Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-02
july 10Th SESSION. --slxry-slxrm DAY.

JULY sOlh DAh.
The finance committee favorably reported
the bill to pay expenses oil government mp to
the 3Is, Of August. O, ill the appropriation
bill is passed, il before that time.
The bill to amend section l4SS Of the Civil
Code was indefinitely postponed.
The bill 10 amend section $50 Of the Civil
Code, relating 10 fisheries, was referred TO n
'clec, committee, composed OF Attorney Gen
cral Neumann, and Mcs,rs. Amara, Wide
mann, Kauwila and kamakcle.
The special committee on appropriation OF
road taxes recommend total expenditure OF
$isS,ooo.
july 18th SESSION. -sIxTy-ssvENTH DAY
The finance committee recommended that
the office OF superintendent Of public works
and civil engineer be united, at S., 500 per
annu,n aud clerk at 5000 per annum.
The governmen; through Mr.. kaulukou
tried to have the appropriation bill considered
every day. Mr.. Hitchcock moved as an
| amendment that the bill be considered for
only two hours every day. The amendmcn,
| carried.
| 1t was agreed to refund to Mt. Spreckels
| $500 paid as inst years lease oil certain Hama
kua water rights.
| The salary OF civil engineer AMI superinten-
/ ltut q lNifilt Npik't WAs H1'ssa ~ p<pDSC.
| On motion Of Mr.. Gulick, an item OF $l,I35
ior balance OF salary OF the chief engineer until
| August next, was inserted.
| Salary Of clerk was stricken out after long
discussion, in which Mr.. Dole and Mr.. Wide
mann favored q clerk and Messns. lsenberg,
| Wilder, w. o. Smith and Bishop favored an
/ assIslaiIt civil engineer. Mr. lscibefg said II
the engineer needed a clerk he might be takea
from among those government cle.ks who hung
around the assembly listening to the debates.
| Mr. Dole said that the attendance Of The
clerks was not equal to the watchful attend
anee OF the chief enginee, during the entIS
| session.
lJrLy a9TH sE SION. EIGHTH DAY
Mr. Frank Brown moved RESOLUTION OF
dcring the finance minister to extent the dat,
from which duties must be paid in gold unit
the Is, of December neat.
Mr.. W. ., Smith supported the resolution
Tie had introduced a resolution IN; other day
asking the minister Of finance for his reason
for the order. II the reasons are such a vii
admit Of the proposed extension oil time II vii
I've gIea, convenience TO merchants.
Minister kapena said " The notice whcl
has appeared lately is not entirely the same a
the original one. A notice to the same cfiec
Vas Published some lime pre,ioi, TO the ses
,ion, and after the house met there WAS an ca
change Of correspondence between ths uliie'
States and this so,emnen, aboal The custom
duties, and there MAS an agreement made lha
The matter should lie awhile until after III
present session. The notice Vas then take
cut OF the papers. Ates the gold bill pave
the house, however, The American Ninisfe
, came tc him and ,aid. YOU must put In tina
no,ice again. Ia appear before the id {
August So il appeared. There are olhs
reasons for Il. Cunning to Mr.. smith ! ar
Answering your resolution a, the same time.
The notice Was go,icn up hurriediy and ISSUED
, and he now believed the time given the mel
{ chants was rather limited. lie had no a
c jecsion 10 the resolution a. presented by n
honorable member thi. ,noIring 10 estend III
;i.ae ios enforcing The order
Mr.. Dole ,hoaghl that. under the cIcuu
! Stances, the AmrricaR Minister would eonsid'
a the extension 81 time reasonable. Aishose
the United States asked that gold should !
paid, yet he understood tia, they did not u
, sist upon Il on account Of tbs Inconvenience
cost hsdnsss msa hers he believed u