The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-06-04

At the opening hour this morning but IL Repre-
sentative and Mobiles were present and the press
was represented solely by tho GAZETTE reporter.
| Prayer and reading of minutes being ended with
out the presence u quorum, President Rhodes dis
| patched the Sergeant-at-arms and Messenger in
search of tardy members. At 10-l5 Representative
Cecil Brown came in. completing the number
necessary, and the business Of the Assembly pro-
ceeded the following petitions being presented and
| referred.
Representative Kamakele, from residents of
Makawao, l4l signatures, that the dog tax be re-
duced to 10 cts Laid the table until bill on the
subject is introduced
Representative Kaulukou, mentioned that after
the first 30 days of the session petitions could only
| be presented on Mondays.
President Rhodes informed the member that
| the 30 days had not yet elapsed,
| No reports from Standing or Select Committees
The Attorney General rose to a question of
privilege and said that, certain blackguard news
paper in the town had published the following
| item regarding him The speaker read from the
| Daily bulletin :" The Attorney. General whined
| about the disposition of one of the Representa-
| tives to attack the Minister'S" His reason for
mentioning this was not because he had any
quarrel with the newspaper, that was beneath his
notice, but he had been credibly informed that
certain member of the Assembly was one of the
publishers and editors of the paper. If this was
true it was very unbecom1ng for member to sup
| plement his argument in debate in the Assembly
with blackguardism in his paper. He hoped that
1t was not true that the member was the writer Of
IL
Matte him as BLACKBOARD, coward and liar
| tSensation).
President Rhodes, (coolly) l would say to the
Attorney General that such Language is decidedly
supplementary and further, that it is most Hnbe-
coming if the person is a member of the Assembly.
Such language had never before been heard BY
him ON the floor of the Assembly,
The Attorney General stated that if he had not
followed strictly the parliamentary rule, he de-
sired 10 apologize to the President and to the
members of the Assembly. His remarks were
made to the writer in the Bulletin. He hoped it
does not touch any one in the Assembly"
Representative Pilipo under suspension of the
rules presented printed copies of the bill TO regu
late the currency" Received and distributed
At 1925 Representative kalua moved the " order
of the day. and the second reading of the bill to
amend section l6s Of the Civil Code, relating 10
| the appointment of Road Supervisors was pro-
ceeded with.
Representative Hitchcock moved to refer TO Com
mittee on Public Lands.
Representative Kalua moved to engross and said
in connection with the bill that, the appointment
of one person as Road Supervisor over a whole Is
land did not work we'll. Did not know Of any Law
authorizing the appointment of general Road
Supervisor. He considered it was great waste of
money, the bulk of the road taxes being paid out
as salaries to useless officials
! Representative Smith thought that the appoint
Il ment OF general Road Supervisor was commend
able. District road supervisors have various plans
all separate; it was necessary to have some one
who would have the chief supervision and establish
uniformity.
Representative Aholo was in favor of the bill
| going TO Committee. Know that in his district
the road supervisors are a useless expense, He
did not have the power to discharge them as they
we're appointed by the Minister Of Interior,
Representative Rowell stated that, in the work
of the Finance Committee, he had found reasons
| for the appointment of general Road supervisors,
| they were the men who arranged and forwarded
| the accounts to the department. For that reason
alone the necessity of head official desirable.
he favored the continuance Of general Road 81
| peryisors.
Hon. Paul Isenberg was not in favor Of special
Road Supervisors. the island Of Kauai had none
and that island had the best roads in the kingdom
In 1850 lie was at the Olowalu Plantation and some
| little work was done TO the roads there at that
| time. Nothing has been done since. Understood
| the special Road Supervisor Of Hawaii is also
h0tel-keaper at Hilo. Did not approve of general
/ Road Supervisor, wanted one in each district.
| Representative Amara stated that the Road
| Supervisor visited Waiaina about twelve times
| year Was told that he received 500 per month
| did to earn it Thought the Government had
made a poor selection IN the local supervisor for
| visor.
Representative kaunamano Said that It was re-
ported that 500 we're spent on the roads in the
district Of hamakua. Corrected By Hen. j. J.
DoEsest who said the amount vas $500.l The
| speaker said be had neFer seen the improvements
The salary Of the supervisor Is all drawn; money
only wasted, no return.
Representative Smith hoped that the Minister
Of the Interior would be very carefully in his ap-
polntmeut OF Road Supervisors. Kauai roads had
had the benefit Of being under tha Supervision q
ons man f1r several years During he last bi1n-