Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-24


numerous objections. legal and otherN
cal character Of the bill and It's veal
BY a vote OF II TO 16 the nous,
shortly after IL O'Clock sustained thu
governors veto OF the city charter bill
Representative Andrews moved Il
take up the governors veto message
from the table, where Il had beer
placed temporarily, and then moyet
that the house override the veto and
lass the measure over the governors
.,sad 4 ~ s9r
The vote to override was as foilofs.
Ayes-Ahunx, AndreWs, Brown, Jar
rett, Jerves, Joseph, kaaua, kxlsnz
kawaha, Kawewehi, keiekolio, kuIa
leta, Holsteip.-Total ~.
Noes-cooke, Fernandez, kupihes
Leai, Lyman, MarqDex. MIlesh Moss
man, Pssehoal, Pstrie, d. Silva, Va
wares, WslahoIo. Walsh, Wilcox, Wild
er-Tetai 1e.
Ia Sflva's original vote was aye. He
later was given permission TO chang
his vote to the negative
Representative Andrews, In moytn?
10 oyerrile, faid, IN substance:
This matter aas taken more title
than any other Item and is Of vital
ilterest TO this city and county
tRctreEsrtati,e Cooke requested 4
j cfeaC,ng OF tue veto snessag
i. cil. talk on the floor nj >rn-
lea, &c eoyefpore veto R',d''
ItI|U1I. ~ q 1855. ~ /. s
4 move lkat Ne sustain lle GOV
ernor's veto. wish 10 say that the
governor Is sinceft In his action and
wants to put before the people some
thing that Is worth while. ] claim
this charter is not one TO be rushed
through this legislature To override
the veto would be putting ourselves
ON record as fayoring charter thai
simply would create q political ma
chine instead OF Whist the public real
Is wants..
In answer to this. Andrews replied
in effect as follows:
.The house worked on this bill for
"a days and the senate for seven days.
We did on leEel best TO present a
alsrter that wulid be IN the best in
terest OF the community. In both the
house ard the senate the bill was
assec eirrost unanimously Gram,
naucal errors ney have escaped the
scrutiny Of the houses. but the mean
ing Of the charter is there and It is
plain"
The vote 10 override was then taken
and was lost. Miles moved to table
any motion to reconsider the vote
This molten faFei - carry.
Representative Andrews informed
the Star BulIe.tu that he would seek
ho further action on the governors
pets.
Veto Message In Full
The / overnors veto message m
fun follows:
10 the Legislature:
/ have endeayored 70 persuade. al
most to force. my judgment and con-
science TO believe H. b. S54--An act
the City and County OF
Honolulu and providing for the gov
eminent thereof to be for the best
good or the City and County OF Homo
lulu. for the Territory Of Hawaii and
for the Federal Government in its pc
1 uliarly intimate relations with the
island, Oahu. but cannot so persuade
or force. hence Il return the act I'm.
signed and disapproyed for the follow
ing reasons,
wish to say that in my ensuing
statements ! refer to no individual
concerned in the past. present or fu-
ture.
have endeavored to inform my
self as TO the various s0called reform
governments, and venture
to assert that, in the ultimate analy-
sis OF every one OF them. the success
ar failure-&and there have been more
failures than successes--rests In the
character, ability, experience, COM
mon sense, devotion and integrity of
those elected or appointed TO office,
and but slightly due the form pre-
scribed by law.
You have, under the present char
ter, full opportunity 10 secure good
Political Machine Poeslbie
Under the proposed act. you have
an opportunity 20 have good govern
lnent solely II you elect good men. or
to have the worst possible govern
Inent entrenched almost beyond ct
tack.
In this act the attempt is made to
combine legislative, presiding, decid.
ing and executive functions in one
man. the mayor. q most unprecedent-
ed and dangerous combination.
The mayor. II he performs strictly
his legislative function. must take
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