The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-08-19

lTOIu mana, MAUI. LAID on the table TO
be considered with the bill.
Rep. Kanealii presents two petitions
with same prayer from Wailuku. Laid
on table with bill
Minister Brown laid on the table a
statistical report of importation of fire.
arms in answer to questions of Rep. r.
Wilcox.
The House proceeded to the Order of
the Day..
Third reading OF bill IA, relating to
naturalization OF foreigners.
The bill passed
Consideration of the Appropriation
Bill in Committee of the Whole. Noble
Phillips in the chair.
Commissions of Tax Assessor of Wal
luku, due Bishop q Co, ...... 81 ,6S5 90
Discount on same .......... Isl IS
1885 "a
Minister Brown explained the item,
and it passed.
Subsidy to Oceanic S. S. line, $4S, 000
Noble Hind thought it was irregular as
Noble Baldwin had not signed the report.
The Chairman-The report was signed
by majority of the committee.
The item passed.
Salaries for last period not paid:
Circuit Judge, Maui, $l6S; passed.
Circuit Judge, Kohala, $3.50; passed.
Noble Widemann did not understand
the item, and Minister Brown explained
it. Noble Widemann said the eXplana-
ton was sufficient.
District Judge, North Kona, 500;
passed
District Judge, South Kona, 500;
passed
District Judge, Hamakua, $3.50;
passed
District judge, Honuaula, $33 !;
passed.
District Judge, Hanalei, $125; passed.
District Judge, Hawaiian, 1929. 25;
passed.
District Judge, Koloa, $3.50; passed.
District Judge, Waimea, $l25; passed.
Clerk, Second Judicial Circuit, $3.50;
passed.
Assessor for Hawaii, 1921 go; passed.
Minister Brown would like to insert
for return of taxes illegally collected. l
have examined into many OF the petit
tons. On others have not yet got the
evidence. The Minister read the names
and amounts, making a total of about
$247.70.
Noble Widemann-This is only part of
what will have to be inserted.
Minister Brown Those that are left
are very doubtful.
The item of $247.70 passed.
Hospital Fund (estimated) $1,000;
passed.
Section 3. The following sums amount
ing to $1,541 ,247, are hereby appropri-
ated out of any moneys in the treasury,
for the service of the biennial fiscal
period commencing with April l, 1890,
and ending with March 81, 1892.
Noble Widemann moved the commit
tee recommend the House to appoint
committee with the Minister of Finance
as chairman, to revise this printed sec
ton 3, not the item of expenditure.
Noble Isenberg wanted an explanation.
Noble Widemann explained that items
OF the same character were separated
and scattered through different parts OF
the bill
Minister Brown saw no use in it. 1t
would only make a month of hard work
and upset the system on which the
treasury books were now kept The
point of the classification was that public
improvements were separated and not
to be paid for out OF current receipts.
Noble Widemann- That is the very
point | want changed. 1t has been left
to the Reform Government to deform the
Appropriation Bill. No such bill has
ever been brought in here before. We
want to know what we are voting.
Noble Mccarthy As l understand
Noble Widemann, his idea is to fix the
bill SO tina; different items cannot be
stretched. The speaker read an extract
from the bill OF 1886. allowing expendi-
ture at the rate previously fixed in GER
if no new bill is passed. The bill of 'SS
and this one read in the same way |
have list OF items paid by the late Adj
from March 81 to May "a
They were within the law. As their has
been a change of administration, the
present one is saddled by the necessity
Of paving debts which were really in |
Cured by the last Ministry. The result |
is that it is impossible in appropriating |
for public work, We don't really know |
now much it is going to cost.
Noble Widemann's motion wiz, to re-
construct all the printed matter OF the
bill, except the actual items was not
adopted
Minister Brown didn't want a word
altered; he might be very dense but he
lidn't really know what the hon. gentle
nan wanted.
Noble Widemann- have especially
n view Section 6, which l regard as a
section for a | eOiSlat,1ra 10 |
,ass. | want to make clean road for
ne Ministry to walk on.
Minister Brown thought there was no
Ise in borrowing trouble. When we
ONE to Section 6, we can adopt any
mendment we like.
Noble Isenberg said he did not under
tand what the hon. noble wanted. 1t
7as very easy to abuse an item. He
Tould like to hear reasons given.
Noble Baldwin Section is taken up
lmost entirely with salaries-which are