The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
SEVENTY EIGHTH DAY.
MONDAY, Sept. 10.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
me- House resumed at l:35.

m the table.
Noble Baldwin believed that the
natter should not have come mp till
o-morrOw. However, he had u few
words to say. The committee ought
20 have examined the books of the
of Public Works.
With regard to the pipe contract,
the committee should have got the
explanation.
Noble Muller said lie had the eN-
PLANTATION in his hand.
Noble Macfarlane SAID Noble
Muller would speak on the pipe con-
tract, and Noble Mccarthy on the
lights.
Noble Baldwin was willing to hear
all that was TO be said, but he
noticed n disposition to move the
previous question.
Noble Macfarlane said that on
their part they would do all they
could against any such action. He
was in favor of going into commit
tee of the whole so us to have full
discussion.
Noble Baldwin resigned the floor
in favor of the promised statements.
Noble Muller referred to the rea-
son given for accepting other than
the lowest tender for water pipe,
saying that it was false and applied
equally against the pipes procured.
Noble Burchardt was not surprised
at the strong language used by the
committee. The Superintendent of
Public Works complained that the
committee did not examine his
books: those books differed from
the accounts in the Interior Depart
ment, which agreed with the vouch-
ers, and if the superintendent books
were right, the Interior books and
the vouchers must he wrong. If the
Superintendent of Public Works
came forward and said his vouchers
were wrong, he was welcome TO that
explanation. The appropriation fol
building the Kohala courthouse was
exceeded by paying for internal fit
tings out of the appropriation fol
furniture, although they had made
up their appropriation bill in way
that showed such a method was not
intended. He would be glad tc
have the road boards continued, but
thought it would be a very difficult
thing to do, in face of the way il
which the accounts were kept.
Noble Mccarthy, as member o
the committee, wanted to see the re
port adopted.
Rep. Nawahi raised the point o
order that the members of commit
tee were rehashing what was in thei
report.
! Noble Mccarthy, proceeding, re
ferred to the waste of money on th
electric light water wheel, whic
was caused by the bureau of publ
works having failed TO lay founda
ton for the Leffel wheel adequate
the strain. The matter of removin
the hospital buildings, where til
Government rejected bid of 1890
from the Enterprise Mill, and di
the work itself at cost of 5000
was next treated. The speaker the
instanced the case of firm bein
allowed to raise its contract prize
after its tender was accepted, b.
cause it had overlooked one of IL
specifications. This he characterize
as wrong unless new tenders we
announced.
Noble Baldwin had not had tin
to fully consider the report. Fro
his experience with piping on plan
ations, he could testify to the great
value of steel over iron pipes.
was so much superior as to be pr
litable at the higher price. The e
PLANTATION he had heard about Il
purchase of fire lot was that pa
of the expenditure belonged to
previous period. There was on
$4,000 spent according to the repc
Of the Minister of Finance.
Noble Macfarlane denied the ct
rectness of the explanation. NJ
S. C. Allen gave the lot on Beret
mia street, valued at $4,000, and $50
in cash to the Government for t
Pierce lot on Queen street. WI
the committee claimed was that [
Government should have turned
$4,000 as Government realii
} tions."
Noble Baldwin was not authori2
to present any explanation or
tense, but it was only fair that G.
rent explanations should be prese
ed. The Superintendent of Puh
Works might have erred in judgmO
in removing the hospital building
but it was said that while the tend
were asked for nine buildings
, Government removed more til
twice the number of buildings. n
Thurston was not allowed access
the books but he understood that
Mr.. L. } was preparing an answ
Ii the committee was consists
they would not refuse to vote for
matter being deferred till next Nj
. day. There were majority 9
/! minority reports on the question
road boards, and of itself this Y
too important to be hastily d
patched.
Noble Macfarlane was replying
Noble Baldwin.
Rep. Brown called him to ord
He had spoken twice.
Noble Macfarlane said he wo'