The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-18

under an incompetent road supervisor
and incompetent Minister. The paw roll
was open TO gross frauds, whether they
had been perpetrsted or not. He be-
lieved from the enormous sums ex-
pended, that gross frauds had been per-
petrated. Thirty-tive Hawaiians all
sign by his mark simply, generally with
no witnesses. Will any one believe that
thirty-five Hawaiians taken at random
in the district could not write. We find
one Kamaka signing bis mark, and in
another case signing his name as wit
ness. This is not an isolated case. but
there are twenty or thirty more. These
pay rolls are evidently stuffed, and
fraudulent. / hoped these matters would
come up in proper manner before the
House, but the ex-Minister saw fit to ad-
dress his answer not to the House, but
TO newspaper, and his friends chose 10
shut off debate.
Rep Nawahi said the question before
the House was not pay roll, but how we
are going to spend to finish the road and
so say, Mr.. Chairman, get up and put
the question on the $4,000.
Noble Baldwin would like to correct a
misstatement made by Rep. White.
Il
advocate paying these people, because
they advanced their money in good laith.
| do not think We ought to take that into
account. Ii We do We shall get into hot
water. The people must look out for
themselves. Those who want the Vol
cano road, should vote to pay these
claims, and those who do not should
vote, no.
Rep. Kahookano said this item had
| occupied the attention of the House all
day. He observed a disposition in the
| House to spend good deal OF money on
this road. Was this road really going
| to be of much use? 1t would benefit a
few people but not the general public.
| AS part of the road would cost about
nothing to build, he would favor the
motion to pass at $55. 900 including the
borrowed money.
| The Chairman stated there were eight
motions before the House.
Rep. Richard withdrew his motion but
Noble Muller renewed it.
| Noble Macfarlane intended to intro.
duce resolution which would cover the
ground.
Rep. Kauhi asked permission to with
drew Rep. Lucas motion.
| Rep. White Withdrew his motion.
The item passed at $50 900.
To refund money advanced by Wilder
& Co., ETC., $13 ,615.09.
Rep Kauhi said all that was before
the House was the Volcano road This
was a different matter and could not
come up now He was not in favor OF
paying the money back. They were
foolish enough to let the late Minister
have their money. Let them get it back
the best way they can. These people
have put their heads into moose Let
them get it out the best way they can.
The House can do as it pleases, but ka-
uhi is not going to help them.
| Reps. r. w. Wilcox and White op.
| posed the item.
Rep. Kanealii favored paying the
money.
Rep. Kahookano said this was not the
proper place in the bill to insert this
item.
Rep. Brown said he had heard some
nonsense in his life, but never anything
to equal that.
Rep. Nawahi moved the committee
| rise. Lost.
Rep. White said he wished to speak
all night.
Noble Macfarlane asked what the hon
members objection to the committee:
rising was.
AS Rep. White continued speaking
members generally went out, and there
being no quorum, the President resumed
the chair, and the committee rose.
The House adjourned at 4 80 P. NJ.