The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-29

senger.
Rep. Thurston said that above
$3.50 spent the last period there was
nothing that would he necessary the
coming period, thercfofe he moved
that the item he $500.
Passed at $500.
Completion of new Police
Building, Honolulu, $4,000 90
Rep. Kaulukou remarked on the
absence of the Minister of the Inte-
rior, but said if the money was due
1t would have to be provided.
Minister Gibson said there was
1928, 900 due, and $4,000 more he
understood would be required.
Rep. Dickey moved it be $685.
900, the amount due.
Minister Neumann hoped the
house wonld appropriate the amount
named in the bill. This was not
salary, but necessary expenditure.
Rep. Thurston wanted some ex-
PLANTATION. The sum of SIS, 900 was
appropriated last session for these
buildings, that money had all been
spent, and here was request
for $4,000 more. If the Leg
islature appropriated certain
amount and the Government ex-
ceeded that, power was entirely
taken out of the hands of the Lcgis-
lature to say how money was to be
spent. Last session the hon. Noble
Widemann said if the Assembly was
going to maintain any power, it
would have to keep its hand on the
mouth of the purse. just rs soon
as their hands were taken from the
mouth of the purse down would go
the hands of the Ministers after the
money. That was the only control
they had over the Ministry. If they
gave the Ministers anything they
wanted, the latter would go on and
do anything they pleased. In addi-
ton to the important principle on
which he had been speaking, there
had been a great deal of street talk
and scandal in connection with the
way in which that building was con-
structed. He had been told there
were crooked things in connection
with the work, and it was due to
those having it in charge as well as
to the public that there should he an
investigation, and he therefore
moved that the item be referred to
special committee to see how that
$45, 200 had been spent.
: Rep. Dole referred to the Minister
of Interiors report, by which it APP
peared that contract was made
with f. B. Thomas on April "a,
1884, few days before last session
began, to build new Police Court
and Station House, for SIG, 500, and
that another contract was made,
August 2nd, with John +. Bowler,
to erect concrete work, new Police
Court and Station House, for $780,
200. He could not understand that
two contracts for the same build
ing. He was informed that the
foundations were contracted for
separately, but could hardly under
stand that the foundations would
cost SIG, 900.
Rep. Keau said this item must be
for some new building the Govern
ment proposed to erect.
Rep. Brown did not think it was
necessary to refer this to a commit
tee. The contract for SIG, 900 was
for the building alone. The con-
crete walls Of the cells was separ-
ate contract. The balance Of $4,000
was for furniture and furnishings
for the whole building. Everything
belonging to the old station was
destroyed in the fire, even to the
blankets for the cells. When the
building was erected it was dis
covered that receiving room was
entirely forgotten, and that cost
S2,400. He was satisfied, from
what appeared in the Minister'S re,
port, thst everything was correct.
Rep. Thurston said the more he
looked at the figures the more he
did not understand the item.
The motion to refer to commit.
tee was put and lost. The item wa:
about being put, when
Rep. Thurston rose, saying he
thought it should he only courtesy
for the Minister of Interior to BIZ
present TO explain the matter, bu
there his chair was vacant. HI
knew that money had been paic
which was not in that account. HI
collected money on account of thu
work himself in the Interior Depart
ment and he did not see it charged
Without any explanation whateve
they were just going to vote thi
lump sum. If it was perfect,
straight he was as willing as any
body 10 vote it, hut he did not wan
to vote it blindly. Therefore, h
moved it be deferred till the Minis
ter gave an explanation.
The motion to defer carried.
Upon the chairman calling for tn
next item,
Rep. Aholo said they were con
sidering the Appropriation Bill in
branch of service under the Interio
Department. They were not NAL,
ing satisfactory progress because tn
Minister of Interior was not there
One of the principal reasons for Mir
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