The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-16
Afternoon Session.

Afternoon Session.
The House re-assembled at ! :35.
Rep. Marques rose TO question of
privilege. He desired to tender his |
resignation from all committees on
which Noble Baldwin is on.
President Walker-You cannot do SO
without consent of the House.
Rep. Marques-l cannot be forced TO
serve
The House proceeded with the con-
sideration of the item, landings and
buoys, general, $4,000.
The amendment proposed by Noble
Mccarthy was lost.
The item passed as in the bill
Lighthouses, $l2 900; passed.
Steam Tug, SOS 800; passed.
Dredging Honolulu Harbor, $4,000;
passed.
Roads and Bridges, Hawaii. $34 800.
Noble Macfarlane-I ask if some of the
members OF the Island OF Hawaii cannot
see the way to reducing this item. The
Appropriation Bill is being increased to
an alarming extent.
Rep. Kahookano-I think the Noble
should help to reduce the appropriations
on the Island of Oahu before he begins
to talk about Hawaii.
Noble Macfarlane-I propose to fight
every item in the bill where think a
reduction can be made. Ii there was
conspiracy to attack the independence of
this country it could not be more effec-
lively carried out than by piling up this
Appropriation Bill. The news received
to-day from the Coast regarding tariff
matters is not encouraging by any
means. In talking with the native
members, they say if the appropriations
cannot be met, let us borrow.
Rep. Kahookano said the hon. Noble
was wandering from the subject before
the House.
Noble Macfarlane-I am not doing So
/ have asked the members from Hawaii
to reduce this item.
Rep. Paehaole-I don't see what all
this talk from the hon. Noble has to do
with the item Roads and Bridges. l
have a desire to keep the sum total of the
Appropriation Bill down; but it is poor
| policy to reduce on this very necessary
item. The hon. Noble, when the Civil
| list was up did not vote for any reduc-
ton. Why didn't he vote for a reduc-
ton OF the item for His Majesty's Cham
berlain, $4,000.
Noble Macfarlane-The remarks of the
representative about the Civil list, and
the Chamberlain are not worthy of
notice. am making an honest effort to
reduce the Appropriation Bill to legiti-
mate proportions.
Rep. Rickard-I am i'm favor of econo-
my, but with this particular item [ do
not think it is the proper place to econo-
miZe. This item is not too much for the
requirements.
Noble Isenberg- / am very pleased
with Noble Maciarlane's remarks. /
hope he will feel the same way when the
Tahiti subsidy comes up. 1t is a swfndle.
| was surprised at his voting this morn
ing to bring up the San Diego swindle
again. Roads and bridges we must have.
Anyone who has travelled on the island
of Hawaii knows that the roads are in
miserable condition He moved the pre-
vious question. Carried
The item passed as in the bill
Rep. Richard moved to insert here the
following items:
For road from Honokaa village
to and through homesteads
at Honokaa ................ $1,000
For road from Waipio to Wal
manu- -. ........... 1900
For new road from Kukuihaele to
bottom of Waipio valley " 1000
For completing bridge at Waiakea
stream, South Kohala ... 500
Total .... $1,000
Noble Isenberg Il cannot vote for
these items, and move they be rejected.
Minister Brown feel very much like
Noble Macfarlane, the way the Appropria-
ton Bill has been swelled. 1t has gone
beyond the revenue. | find i'm looking
over the bill we have appropriated 1921, =
600 for roads on Hawaii alone, which is
| ten per cent OF our whole revenue
What are the other districts going to do =?
He favored the motion to reject.
Noble Baldwin, think this House
should consider the proposition to cut
down. The news this morning means
that values will fall and assessments
drop. The prosperity of the country de-
ponds on good roads and bridges.
Noble Parker-I do not like to help to
swell the Appropriation Bill when the
Minister tells us we have not the money.
Rep. Bush spoke OF the large output of
sugar from the district OF Hamakua. He
favored the item
Noble Hind did not favor cutting down
the appropriation for the island of Ha-
wall. Let us make roads for the people
who are paying the taxes, and stop this
substituting.
Minister Brown-There is no inclina-
ton on the part OF the Government to
neglect the island OF Hawaii
Rep. Richard moved the previous qIes-
ton. Carried
The first item was passed.
Rep Brown-No fault can be found
with the late Ministry for the state OF the
roads. 1t is the fault of tie residents OF
their own districts. They were too busy
making sugar instead OF attending the
Road Board meetings, which are always
public, and where suggestions can be
made.
Noble Muller did not favor the item.
and moved the previous question.
The second and third items were not
passed.
The fourth item passed.