The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-18
GOVERNORS VETO
MESSAGE BEATEN
HOUSE FAILS TO SUSTAIN CUT
OF 100000 FOR ISLAND
BELT ROADS.

BY unanimous vote Of all present
the house Of representatives yesterday
failed to sustain the veto message Of
Governor Frear on H. p. No. 3, provid-
ing for the appropriation Of 100000
for belt roads, this sum to be divided
between the counties. The only absent
member was G. F. Alfonso Of Hilo, who
was absent on account of sickness.
The veto message was received few
minutes after ten o'elock, but was not
read until about half-past ten, after the
reading of the minutes of Saturdays
meeting. Upon the conclusion Of the
message by Clerk Woodward, Repre-
sentative Rice of Kauai started the
fight.
81 am not telling any inside history
when say that the Governor was pres
ent at the platform committee meeting
and suggested the insertion of the plank
! for the appropriation of not less than
100000 for roads. Are we going to
observe our pledgel l venture to say
that at least half the members Of this
house were elected on this platform.
This bill has been held until the last
minute. The records show that it
passed third reading in the house on
March /, was sent to the senate and
, passed third reading there on April 6,
and was sent to the Governor on
April Z.
Took His Time.
"The Governor waited until two min
utes before the limit of time when the
bill would have become law without his
signature. They held up this bill until
the last moment. move that the Gov
ernor s veto be overruled.''
! Representative Watkins seconded the
motion, stating that he was present at
that committee meeting in the office of
Attorney Atkinson when the platform
plank was framed and that he knew the
Governor advocated that special plank.
Without further discussion the mo-
ton was put on rolleall, with all MEM
bers voting in favor of overriding the
veto, except Alfonso.
The message was received in the sem
ate, but action on it was deferred. The
message is as follows:
Governors Message,
81 return herewith, without nv APP
proval, House Bill No. 8, entitled An
Act to Provide for the Construction of
Belt Roads
''This bill requires the Territory to
pay 100000 to the counties for the con-
struction of belt roads. The principal
objection to it is lack or funds.
enclose herewith revised state
ment of estimated receipts and expendi-
lures for the present half year and the
next biennial period. 1t shows receipts
of $l,6l7 ,2s0 for the present half year,
and $6,465, T2l for the next period; from
which must be deducted, as required by
law, transfers to special funds and pay
ments TO counties of $9ll,42O and
$4,S29,553, respectively, for the two
periods, leaving available receipts for
general territorial expenses of 1905, $50
and 81 ,646.l jos, respectively, to the for
mer of which there must be added the
net cash balance ON hand December 81
1910, of $753,097.72, and from which
there must he deducted the balance of
old appropriations amounting TO $685.
SS5.94, less the portion thereof that will
remain unexpended on June 30. 1911,
estimated at $57. l10.67, leaving $780,
6s2.45 for the present half year, and
$l.646.l6S for the next period. or a total
of $500 SO.45 available for new APP
preparations for general territorial ex-
, penses to the end of the next period.
Funds Limited.
, 'Deducting from this the new APP
{ preparations already made ut the pres
ma m, an p.
tue proposed appropriations, amounting
to s-,U42o6l, IN the general appropria-
tlon bill AS passed by tue senate, less
the cost, Sl59, sUU, OF collecting taxes,
T payable ont OF SPECIAL funds, and the
, interest and sinking fund, amounting
to 9Jo, 49,, Iequl.e ed by the public i'm
2 proNenient appropriation bill, as passed
7 ny the senate, IN respect OF territorial
> Improvements alone, 0tner than water
S and sewer WorNs, aud assuming that
2 tine bonus viii be tLifty.year bonus and
will bear only four per cent interest,
} and tnat only half oil them will be
B. issued the FIST yeaI--a total OF S2,377, :
5 4oS.U6-there remains only $l79,3Bl SO
+ Tor all further appropriations at the
J. p.eseHt session ana all appropriations
= Oh the next session for the same bien.
{ mai pelod, such as those for the eN-
Pehsva ol the Legislature OF lHl3, and
Otner pu. poses, and also tor the main,
b, tenaEee OF tie government flom Jnly
d l, 1919, until Ihe taNaS ara paid in tue
J. following November.
- II is obvious that there will be nc
}, available funds out OF territorial gen
d eral revenues ioI county belt Dads.
/. Pledge as TO Surplus.
, The bill, OF course, was intended
. to carry out party pledge, but, IN the
), hrst place, that pledge MAS made viii
reference to an eApeesed surplus which
II now appears does not exist. Conse
/. quently, she pledge has become impos
!, able OF fulhiiment. 10 attempt a ful
! hllment by taking from funds required
: Tor the maintenance OF the government
= would be 20 commit greater wrong Ia
D. order 10 avoid seeming 10 commit
lesser one. la the second place, ID,
D platform contained a number of pledges
calling Tor funds, and since 4 bal
proved "a be impossible 10 fulfAl 81
2 " ihese owing " lack Of funds, fh,
. legislature hHs done tie beat thai I
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