The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-13

His ExceHency the Attorney General
read first time q bin providing for in
quests on fires. Passed To second reading
NEW Bills.
His Excellency the Attorney General
gave notice OF bill 10 amend section 647
Of the Il Z Code, relating to the Associate
Justices OF the Supreme Court. He also
gave notice OF bill for the protection OF
game.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. Kauhane gave notice OF a bill author
izing the Minister OF the Interior to appoint
road commissioners in each district
throughout the Kingdom.
ELECTION DISTRICTS.
Mr.. Palohau gave notice OF bill TO
amend section SO OF the Civil Code. relat-
ing to election districts.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr. Richardson moved the order Of the
day. Carried.
THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Mr.. Castle moved that the rules be sus-
/ pended and the bin read by its title. Car
| ried The honorable member also moved
/ that the House go into committee of the
/ whole and consider the bill item by item.
| Carried.
/ The House went into committee of
the whole, with the Hon. 5. G. Wilder in
/ the chair.
The Secretary read the first item, His
| Majesty privy purse ana Royal state,
| $40 900.
| Mr. Dole moved and Mr.. Dickey seconded,
| that it be amended to read 900.
| Mr. Dole said that last session His Maj
| esty requested they should economic and
| begin at his salary. The majority did not
! see fit to act upon it. There was no reason
| to believe that His Majesty had changed
| his mind. There are changes in the items
/ of the bill which largely increase the ex-
! penses Of the Government His Majesty's
| speech told us that extraordinary calls are
| to be made for public Improvements. The
! late fire will call for large expenditures by
! the Government. The Appropriation bill
! amounts to 81, 1886. 300 %. and when all
| other appropriations come in another mill
! ion will be added The estimates of rev.
| enue made by the Ministers have not had
| studious consideration. He had been in
formed on good authority that the estimate
| of the Collector General had been raised
| 5000 900 in order to make it large enough
| Rents have gone up and the revenue from
the Crown lands must have increased.
| From this and His Majesty statement as
/ to economy, the House can Loyalty and
reasonably make a reduction in his salary
| as we'll As the salaries of all public
| officials In cutting down he hoped 1t
would not cause any inconvenience to the
| parties.
! The item passed as in the bill at $4,000.
4 Z The next item was read Her Majesty
the Queen, $4,000"
Mr.. Dole moved and Mr.. Castle sec
onded, it be amended to read $l2 900.
Mr.. Dole said he could see no reason
why Her Majesty should be paid more
than the highest official in the Kingdom
viz. the Chancellor, who stands next to
the King in rank. He thought $12 900 was
| adequate and reasonable.
The item passed as in the bill at 900
H.R. H. the Heir Presumptive, $4,000
Mr. Dickey moved seconded by Mr..
Castle, that it be $40 900
The item passed as in the bill.
H. r. H. Princess Likelike, $4,000.
Mr. Castle moved the item be stricken
out He said it was exceedingly ungracious
to have to make such a motion. He sup
posed these items were placed in the bill
by His Majesty's Minister because they
were there previous sessions. In England
, allowances were not only made for the
Queen but for the other members of the
Royal family, but he did not see that this
.ule should be followed here. He did not
; think the House was justified in making
| ~ +In Driy I %
was the duty of the members to see tina
the public money was expended properly
The item passed as in the bill, SO 900.
H r. II. Princess Kaiulani, 900.
Mr.. Castle moved that it be stricken out
2 The motion was lost and the item passeC
as III the bill.
His Majesty's Chamberlain and Secre
tary, 81 900.
: Mr.. Dickey moved it be $1,000; Mr.. Ma
hale 81 900; and Hon. J. F. Bush that
= pass as in bill.
The item passed as in bill.
Household expenses, $50, 900.
MI Castle said he would like to know
! something about this item, whether it wa
recommended by the Ministers or tn
! Chamberlain. No one answering his ques
ton. he moved that the item be deferre
for the present. The motion was lost Nh
\ Castle then asked whether the item in
cluded the support of what were known o
the streets as hangerS-On at the Palace.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson noticed tina
Mr. Castle directed his attention to tn
. Ministerial side, but he did not kno,
whether it was necessary to make repl
to information gathered on the street. TIL
! knowledge of these disbursements did nc
;, come through the Ministers. The Financ
:, Committee would, no doubt. inquire int
\ these items of His Majesty's expense:
His Maiesty'S Chamberlain draws tn
money and it is paid out by the Chambe
> lain doubtless by His Majesty's direction
The Assembly had thought tit to build
II noble palace, and it was the pride OF til
nation. OF course such n noble buildin
q had to be maintained at Il greater eNpens
% than the humble building that formerl
existed. He was not familiar with II
f. items of expenditure, but he knew thel
lie was large number Of servants employee
g and that the pay roll amounted to abol
n 50 900 a year. His Majesty entertained
al the most liberal manner, and the hospita