The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 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, 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 $16475 % ille-
gally paid by him, above, as interest 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 :
lieginning after the words sum off, in the first
line of the preamble, strike out the words "Sixty-
thousand eight hundred and forty three I4-10O
dollars SCI, 843 IA J" and insert in place thereof
the words " tifty-three thousand three hundred
aud thirtythree 90-1O0 S53,333 90l y also strike
cut In line of the preamble the words, interest
account on bonds, $780," and insert in place of
same, Expenses of Queen Emmas funeral,
1886 IS :; also, strike out in line eleven of the
preamble the words, =" interest on special loan,
S9,72 81, and insert IN place thereof search of
schooner IA 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
S16,475 %, interest expenditure above mentioned
1.-The items recommended for insertionin the bill
as above were duly authorized by the Privy Coun-
Gil, and were omitted for no apparent reason.
They were the only items fully entitled to place
therein Respectfully submitted,
c. H. D1CKLY."
Report tabled for consideration with majority
report and bill.
The Minister of Interior from the Printing
Committee, reported the following bills as 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
pf IA nv ha Of
tax receipt on voting or otherwise.
Representative Castle presented the following
resolution:
"Resolped, That the pay of officers of the Legs-
lative Assembly of 1886, where not provided for by
the rules of the House, shall be as follows: Pay
of Clerk per day, $12; pay of Interpreter per day,
Sl2 pay of Messenger per day, So; 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 select com.
mittee to be named.
Representative Nahinu presented 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 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 read third time and passed, viz:
l, To provide a permanent settlement for Her
Royal Highness Princess Poomaikalani 2, To
provide permanent settlement for Hon. W. G.
Parke. s. To provide permanent settlement for
Mr.. Thomas Everett. 4, 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 $1,000.
The vote passing the bill was reconsidered, the
proper correstions made, but pending action, there
being no quorum present, the Assembly, at l2'3O
until 10 a. m. Monday.