The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-06-13
LEGISLATIVE
SESSION OF S6S.

1N,-'
Assembly met at the usual hour, President Kekua-
naoa in the Chair.
Mr.. Halcmanu introduced a resolution instructing
harbor of Honoka, in the District of Hamakua, Ia-
wall. Resolution indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Mahelona introduced a resolution appropriate
ing $1,000 for two Court Houses, one in ENl and one
in waianae. Resolution referred.
Mr.. Lyons read for the first time a bill providing
for the payment of the road tax in money, rather
than by labor on the road. Bill rejected.
The Assembly proceeded to tine order of the day,
and went into Committee of the Whole for the further
consideration of the Appropriation Bill, Hon. ID. Ka-
lakaua in the Char.
New wharves and repairs Of wharves, S24 900
passed.
Dredging Honolulu harbor, SIC, O0O-passed.
New scows for pile driver, 81 ,500-passed.
Steamer Peie, working expenses, ST., 000-passed.
Steamer Pele, repairs, s., OOO-passed.
Anchors and buoys, S4,000-passed-
Completing landing at H%onomalino, $50.
Completings landing at koholalele, S7J0-passed.
Boat landing at Hilo, $1,000.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved to amend to 81 500. Mo-
ton carried.
Safe for Governors office at Hilo, $500.
Nh. Martin moved to strike out the item.
Mr.. Kalu moved to insert in place of the item, for
safes for Governors of Maui, Hawaii and Kauai,
S1,5o0.
Mr.. Dominis moved to amend TO 81 200 and passed
at 81 200.
Light house at Honolulu, So, 50O-passed.
Expenses, light house at Honolulu, 81 ,40O-passed.
Lights ut Lahaina, S500-passed.
Lights at Kawaihae, S500-passed.
Street lights in Honolulu, Ito be raised by local
taxation), So 5000.
Nh. Wilder moved to strike out the sentence " to
be raised by local taxation.f"
MIR. Boyd favored the item as in the bill.
Mr.. Koakanu thought an act ought to be passed
by the Assembly compelling all parties to light up in
front of their own premises. lie was opposed to the
item, as Koloa and Lihue would not be benefited by
Motion to strike out the item of So, 200 for street
lights carried.
Fire Department of Honolulu, S~S, 91O-passed.
Incidentals, Sl,5OO-passed.
DEPARTMENT FINANCE.
Salary of Minister, $4,000.
Mr.. koakanu moved to amend to $4,000.
Item passed at $1,000.
Salary Registrar of Public accounts, $4,000.
Mr.. Keawehunahala moved to amend to 5000.
Mr.. Koakanu moved to amend to 5000.
Item passed at 81, 900.
Salary Collector Gen1 of Customs, Sc, 00O-passed.
Salary OF Clerk of Collector Gen'l, 3,60O-passed.
Custom House Surv'r and guard, s., 4O0-passed.
Storekeeper, Honolulu, S24 ,OO-passed
Assistant guards at Honolulu and other ports,
81 600.
Mr.. koakanu moved to amend to $1,000.
Mir. Lyons to 81 1900.
Motion of Mr.. Koakanu put and carried, and item
passed ut $1,000.
Incidentals and extra Clerk hire at Court House,
G-,pOO-DdSStl.
Collector and Harbor master ut Kawaihae, $500
passed.
Collector and Harbor master at Kealakekua, $500
passed.
Custom House boat, SSOO-passed.
Pay of Tax Assessors (not to exceed-per cent?
$1,000.
MIR. Phillips moved to amend by making the rate
for assessing 4 per cent, which was carried.
Pay Tax Collectors not to exceed-per cent,
$4,000.
Mr.. Phillips moved to amend by filling the blank
with the figure 8, so as to read D per cent. Carried.
Hospital fund estimates receipts), SO, 0OO-paSsed.
National debt falling due, 81, 050-passed.
Interest ON National debt, Sl6,S4l.
Mr.. Phillips moved to increase the item by amend
ing to S25,Sil, as the act To amend ocean steam nav
igation was Intimately related with 1t
Mr.. Hitchcock moved To defer consideration of this
item. together with the item of $4,000 for subsidy
to ocean steamers, till Friday next. Motion carried.
Subsidy steamer RTIduod, $4,000.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved to postpone consideration of
the item till a bill to encourage inter-island steam
navigation was brought before the House
Incidentals, Department, 81 ,5OO-Passed-
Salaries due unpaid, ~S562,5O-passed.
Claim of IOkewe, S22,50-passed.
ATTORNEY GENERALS DEPARTMENT..
Salary Attorney General, S10,000-passed.
Salary Clerk Attorney General, 50, 4O0-passed.
Incidentals and travelling expenses, $1,000
passed.
Salary Marshal of the Kingdom, $1,000.
Mr.. Martin moved to amend to 81 900 Mr.. Koa-
kanu to $1,000 and MIR. MahelOna to $4,000.
Item passed as IN the bill, at SO,OOO.
Nh. keawehunahala moved 10 amend by inserting
an item for Clerk of the Marshal, 81 900. Motion
Salary Sheriff of Hawaii, 81 O0O-passed.
Salary Sheriff of Maui, S4,000-passed.
Salary Sheriff of Kauai, S2,O00-passed.
Clerk of Sheriff of Hawaii, 81 900.
Mr.. Lyons moved to strike out the item, as the
Marshal of the Kingdom did without a clerk
Mr.. Hitchcock favored the rejection of the item.
Mr.. Hutchinson favored the item as in the bill
MIR. Knudsen was opposed to the idea Of Mr.. Hut
Gibson.
Motion to strike out the item put and carried.
Salary Clerk of Sheriff of Maui, 81 900.
Motion was made to strike out the item.
After some debate about the duties of the Sheriff,