The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-15

he referred the house to that gentle
man.
Rep. Dole wanted to know under
what division the Privy Council
voted this money-pestilence, inva-
sion, or war? He supposed it must
have been public disaster. The
Privy Council had no more right to
vote money for such purpose as
this, than any private corporation.
Rep. Castle wanted to know how
many votes of money the Privy
Council had made altogether. He
took it that this Legislature had es-
tablished the precedent that Hawaii
should bury its chiefs. In that case
he supposed the house SHOULD pass
this item, but he would move to
refer it to a committee to ascertain
the amount expended.
Rep. Aholo agreed with the hon.
member for Wailuku. He was in
formed that S7,6OS.95 had been ex-
pended.
Rep. Hayselden favored reference
to committee, which should be
the Finance Committee. He was
on the committee with Hon. Mr..
Walker in disbursing the money.
Noble Walker said something
over $4,000 was appropriated by
advice of the Privy Council. The
amount for Queen Emma's funeral
expenses was S5,965.7S, for which
vouchers were in the treasury, APP
proved by Mr.. Hayselden and him
self. They were not approved by
him as Auditor. General, because he
had no authority for approving bills
outside of the Appropriation Act.
He was grateful to the member for
Waikiki for his remarks about pay
ments from the treasury by author
ity of the Privy Council. There
should be some definite understand
ing on this matter, upon which he
was not very clear himself. The
next item he was sure the house
would approve, being $4,000 to the
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.
for searching for the lost schooner
Ia Moi. Next was S7,O11.S3 or
dered by joint resolution last ses-
sion to refund the Queens Hospital,
which was neglected to be inserted
in the Appropriation Bill.
Rep. Richardson moved all the
items mentioned by the hon. Noble
be referred to same committee.
Rep. Castle believed, after hearing
the explanations, that the house was
wasting its time, as those items all
belonged to the Indemnity Bill.
The various motions on the matter
were thereupon withdrawn.
Rep. Aholo moved to insert an
item of $7,60S.95 for the funeral
expenses of Queen Emma, which
was the amount incurred by the
trustees of the estate. He referred
to the established precedent, S11, ZOO
having been spent by the Govern
ment to bury Kamehameha ", and
a like amount to bury Lunalilo, and
spoke of the great love for Queen
Emma in the hearts of the whole
people.
Rep. Brown said the proposed
item, with what had been spent by
authority of the Privy Council,
would make an aggregate of some
$4,000. He moved the item be
referred to the Finance Committee.
Rep. Hayselden seconded the mo-
ton to insert the item. The Legis.
lature had granted permanent
settlement of $4,000 on the late
Queen Dowager, of which she had
drawn $3.50. Had she lived the
balance of 1874 would have beer
j paid without a complaint being
heard. That balance was within
about $3.50 of the amount incurred
by her agents.
Noble Walker was delighted with
the liberality of the house this after.
noon. They were ready to vote this
money, and for what? To hand il
over to the trustees of the estate tc
invest for some other object. Had
this Government money to use in
that way? If they had large sum
in the treasury that they did not
know how to spend, this might be
the place for it. The sentimental
argument was all right, but the
financial argument was all wrong,
Rep. Dole said it seemed to him
that the patriotic duty of the nation
had been well fulfilled when the
Government spent the Sc, 900 on the
i late Queens burial. The affairs of
the estate were all settled, and
needed no relief from the Legisla-
ture. Sentiment did not enter into
the question at all, and was out of
place In dealing with the people s
money. The late Queen would not
be benefited cents worth by the
passage of this item. Mr.. Cart
wright and some others would be the
only ones to profit by it. If the
money would secure Her late Majesty
passport to heaven there would be
proper object in appropriating it.
The estate was prospecting, piece
of land on Kauai originally worth
1920, 900 having been sold the other
day for $4,000.
Noble Kapena opposed the pas
sage of the item in Hawaiian, and
was followed on the other side by