The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-10


should be paid by an appropriation
of the Legislature.
Rep. Keau said he had only aban-
doned his motion about Liliba street
to second motion to have all spe-
cal road items referred to a select
committee, and he claimed the latter
motion should be put before the
item just placed before the house.
After objections by Rep. Aholo, the
speaker renewed the motion in ques-
ton, but the chair would not enter
tain it.
The item for Waimea bridge
passed.
Proportion of cost of bridge,
kapaa, Kauai. .......... S2,ooo
Rep. palohau explained that this
was the result of an arrangement
made between the Minister of 1nte-
rior and residents of the speakers
district, whereby the people under
took to straighten the road leading
to the bridge, to avoid a long
detour, provided the Government
should bear part Of the expenses.
Minister Dare moved the item
pass.
Minister Gibson said he now had
received some information about
this item, which he did not have
before. The late Minister of 1nte-
rior had the item struck out in re-
vising the estimates, but gave no
reason for doing so. He (Mr. Co.
was now disposed to grant the
amount.
Rep. Brown was informed that
the bridge was built by an arrange
ment between the late Minister of
Interior and Mr.. Spaulding, and the
latter said if he did not receive the
whole amount he would not have
any. He did not think Mr.. Spauld
ing could build n bridge over II
stream on Government land and
prevent the public using it. He
moved the item be deferred until
the present Minister of Interior
makes enquiry and is able to give
the house full information. If the
bridge was built under an agreement
that the Government was to pay
one-half the cost, then the full half
should be paid. The Government
had value for the amount, the bridge
being on public land.
Minister Gibson had enquired of
the chief clerk in the Interior De-
partnent, who said he understood
there was verbal arrangement be-
tween the late Minister and Spauld-
ing.
Noble Judd supported Rep.
Browns motion. He had seen Mr..
Spaulding, who said he would not
accept less than $4,000. If that
was not given him, he should put up
a bar with a lock to the bridge, shut
ting the public out.
The motion to defer carried.
Roads and Bridges-Contingent $4,000
Passed.
Rep. Kaulukou moved to insert
Roads and Bridges in Hilo Dis
trict-COntingent gent.......... $4,000
| Rep. Castle spoke of the desper-
ate necessity of roads in the Hilo
District, which seriously operated
against the value of real estate
there. If the loan bill passed, there
would certainly be money for the
Hilo members purpose. Borrowing
money for making permanent i'm
provements was wise, but doing sc
for the payment of salaries was
foolish. He approved of good
deal of the sentiments of the Il. l..
.Advertiser on this subject.
Rep. Keau spoke at great length
in Hawaiian.
Rep. Thurston drew attention t.
the fact that in last Appropriation
Bill an aggregate of $257, 900 o,
items for roads and bridges wer'
caused to be inserted by members
He wished 10 call attention to thu
impropriety and insincerity will
which the Appropriation Bill wa
prepared. His Majesty had word
put into his mouth at the opening o
the session, that estimated expendi
lures according to the revenues o
the country would be laid before tn
Legislature. Yet the Ministry know
ingly omitted items that they kney
were absolutely necessary, leavin!
those items to be inserted by th
house, while there they had tn
supernatural impudence to place a
item of $4,000 for foreign mis-
, sions, an expenditure that would b
of comparatively little value to tn
=. kingdom. The result would be tn
same this session as the last one
appropriations far in excess of tn
revenues.
{ Minister Gibson said the hor
v member for Molokai constitute
Il himself the common scold of th
Assembly.
u Rep. Thurston remarked that I'll
e other day it was the hon. memb'
- for Lihue.
Minister Gibson replied that thel
was twin association between I'll
two gentlemen. On every possib
10 occasion the hon. member for Mol
le kai undertook to berate the Cover
~, nont Ha was talyinU for the hen