The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-09-03

C,aIllflcI ll1c Clll-cL MN fCI Tue Wv
ern1sent party wsre active u oetAining the rss-
sg1ee q their sapsorters, tAe son-ia~lAw q III
MiafSter Il Fo-eicz AGsirs psriornia1 the duties
e ~uhfrper in with noticeable sest aud vtcof.
Al lo&S Governor norai1iS Who had been seat
for. arrived. aS slSo Representatives Richardson.
n answer - a qaeSsol frosn the Minister -
EcTcscn Aaairs TIE President stated that there
vas q1OSau lssl prcseat. then THE minutes Of
SiSht chz1eeS ar,rovei r. ftsszss. II NAV Be
r.cnticoed that Representative Richarisao vas
present hardly Of his eva acc,rt. bat raoce in re
sga-Ss 10 positive o-ieT fToua Governor nosainis.
presence.
Darirr the ras,iiaS q the minutes Representa-
i've RioAauiSoa became t3Se;y aud al the close
he len TIE Hall the Assembly beng ihns again
ne AtaS-nsy General reraAssed that it might
BE As well thai the Messenger Dc instructed 30
nossty the members u the Opposition tha,
01cruu snrs rVeScat - that those aosentceS
MIGHT corne in and take part IN The proceedings,
froSiaeat RAe3es SaSd thai he was sorry % state
TIA; tAere Was not gusram caly - members BE-
INC present.,
sooatirr party Vas ssni after Representative
Rsehsaisoa bot before his capture was elected
Honorable Noble {, Il, Bishop arrived. his IRE
seacs eeiaS greeted with applause by the sdhersnts
q TIE Government. and ~ io-a TIE regular bus,
t1eSs VAS p-ccee3ed with,
Ne rcrcTss froua standing " selcct oouaritteos
At l0sS Representative hsSlgSos uiovcd the
order q the dsy thus bringing up Tor fuSl resdn
FinAnoc in the sum Of $J7t.ooo
Hon. J. Moit Smith moved Al amendment %
the first secsioa, that the tollovinc wouis be
SSdei.-~thst the Ministorof Finance shall render
an acooanf % this san lSStSSs.Ss for Government
Buildings and Hospitals - this Assembly At its
next session He understood that item 10 have
eoea explained at Che last ScSSioa IS for public
buildings IN couTsc % erection. Ihc House had
No kRouleSi-e as - how, that money had been ex-
pended Up - Sre eloSc % the last period. The
setting ASIDE Of publSo MONEYS fOrS specified pur
I'll II
before they arr cxpeadcd opsas tho door TO great
deAl % s1Sg'icion % saw the least. IL puts any
Government that practices It IN an unfortunate
position As rszsauis their oWa characters. This
not the frs time in the history Of the Govern
une1t that the practices had beea followed. In \
former csSSe IL was matter thSt VAS deprecated
very s;roaciy by this Assembly. Il was due 10 this
ASSEMBLY and - future ones that MONEYS should
BE expended in accoEisnos with the terms Of
their appropriation and shat when appropriations
are diverted accounts Of their expenditure shall be
Wandered 30 the Assembly Al the last session the
Appropriation Bull vas amended - as 10 take
AWAY eaiircly from the Ministers the power Of
transferring, appropriations and Il was thought
that vo1ld &c. IS check against using any appro-
pTia.lon not authorized by the bill. The transfer
system, though dislppointiac was followed by the
indemnity system. Which was Is dGnCero1s as the
transfer system. Il vss impossible for that de
hberstive Assembly to pNSs appropriations that
voald meet every eXIceney Of Government While,
however, the Assembly would overlook ordinary
cases Of divertinc appropriations in emergencies,
1t was too mucl 10 ask the members 10 support the
Government IN the yniSapplylng Of such an amount
as this. He vc1ld have liked 70 have these items
explained al length and voted fos their discussion
IN detail the other dsy.
Hon. ]. Il. :. Martin aud Representative Dole
arrived during the delivery Of Hon. Smiths re
mArks-l
Representative Dole understood this was the
money drawn from the treasury Just before the
cloSe Of the lsst biennial PERIOD M'uey was taken
fro1a its oStensi6le p1rpose-no. expended but
kept IN an envelope. parhSrss-lnd unless that
mbley can Be accounted for Ii might be spent for
any possible purpose, even stolen, because 1t has
been reported 10 this HoCSe As expended for hoSpi
tails and pablie buildings He vas no; quite salts
Sei that an account Of that money wOud Be given
next session. hut II the amendment carried 1t was
the heSs they could do.
