The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-09-14

Your committee cannot condemn too severely
the illegal action of the Minister of Finance. and
is Of opinion that he and other members of the
late Cabinet, as accessories before the fact were
guilty of malfeasance in office that he and they
should be proceeded against to the full extent of
the law, and that the said Minister of Finance be
compelled to refund the amount of S16,475 22 ille
galy paid by him, above, as interest on matured
bonds and special loan.
However, as the present Minister of Finance
should not be responsible for the illegal act of his
predecessor, and as all the items of expenditure,
except the $16,475 % above mentioned, are such
as ought to have been paid out in due time under
proper authorization, your committee recommend
that the bill pass with the following amendment !:
beginning after the words sum Of" in the first
line of the preamble, strike out the words "Sxty-
one thousand eight hundred and forty-t 14-100
dollars SOL S43 II - and insert in place thereof
the words % fifty-three thousand three hundred
aud thrty-three 90100 53 1888 90l - also strike
cut in line OF the preamble the words, interest
account on bonds st, $780," and insert in place of
same, Expenses of Queen Emma's funeral
1886 IS :; Also strike out in line eleven of the
preamble the words, 4" interest on special loan,
S9,I25 -, and insert IN place thereof search of
schooner ha Moi. $4,000, and that the Attorney
General of the Kingdom be instructed to bring
suit against the late Minister of Finance and all
others legally responsible for the sum of
Sl6,475 %, interest expenditure above mentioned.
The items recommended for insertionin the bill
as above were duly authorized by the Priyy Coun-
Gil, and were omitted for apparent reason.
They were the only items fully entitled to place
therein. Respectfully submitted,
c. H. DIoKLY"
Report tabled for consideration with majority
report and bill.
The Minister of Interior from the Printing
Committee, reported the following bills printed
and ready for distribution: An Act to amend the
law relative to Board of Inspectors of Election |;
an Act to prescribe the residence required by law
as necessary to the exercise of the elective fran
chise; an Act to amend the General Election Law
of the Kingdom, by repeating the requirement of
4 tax receipt on voting or otherwise.
Representative Castle presented the following
resolutions
"Resolred, That the pay of officers of the Legis-
latiye Assembly of 1885, where not provided for by
the rules of the House, shall be as follows: Pay
of Clerk per day. Sl2 pay of Interpreter per day,
SIP; pay of Messenger per day, 50; pay of Janltor
per day, So; which amounts shall be paid to said
officers for each day OF actual assembling of the
House, and no other" Referred to a select com.
mittee to be named
Representative Nahlnu presented a resolution
that the Minister OF Interior, President of the
Board of Health, instruct the Road Supervisor for
the district of Honolulu to fix the road leading to
Kakaako from the'foot of Punchbowl street. The
honorable member said the late heavy rains had
left the road IN a terribly bad condition, and on
account of the accumulation of rubbish there was
a very bad smell. Tabled for further considera-
ton.
The Order of the Day now being moved the fol-
lowing bills were read third time and passed. viz:
I, To provide permanent settlement for Her
Royal Highness Princess Poomaikalanl. 2, 70
provide a permanent settlement for Hon. w. G.
Parke. 3, To provide permanent settlement for
Mr.. Thomas Everett. t. To provide permanent
settlement for Hon. Abraham Fernandez.
Interpreter Wilcox called the attention of the
Assembly TO a discrepancy in the translation of
the two versions of the last BILL the amount of the
annuity in the English version being 500 and in
the Hawaiian 81 200.
The vote passing the bill was reconstructed, the
proper correstions made but pending action, there
being no quorum present, the Assembly, at 1890
until 10 a. m. Monday.