The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-06-19

other purposes, but charged to this appro-
priation, is $1,000. Of this sum, $4,000
was drawn out of the Treasury, March 81,
1884, and made a special deposit Of, to-
gether with other moneys drawn in like
manner from other appropriations. The
principal items for which the special de-
post was spent were: Hayselden estate
for work on Custom House warehouse,
$4,000 Lucas, for Kapuaiwa building,
$24, ia; Pacific Bridge Company, sundry
works, SIS, 800.
la addition TO the $4,000 so diverted to
other purposes, the accounts show over
payments to g. Lucas, 500, and E. B.
Thomas, 81, 500.
The oyer-payments are thus accounted
for:
January u, 1856, Mr.. Lucas received on
account Of contract for hanging blinds,
500. This sum was not drawn frrm the
Treasury, but by order of the Minister of
Interior, paid from cash in the interior
Office. May l. 1856, Mr.. Lucas account
for the entire amount of blinds contract
was rendered and paid. No credit is given
for amount previously drawn.
April 81, 1884, ZIr. Thomas mace a writ
ten contract with the Government to do
certain work on the Police Building for
$l6,59o. May :, 1885, he received on &C
count thereof from the treasury direct
Interior Department, the sum of 81 500. A
receipt for this amount was given by Mr..
Thomas TO the Registrar of Public Ac-
counts Such receipt is endorsed, as fol-
lows: The above payment is made from
the Treasury by direction of ChaS. I.
Gulick, Minister of the Interior, (signed)
F. S. Pratt, Registrar of Public Accounts.
There is no record of this transaction in
the Interior Office.
-
$1,000 more under similar conditions, ex-
cept that Minister Gulick receipted to the
Registrar and Mr.. Thomas in turn re-
ceipted to Minister Gulick for the money.
This transaction likewise has no record in
the Interior Office
November %, 1886, Mr.. Thomas pre-
scented his whole bill for the contract price,
SIC, 599 and extras amounting to ST, 146 %,
amounting in all TO SO ,745 p. This bill
shows Sundry payments OF cash amount
ing 10 Sl9 600 IS and showing q balance of
$S.0S4 ~. June / 1887, Mr.. Thomas drew
this amount and receipted therefor. No
credit is given in this account for the above
two amounts of 81 500 and 81 600 which
were received from the Treasury.
The committee think the Finance Com
mittee should investigate the disposition of
the special deposits. They do not think it
necessary TO use an exhaustive list of adj
jectives describing the foregoing transac-
tons. They do think that the methods of
business here disclosed would if carried
on, soon reduce the law to ignominy and
the public accounts TO chaos.
(Signed) A. Young, Z. H. Bailey. L. A.
Thurston, H. Deacon, J. D. Paris.
The report of the experts and exhibits
are appended.
Noble Waterhouse moved the reports of
the committee and experts and the eI-
hibits be translated and printed. Passed.
Rep. Rice asked an extension of time for
the Enrolment Committee TO get the
Properly and Rights of Married Women
bill engr5ssed. Granted.
Rep. hawainui read the report of the
Finance Committee on the petition from
Molokai praying, that the pay of Govern
nlent officers be reduced and that the pub
lie moneys be spent for the real benefit OF
the nation, Recommending the petition TO
be laid on the table TO be considered with
the Appropriation Bill.
(SIgned) J. U. kawainui, J. D. Paris, jr.,
a. 5. Wilcox, H. A. Widemsnn.
The report was laid on the table 10 be
considered with the Appropriation Bill.
The same member read the report of the
Finance Committee on the petition for $500 /
for improving the landing at NapoOpoo,
recommending that the petition be laid on |
the table 10 be considered with the APP |
Bill.
Noble Castle asked if the committee had |
any recommendation to offer on the sub |
ject matter of the petition; if they had en- |
quired whether the landing is necessary.
Rep. kamauoha said The committee |
ought to have found out whether the land |
ing is necessary. The House cannot go |
and look at all these landings.
Rep. Kauhane said il was an easy mat /
ter for the committee to get facts from |
those acquainted with the locality
Noble Hitchcock moved the report be |
referred back to the committee to enquire /
into the matter.
Noble Widemann thought the petition
had been misplaced. 1t properly belonged
10 the Committee on Public Lands and /
Internal Improvements.
Minister Thurston said for the iHforma-
ton OF this and al other committees that
q tabulated statement had been prepared
with the aid OF the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works, of landings and other improve
nentS and OF the probable sums required
or them, which statement could be in
,pected in the Interior Office.
The report was referred back.
Noble Widemsnn read the report of the
Finance Committee on the petition of
Iokia for q refund of S., taxes paid twice,
recommending that the prayer be granted
md the petition laid on the table to be con-
,idered with the Appropriation Bill.
(Signedl H. A. Widemann, J. [. Hawai-
hui, J. D. Paris, jr., A. S. Wilcox.
The report was accepted.
PRIVILEGE
Minister Thurston stated that the news
papers had reported his remarks relating
o the resolution concerning the Auditor
General, leaving out the qualifying re-
marks, so that it was made to appear that
ault was being found with the Auditor.
such was not the object of the resolution.
The Auditor was acting in accordance with
he Audit law, and the object of the reso-
ution was to bring this difficulty in the law
o the attention OF the Legislature IN order
hat it might be remedied. Those were the |
erms of the resolution and the intent OF |
emarkS After the resolution had been
Introduced he had aScertalned that he had |
cen somewhat misinformed as TO the facts,
hat the Auditor had objected to the form
( the draft, but under the circumstances
Tould continue 10 audit the detail vouchers
pom their return from the settlement.
QUESTIONS 10 MINISTERS.
Rep. Hustace asked the Minister of In
error:
Whereas, II Is currently reported and ;
elieved that c. B. Wilson, Chief Engineer
( the Honolulu Fire Department, has sus-
ended the Foreman Of Mechanic Engine ,
ompany, No. 9, from the exercise of his
1ncfions SIS such Foreman, and has de-
rived him OF the custody and control Of
he engine and all appurtenances thereto /