The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-23
TIE LEGISLATURE.
EIGHTY THIRD DAY.
MONDAY, Sept. %.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

CONSIDERATION OF tue appropriation
Bill.
Minister Spencer promised to in
qnire into the facts regarding alleg-
ed operations on the Volcano road.
He was in favor of voting the money
to repay the business men who lad
advanced the SIS, 600.
Noble Widemann did not see how
any member could vote for sustain
ing the late Minister of the Interior
in breaking the laws of the country.
Rep. Lucas did not want to make
two bad tricks Of the matter. Two
wrongs would not make right. Let
them pay this money but give these
Ministers to understand there must
be no more of this business. He
gave particulars of when the money
was drawn. The last voucher was
signed by the Superintendent Of
Public Works but not by the Minis
ter Of the Interior. Those parties
thought the late Minister'S promise
was enough. They did not know it
was necessary to prevent claim till
now when too late, but they should
not he kept out Of their money be-
cause they were gullcd by former
Minister.
Noble Widemann moved that the
ayes and noes he called.
Noble Walker (President) thought
| the motion was out Of order. 1t
was unheard of, he thought, to call
the ayes and noes In committee Of
the whole.
Noble Macfarlane, although he
had previously taken part in the
censurcs on the late Minister for his
action, was not quite prepared to
say whether the money should be
repaid or not. If not quite in or
der he yet, as a matter of privilege,
wished to say something on the let
ter of Mr.. Thurston In criticism Of
the finance committees conclusions.
The letter said no charges of ex-
travagance could be proved by the
committee, so that their finding was
only slur on Mr.. Marlin. The
committee never dreamed Of finding
any fault With Mr.. Marlin as @ road
builder, but he would say that the
system Of pay rolls on the road had
produced the grossest Irregularities,
for which the ex-Minister of Interior
was responsible, and not Mr.. Marlin.
Mr.. Thurston had produced petit
ton asking the late Government to
continue the road. This petition
was not discovered by the commit
tee, as it had evidently been care
fully pigeon-holed. The petition
bore evidence of having been writ.
ten on the typewriter in the interior
Office; at any rate he did not hest
tate to believe that it was inspired by
Mr.. ThurstoR. 1t contained many
names of Chinese, Portuguese, ETC.,
who could not sign their names. One
whole sheet of the petition contain
ed the names of 81 natives, al
signed by one man, Kamaka, the
same man who could not sign his
name to the pay rolls, but who man
aged to furnish pretty good sigma
ture when he was required to wit
ness the pay rolls. This list O
names was taken from the pay roll
already referred to-taken from tn
bogus pay rolls. Four names ap
peared on it written by other thai
their owners. Since the late Minis
ter had chosen to charge the com
mittee, he proposed to carry the wa
into Africa. This petition was par
of the frauds that characterize
everything connected with the vol
cano road. Besides the unlawful
manipulation Of prison labor
there had been horses an
carts sent to the volcano roa
from the roads and bridges of He
nolulu, charging them to the volcan
road without crediting them to th
Honolulu roads and bridges. II
] held in his hand detailed state
ment of such irregular transfer
which could be corroborated by eI
: quiry of the Road Supervisor. I'll
late Minister promised those partie
that he would insert an item to repa
them in the Appropriation Bill, b,
he did not insert an item althoug
this bill was prepared by himsel
Mr.. Thurston made one mistake--t
thought he would now be in I'll
House to carry this thing through
The speaker asked to be excuse
j. from voting on the loan item.
, Noble Burchardt did not thin
there was o moral obligation to pa
this money if the House had deci,
ed not to continue the road. b.
since the House had voted none
to carry on the road, there shoul
be a fair valuation made Of ii
work done, and an item inserted
pay for it.
The item passed.
> Noble j. NJ. Horner called attel
ton to the recommendation Of Il
select committee, TO insert $4,000 Il
o survey OF the proposed Puma rOaC
He moved it pass.
Rep. Eawahi moved an amend
ment TO insert $4,000 for repairs
the old Puma road. The people {
I Puma did not care much for the pr
. posed new road, but IL was impm
ant TO them that their present roc
be put in good order.
Noble Walbridge asked IL Nh
was not road 10 ron 10 O pla,