The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-11

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Monies have been spent in places
other than those where it belonged,
and this bill aims at correcting this.
The honorable member for Homo
lulu stated the other day that his
opposition to the bill was that the
money was TO be handed over to the
road supervisors. Now that the
bill has been amended as he wanted
at the time, he still opposes it. The
secret of the opposition of the mem
bers of the Government and their
friends to this bill is that it will
prevent 100000 of the road funds
from falling into the hands of the
Ministers to expcnd for other pur-
poses and to secure them the pick
ings. If the members wish this
state of affairs, which has been
going on from bad to worse every
period, TO come to an end, they will
support this bill, and if they vote
against it and 90 back to their con-
stituents and say they did the best
they could for them, they will sim
ply be telling lie. If any of the
members votes against this bill and
afterwards gets thrown off his horse
and has his neck broken, it will
serve him just right.
Noble Cleghorn, thought there
was necessity for some reform in
the management of the roads. In
some districts, roads are in the
worst possible condition and dam
gerous to travel but he thought,
with the honorable member for
Honolulu, that the fault lies more
with the road supervisors than with
the Government. There is no need
to 90 out of Honolulu to see bad
roads. There is no regular system
of road making. In Hawaii aud
Hamakua, sometimes what ought to
be the road is only ditch. He
would like to see this act tried for
two years, and if not found to work
well, then have it repealed.
Rep. Castle referred to the oppo-
sition of the honorable member for
Honolulu, as being inconsistent, and
based on incorrect calculations. He
assumes that the road supervisor
must he dishonest man, and that
he will call meetings of the read
board every day in the year. The
bill leaves the pay as well as the
appointment and removal of road
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the Interior and any Minister who
fails TO remove n commissioner for
cause, ought to be removed himself.
Rep. Kaulukon said the bill may
be very good one, but it will not
accomplish the purposes desired by
those supporting it. 1t will create
great deal of dissatisfaction
throughout the kingdom.
Reps. Kauhane and Dickey spoke
in support of the bill.
Rep. Wight said the old law, as
was known to every member of this
Assembly, has worked wretchedly
in so far rs the country districts
are concerned. He believed the
road tax was sufficient to keep the
roads in order if the moneys came
into the hands of the road super
visors.
Rep. Palohau was not in favor of
the bill because the supervisors
compensation is only ten per cent
which will only allow HIM Sl70 for
his services in the year. They have
good lads in Hanaei because they
attend to them and keep them in
order. If other districts did the
same, there would be less complain
ing about bad roads.
Rep. Kaunamano spoke in favor
of the bill, in Hawaiian.
Rep. Brown moved tile ayes and
noes be taken on the motion.
For indefinite postponement {:
Creighton, Kanoa, Dare, Hayselden,
Keau, Kaulia, Kaulukou, Pahia,
Nahale, Nahinu, Richardson Ill.
Against: Bishop, Cleghorn, Kui-
helani, Bush Kaae, S. Parker, Ii
likalani, Baker, Kauhi, Brown, Kau-
namano, Wight, Kauhane, Kalua,
Kaukau, Castle, Dickey, Thurston,
Paehaole, Dole, Kauai, Palohau,-
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On motion, ihe bill passed.
Rep. Thurston moved reconsider
alton. Lost.
REQ. Castle, on suspension of the
rules, read first time, a bill to pro-
vide for liens of mechanics and ma.
terial men.
Rep. Thurston moved the bill be
read a second time by title. Carried
Rep. Castle moved the bill be re
ferred to select committee o.
which the Attorney-General shall be
chairman. Carried.
Committee appointed: Attorney
General, Dole, Thurston, Kaulukou
Kalua.
House resolved into committee O
the whole, Noble Bush in the chair
Consideration of the report o
Committee on Accounts, rea,
Thursday forenoon.
Rep. Nahinu moved the committe
recommend the House to approx
the report.
Rep. Kaunamano moved the re
port be taken up item by item.
Rep. Thurston said the hon. mem