The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-16
Afternoon Session.
The House reassembled at 1:47.
ORDER OF THE DAY.

| ORDER OF THE DAY,
! Mr.. Hayselden moved the order of tn,
! day. Agreed to.
Consideration of the Appropriation bill
| in Committee of the Whole, Hon. Mr.
/ CIeghorn in the Chair.
Mr. Dickey moved to insert in the Fl
nance Department the following item, a
recommended by the Finance Committee
Return taxes to the estate of Bernice 2
| Bishop, $4l So" Agreed to.
Mr.. Hayselden moved the committee
consider section of the Appropriation
bill. Agreed to-
Section 3 The Minister of Finance shall
credit to the appropriations of the last
biennial fiscal period ali the amount APP
propriated by the Act approved on the
2Sth day of August, 1884, and remaining
unexpended March 81, 1886, not otherwise
reappropriated, and such amount shall be
deemed no longer available for the objects
for which they were originally appropri-
ated.
Mr.. Hayselden moved the section pass.
Agreed to.
Section 3. The Minister of Finance shall
continue to pay the salaries appropriated
by this Act, the compensation of soldiers
and cOnstables, the compensation of school
teachers and the current expenses of the
Bureau of Education, the Board of Health,
the expenses of the Fire Department, of
the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts,
Survey Department, Insane Asylum, Gen
eral Aid To Queens Hospital, Government
Stocks and the interest accruing thereon,
the support of prisoners and the expenses
of the Leper Settlements, until the Both
day of June, A. ID. 1888, unless new apprO-
priations are made before that date
Mr.. Brown moved to amend by inserting
''31st day of July, A. d. 1888"
Mr. Kaulukou moved to extend the time
to the 3Oth day of September, 1883. The
honorable member said that would give
plenty of time. The work of the Legisla-
ture was increasing every session. If it
goes on SO, they may have to sit for six
months, as they do in other countries.
Mr.. Hayselden said there should be
further amendment to include the Civil
List, permanent settlements, Custom
House, Postal Department and pay of
physicians.
the Chairman, moved to include public
nurseries and squares.
Mr.. Aholo moved the section be amended
to read as follows:
Section g. The Minister of Finance
shall continue to pay the salaries appro-
priated by this Act until a new Appropria-
ton bill is passed"
Hon. Mr.. Kapena said that there might
be some differences in the salaries between
the old and new Appropriation bills, and
some of the officers Overpaid If so, how
was the Government going to make them
Hon. Mr.. Walker said there might be
change of Ministry during the session, and
any alteration in the date of the bill would
make some difficulty. He was in favor of
the date remaining as in the section, June
Both.
Mr.. Kuanamano favored the amendment
offered by Mr.. Aholo.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop said anything the com
mittee did should be definite The sug-
gestion by Mr.. AhOlo was equal to the pay
ment of note when convenient. Suppos-
ing the next Legislature reduced salaries
those in office with large salaries would put
off the appropriation bill as long as posi-
ble They had better leave to the next
Legislature the business belonging to it. !
II would no doubt be competent to make !
any change
The amendments offered by Hon. Mr. |
Bishop and Mr.. Hayselden were put and |
carried.
L. his notion
The amendment to fix the date at Sep |
TENDER Both was also lost
The section passed as amended.
Section t. The Minister of Finance shall |
not cause or allow to be paid from the !
Treasury any money for objects not au-
thorized by this law, nor for any object !
herein authorized, over and above the |
amount appropriated therefor.
Mr. Brown moved to insert after the /
word law the following words, except |
such money as may be drawn under the |
provisions of section of chapter 46 Of the
Laws of 1891, relating to Postal Savin gs |
Bank"
Mr.. Kaulukou thought the Secretary !
should attend to his duties instead of wait
ng upon the newspaper reporters.
Mr.. Browns amendment was put and |
carried.
Mr.. Thurston moved an amendment by !
adding to the section land if the provis- |
ons of this section are violated, the Minis |
Ter of Finance shall be personally liable |
)ut of his private estate for any amount so |
,aid in violation hereof, unless such pay !
nent shall have been authorized by the |
King in Privy Council, in accordance with |
Section Is of the Constitution. And any |
citizen may institute proceedings on behalf |
IF the Government for the recovery of the /
same" The honorable member said this !
was not directed against the /
present Minister of Finance, as he is an |
honest man. But there is no assurance |
that the present Minister would stay in |
office. A new one might be put in to-mor-
row, who they would not know anything !
about. The law had been violated over