The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-09-03

The items of the Attorney Generals Department
were next considered.
Salary Of The Minister was placed at the original
Saiary Of Deputy Attorney General, 5000 was
struck out, by vote Of p to II, and motion to
reconsider was lost.
| A motion to raise the salary of the Sheriff of
/ Maui from 5000 to 5000. Lost
Sundry motions TO raise salaries of police Off
GERS in Honolulu, failed in attempt all being
salary Of the Deputy Sheriff of Koolauloa was
on motion d Representative Aholo, new item
Of SIS month for policeman at Honokavai
Maui. was inserted.
Representative Kaulukou moved TO reduce the
salary Of the Deputy Sheriff OF Makawao from
/ Sl25 TO 500, and remarked in connection, Let
Us reduce this white mans salary"
Hon. h. A. Widemann said he understood the
honorable member to say, Let us reduce this
Representative Kaulukou admitted using the
words and said the Hon. Noble could keep on not
| liking II as long as he pleased.
The motion to decrease the salary was lost
REPRESENTATIVE keau moved TO insert a new item
of $500 for messenger in the department OF the
Attorney General. Passed.
Items were then passed as a whole IN TINS ue-
| partmeut and further consideration ended.
The Boari Of Education items were then taken
up, the following being the special motions
REPRESENTATIVE I1lipo, tnht c-uuO De lllstIteu IA
| aid OF Kavaiahao Seminary. Passed.
Representative kaulukou moved new item,
| aid to Iolaui College 5000.
Inc Minister of Foreign Affairs objected to the
| amount stating that he had had a conversation
with bishop Willis who had told him that 5000
would be enough. Item amended and passed al
| 5000.
Representative c. Brown moved to strike out
the item Of 2,JOOf for Professor Hillebrands work
on Hawaiian Botany. giving as a reason that the
House had refused to pass an appropriation for
Judge Foruander's History Of Hawaii.
| The Minister of Foreign Affairs salc that the
/ present Appropriation Bill was the largest ever
4 passed by an Hawaiian Legislature, the sum total
/ would be nearly four millions, yet when people
abroad and in this country noticed that small
/ items like the one under discussion were struck
out Of this great bill of appropriation the nteli
cence of the members would not be iaNoraoN
| commented on. Ii was not unreasonable tor the
/ Hawaiian members to vote against an approprla-
/ ton for a book that was in an unknown language
/ TO their people. In this case, however the work
was neither English nor Hawaiian, but scientihc
work that had the whole world to circulate in.
Repres entative Smith said that these reflections
would have come in better when the Ministers and
members of the House were urging the passage OF
steame. subsidies, support OF armedforces, bands
flags and salutes. If there had been economy DIS
| PLAYED then there might be no attempt now TO
curtail further appropriations emanating from
| the Ministers.
The item was struck out
For the Hawaiian Dictionary and School ms
y
| also, Scholarships at Oahu College, STU both
items on motion Of Hon. @. Il. Bishop;
Under the department of Board of Health, hep
/ reseutatiye Nakaleka moved to insert SluOO0 Tor
waterpipes at Kalawao and Kalaupapa. Carried.
Representative Kaulukou moved to insert SlO'OOO
for a new building at kalavao, Molokai, Tor lepers
children who are not affected by the disease, 10 De
known as the kapiOlani Home.
Representative Dole spoke strongly in favor OF
the idea of a home or hospital for such children
but advocated the location to be away from the
leper settlements. ,--,
the project and agreed with Representative Dole;
IN a matter this kind when the life OF the nation
might be said TO be at stake retrenohment was
out of the question; moved that the Item pass NJ
$1,000.
Home H. Bishop, Hon. A. S. Cieghorn, and
Representative Smith spoke in favor of the motion
and the item passed at Sl5,Oo.
Representative Nakaleka moved new Item OF
$500 for a bridge at WAikolu, for the convenience
of lepers. Passed.
Items in the Department were then passed 40 a
whole, and motion TO reconsider lost.
The Minister Of the Interior asked the kind
consideration and indulgence of the Assembly
to bring in two new items, which he would call,
miscellaneous Items" The first was for repairs
and completion of the Palace, SS.I2U2 The
items forming the total were bills for actual work
done which be could youch for as having been
done on the building, faithfully honestly and
necessary in completing the work. The work had
not been ordered by the Interior Department but
had all been accomplished before his incumbency'
He would place the subject in this way-that the
Government having derived benefit to this amount
of labor and material, and the money now being
owing TO these merchants and mechanics Tor the
same he submitted II was matter OF simple
Justice that he should be assisted and authorized
TO pay those bills.
Representative Smith asked If these were not
the same bills as appeared to form the account of
$4,000 and odd.
Minister Gulick replied, Eyes, they are"
Representative Smith said that, then, every
a.. haaft Tod mud rRCD
sideration refused and they cannot be brought IN
again. II the Ministers had brought the bills IN
properly under the Departments and bad asked
The House to make discrimination 1t might have
been different. But all the bills we're examined,
reported upon and thrown out. On the first dis
cussion the responsibility was thrown upon the
Chamberlain the Ministers saying they did not
know ANYTHING about the expenditures. Mnen
Discussing that matter before he 1.-THE speaker
went over the list and said there were some be-
longing to Foreign Affairs, snch as reception of
foreign guests at Coronation; but the Minister
then expressed surprised-did not know OF that.
Nov, the Minister of the Interior Claims that the
works were ordered by the Department,
Minister of Interior. "As have already stated,
clearly and positively the bills have not been con-
tracted by any authority of any Department" yet
be believed that the work performed was necessary
and whatever Indebtedness was incurred was justly
due.
the bills had not been presented before; he would
be pleased if the Assembly passed and ordered
them TO be paid but whether no, he did not feel
that the Ministers had incurred any responsibility
REPRESENTATIVE Smith called for the ruling of
the chair.
The President ruled that the appropriations for
every Department had been gone through, and
motions TO reconsider them rejected. therefore
they could not now be considered except by unani-
nous consent of the Assembly, or at least by a
suspension Of the rules by the usual thirds vote
Representative Kalua supported the ruling OF
the chair and said that the Ministers well knew
that the ruling was correct one and that the
measure proposed was subterfuge 10 get the re-
iected bills again before the Assembly. he hoped
that the Assembly would 90 on with the remainder
of the Appropriation Bill.
Representative Kaulukou moved that the rules
be suspended and that the motion rejecting the
items be reconsidered, and that this item be in
serted in the Appropriation Bill on condition that
the bills receive the approval of the Finance Com
mttoe.
Representative Palohau objected to the present
alton of the item it was altogether too late. The
Ministers should have presented the items IN their
departments He thought that His Maiestys
Chamberlain Col. G. II. Judd. knew more about
the items than any else, and he was not pres
ent 20 explain. The presentation OF the bills again
in this manner looked bad, as il investigation was
dreaded.
Representative Smith remarked that either the
Ministers knew their responsibility for these bills
and wilfully kept them back, or some one rot a
the Assembly would pay them. In either case this
was the time to stop such Practices better TO shut
down right here and at once.
The motion to suspend the rules was lost and
Immediately after at 10 pm. the House adjourned
until the next morning.
Ninety-SecondD Day, Aug. 26th.