The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-15

o'clock, Rep. Hayselden asked the
President to appoint two more men,
bers, one to be the Attorney-Gene-
raj, to the select committee on the
tax bills. There being no objection
the President appointed Minister
Neumann and Rep. kaulukou.
Rep. Kalua moved resolution to
refund Sc overpaid taxes to one Ka-
lawakua.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Rep. Kalua moved the order of
the day, which carried.
Unfinished business was first
called, but
Rep. Aholo moved the house go
into committee Of the whole for the
consideration of the Appropriation
Bill, that being a special order of
the day. Carried.
The Assembly went into commit
tee, Noble A. 5. Cleghorn in the
chair.
department Of Foreign AFFAIRS.
Salary of Librarian and Curator $4,000
Rep. Thurston moved the appro-
prations for the Foreign and In
terror Departments be deferred until
the reports of the Ministers are re-
ceived. Carried.
FInance Department.
Salary of Minister. $4,000
Passed.
Salary of Audtor-Gcneral...... 10000
Rep. Dole moved this item be
struck out, saying: am sorry the
report of the AuditorG General has
not come in, but the same motion
was made last session and was de-
fcated by one vote. 1t received a
great deal of support, because from
the investigation of the house they
could not find that the Auditor
! General was of any use to the coun-
try. No accounts had been kept
according to the requirements of the
statute relating to the office. We
do not know now whether any ac-
counts for the last biennial period
have been kept. The report of the
Auditor General for the previous
biennial period covered about page
and was utterly worthless. 1t was
an apology for report, and did not
inform us as to the work of his de.
partment. This department was in
tended to be a check on improper
expenditure of public moneys, so
that moneys would only be expended
according to the Appropriation Bill.
In the biennial period ending in
1884 enormous amounts of money
had been expended Illegally, with
out any authority of law. During
the last biennial period there was a
large amount of money expended
without any authority whatever. AT
the last Legislative session an
amendment was introduced and, l
think, passed second reading, max
ing reasonable amendments to the
law. But one day, when the Oppo-
sition was caught mapping, down al
the steamer or elsewhere, the Gov.
ernment rushed the bill out of eXis
tence. As far as | remember those
amendments they were reasonable
: only intended to make the measure
more effective and put the Office
more under the control of the Legis
/. lature. Now, after these four years
| ] confess | do not know what tn,
/ utility of that office in and there i
, no one here to explain. | have hearC
= of one instance in which the position
was useful, and that was when bill
( were brought in under certain heads
= which were not authorized by tn
t Appropriation Bill. We canno
= afford to spend five thousand dollar
< a year for a service which is so rare
0 My impression is that the work o
e the Auditor-General is mainly
form which gives plausible authenti
city or endorsation to expenditure
of the Executive which are illegal
| think the position was intended t.
S prevent unlawful expenditures, with
: out authority of the Appropriated
Il Bill, and to see that the bill was ad
= hered to. If my information
" correct, it would be much cheape
/ for the Legislature to purchase
&c stamp, engraved Audited an
d found correct" and when voucher
=. were presented they should be sin
"a ply stamped. So, |, from my dut
to my constituents, ask to have thi
e item struck out. | have only friepdl
lie feelings for this official, and it
d only for public reasons that / max
# this motion.
- The amendment was put and los
~ Rep. Kalua moved the item |
,, passed by till some future occasion
|y Rep. Hayselden rose to point
r. order. A new motion could not !
9 made after the chairman began
- put the question.
- The chairman ruled the amen'
lie ment in order, and it was put an
IN lost.
is The item passed.
-, Pay of Tax Assessors. s......... S33, ,0
u" Pay of Tax Collectors. 81 o.
w Pay of Tax Appeal Board...... 10
is Minister Neumann moved tn
ne these items be postponed till Il
. committee on tax laws reporte
~ Carried.