The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-09
AFTERNOON SESSION

The House re-assembled at 1:44
P. NJ.
Expenses of filing certificate of
boundary 5000 Passed.
Incidentals under the Homestead
Act $1,000 Passed.
Quarantine Diseased Animals $4,000.
The Minister of the Interior ex-
planned the item; S2400 of it was the
pay OF the veterinary surgeon.
Noble Thurston moved it be $1,000.
LII seemed to him that the time had
passed when the government needed
to employ permanently veterinary
surgeon. Passed at $500.
piIa moved to insert $500 for
fence around a certain burying ground
at Puea, Palama. Referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
Government Pounds $500. Passed.
Diamond Head Signal Station
$1,000.
Minister Spencer explained the
item; $500 for keeper, and $500 for
incidentals, such as flags, etc. Passed.
Rent of Custom Lot at Kahului
5000. Passed.
Rent Post Office, Hilo, $1,000.
Passed.
Pay of Physician and Agent under
Act to Mitigate 5000.
Noble Marsden moved that the
item be referred to the Committee on
the Queens Hospital.
Noble Williams moved reference to
the Sanitary Committee.
The item was referred to the SAM
tary Committee.
The House proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the item
Repairs and Running Expenses of
the Insane Asylum $4,000.
Noble Marsden explained the item.
The superintendent got $3.50, the as
sistant S125, the foreman $40, the ma
iron S35, the two captains of watches
$50 each, etc, the pay was not too
high. The position of the guards was
one of strain and danger. They were
sober, trustworthy men and got but
$50 month. Another female attend
ant got S25 and so on. The commit
tee could not see its way to reducing
the pay of any one. On the contrary
very earnest plea was made to the
committee to increase the item which
It would certainly have done, if the
times had rot been so hard. He had
just received note from Miss Cal
noun who had visited the asylums at
Stockton and elsewhere, and she said
that ours here was managed more
economically and better than those.
Rep. Kanealii said he wanted the
Minister of the Interior to make a
statement, not the committee. The
insane people were allowed to run
around, go down town, ETC., and that
ought not to be. The place should be
fenced and these people kept within
bounds. The committee were not
consistent. They had wanted to cut
everything down until now. But be-
cause this doctor was a haole, they
wanted to leave his salary alone.
Miss Calhoun was pleased apparently
because the insane were allowed TO
run around and murder people. He
moved the item pass at S28, 1000.
Noble Thurston wanted to know
what caused the advance. In 1888 the
item was 81, 900, in $50 $40. 900. but
the extra amount there was for inn
provements.
Minister Spencer read the items.
The item passed as in the bill.
Noble COrnwell said as about all the
members seemed to be present. he
would move the military item be
taken up.
The majority and minority reports
of the Military Committee were read.
The majority recommend an increase
of the item, and the minority a reduc-
ton to $4,000.
Rep. Waipuilani asked whether the
men were shipped under the law OF
1890.
Noble Cornwell-Yes.
Rep. Waipuilani did not favor a.
large force, but the men were under
contract.
Noble Cornwell-In submitting the
report now before the House on the
.tem OF $4,000 as recommended bv