The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-12
Afternoon Session.
The House re-assembled at l 80.

Afternoon Session.
The House re-assembled at 80.
Rep. Cummings resolved that His Ex-
cellency the Minister Of the Interior have
an electric light put on the Waikahalulu
bridge on School street.
Rep. Kalua moves to lay on table to be
considered with Appropriation Bill car
ried. Also, resolved that an item of 500
be inserted in the Appropriation Bill for
a certain fume TO carry water in Homo
lulu; referred to Committee on Public
Lands.
The House then proceeded to the Or
der OF the Day.
Consideration of the Appropriation
Bill in committee OF the whole, Rep.
Kauhi in the chair.
Minister Brown moved that the report
OF Military Committee be taken up.
Rep. Richard moves to defer until bill
of member from Honolulu is brought up
for discussion.
Motion q Minister Brown is carried
and the report was read.
Rep. Kalua moves item. Kings guard
pass at So 600
Rep. Richard moves it pass as in the
bill-s35 600.
Noble Widemann-Is should like to ask
the committee the reason for their recon-
mendations.
Noble Mccarthy In the last bill it
| passed at $62 900. The late Minister OF
| Foreign Affairs cut down the guard from
| 81 to 81 men, and cut down the wall. Ii
| 81 men were needed with the wall up
twice as many are needed with the wall
down. think IS men are not too much.
We were presented lately with the spec.
tacle at reception Of band outnumber-
ing the standing army.
Rep Rickard-If we are to provide fol-
| protection of Palace grounds against evil
designing persons, we would need 8
great many more men. The object is not
to protect His Majesty, but to maintain
his dignity. am in favor of maintain
ing a force sufficient to maintain the
dignity of His Majesty's position and ne
more, and | hope the House will con
slider it in the same light.
Noble Baldwin, notice the commit
tee have increased these items from
1893 900 to STA 900. l submit this is no
in the line of the economy to which boil
parties are pledged. Only $35 900 wa
spent in the late period, and l do no
see why it should not be sufficient tor TIN
coming period. We are not going t
have any too much money for roads ant
improvements The idea has long sine
been given up of making any show witt
troops here.
Noble Crabbe-As the honorable Nobl
has just said we have all come here t
economize We want, however, pre-
per guard for the Kings palace, and
think sixty-five men are not too much
We want to show foreign representative
that we can turn out few more men il
, the army than in the band.
Noble Horner-Both parties are, b
their platforms, pledged to economy. l
that respect belong to both parties an
belonged to them before either cam
into existence. l take the platform
mean that expenditures which hav
neither pleasure nor profit in ther
should be Topped off. 1t is not econom
: to ask for thousands which have neithe
! pleasure nor profit in them. If we pas
such items we shall not be carrying OF
, our promises rigidly- The Kings guar
has got along very we'll on $50 900. The
have killed no one and nobody has kille
D them. Shall we nearly double that?
is the peace maintained in the commu'
ity which guards His Majesty, not thes
1
9 will protect His Majesty and that var
out there, and all of us.
Noble cCarthy-I believe with Noble
Horner and Baldwin, that we must ecol
}, omize, but if we are to have guard "
o must have good and sufficient one. W
: give him less than half the full strengt
OF company The committee hay
: considered this matter carefully. 1t
said that thirty-one men have been suff
cient. Have they? Some OF them ha,
had to work double time.
Minister Brown-The item we are no
s discussing was referred to the Militar
q committee and as it has presented
> unanimous report, the Ministry are viii
ing to adopt it. 1t was Reform Hous
n and Reform Ministry which passed it {;
l $4,000 last year know very lit
e about military matters myself and nevs
!. had any ambition that way, but three
t these gentlemen have military titles an
they probably know what they are tall
: ing about.
Noble Widemann-- The hon. Mob
/. Horner has said that the late govern
q ment was government of economy.
: fatty deny that and will give example,
: They asked for $25 900 for the Volcar
/ road, to complete road. rdoubt, M
: Chairman, whether this was econom,
g l don't know how much is finished, bl
e there is IN this appropriation bill a
: item of $50 900 for that same road.
will cost good deal to keep it in repai
t and 81 400 in interest (the money wa
: borrowed). What was this road bui
for? They built bridge over the Wal;
e lua river on Kauai. That was not needle
: and an absolute waste. They built tn
e Punchbowl road That was another al
i solute waste. Ii we were a rich countr,
r this would be all very we'll. l should b
f willing to build road up to the top
4 every hill in the country, but We al
+; poor.
, Rep. Bush-I think the appropriate
e is not too large if We are to have an
. force at all. | should be willing to vot
: for the entire abolition of the military
the country if we were to have rigi
e economy.
5 Rep. Robt. Wilcox-Am in favor
: the committee recommendation an
e would have it much larger. The Kin
ought to have a proper guard and
t ought to be properly clothed. l hay
t seen them dirty and without glove
t There are companies OF sharp-shootel
on the other islands. On Maui a mil
: lister is said to be one. do not believ
in that. | do not believe in preachin
: the Gospel with Bible in one hand an
2 rife in the other. have very lit
faith in these associations here that til
D country is at peace.
e Noble Won Tempsky-I. move the tier
e pass at S45 900 Last year only $42 ,0(
: was spent, and | think $45 900 will /
q | cufFciau