The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-28
Afternoon Session.

item based on the same principle a. this
one. Ii We insert one We must the other. |
One is Chinamau, the other a Hawaii /
an. l think the House must vote |
against this. shall not vote for either |
item.
Noble Muller agreed with the last |
speaker, but there is one thing TO be |
and that is that the COM
mittee say the late Minister OF the Inte- |
rior interfered good deal with this con-
tractor. That changes the matter, and
shall vote for the item.
Rep K. w. Wilcox favored the item
The contractor was interfered with by
the late minister and the Superintendent
of Public Works made mistake in the
grade.
Rep. Waipuilani-We ought to treat
every nationality alike in this House.
If We pay this claim, we will have a crop
OF them. l am sorry to have to vote
against native Hawaiian, but | must
in this instance.
Rep Paehaole-If the House does not
pay this, the kailua wharf claim should
not be paid. All being taken into con-
sideration, the claim should be paid.
Minister Brown-An item like this If
passed would establish very dangerous
precedent. 1t has been said that the
minister interiered with this contractor.
That means that he did extra work. Ii
SO he had claim, but the committees
report did not say anything about it.
Suppose a member of this House con-
tracted to have a house built for 81 900,
and when it was completed the con-
tractor asked for Sc 900, would he like to
pay it? l think not, and | would ask the
members to act in this case as ii in their
own interests.
Rep. Nawahi spoke in favor of the
item.
Noble Macfarlane referred to the item
as investigated by the Finance Commit
tee. To carry out this contract the con-
tractor had to mortgage his house and
sell his effects. But there is a principle
involved. If We pay this claim would it
not be opening the door to other such like
claims? If it was not for that l should
be in favor of it. l feel that there might
be an indulgence on the part of the
House, and that if the door was opened
should want it shut directly after. l am
willing to vote with a majority of this
House if they feel willing to help this
man out.
The motion to insert the item was
lost. The vote was tie, 10 for and 10
against. President Walker gave his
casting vote against the insertion OF the
item.
Noble Phillips moved to insert an item
of S. 900 for the publication known as the
Paradise of the Pacific, to be paid at
the discretion of the Minister of the In
terror.
Noble Widemann - If my memory
serves me right an appropriation for the
Paradise of the Pacific has been indetin-
ltely postponed, and it cannot be brought
up again.
Noble Macfarlane said the item was to
encourage tourist travel, and | am in
favor of it.
Noble Widemann spoke of Noble Mac
farlane's Inconsistency in regard to the
San Diego subsidy.
OF order
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
Salary of Minister, $4,000. Passed
Salary of Auditor-G General, $4,000.
Rep. kanealii moved it pass at
$4,000.
President Walker-It does not matter
what the House does about this item; it
| is law
Rep. Blown-The only way the salary
| can be diminished is by an amendment
| to the Audit Act.
The item passed as In the bill.
Rep. White here moved to insert an
item in the Interior Department OF
| $4,000 for the road over the noun
tains from Lahaina to Waikiki.
President Walker said he would have
a chance to do so when the third section
was reached.
Rep. Brown rise to a point of order
| The Interior Department has been
passed.
President Walker-The only way is to
reconsider the last item in the Interior
Department.
The matter then dropped.
Registrar of Public Accounts, $1,000
| Passed.
Clerk Finance Office, S. 1900 Passed
Tax Assessor, Oahu, 81 900.
Rep. Kanealii moved it pass at So 900
Rep. Waipuilani moved $6 900. These
men will not have SO much work now
the tariff bill has passed.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox moved So 900.
Minister Brown moved it pass as il
the bill. Under this new law the ex
penses have been decreased and thu
revenue increased by $13S, 900. WheI
law works that way it is just as we'll Il
leave it alone. do not take much stool
in these rumors of depression. Sugar i
still 6 cents pounds.
Rep. Paehaole favored $4,000. If th,
salary was reduced, he did not think an,
of these assessors would leave.
Noble J. NJ. Horner said the taxes hat
been increased on account of the increas
in the value of property. When you SCI
the new buildings going up it is no won
der the taxes increase. These assessor
. were more than we'll paid for the tim
they are at work. | shall vote for So, 900
The item passed at 10000.
: Tax Assessor, Hawaii, $1,000.
: Passed at 5000
Tax Assessor, Maui, $1,000
, Rep. Kanealii moved So 900.
/ Noble Baldwin thought it poor polio
to decrease these salaries. The resul
will be that you will get poorer elias
, of assessors. This assessor has fv
islands to took after He is an abl
man, half Hawaiian, and looks after u
planters. The present system is the bes
We have had. l think it poor policy t
reduce the salaries OF the men who loo
after the grease to run the wheels OF tn
, government.
Rep. Kanealii did not think that thi
assessor was such an extra good man.
Noble Widemann related an instanc
of excessive taxation that came unde
his notice on Maui.
The item passed at $500.
Tax Assessor, Kauai, $1,000.
2 Noble Crabbe moved 81 1000 and Rel
| r. w. Wilcox 81 800.
Rep. A. s. Wilcox moved it pass as /
the bill.
l The item passed at $4,000.
t Rep. r. w. Wilcox moved to re-coI
slider the votes on all these items il