The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-19
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BUDGET

have demonstrated a proper applica-
ton of their studies in the past and
give promise of making something in
the future,
Sixty thousand pesos il to be set
aside for this purpose annually On
the return of these students to the
Philippines they will be drafted into
the government service to serve fos
at least two years under the contract
they will enter into before being ad-
mitttd as pensioners.
Protest to Washington.
The following cable has been sent to
Washington by the Philippine Assem-
bly, in connection with the recent or
der of allotment, made by the Cover
nor General of the insular funds for
the support of the government in 1912.
by a unanimous vote the Assembly
has today passed two resolutions as a
result of the order of the Governor
General to the insular treasurer to
pay out money on allotment in place
of an appropriation, He orders the
making of substantial changes in the
appropriation bill of the year before,
creating new positions and making in
creases of salaries, and suppressing
all the clerical force of the Assembly.
Appropriation committee instructed
to investigate and compare allotment
with last years appropriation bill and
to study the legality Of the action of
the Governor General. Assembly. reso-
luton declares action null and void
and instructs Speaker to see that per-
sonnet continued in spite Of action of
Governor General
ALSO resolved that Speaker shall,
should occasion arise, authorize any
employe to remain il his place and
take necessary steps to secure his
salary"
The opinion of Insular Auditor w
H. Phipps, of October s. furnished
b Governor General Forbes at the time
, that the alloting of funds for the sup
port of the government in lieu Of an
appropriation bill first came up for
2 consideration has become public,
Mr. Phipps held that an amount
2 equal to the same appropriated il
t the last appropriation bills passed
by the legislature is automatically re
1 appropriated by force of the statute o
Congress, quoted in Act dated Feb
Il ruary 81, 1909, and that the appropria
: ton must be used for the support o
e the government according to eXistin!
n laws In his opinion the auditor quotes
and comments on the Hawaiian ant
L the Porto Rican saving clauses in tn
e same connection, showing some rad
IS cal differences of those laws with tn
Philippine enactments that were pas!
d ed nine years after the Hawaiian &C
O. In conclusion Phipps says:
'e I'VE are also of the opinion tina
u provision must be made for the pay
s. ment of all officials whose Offices ar
created by law and whose salary
fixed by statute, and that provisio
II should be made for the proper COZ
e duct of each department or burea
e and the payment of all employe
p therein as well as such continger
n expenses as may reasonably arise
d Reception of Forbes.
d reception will be given GOvernC
n General w. Cameron Forbes at tn
al Army and Navy Club before his DE-
n parture for the United States on a
II extended leave of absence. Upon b,
IL ing rendered the invitation the Cove
e. nor General fixed upon Tuesday, Jan
uary 30, as the evening most suitabl
ID for the reception.
T. All members of the club will b
e guests at the reception and inviti
1t lions will be sent to prominent of
n Gals and business men of the cit
a as we'll
It Survey of SuIu Sea.
y Work is to be resumed shortly b
~ the coast and geodetic survey in tn
lie survey of the northern part of tn
v Sulu sea. This triangulation is tn
e largest yet executed in the Philippin
e. Islands Some of the lines to be Of
o. served will be nearly 100 miles
length, the observers having to /
stationed on the mountains of tn
or surrounding islands to be able to owe
O. come the great curvature of the cart
H. for such long distances.
IN The work will be carried on frol
n, the coast survey steamer Fathome
Up Captain j. b. Miller assistant, coa'
Or and geodetic survey, commanding.
This triangulation will take fro
Id one to two years to complete accor
'e ing to the difficulties encountered
ne the prosecution of the work and wi
iit cost about P75,OOO.
Sc In addition to the triangulation Il
re Fathomer will make deep sea SCUM
by ings and take topography and hydr