The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-06-08


relating 20 in,eriocutary orders In divorce cases
Passed 10 second reading, and printing.
Hon. Mr. Hitchcock read for tie FIRST time On Act
amending Section 1874 ~ the Civil Code, relating 4"
marriage. Pass"i ~ second reading. aud printing.
Hon. Mr.. Rice rad Ior 6ut time IA Act providing
for the holding II an additional term Il the Circuit
Court in the fourth Judicial District Passed 70
second reading. and printing.
Ais a resolution 10 ihe effect that 500 he appro-
priatel for repairs 20 the boatWharf at Nawtli"ui,
ksuai. Tabled until The consideration Of The APpro-
priaton Bill.
lion Mir Mkaleni introduced a resolution 10 the
ehect that all tie petitions and resolutions asking tor
money Dc denied. srcg1 where the money - necSied.
The hour devoted 20 other business, having ca
pircd, the House went into Committee % the whole
upon consideration Of the Appropriation BUl. Hon.
Mr.. kankaha in the Chair.
erness Of Hawaii, $1,000. Moved 90 amend % ST.
600. passed az $1,000; Jailersf Oahu Prison. So
600. Moved to amend 90 S3,OuO, and S2,Joo,
passed az $4,000; Water Supervisor, and Clerk Of
Market. $4,000. The rest Of the morning was spent
in discussing this item, and the Minister OF the Int
ror stated that in case the proposed reduction was
made hc should still pay the $500, under Scciion
lqS, page 4G OF the Civil Code. which says that the
salary Of The Supervisor OF the Water Works shall b.
fixed by the Minister Of the lnterior-in n sum not
20 exceSl IS per cent. Of tho grlss receipts ir0m
water tax-with the approval OF the King Item
passed. 1T IS, 600; Post Master General, S0!oOoi lee
Clerk Post Office Of Honolulu, $500; md Clerk
Post Office OF Honolulu, SS82. Moved 10 amend TO
81 .24S, item passed AZ SSS2. Motion made 10 re-
consider the item Of LIST Clerk Post Ohce Of Homo
lulu-lost Post Masters on Hawaii, $500. Hon.
Mr.. Hitchcock asked why il was that this item was
made smaller than ON Mauig The Minister Of the
Interior stated that IL was placed at that sum because
$500 had secured the services Of competent persons
in times past, and il would in the future. Hon. Mr..
Hitchcock spoke Of the loose manner In which the
mails had been taken care OF. and said that that
state Of things existed still. The Minister of Foreign
Affairs was Of the opinion that raising the salary
would not remedy the evil. You could not pay "a
man 90 be honest. Motion to postpone until Mon
day-lost. Motion made 20 amend 60 $1,000. item
passed at $500. Post Masters on Maui, $1,000. Mo-
ton made ~ reduce 60 $500. Motion made 10 insert
= Alolokai and Lanai carried. Item passed nj
81 600; Post Masters on Kauai. S4OO; item post
poned. lncidentals and other expenses Of Post Office.
S4,23A. Motion made 20 postpone the item until
Monday-carried. Road Supervisors, S9,OOO. Hon.
Mr.. Hitchcock wished TO know IL the share Of $1,000
that would fall TO Hawaii, would secure the services
Of good Road Supervisors for that district. CON-
plant had been made the Minister OF the Interior
ia regard 10 the condition OF the roads on Hawaii,
and Of the inefficient manner i'm which money had
been spent. That was not the fault Of the people
but Of the men appointed by abe Government TO do
the work. He would amend to $4,000. Hon. A.
+. Judd would like 20 inquire what had been done
for the roads and bridges on Oahu. Now IL seemed
20 the speaker that but little attention had been paid
TO the items Of the Appropriation Bill The item OF
$4,000 for a road over Nuuanu pail bad never been
expended. because, ms the Minister OF the Interior
says, il was not in the Treasury. The reason why II
was not there, was because the Ministry had been
permitted 20 transfer amounts from one item 10
another as seemed best to them. In answer TO the
member from Honolulu, the Minister OF Finance
said that he recognized the right of members 20 ask
for information, and on the subject Of Road Super
visors and public works in general he would DO
happy 10 give what information he could. "a has
been the practice for this House from its earliest
history 10 be very extravagant In its appropriations.
At the last session the bill AS il came from the House
was very much larger than the estimates. Amongst
Al a mIn 400 r. ~ . "A. -
There was something like S320,OOO over what !
could expect TO get. The receipts however were
$500 900 more than ! expected, still IL the works
ordered had all been carried out l should have been
900, 900 behind hand. Some members say why
didn't you issue bondsl / ask them what authority
had l TO issue bonds.
"a voice, :" In the anne way you did the Hotel
Bonds !') This drives the Government 20 exercis-
ing the right Of election in regard 60 what it shall
spend and in what direction. Ii has been asked.
If you cannot carry out all the public works. why
not do something on all that wouldn't do, for la
that case nothing would be accomplished. The best
way Of course is TO carry some works to completion.
This has been the policy heretofore, and IL sound
then, il is now. On the matter Of pay Of Road Su-
pervisors j am free 10 say that having been on Hawaii
lately / found the roads there in q very bad state.
His Elk. The Minister of Foreign Relations Opined
that we had wandered very far from the subject.
The question was not whether Nuuanu valley or
IIaleakala should be leyeled. or whether the Minis
ter had done wisely or otherwise but whether IL
was best to give the Road Supervisors $4,000 or not.
| respect as do my colleagues, the right of members
to criticise the acts of the public officers when in
their place they also have the right 10 question
whether the appropriations have been wisely spent
or not. In airing their opinions. members should
have their opinions pertinent 10 the question, there
fore ! point out the want of wisdom shown Ia de
batting now a ssbject that must come up again.
Every one has his duty TO do, and If the Road SUI
pervisOrs fail. In getting the work done II is because
they do not get one Of the bone and sinew the
amount Of work agreed 10 be done with the eX-'
ception. Of the Island of Kauai. the Road Super
visors do not get a fair days work out Of those who
owe their labor. l am speaking afecGonntely to
you all. There Is aOutng 50. strong as public opio.
iOn, public opinion well directed aud understood.
L bas been asked who in responsiblcsfor thiss The
men who undertook those contracts. and those who
Justify those men in what they did. In koolaupokO
do not allow the public money TO be wnsted. Go
you, you gentlemen of Hawaii and do thcsamc and
/ will guarantee that tho $4,000 will bee we'll spent.
Hon. Mr.. Hitchcock rose 10 say that he bad before
the report of the Minister Of Interior, in refer
ence to the roads and bridges on Hawaii, and what
be wanted 10 know was IL they can procure the ser.
vices of competent men for IIawaii's share Of So
600? We know that the Road Supervisors have d.
rected their under hInaH 90 work their men two
days in one and they do IL, and get through Mt 1
p. " what good IL Honolulu harboF if you
cannot get the produce of the back country TO the
sea ports l-you have sunk thousands Of dollars in
harbOr and the back country Il still back couu-
debt S250.OOO, why cannot he provide for S300.0OOf
II we are going into debt let us raise money enough
TO do The country at large some good. Ishall make
a motion that a sufficient sup pf money be appro-
priated for providing good and energetic Road Su'
pervisiors for the entire Kingdom. Tho Com.
mittee rose and reported progress aud asked leave
to sit again on Monday. Report Of Committee nc
cepted.
House adjourned.
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