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

cal character OF tue Dill anu JUS WEAK
BY a vote of IA to I6 the house
shortly after il o'clock sustained the
governors veto Of the city charter bill.
Representative Andrews moved to
take up ths governors veto message
from the table, where 1t had been
placed temporarily, and then moved
that the house override the veto and
lass the measure over the governors
.ead
The vote to override was as follows.
Ayes-Ahuns. Andrews, Brown, Jar
rrtt, yerves, Joseph, Kaaus. kalana,
Kawaha, Kswewehi, kelekolIc, kula,
Lots, rolstein.--Tcta "a.
Noes-cocks, Fernandez, kupihea,
Leal, Lyman, Marquee. Miles. Moss
man, Paschosl, Pstrie, d. Silva, Ia.
wares, Waiaholo, Walsh, Wilcox, Wild.
sr~~TotsI i6.
Da Sflyas original vote was aye. He
latei was given n6fmission TO chang;
his vote 10 the negnti,f
Representative Andrews In moving
to override. eaid, IN substance:
This matter has taken more THE
thar any other itens and - VI ital.
lnltfeSt 10 this city ana county,
RcpteEeltatito Cooke requested a
icrcac,ng OF the veto rlessags
10. cif talk on tho flooi IN .r;e.
le.t. lie governors reto IVES u: de
by Representative Mics, who said. IN
effect:
Il move that we sustain the gov
errors veto. wish TO say that the
governor is sincere In his action and
wants to put before the people some
thing that is worth while. claim
this charter is not one 70 be rushed
through thic Legislature To override
the veto would be putting ourselves
on record as faYoring . !charter that
simply would create q political ma
chine instead OF what The public real
ly wants"
In answer to this, Andrews replied
in effect as follows:
~The house worked on this bill for
"a days and the senate Tor seven days.
We did our lerel best 70 present a
eaarler that wUald be IN the best in
tprsst OF the community. In both the
house aud the senate the BILL was
lassed almost unanimously Gram
NAUTICAL crrers may have escaped the
scrutiny or the houses, but the mean
ing OF the charter Is there and It IS
plain."
The vote 10 override vas then taken
and was lost. Miles moved to table
any motion to reconsider the vote
This motion failed % carry.
Representative Andrews informed
tho Star Builetla that he would seek
no further acton on the governors
vet1.
Veto Message IN Full
The ! overnors veto message IN
fun folsUHs:
10 the Legislature:
! have endeafored TO persuade. at
nsost to force. my judgment and con-
science to believe H B. 354--An act
incorporating the City and County oil
Honolulu and providing for the gov
crnment thereof. TO be for the best
GOOD OF the City and County Of Homo
lulu, for the Territory OF Hawaii and
for the Federal Government in It's pc
tuliarly intimate relations with the
island, Oahu, but cannot SO persuade
or force, hence | return the act I'M
signed and disapproyed for the follow
ing reasons:
/ wish 70 say that in my ensuing
statements I refer to no individual
concerned in the past present or fu-
ture.
/ have ondeavored TO inform my
self as 10 the various socalled reform
municipal governments. aud 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 in the
character, ability, experience, COM
mon sense. devotion and integrity OF
those elected or appointed 10 office,
and but slightly due the form pre-
scribed By law.
You have. under the present char
trr, fun opportunity ~ secure gcoi
government
Political Machine Possihle
Under the proposed act, you have
an opportunity to have good govern
rnent solely II you elect good men, or
10 have the worst possible govern
aent entrenched almost beyond at
tack.
In this act the attempt is made to
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