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

ICDs OpJCCtCu w buC
postponement. Too many items
were deferred.
Noble Wilder agreed with the
last speaker. This money should
never have been taken from the Dis
tricts. 1t was trust fund, and
should have been expended in the
districts where collected. The Min
listers knew perfectly that they had
no rigdt to use this money for any.
other purpose, and the item should
be passed with the provision added
that hereafter the road tax should !
not be diverted into any other
channel.
Rep. Thurston agreed with the
hon. Noble, and his only object in
moving to postpone the item was to
save double discussion, as this mis-
appropriation was certain to be dis
cussed when the bills on the subject
came up. Both the Attorney-Gen-
eral and himself desired to save time.
Rep. Kalua said if the money col
lected in Wailuku had been expend-
ed there, they would have good
roads in that district. He wanted
to know whether this SCI ,376. II was
in the treasury.
Minister Gibson presumed this
was money spent for some other OBJ
jects, and therefore an obligation of
the Government to the districts. In
answer to a question by Rep. Thurs
ton. as to the authority by which the
Government had spent this money
for other purposes, the Minister said
the late Minister of Interior had
probably, in the exercise of his dis
cretion with an Appropriation Bill
much in excess of the revenue, used
the money for public works that he
regarded as necessary. He admit
ted that the members of the late
Ministry did not confer sufficiently
with each other on public matters,
but he hoped the members of the
present Ministry would be more dis
posed to impart information to each
| other.
Rep. Thurston complained that he
could not get u straight answer from
the Minister of Interior. Since he
had not received such he would offer
one himself, WHICH was that the
Government being hard up, and hav-
ing borrowed all they could, deliber-
ately stole these trust moneys.
Rep. Kalua did not know that
there was any use in discussing the
matter now, as there was none of the
money in the treasury.
Noble Bishop saw no reason for
deierring the item, but thought Mr..
Dickey should indicate specifically
the error alleged in the figures.
Rep. Dickey said he had discov-
cred deficiency of S16,3GS.S4 in
the amount, and moved that the
item he increased to SS5, 900.
Rep. Brown believed in leaving
the figure as it was there, for all the
good the districts would ever get
out of it. SO far as he was con-
cerned he was willing to strike out
the whole item. All the money
spent in his district was done the
week before the election, and it was
spent where it was not needed,
while place that it could have
been expended at with great benefit
to the public was neglected, because
it would have been too hard work.
Minister Dare raised the point of
order that the discussion was all out
of order. His object was not to pre-
vent gentlemen from having oppor-
tunities of speaking, but to have
discussions proceed according to
parliamentary practice.
The motion to defer the item was
lost.
Rep. Thurston moved the item be
referred to the Finance Committee,
to investigate the errors alleged by
Mr.. Dickey. Carried.
On motion of Rep. Richardson, Mt
1926 the committee took n recess
till . o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee resumed at 2:l5.
Road Tax of 1856 and 1887, to
be expended in the Dis
, trict where collected (es-
timated) )................. Sl2O,OOC
Rep. Brown moved the item be
deferred pending action on the va.
, rious road bills. Seconded by Min
= lister Dare.s
= Rep. Kaulukou moved the item
t pass.
n Rep. Dickey moved to amend tt
q S130, 900. This was not taking
g money out of the treasury, but ap
propriating an estimated amount O
q the road taxes. Last session tn
e appropriation was $4,000, Will
G the receipts were Sis, 200, and til
= Minister of Finance would not allo,
the Minister of Interior more tina
u the amount appropriated.
v The chairman, in answer to
question, said the amendments wer
n in order according to the practice G
the house.
W The motion to defer carried.
,e Rep. Keau moved to insert
Repairs of Liliha Street. Sl,5
Rep. Thurston recognized til
,Ini nf tl,ot .tr l,nt 10 hn