The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-26
The 9aily 9 lllstin,
THURSDAY, AUGUST &c, 1886.
THE LEGISLATURE.
ElGHTY-FIFTH DAY.-coNTINUED.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25th.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

consideration of the Appropriation
Bill.
Minister Dare desired to insert an
item in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS de-
partment. lie had submitted re-
port. showing the Indebtedness of
the department, on account of ex-
penditures since March 31st, to have
been 81 900. There was an indebted
ness prior to that date of S906.05 in
his department, with S517.45 in the
Marshal's office, making 81 ,4S3.50.
He therefore moved to insert, in that
department.,
Debt accrued prior to March
81. 1856. .......,....... 81, 1880
Rep. Thurston considered the
Acknowledgement had taken the
proper course, but the item should
be referred to the Finance Commit
tee for verilication, and he moved
accordingly.
Minister Dare read all the items.
Rep. Hayselden thought there was
no necessity for reference.
Rep. Thurston's object, he said,
was on the principle of the thing,
rs the house should not vote money
blindly.
Minister Dare had no objection.
Rep. Brown asked about an item,
with amount blank, for legal services
of w. Austin Whiting.
Minister Dare said when the state
ment was submitted to him he drew
his pen through the amount, because
there was no regular claim from Mr..
Whiting in the department. He had
asked that gentleman, if he had any
claim against the office to present it,
but none had been rendered.
The item passed.
The police items were taken up,
with the majority and minority re-
ports of the committee of thirteen.
Rep. Richardson moved that the
report of the majority be adopted.
Rep. Brown moved the passage of
the Ii n,
1 oittS vi puii'.' '.'.'''' 'oJu.uJu
1t was SIC, 040 in the bill. but the
police of Oahu required horses. He
had noticed that when an officer was
required with despatch, hacks had
to be hired at 81, $3.50, or even 81
an hour. The Interior Department
once regulated hack charges, but
now allowed the law to he a dead
letter. If the Department bought
horses, feed would also have to be
bought. With regard to the in
dividual pay of police, he believed
it should not be settled by this house,
but by the Marshal and Deputy
Marshal. They had better oppor-
tunity OF observing each mans worth
than this house.
Rep. Thurston emphatically en-
dorsed the remarks of Rep. Brown.
When they voted the pay of
policeman at Koolauloa or Koolau-
poke, they were doing what they
did not know anything about. AS
the result of dividing up the pay all
round, as was done last session for
the first time, he thought there had
been greater expenditure than was
necessary. 1t was evident the eX-
pense would be greater this way, for
the committee had put the amount
up $4,000. If the Attorney-Gen-
eral regarded SIG, 900 as necessary,
he did not see why 100000 should
be voted.
Rep. Aholo was in favor of the
majority report. He knew more
about what was required for the
police of his District than the
Marshal or anybody else in Homo
lulu, and doubtless other members
could say the same with regard to
their Districts. The committee gave
figures to show how they arrived at
the totals.
Rep. Richardson explained how
the committee arrived at the totals.
1t would not he necessary to vote
the items separately if the report of
the majority was adopted.
Rep. Brown said that if the re-
port was adopted the items would
all have to be inserted in the Appro-
priation Bill. That was the way it
was done last year, so that the pay
of police occupied two pages in the
printed act,
Rep. Kaulullou said the items
were only annexed to the report,
and would not necessarily have to
be voted in detail. He agreed with
the belief that the Marshal and
Deputy should fix individual COM
pensation of police. The police had
a great deal to do, in protecting the
town, and there were none on the
Waikiki side above Kawaiahao
church, up the Valley none above
kukni street, Palama way none above
Liliha street, simply because they
had not the men. He supported the
motion for $50, 900.
Passed at 500, 900.
Police of Maui. S44 ,2SO
Rep. Dickey moved S34, 44O, as
in the bill.
Rep. Kalua moved it passed, as
recommended by the committee, at
S44, 290.
Rep. Brown saw that last appro-
priation was S37 ,440 and it was all
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