Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-09
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THURSDAY JULY sIsr--srvESTirTH DAY.
Mr.. Cecil Brown was granted leave Of ab.
seucc for two wcel $.
In committee Of the whole the following
items were passedi
salary Of Minister Of Finance. .ft,oso o.
q Rsga1f Pobiie See 5uot. ...... 6'o,so %
Cierk Finance nhsc..,........., 3,oo8 %
toileeiof General ,........+....., a,ooo o.
Deputy Collector ......t,.s.... SEQ o.
A long debate took place in regard to
the salary Of auditor general Mr.. kanealii
moved that item be stricken from the bill
Mr.. kaulukou moved that Il pass. Minister
Kapcna and Mssrs. pllohau, Kaunamauo.
Baker. aud Northumberland the item, Mcssts.
Nawam, Ksuhanc, kalua, Dole, Widcmann,
pilipo and Kaae spoke against The motion
10 strike out was lost by 1910 ". MI Cecil
Brown then moved to add to the item the
words provided that no par Of said sum
shall be paid to the present Incumbent The
motion did not prevail
The bin 10 facilitate the settlement Of
home5teads. Passed
The bill to provide or the payment Of
salaries and carrying ON Of certain government
wofks, etc, until the 5lst Of August 1884 was
passed.
The liquor law was passed so as to have
saloons close at Q p. NJ. Saturdays, and open
at \. NJ. Mondavs
FRIDAY AUGUST Isr-7Ist DAY.
The selec, committee on lIonolulu Water.
works reported, giving estimates prepared 10y
Major Bender the Californian engineer show.
ing that Improvements to include a reservoir in
Luakaha Valley Of 100000 gallons cap
aciiy would require an appropriation Of xi75,-
900, a. follows
/ 1 inc fh I.atu how. a q
Masonry OF dain... ti,ooa
Distributing reservoir OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 44o53
Gltes Tor dam and Reservoir. oo3o
.5n' ifet pipe and laying ......'..'.....s',s isoao
Contingencies tl.9oa
si5s.ooo
MI Rowcll thought the work could be
done within the estimate Of Major Bender.
who being stranger, did not understand the
gtound formation DR.. J. Mott Smith agreed
with the previous speaker, as the committee
was simply appointed TO procure practical
Information to guide the house IN dealing
with the subject The report was laid on the
table for consideration with the item in the
appropriation bill
The select committee on government build
ings reported that $1,000 would be required
to DO the work required.
The minister OF finance read communica.
ton from the minister of foreign Affairs respect
ing an interview with Minister Diggctt,
relative to the resolution OF the house request.
ing the postponement Of the collection OF
duties in gold until September tst. He
stated that the American Minister had found
the delay that he had consented 10 for the
passage Of the currency bill had besn greater
than he expected, and that any further delay
would be inconsistent with treaty obligations.
That the American Minister looked to the
government to carry out the order imme edia-
,ely. 1t was therefore necessary that the
order for paying gold be carried out. The
report was adopted
A motion by Mr. Mott Smith that speeches
during the rest of the session be not longer
than five minutes each, wa, seconded by Mr..
Palohau and carried. In the committee Of
the whole, the following items OF the appro-
pnation bill passed