The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
srxTY-F1Rsr pAY-coNTINuEp.
WEDNESDAY, July l4th.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Committee, presented the following
report on the item in the Appropria-
ton Bill--"Road tax unexpended to
be expended on the districts where
collected, SCI, 376. -
Hon. j. S. WALKER, President
Legislative Assembly-S1R: Your
committee, in accordance with the
instructions of the Assembly, have
examined carefully into the matter
of the item of road tax unexpended.
We find that the amounts reappro-
priated under this head by the Leg
islature of 1882 and 1884, and the
amount now proposed by the Appro-
priation Bill, are all incorrect.
Your committee, therefore, ascer-
tanned first the correct amount un-
expended in each district on March
81, 1882, by careful examination
of the books of the Finance and
Interior Departments. To these
amounts are added the receipts in
each districts during the four years
ending March 81, 1886. From the
amounts thus obtained we deducted
the amount expended in each dis
trct during said four years, and
the balances thus obtained are the
amounts which should be now re-
appropriated.
Your committee present herewith
a statement showing the above cal
culations in detail, and recommend
that the balances of road tax unex-
pended in each district as shown
therein be appropriated separately
in order that no confusion may arise
hereafter on this subject. If the
amount is appropriated in lump
sum, the Minister of Finance has no
means of knowing when any district
overdraws, as he has only an ac-
count with the whole appropriation !;
but if it is appropriated by districts
he can see at glance if any attempt
to overdraw is made.
The total amount of road tax I'm
expended in the districts where col
lected as per said statement is $685.
592. II, instead of SGT 1916. II; a
difference of $15,216.
L. AHoLo,
f. H. HAYsELDEN,
GEO. E. RICHARDSON,
G.. H. DIcKEY,
JAMES KEAU.
On motion of Rep. Brown the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
Minister Dare, on suspension of
the rules, gave notice of an act for
the punishment of the counterfeit
ing of postage and revenue stamps
in this kingdom.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The house went into committe e of
the whole on the Appropriation Bill,
Noble Cleghorn in the chair.
Interior Department-Contimued.
Support of Prisoners. 100000
Rep. Brown found by the report
that out of this item were taken
SSS6.75 for capture of escaped
prisoners, hay and grain, and So
327.O1 for incidentals. He did not
know whether the hay and grain
were for the prisoners. These items
ought to be separated. He moved
the item be referred to the Minister
of the Interior, with instructions to
report back separate items for sup
port of prisoners, salaries of officers
other than the jailor, and incidentals.
The supplies he understood were
furnished under contract, yet the
Privy Council had to vote $4,000
for deficiency.
Rep. Kaulukou moved the item
pass as in the bill.
Rep. Kaunamano moved to amend
the motion of Rep. Brown, so that
the item may be referred to select
committee, one of whom should be
the Minister of Interior. The
prisoners were hired out to private
persons, but he saw nothing IN the
Report about the proceeds of their
labor. AS it stood, the item might
cover the keep of horses, pigs and
fowls of the Jail officials, which was
not proper.
Minister Gibson favored the pro-
posed reference, and said the COM
mittee would report without delay.
There was 100000 from prison
labor as Government realization,
which left balance of 100000 to
be provided for.
Rep. Brown accepted the amend
ment, which carried.
Rep. Kalua moved to insert
Road Damages to Keanapau, Ka- :.
according to the report of the Public
Lands Committee adopted by the
house.
Rep. Keau moved to amend to
1000, and went into argument at
length.
Rep. Dole raised the point of or
der that the report recommending
$500 having been adopted, differ
ent amount could not be named now
without reconsideration.
The chairman sustained the point,
and the item passed at $500.
Rep. Kaulukou said the Priyy
Council voted $4,000 toward the
funeral expenses of Queen Emma,
and moved to insert
Funeral Expenses of Queen