The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-12

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in this house that should have been
done by the member for Honolulu.
That members insinuations were
entirely uncalIed for.
Rep. Castle considered that, after
that exhibition of the member for
Honolulu, it would be safer to refer
the item to a committee of lawyers
than to committee of assessors.
He suggested the Committee of
Public Lands, the only lawyer on
which was Rep. Kalua.
Rep. Dickey accepted the sugges-
ton, which the house then adopted.
Minister Gibson moved to insert,
New Wharves aud Repairs. $40, 1000
The late Minister had recommended
$4,000, but the Government was
hardly prepared to undertake such
extensive works. He exhibited
plans Of improvements contemplated
in Honolulu, including additional
accommodation for the inter-island
fleet. The amount asked would in
clude contingencies.
Rep. Dole called attention to
$4,000 already voted for contin-
gencies, and asked if that was out
side of the $4,000.
Minister Gibson said it was, and
the whole sum asked could very well
be expended.
The item passed.
Rep. Castle asked if $3.50 could
not be afforded for protection to the
wharf at Maalaea Bay, which was
dangerous to the lives of passengers.
Minister Gibson promised that
the matter should receive his most
careful attention. He then moved
to Insert,
New Custom House Warehouse. $4,000
There was lack of storage room
suitable for certain classes of goods,
requiring peculiar conditions of tenn
perature, etc. He was assured by
business men that proper store
house would yield handsome
revenue to the Government in sto-
rage charges for liquors and other
goods in bond, besides making the
port an entrepot for large trade.
The item passed.
Minister Gibson desired to pro-
pose an item for road damages, but
he was hardly prepared to name an
exact figure. He referred to dam
ages in the burnt district, and the
proposed widening of Merchant
street. He moved to insert,
Road Damages and Improve
mentS. ............. $lOO,OOO
This was nominal figure, however,
and he moved it be referred to a
committee, to report on Friday
next.
Rep. Brown, in seconding the
motion, said he considered the
whole proceedings of the road COM
missioners were illegal.
The motion passed.
Minister Gibson moved to insert,
Dredging Honolulu Harbor. -. $4,000
This was the same as last period, of
which $4,000 was expended. Car
ried.
Minister Gibson moved to insert,
Palace Stables. es................. 5000
An item was inserted last session,
but not expended.
Rep. Dickey moved to refer it to
a committee.
Rep. Thurston seconded the
amendment, as part of the amount
voted last session went to buy a
piece of land.
Minister Gibson said $4,000 and
odd was so expended.
The amendment was lost.
Rep. Dickey moved that the ayes
and noes be called on the item.
Noble Walker protested against
the ayes and noes, not on account OF
the time it took, but because there
was no record of committee trans
actions beyond the report of the
chairman to the house.
Rep. Thurston could not under
stand why the President of the AS
sembly should object to the ayes and
noes in committee. The committee
could decide how to act for itself.
1t might not be competent for a
fifth of the committee to order the
ayes and noes, but it certainly was
for majority. If majority or
dered members to stand on their
heads they would have to obey.
The chair ruled that a majority
could order the ayes and noes, and
the motion to do so was put and
lost. The item then passed.
Minister Gibson moved to insert
Encouragement of immigration. $50 ,OO(
He would be glad if there was nj
necessity for a large expenditure
under this head, and the Govern
ment decided some time ago tt
undertake no more than the ordinary
assistance to planters. Instruction.
had accordingly been sent to Japar
and England to stop supplies, bu
the despatch to London arrived too
late, and vessel was now on it,
way out with Portuguese immi
grants, which would cost the Gov
ernment 1000 or $23, 900. O.
course planters would bear part O
the expense, but the gross amour
would be not less than $4,000
Then there were more South Sc.