logan put the question,
the Republican Supervisors yelled
AYE" and Mcclellan GrOwled NO
At the suggestion of the Deputy
City and County. Attorney. the sal.
aryi demands, passed by the Board
were handed over to the Mayor by
the County Clerk for his signature
lie took each under consideration.
When Mcclellan arpse and. al
chairman a the Mayors Commltte,
on Roads and Bridges, presented hi
salary demands, everyone was read!
to snucich him on the spot. Aylett
made a Lengthy speech both for anl
against ALLOWING Mcclellan to bt
heard. and the obstrcperous Superb
sor was about 20 be bottled up, whcr
the Deputy CITY and County Attorne!
gently drew attention to the fact that
az a member of the Board of Super
visors. Mcclellan had perfect right
to bring any matter he chose before
that body.
The Mayor directed that the re,
port be read, and those at tho other
end of the table demanded that 1t be
Suppressed.
Gentlemen" said the Mayor, III
seems to me that Mr.. Mcclellan Il
not a member of this Board at all
lie Is ignored in the deliberations o
this body"
That started the balLrollinE agaiI
and Aylett quoted rules Of order, leg
islative practices and the proCedur,
of Congress to show that Mcclellan
did or did not have right to "a,
anything.
Finally, II was voted TO receive tn
report and table 1t, ...... ..
The resolution appropriating mon
ey for the payment Of court interpro
tiers was returned with the follow
ing veto:
This resolution, in the methods
provides for drawing the money II az
prOpriates from the City and Count
Treasury Is Identical with 'ResOlu
ton making appropriations for tn
various services OF the City an
County of Honolulu, which I return
ed to you without my approval jar
10, 1908. The reasons which led nj
to withhold my approval Of that res
olution apply with equal force
lNHlh' III oo ihl 40 'H' hN'hohn ~
concerned by which the money al
Iproprlated is to be drawn from III
Treasury. Those reasons set out {
length in my communication to yo
of January Is, 1909, ! hereby n
peat. by reference thereto. as my rel
CONS for disappearing this resolution
The methods Of drawing the none
appropriated, from the Treasury ar
II seems to me, loose, vague, and
legal, and in express derogation
Section So of the Municipal Act"
This message was filed for consi
Grafton aud the Board adjourned u
til this afternoon at 4:3O o'clock