Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-07
IN FOREIGN PORTS
Mednesday. Jan. G. tooo.

Tuesday, January s.
SAN FRANCISCO-Sailed Jan. ):
s. s. virginian for Honolulu.
u s. A. r. Thomas, u m, for Ho.
nolulu.
s. S. Lurline. p. M. for Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO--Arrived Jan. 5
s. s. Alameda, hence Dec. 80.
s. $. Hilonian. hence Dec. 20.
GAVlOTA-Arrlved Jan. 81
s. s. Rosecrans. from Kaanapali.
KAHuLUI-Sailed Jan. 2:
3. $. Hyades, for San Francisco.
Monday. January 4.
SAN FRANClSCO--Sailed Jan. 2:
s. $. Nippon Maru, 2 p. M, for lie.
nolulu
SAN FRANCISCO Sailed Jan. 3.
s. 3. Mexican for Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO--Arriyed Jan. 4:
S. S. Enterprise. from Hilo.
NEW CASTLE-- Arrived Jan. Q:
s. s. Hermiston hence Dec. 8.
SYDNEY-Arrivcd Jan. 9;
$. $. Moana, hence Dec. IL.
! VICTORlA--Sai Jan. 2.
S. s. Makura, for Honolulu.
SEATTLE--Sailed Ian. 3:
s. S. Pleiades. for louuulu.
| KAANAPALI--Sailed Jan 2:
\. 8. Columbian, for Salina Cruz.
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| ton whether under the law | have a
right to pass upon the ersiting Of obi.
| cations and liabilities in the first In.
stance, and whether | have the vet
cnecK upon such action by the Board
OF Supervisors or not. That Is the
main point in question
when this appropriation bill come
before me, II II does, il will BE- largely
q question simply whether shall
agree to the paying OF bills heretofors
incurred by the Committees uf tn
Board o Supervisors where have had
neither voice nor say as to whether
these liabilities In the first instance
should be incurred or not.
Anyone who read the rules voted
through by the Board of Supervisors az
their 1rst meeting Coud see at once
what those rules meant. They wen
lar wide OF the question of who should
he officers or who should net, on VIII
should appoint them ur who should re-
move them. and. believing as | do tha.
! have, under the law. the right to pl 81
pom and approve or veto any proposed
expenditure Of public money beiory
I tho nh1i0atinn hnts hnat, In 4
the direct Issue of whether the same
shall be incurred or not, AMI believing
also that this right Is vital one to In,
public interests. have been compelled
TO enter consistent protest against al
action involving expenditures In hi.
ON the beginning.
Now how Is that issue to he settled
II compromised, compromised In
/. what way!
! do not consider that | have any
authority to waive such right any.
how. II the court hollis practically
that my veto does not reach the ques.
ton of mourning obligations, but
only comes in after the obligations
have been incurred on the question
of paying existing obligations, wei
and good, but II Is clearly u matter
! that cannot be compromised on the
} side by anyone; the courts have got
] to decide that issue.
stated in my inaugural address
and have repeated since, that ! wish
: the matter settltd before the courts
and that is still by desire, and | an
more than willing, and have always
been so, to have the matter settled
promptly In court. Not Il single per
son has approached me from the 9th
Ell sidt Suggesting a suit or any com
promise, other than the one to divld,
up Offices, as already stated.
The Board of Supervisors Is abso
, lutely in the hands Of the Repubi
cans, the courts have been open {,
thin from the very first, and can
4, not understand Mr.. Smiths almos
threatening letter addressed to mi
. this morning, II he desires the mat
ter settled before the courts, and
INV bubb'ot W NM lHul ne lukl
hand and have the matter settle,
promptly before the court, assuring
him that ! will meet him IGore thar
half way in that matter, and tellini
him also that have never been ad
vised to do otherwise by anyone
y counsel or anyone else
> Moreover, | suggest that whateve
, my intentions, | have had little op
i portunity to obstruct anything;
have entered my protest in the onl
way open to me at the time, whicl
has been promptly oyerridden by tn
Board OF Supervisors. Perhaps ever
protests under the circumstances ar
an offtnce to Mr. Smith, or perhap
he is not fairly informed as to al
the facts and issues involved.
II has been suggested that the rea
: time for intervention by the court
will be when an attempt is actual
made to pay out and deliver none
from the City and County Treasur
to the employees created and con
trolled by the committees Of tn
Board of Supervisors; however, Nj
Smith may be able to suggest som
prompter and more complete settle
ment Of these issues, II SO, well an