The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-07-04

bridges and two lighthouses. A part of this
amount was included in items brought forward
in the budget a few items were recommended in
answer to petition by the Committee on Internal
Improvements bat the largest part of the items
were brought before the House in the shape of
resolutions, which were all finally referred to a
Special Committee consisting ofone member from
each Island and the Minister of the Interior. Be
fore this Committee also appeared the different
members each to plead the cause of his own dis
trict- Out Of all applications a Selection was
made as thought most for the general good. The
matter Of Court Houses for the District Courts
was much pressed, and a similar selection made,
the remainder of the district to be provided for
by coming Legislatures. The town of Hilo has
received the liberal allowance of $4,000 for a Gov
Ier1pent House.
The Government withdrew their request for
$50, 900 for new Government Houses, but gained
the point of $1,000 for new Post-Ofice (plus q
printing offce). The bill authorizing the Minis
ter of the Interior to take possession of Kunawai
spring was rejected at the recommendation of a
Special COMMITTEES, but we have a dim idea that
a bill which covered the same ground was snug
gled through just ut the end ofthe session, by the
aid Of free lunch and hasty legislation.
1.-THE following salaries were increased Hid
Miajesty's allowance from SIT 500 per year to
$3.50 an increase the justice and policy Of
which, in a government SO limited in its means
and resources, may well be questioned. The Pres
ident of the United States, which have an income
OF three hundred millions, receives but S25 900.
The salary of 2dsAssociate Justice was increased
from $500 to $4,000, of Police Justice at Hilo
to $1,000, and a new salary created of $1,000 for
Lieut.. Governor of Hawaii. The Post Master
General receives now $4,000 a year, instead of
$780, just increase, as that Responsible and
laborious Office ought to command a salary ut
least half that given to each of the Ministers. A
mail but justly-meritcd allowance is also madAtp
Island pOstmasiers. ~
The action of the Legislature with respect to
subsidies to California and Inter-Island Steam
Navigation is SO well-known to our readers that
we need not allude to it here.
The debate upon the liberty of the press in
volved a more important interest to the commu-
nifty, and was a marked feature of the session. 1t
is worthy of notice that whereas Mt a previous
session the editor of a contemporary paper was
brought before the House for contempt, an at
tempt to rereat the same process failed most sig
nally mt this session, as will all attempts to mem
ace and browbeat~a Tee press in an enlightened
community, such as this processes to be.
A list of other attempts by various members of
the House to carry unsuccessful measures may
not be uninteresting: An effort headed by David
Kalakaua and Keawehunahala to repeal the pro-
hibition of the sale of liquors to natives was de-
feated by a three-fourths majority, showing the
good sense of the nation ON this subject. "A bill
10 establish more stringent regulations for the
surveying of lands was introduced by Kuihelani
of Wailuku, and was well meant, but defeated as
too arbitrary rules. A bill to free from
the school tax those parents who send their chill
iren to independent schools was defeated princi-
paily because members who would otherwise have
supported it were led to believe that a reform in
school management was at hand, under the pro
visions of the act which had passed, and that as