The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
EIGHTY FIFTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. %.
The House met at 10 O'Clock,


etery lot at PalaiDa, obtained by the
select committee on that subject.
The deed was handed To the Minis
ter of Interior and the committee
was discharged.
Noble Pua moved that the thanks
of the Assembly be conveyed to the
Bishop Trustees for the gift. Amend
ed, to have letter of thanks from
the Secretary engrossed, and Noble
Pua appointed a committee TO pre-
sent it, and carried.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The House went into committee of
the whole, Noble Mccarthy in the
chair, for consideration of the APP
preparation Bill.
Sec. .. All moneys which may
be received by the Treasury during
the said biennial fiscal period, and
thereafter up to the Both day of
June, A. d. 1892, from any loan
heretofore, or which hereafter may
be authorized by the Legislature,
and all surplus receipts from depo-
sits in the Postal Savings Bank
shall, unless otherwise specially di-
rected by the Legislature, be applied
TO the payment Of the appropriations
specified in Section 3 ef this Act.
Provided, however, that if the re-
ceipts of money from the sources
mentioned in this section shall ex-
coed in amount the sums appropria-
ted by Section 5 of this Act, such
surplus may be applied to the pay
ment of any of the National Debt.
| Passed.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be lawful for
the Minister of Finance to continue
to make payments in accordance
with the appropriations authorized
by Section l Of this Act, until the
31st day of July, A. d. 1892, unless
new appropriations are made before
that date.
Minister Brown moved the follow
ing as substitute:
The Minister of Finance shall con-
tinue to pay salaries appropriated
by Section l of this Act, the pay
ments under the Civil List, Perma.
nent Settlements, Post office, Gus
tom House, Pay of Physicians, the
compensation of Soldiers and Con
stables, the compensation of Schoo
Teachers, and the current expenses
of the Bureau of Education, the
Board of Health, the expenses o.
the Fire Department, of the Supreme
Court and Circuit Courts, Survey
Department, Insane Asylum, Gen
eral aid to Queens Hospital, Coy
eminent stocks and the interest &C
cruing thereon, the Support o
Prisoners, the expenses of the Lepe
Settlement, and Criminal expense
of the Attorney-General's depart
} ment, until the 3lst day of July, A
d. 1892, unless new appropriation
are made before that date.
Minister Brown said it had beer
held that the section as in the bill
gave the Ministers too much latitude
Members asking appropriations TO
their districts were perhaps No
aware that it was partly spent al
ready. If the amendment passe
members would know just how muc
, would be spent in their districts.
l Noble Widemann seconded tn
, amendment. Carried.
Sec. z. 1t shall be lawful for tn
Minister of Finance to continue t
make payments in accordance wit
the appropriations authorized b
: Section 3 of this Act until the 3ls
day of July, A. D 1892, unless me-
appropriations are made before tha
date. Provided that no payment
> shall be made on account of an
such item beyond the sum by thi
, Act appropriated.
Minister Brown moved the sectio
pass.
'. Noble Widemann moved it h
:. struck out. 1t gave the Minister
s the very excess of power that th
J. Minister deplored under the pr,
n vions section. The money would b
J. going out all the time from the clos
of the period, and the House woul
e not know how it was expended.
: Minister Brown replied that tn
= Cabinet could not go beyond til
u appropriations.
Passed.
The following sections passed:
g Sec. 8. The Minister of Finant
- shall not cause, or allow, TO be pa
= from the Treasury, any money fl
e objects not authorized by this Ac
IA and the unauthorized expenditure
y any money from the Treasury to
thereafter accounted for to Il
Legislature, by Indemnity Bill, e,
e. cept as authorized by the Constt
Il ton, is hereby expressly prohibite
y Sec. 8. No person holding mo
y than one office for which salaries u
81 provided, shall be authorized
+ draw more than the salary of h
y highest grade Of office held by hir
If the salary of any office held |
him shall anioumnt TO two thousaI
dollars or more per annum, and
a shall be entitled to no other
\, further compensation.
a. SEQ. 10. All and every contra
: for constructing or repairing PubI
Works amounting 10 5000, and I