The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-18

NOlbdllhuS tCp BNulhNS WIZ NNhH
anxious to get off as the island had
been swept by hurricane. There
was on file in the Interior Office
memorandum between II. Hackfeld
& Co. and the Pacific Navigation
Co., under which the latter was to
receive Sl0j a head for bringing up
laborers. The committee made this
a criterion whereby to judge of Mr..
Bowlel's claim, but left out the |
question of damages altogether.
Having stated as clearly as possible
the ground Of these claims, he |
trusted the House would look at the
matter in just light and appro-
pirate this money.
Noble Phillips did not know if it
was necessary for him to say much
after the full statement of the chair
man of the committee. 1t was a
fact that the late Government paid
for material used in the work for
which it refused to pay Mr.. Bowler.
The late Minister of Interior was an
honest sort of man but he prevari-
Gated sometimes and did with re-
gard to this matter. He could 90
out and in an hour find half \ dozen
contracts made by the late Govern
ment in anticipation of this Leglsla-
ture providing the money. There
was no doubt that there were be-
tween 400 and 500 South Sea Isl
anders to be returned. The plain
| fact was that before these transac"
tions AIR Bowler had 100000 or
| $40, 900, and after them he was left
in state of virtual poverty, having
to live by his daily labor. He be-
lieved that if this was his own case
he would now be tit subject for the
Insane Asylum. In view of his
knowledge of the facts he would
move that an item OF $40 .218.44 be
inserted in the till for the payment
in full of Mr.. Bowler's claim.
Noble Widemann held that al
though at first the electric light
plant belonged to His Majesty, 1t
was employed to light the Palace
aud the Palace was public build
ing. Would the late Minister of the
Interior have permitted Mr.. Bowler
to remove his work, for which he
refused him payment, from the Pal
ace grounds? He had heard of
Philadelphia lawyer in this House,
but the resistance OF the late Min
shyster lawyer, There was an lille
gal contract made by the late Minis
ter before this Housc-the contract
made with w. q. irwin Il Co., Cas-
tie 4 Cooke, Wilder Steamship Co.,
etc. And this illegal contract was
made after the election, when Mr..
Thurston knew that he could not
hold his own with the Legislature.
Noble Macfarlane wished to say a
few words on the grounds upon
which the late Minister of the Inte-
rior refused to pay Mr.. Bowler's
, claims for work on the Palace prop
erty. There was work done on the new
Custom House in which the same
, thing appeared as Mr.. Thurston
condemned in the late Minister
Aholo. F. Harrison rendered for
r certain work, amounting in all to
! six or seven pieces of work, and
+ these tenders were accepted on pre-
cisely the same conditions as Mr..
Bowler agreed to with the late Mr..
. Aholo. He read memorandum of
! the contract prices for the Custom
House works: April "a, 1890, S485
May 16, $425; May %, $253; June
. 6, $475; June II, 1885; total
: 1913. In each acceptance it ap'
. appears that the proposition is ac-
: copied on the express understand
J ing that no money is to be PAID
: "until the Legislature shall make al
appropriation for the purpose. The
Minister of the Interior will recon.
: mend the passage of such an appro
~ priation, but does not in any way
= guarantee payment in case no appro
- priation is made" From the Inte
= rior Department. appeared that TIT
appropriation for the new Custom
8 House had been exhausted at TIL
: time of these contracts, and Their
>. was no appropriation to warran
~ ~ their being made. The actions o
. Minister Thurston were directly con
- trary TO what he claimed as a prin
=. ciple.
- Rep. White commended that as TIL
:. House had voted for other unau
- thorized expenditures, on the groun
- that the work had been for the bene
:, fit of the Government, it ought t
- be consistent and vote for thes
" claims, founded as they were un
W doubtedIy on services rendered tn
y Government in good faith.
Rep. Richard believed that tn
;, petitioner had an equitable claim
- but there was not time this after
- noon for the full discussion demand
~ ~ ed by the Importance of the subject
y He therefore moved the House &C
journ. Carried.
- The House adjourned at O'Clock
~ FOR LEASE