The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-13
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MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.
Expense fling certificates of boundaries
$500. Passed
Expenses OF election of Representatives
$1,000.
Mr.. kekoa moved to amend by inserting
the woIds, including pay OF w. L. Hao
Clerk Of election
The item passed As amended.
Mr.. Thurston moved to insert: Encour-
agement of the cultivation of ramie, SIO.-
600. He further moved that the item be
referred TO q select committee to inquire
into the propriety OF the matter The
motion prevailed.
Expenses of Mausoleum $500.
Mr.. Brown moved the item be referred
to the Mausoleum Committee
|, Mr. Dole asked for information ON the
! item
Hon. Mr.. Bishop said the sum appeared
/ to be ioE repairs. Ii i was intended fo-
repairs to the Royal Mausoleum it was not
| sufficient The roof was leaking in several
| places, and the fence needed painting.
The motion by Mr.. Brown prevailed.
Mr.. Dole moved to insert So 600 for pur-
chase OF lands at Kalawao, Molokai.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said that all
the land at Kalawao ought to belong TO
the Government. The item passed.
Mr.. Paehaole moved to insert: Digging
artesian wells on Molokai, $1,000 He
said that an item was inserted ina the APP
propiation bill of 1884 for this purpose but
had not been used.
His EXcellency Mr.. Gibson said con-
tract had been made, but the contractors
gave up, as they were unable to obtain
water, consequently nothing was paid
them, though they made an earnest APP
peal for money. 1t could be tried again,
and ii water was obtained, the money
would be paid; if not, no money would be
paid.
Mr.. Castle thought the reason the con-
tractors gave up was because they found
the work more difficult than they ex-
pected
On vote being taken the item was lost.
Mr.. Richardson moved to insert: Jani-
tor, Aliiolani Hale, 81 900. Passed.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved to insert an item of
5000 for Mrs. Antoinette Swan for her
undivided interest in certain lands at Uala-
kOheO, Oahu.
WI. pIONal ODlcClSl W the item. MIS-
Swan had let the matter rest for too long
time, and she was barred by the statute
of limitation. The Government had been in
possession of the land since 1947.
Mr.. Dole said this House is not a Court
of equity. The House had no right to
consider anything that had not been before
the Courts. The statute did not run
against married woman.
Mr.. Castle said he advised Mrs. Swan to
take the matter into the Courts. Her
rights had expired by limitation. If the
House passed the item it would be making
a present to Mrs. Swan.
On the question being put the item
passed by vote of Is to IL.
At AS, on motion of Mr.. Aholo, the
committee rose.
IN THE HOUSE.
On the House resuming the chairman re-
ported progress and asked leave to sit
again.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved that the report of
the committee be adopted.
Mr.. Castle moved that the report be laid
upon the table. The action of the House
in voting IS, 600 for Mrs. Swan. under all
circumstances, was extraordinary. He
could not see the reason why His Majesty's
Ministers did not vote. 1t seemed to him
that the matter was so clear that there
must be some reason unexplained why it
was voted. His Majesty's Ministers had
pledged themselves to economy. They are
not fools; they have clear heads. Why
did they sit 50 still? He would make an
exception in the case of the Attorney Gen |
ranged beforehand.
Mr.. Dole seconded the motion. He had |
observed with considerable surprise that |
two of the Ministers did not vote. They |
sat there as if they had no interest in the |
matter He believed all who had voted !
for the item had either made mistake or |
voted deliberately what they knew to be |
wrong But he did NJ blame them so |
much as those Ministers iTho did not vote.
Two of the Ministers who knew it was
wrong had not the moral courage to oppose
or favor the item. What did the speeches
in favor of economy amount to2
Mr.. Kaulukou thought Mr.. Dole had
gone beyond the limit of debate He was
giving the Ministers a scoiding, and his re-
marks had nothing to do with the matter
under consideration which was the adop-
ton of the report.
Mr.. Dole thought he had kept within the
limits. He had made his remarks with
pain He thought the House had better
express its opinion by laying the report
upon the table.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said he was
sorry to hear the remarks from Mr.. Dole
During the past week the honorable mem
Der had been away on an excursion en-
joying the pleasant breezes, obtaining
ylimpseS of our agreeable country, rust-
eating and getting away from the cares of
legislation, and it was to be regretted that
this gentleman, whom he highly esteemed
rs a Legislator, had not returned with
more pleasant spirit, but had resumed his
DID habit of habitual scOld. Whether he
the speaker deserved il or not, he took
this kind of scolding very easily. There
was no concert about the vote in question,
and he did not know it was to be intro
iuced lie had conversed with Mrs. Swan
and thought there was a strong case. Why
he did not vote was not because he wished
to shirk responsibility, but perhaps because
his mind had not been sufficiently pre-
pared. This was not the first time he had
been silent but when challenged he always