The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-09-14

lowing accounts. (Itemized schedule annexed):
Pay of members, including mileage Sl4192 50
Pay OF officers. LIE %
Expenses 2,GlS %
Printing advertising and newspapers II 454 %
EnGrossing account. 3l3 4O
Transatng account ....................... 500 ~
Total SASH ~
Authorized appropriation. $4,000 on
Disbursement, as per above .....--....-..-- 3isu a
Balance unexpended August 3Oth...........S 1SS %
Your committee examined every voucher, and
found each one approved by the proper officers,
and duly receipted by the party receiving the
money.
"On the $4,4s2 so drawn by and charged to
officers, your committee find that the Secretary,
E. A. Pierce, has drawn and charged himself with
81, 709 So which, in the opinion of some members
of your committee, seems to be in excess of the
amount due him up to September 4th, and the
question arose with your committee as to whether
the Secretary should be paid according to the
actual number of days the Assembly had been in
session, or whether he to be paid per diem for
the whole number of days that have elapsed since
the opening of the Legislature, without coming to
any decision IN the matter. Your committee re-
commend that the whole Assembly decide the
question as 1t may deem best.
=" In the amount charged to Expense Account
your committee find sundry express bills
of the Secretary amounting to S37 80, and 1t is
the opinion OF some OF the members OF your COM
mittee that this amount should be paid by the
Secretary himself However, your committee
found, ON examination of last session accounts
that express bills of the Secretary to the amount
of nearly 500 had been approved by the Com
mittee on Accounts and paid. Among the items
charged to Expense Account was one of $50 paid
to Henry Kaia for assistance to the Secretary,
which some members of your committee thought
should be paid by the Secretary, while others
again thought ii was correct charge inasmuch
as the work done by Henry Kaia was princi-
cipally that of translating from English into Ha-
waiian such as the translatlng of resolutions and
making out the order of the day IN Hawaiian
Your committee noticed that S130 had been paid
out last session to the same person for the same
kind of services, with the approval of the then
Committee of Accounts
90 1t was found, on examination of the accounts
that the Secretary had paid some of the members
more than they were entitled to-the total amount
overp2ld reaching the sum of S55 90, being
charged by your committee to the account of the
Secretary"
Report received, and ordered for consideration
in Committee of the Whole on this day.
On motion, the following bills were placed as
here stated; !. A bill providing for the lighting
of the city of Honolulu by electricity &c. D.
Berger's bill) order of the day for Friday, 18th
instant ,. 10 provide for the relief of certain
property owners at Waikiki, Honolulu read
second time by title and referred to the Judiciary
Committee. 3. To provide for the education of
Hawaiian youths abroad read a second time and
referred to the Committee on Education
Representative haunamano offered resolution
that the Secretary be instructed to place on the
bulletin board in the lobby l, list of the bills
before the House 2, all bills passed third read
ing; g. all bills referred to committees 4, the
regular order of the day, and, g. unfinished bust.
ness. Approved.
Representative Keau, under suspension of the
rules, presented petition from the Mamalahoa
Guards, a native military company, praying that
$1,000 be appropriated for their assistance. Laid
upon the table for consideration with the Appro-
priation bill.
T,l-- ~ i IL
slider bill TO provide for the payment of certain
bills incurred by His Majesty's Chamberlain dur
ing the coronation, and in finishing and furnish
ing Iolani Palace, and the claim of George Lucas,
as follows: Reps. Kalua, Brown, Hayselden, Keau
and the Minister of the Interior
The bill to amend section 498 of the Civil Code.
relating to the changes in electoral and Judicial
districts, was taken from the table and referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Representative Thurston desired an answer
from the Minister of the Interior on the question
relative to the transfer of certain lands in cancel
lation of Government Indebtedness.
The Minister of Interior stated that his re-
marks, which led TO the question, were owing to
temporary deficiency; it had been met by special
loan and by the transfer or disposal of land. On
March 5, 1874, there was deficiency, and it was
proposed to borrow $4,000. On May Is, 1874, it
was proposed to meet the deficiency by selling the
the land of Kaluakoi, on Molokai A resolution
however, was adobted, which read: =" ReSOIped,
Not 10 sell the land of Kaluakpoi to Mr. Bishop at
present" On May &c, 1874, the Cabinet approved
of selling Kaluakoi to Mr.. Bishop for $780, the
King withholding his decision till next day. The
Ministry at that time consisted of Hons. Green,
Widemann, Nahaolelua and Hartwell. The land,
which contained 1880 acres by Mr.. II. w. Meyers
survey, was disposed of to the Hon. e. X. Bishop,
on January 20, 1875, by Royal patent l46 for the
sum OF 5000. The patent was signed by Leleio-
haiku, regent for the King.
Representative Ihurston said he did not con-
slider the statement made was in any way an
answer to his question, and he much desired to
know if the Minister considered that the question
asked had been answered.
The Minister of Interior considered that the
question asked had been answered.
Representative Ihurston stated that the cues
ton asked by him related to the present Ministry
The Minister stated that the present Ministry
had not parted with any lands to meet any de-
fciency.
stood, and the Minister had been quoted as having
said differently on August 18th.
The Minister denied having made any such
statement.
Representative Thurston asked the Minister:
Have any lands been transferred during the past
biennial period without being advertised according
to law 2"
The Minister stated that there had not been any
such transfers to his knowledge.
Representative Brown desired information of
the Minister of Interior relative to questions re-
lating to japanese store in Campbelrs Block.
The Minister acknowledged having overlooked
the matter
Representative Dole desired the Minister of
Finance to answer the following questions, viz:
Please state the quantity of spirituous liquors
that have been removed from bond without the
payment of duties thereon during the last biennial
period; and the names of the parties to whom
such LIQUORS were delivered. or on whose account