The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-16

teachers attending the convention
in Honolulu.
Minister Peterson gave notice OF
a bill to enable trials to be held in
the Supreme Court in addition to
those in term; also, OF a bill to pro-
vide for inspection of medical es-
Establishments of the kingdom; also,
of a bill to amend the ltct to miti-
gite, etc.
Rep. Waipulani gave notice of a
bill To provide accommodate ion for
prostitutes III Honolulu.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The House proceeded to consider
alton Of the Appropriation Bill in
committee Of the whole, Rep. Ma
wahi in the chair.
Department of the Interior, con.
tinued.
Compiling statistics of the king
dom, $1,000.
Minister Brown said the item was
for the purpose of paying the eX-
pense of compiling statistics of the
different departments. This would
make valuable book hut should be
left to private enterprise. He moved
it be struck out. Carried.
Messengers, S2400 Passed.
Incidentals, $4,000. Pissed.
Bureau of Survey. SALARY Of
Surveyor General, $1,000. Passed.
Expenses Bureau of Survey, $685.
900.
Minister Spencer by request gave
detailed statement of the cx-
penses making up the item.
Noble Widemann, referring TO a
stated item of $1,000 for survey of
Molokai, said he thought there was
an appropriation for this purpose
last session. Mol0kai seemed to be
costing good deal for surveys.
The House should know more about
the expenditures of this bureau, and
he moved the item be referred To q
select committee.
Noble Burchardt remarked on
$4,000 for surveying homesteads,
which seemed large amount Tor
that purpose.
Rep. Wilcox spoke of the bureau
as a family compact" that excind-
edyonng Hawaiians who had learned
surveying in the schools. The re-
port mentioned the illness of one of
the staff as reason for delay of
the work. They should not vote a
salary to a man too sick to work
lie ought to be pensioned.
Minister Brown, replying to No.
BILE Widemann, said one benefit OF
the Surveys work was the recovery
of Government lands held in private
hands.
Rep. Bush said that the bureau
did things without authority of til,
Legislature. The item should b,
investigated by committee.
| Noble Pua criticised the increas
of $l5, 900 over the appropriation o
last session.
Noble Kauhane spoke of the grea
benefits of this bureau. Before 1t
establishment lands were sold with
out the sellers knowing how mucl
they were selling. The Government
Survey had cleared up titles and es
tablished boundaries.
Rep. Kanealii regarded the none,
expended on this survey as anythin;
but wasted.
Rep. Baker told of employees o
the bureau killing time aroun
IIilo hunting turtles on the beach
One of them was nearly kille
chasing bullocks in the woods.
The motion to refer to selec
committee carried.
Registry of Conveyances-Salar
of Registrar, $4,000.
Noble Widemann said q grea
boast was made by the great Reforl
Government last session over th
advantage that was to be had frol
a change in the system of the oillc,
He thought he told them at the tin
that it would be seen in the next Al
. preparation Bill, and there it was
"Re-indexing old records, $4,000.
They had better go back to the oil
system.
Noble Won Tempsky-To the Gil
son system?
Noble Widemann-No; nor
the Reform Ministry. l woul
rather 90 back to the Gibson syste
! than to the Thurston system. Yc
can bet your bottom dollar on tina
Mr.. Gibson always acted Ikea gel
tleman, which Mr., Thurston new
did.
Noble Baldwin said the hon. n
bile was lndulging in pcrsonaliti
and ought to be called to order.
Noble Widemann said he h,
I great respect for the hon. Noble
springing 10 the defense of h
!. friends.
Rep. Brown moved that the COZ
mittee rise and report the whole A
: preparation Bill to select comm
tee. Then that select commit
could go to the Government al
; say, ave will run the whole &c
Z ernment." He would like to knt
!, what a committee of the whole W
. for if it was not for discussing a
} passing upon those items. lie VIC
dered whether the hon. Noble haC
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