The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-09-03
Ninety-sooond Day. Aug. 2eth.

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The House met at 10 am. and after prayer by
the Chaplain, the minutes Of the preceding day
were read by the Secretary and adopted.
The following account of the days proceedings,
as made by shorthand reporter, is taken from
the columns of the BHiietiH, only few slight
changes being made from the original
Representative Dole said il being late III the ses-
sion he wished to call for the report of the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs on the expenses OF coinage,
which the Minister had promised to make
Minister Gibson had not any report with him.
He was led to the conclusion that the report was
not expected, but as it had been called for he
would bring It down tomorrow morning. As TO
the profits of the agent of the Government he
could not answer, as lie did not know AS TO what
was paid 20 the agent of the Government he could
answer verbally that nothing was promised or
paid.
the printing of the seasonal Reports for 1854, be
nut IN for tender Immediately after the close Of
tine Session.
Representative Smith supported the resolution,
commenting upon excessive rates that had hereto
fore been paid for printing.
Minister of the Interior said arrangements had
been made for printing the Reports, large part
Of them being already printed, and be thought he
could promise them within two weeks after the
close OF the Session. In answer to Representative
Smith. be said the rate was charged on the basis
of the last Reports, but he forget the amount at
the moment. Resolution laid on the table.
The order of the day being moved the bill to re-
gulaio pil0tage charges in the port OF Honolalu
was read third time and passed. 1t provides
,hat mail steamers of 1000 tons and upward shall
pay $50 in and the same out all steamers under
900 tons register, cents per ton, and same out
transit steamers SO in and OUT vessels OF war
81 per foot dTaughti sailing vessels, under ~
tons, $l.J0 per foot draught sailing vessels, ~
tons and upwards, cents FER ton, in and out ;
anchoring vessels, outside. so; and If coming
into port afterwards, reduced TO $40 OBTAINING
pilot all night, $40; longer time, Sl2 day Of
81 hours
Inc bill to indemnify the Minister n Finance
for certain expenditures was read a second time.
Representative c. Brown moved the bill! TO be
considered item by Item.
Representative Kauluk0u moved it pass 10 en-
grossment He regarded it as waste of time to
discuss it in detail.
Representative Dole did not wonder that the
Government wanted to pass this bill without in
yestiratiou II was not true that the Representa-
tiyes understood these items-the Ministers did
not understand them themselves II those bills
were incurred in good faith there copid be no lear
on the part of anS one to submit them to the
House. The session ran till Saturday and they
could not occupy the time. Here were Items on
the one subject OF waterwOrks scattered all through
the bill, and what that was for could not be ascer
tanned without discussing the bill in detail As TO
the items for the new palace, he for one would like
TO ask few questions Some items we're entered
as appropriations by Cabinet Council, and some
appoaredIo be private accounts, such as that for
indemnity TO Judge kapena If they passed that
bill without investigation it would be one Of the
marks Of infamy characteriZing this session.
Representative Smith thought it was not night
10 pass the bill as whole, especially when Il in
volved the unprecedentedly large amount OF Sll4.-
900. II was impossible to think OF passing that
sum without investigation, or TO think that the
Ministers wanted it 50 10 pass. Whatever wasex-
pended apart from the Appropriation Bill was lille
gal, and be asked what buSn1ss man would think
If person he left in charge of his Affairs went be
yond instructions IN laying out money. In this
case reason should be shown for each item, and
to pass any item without reason shown, they would
be recreant 10 their duties representatives Of tbs
people
President Rhodes, in reply TO appeal from
Representative Q, Brown ruled that the Ministers
except the Minister Of Finance could vote upon the