The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-08-20

on the occasion referred to, viz:
"The Minister Of Foreign Affairs stated that Mr..
Spreckels had not received any money from the
Government yet; he had not presented any bill,
hut he 1.-THE speaker) understood that Mr.. Spreckels
| had an account against the Government in the
matter, for interest, seigniorage freight and in
surance. He hoped TO be able TO present the ac-
count to the Assembly at an early data"
The Minister stated that the words quoted as
being his was a mistake.
The Attorney General by special permission,
gave notice of intention to introduce bill author
iZing the Government to purchase kHledRss lying
In the immediate vicinity of the leper settlement
on Molokai.
At lbs the consideration Of the order Of the
day was moved and the Assembly resolved into
Committee Of the Whole to discuss items connect
ed with the Appropriation Bill, Hon. ]. 5. Walker
in the chair.
The item of $4,000 for Palace Stables was con-
sidered and, after strong arguments against the
passage of the item at that figure, by Representa-
tives Dole, Smith, Hitchcock, Pilipo ard Richard
son, and motion by Hon. J. q. Dominis that the
item be set at $4,000, the vote was finally taken,
Ayes and Noes being called, and the item passed
by the following vote:
AYEs:-Gibson, Gulick, Judd Bush, kaae, kanoa,
kaulukou, Keau, Lilikalani, Baker, Amara, kau-
liza, Aholo, Kamakele, Gardner, Nahum, Palohau,
kaunamano, Nakeleka. Kupihea.-20.
NoEs:-Bishop, Martin, Kalua, Richardson, Ka-
nealii, Smith, Nawahi, Hitchcock. Kauwila, Kan
hane, Pilipo, Godfrey Brown, Dole, Rowell-14.
Absent, Kapena, Neumann, Dominis, Cleghorn,
]. Mott Smith, WidemaDn, Macfarlane, Frank
Brown, Cecil Brown.
Not voting, Hon Godfrey Rhodes, j. S. Walker.
At 1890 the Committee rose and took recess
until pm.
The Assembly reconvened at 1.3O pm. and i'm
mediately proceeded with the consideration of the
bill for Prevention of cruelty to animals. Pass
ed REIMBURSEMENT, and to third reading on the
18th inst.
The Attorney General read for the first time
bill authorizing the Government to purchase or
obtain lands situated near the leper settlement at
Molokai. Read a second time by title and referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Second reading of bill providing for the des-
cent OF property Of persons dying intestate. In
definitely postponed.
At 40 the Assembly until 10 am. on the 18th
inst.
Eighty-Third Day, Aug. Is, 1884.
There was no business transacted at the morn
ing session Of the Assembly, no quorum being
present. The cause assigned for the absence of
members was the attention TO the writing and for
warding of letters by the mail steamer Mdriposa
which was TO sail at noon for San Francisco Ad-
iournment was moved, by those assembled, until
l.3O p. m.
AFTERNOON.
On Assembly and after the transaction of some
preliminary business, the report of the Special
Committee, to which had been referred the Appro-
priation item of $4,000 for Board of GenealOgy
was presented and read. The report recommend
ed the continuation of the Board and the appro-
priation OF the sum of $4,000 for necessary as
sistance.
After a lengthy disoeession, during which Re-
preventative haulukOu spoke four different times
each time at some length, the report was ordered
to be returned to the committee again, for revi-
sion and correction.
Representative Smith stated that, in the list of
leases returned by the Attorney General as having
been granted without advertisement, he 1.-THE
there
errors, VIZ: The lease to the Marine Railway was
granted by statute, thatof the Hawaiian Hotel had
been passed on by the full court, and the water
privileges TO Mr. Claus Spreckels were grants, not
leases.
Representative Dole presented a resolution that
the Minister of Foreign Affairs present a state
ment showing how much money had been paid to
MIR Claus Spreckels, for services as agent of the
Government i'll the matter of the coinage. In
support of the resolution the introducer stated
that, 1t seemed proper to introduce it, as state
ments had been made, the previous day, by the
Minister that no bill was to come in. He had
previously understood the Minister to say, on the
9TH of May, that certain statements were vet to
be presented. He had been so reported and the
speaker read extracts from the GAZETTE, 4drey-
tiSei, Bulletin, and Daily HairaiiaH stateng that
the Minister had said, bill tor statementJ re-
latiye 10 money due Claus Spreckels would be
presented. The reports of newspapers agree with
recOllections of members of the Assembly. But,
His EIcellency w. NJ. Gibson states that he said
nothing of the kind! The speaker regarded that
statement as peculiar, especially all of the new
spapers had otherwise reported him. As how
ever, His Excellency still says he did not say what
is stated, the introduction of the resolution was
necessary.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs desired to Sec
ond the resolutions he had Just heard various state
ments read from the newspapers concerning him
self, IN which they all seemed to agree. He beg
ged TO remark that it was Just possible that the
gentlemen of the press might have been mistaken
lie had had dealings with the press and he knew
how easy it was for mistakes to creep in and be
repeated III different papers. lie related as an in
stance, only lately committee had been appoint
ed on telegraphy, the names had been read out
clearly by the President, yet all the newspapers
Except the GAzETTEl had the name W. @. Smith
as member, instead of Walter NJ Gibson
(Laughter.) The speaker related other occur
rences of like character. OF the extracts read he
considered that of the BHliein the nearest to the
truth, as he had said on the occasion referred TO-
Statement" and not "bill of costs.''
The resolution was passed.
AT 2:35 the Assembly resolved into Committee
of the Whole, Hon. A. S. Cleghorn in the chair,
and proceeded with the consideration of the items
in the Appropriation Bill ostensibly such as had
been recommended to be reduced.
The first item under consideration was the pro-
posed reduction in the salary of His Majesty, as
recommended by himself After Il short discus
sion during which Hon. II. A. Widemann said that
he had read in a newspaper that the Opposition
has been the party increasing the expenses;" now
he wanted 1t known that it is not the opposition
SLUG Oh lne Assembly tnat makes THIS motion 10
retain His Maiesty's salary at the old figure; the
$4,000 is moved by member of the Government
party and he tthe speaker would support it.
The item passed as originally i'll the bill, by
vote of 10 to Is, as follows:
His Majesty's Salary ....,......--...-....s 5000
The following items were also passed, all at
tempts at reduction being strenuously objected to
by Representatives on the Government side
PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS.
Hon. II. kuihelani, balance of salary..... 100
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
Expenses OF supreme Court ...:........... 5000