The Atto-aey-GenerAl said ths Audit Act did
no; prohibit the withdrawal OF moneys from the
general fund which hSd beeu appropriated by the
Legislature Ieis Vas not an instance where
Minister has drawn funds which veTe committed
20 his care and placed them to his own account in
the Bank. After those contracts had been entered
into the Minister Of Finance asked him what, he
should DO after the amounts were exhausted, and
be told him 70 draw from the general fund 20 meet
{ hose payments Under Section II Of the Act Of
lSS9. creSting the Office Of Auditor General. could
Be found full warranty for everything that had
beSu done with reference 10 that S54.0N. AZ first
it looks like god question 70 attack the Minis
try on, but !; would look better If those members
had made fair and full statement 10 the Assem-
bly,. The accounts OF every trAnSac ton could De
Of the Auditor General,
Honorable c. f. Bishop said it was intended by
the Constitution the Laws and the practIce Of the
country that 20 money shoald be put aside IN bank
OF elsewhere The money having been ones IN the
hand OF the Minister he might as well have de
posted II IN his own safe IS anywhere else Artl
Gle Is Of the Constitution shows how stEic; the
Legislature should Be II the matter OF approprl-
atoms II provides very carefclly and specifies
certain contingencies for which money might be
appropriated and that a detailed account of IT
should be rendered 10 the Legislature. Here has
been large amount -; aside for some purpose
and no detailed account has been rendered. He
believed it vas money which properly belonged TO
roads and bridges The road tax had been paid
into the Treasury. and the law says tina. money
shall be expended in districts where ifs collected,
for improvement Of the roads. There was not
| enough money in the Treasury TO put aside this
large sum without using that money, and in that
way preventing is in those districts where 1t
belonged Certainly the Government had no night
10 this road money, whatever right they had TO
money in the general fund There Sas plenty Of
warning az the Lass Legislature TO have deferred
the Minister from any action OF that sort. Trans
fars to 4 certain extent really beneficial 10
/ the country. but the system finally grew into an
| Abuse- Some of the gentlemen IN the present
| Government were very strong in their eondemna-
ton OF the former Ministry, and took great credit
for striking out the transfer section from the Ap
preparation Bill. Il vas less Objectionable 10 him,
I however, 70 have reasonable transfers than the
| taking OF 50 much money without any appropri-
| siion whatever. II would be remembered BY some
who we're IN the last Legislature that there an
! attempt made 10 put a clause IN the Audit Act
1 thst should allow transfers. The Legislature
struck that out, showing that the intention TO
| hold the Government % a very strict account in
/ eIpeuding public moneys and prevent them being
| used for any other purpose than as provided IN
/ the Appropriation Bill. There were some parts of
| this Indemnity Act for which he would be very
willing to vote If il were considered item by item.
but a whole be should Be obliged 10 vote against
! 1t.
| The Minister Of Foreign Affairs recalled 10 mind
/ the honorable mobiles reference to last session
! and said he vas one Of the Ministers who desired
/ and advocated that provision should be made for
/ transfers He vas certainly opposed TO anything
that would defeat the purpose Of the Legislature
/ He thought II vas defeating the purpose Of the
/ Legislature when money appropriated for hos
| pitaIs vas expended upon the palace; when money
/ appropriated for education vas expended upon
/ the military, and money intended for completing
! 4 road vas applied f0r completing a statue. In
transfers Of that kind the intention, the purpose
| the Eill of the Legislature was completely de-
| fsaied. Take noE one Of these items-as far as
be could recall, 5000 or thereabouts expended for
leper settlements more than had been apprOpri-
ssed- Surely the Legislature intended them to
complete that work Could II be said that was
bad as money alieuatsd from its object More
| money vas expended upon the insane asylum and
| support Of prisoners, and other items than the
appropriations let he would consider II repre-
! feasible of the Ministers 10 have stopped those
services. he joined With others in supporting the
| amendment Of the honorable noble.
/
| spoke of money for schools being expended for
/ something else he did not remember Of that, but
certainly II vas done BY the present Government
The Ministers started With larger receipts than
ever before but the treasury had been, during part
of the period. practically bankrupt. The Board
of Education could not get money because it vas
used for somsthing else.
On being put 10 vote the Amendment proposed,
/ Was carried.
Ths bill as thus amended vas placed for pas
| SAGE and did pass, 1.-THE Rubicon- safely only
Hons. c. r. Bishop and Smith and Representative
Dole displaying objection. by appraised hands, on
the no side.
The bill to repeal Ac. Of lsTs to provide for
lighting the city Of Honolulu With gas was read a
third time and then indefinitely postponed
The bill 10 amend the law regulating the sale
| Of spirituOus liquors read a third time, and
passed
There being nothing more at hand from the
eugrossing committee, the Assembly, at noon,
took recess until 10 pm.
AFIEsSOos.
Twenty minutes after the time set a sufficient
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