The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-12-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
142ND DAY.
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 1892.
Morning Session.

on with. Reading of minutes of pre-
vious meeting Approved.
Noble Young offered a petition
from Mr.. w. E. Simpson, manager,
to provide assistance to the Puget
Sound and Hawaiian Traffic Co,
subsidy of $500 for each monthly
round trip between Honolulu and
Puget Sound, and to extend to its
steamers the right to enjoy the sub
sidy already appropriated for each
trip on which a stop is made at Hilo
for two years from February LIST,
1898, payments to be made after
each six months of satisfactory ser
vice for twelve months and there
after monthly, and the Company to
carry Hawaiian mails without fur
Their charge. Referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce..
The Acknowledgement presented
for the first time two bills: |, To
provide for the bringing of suits
against the Hawaiian Governments; 2,
To amend Section g of the bill to
reorganize the Judiciary.
On motion the vote referring Bill
lib, to provide for loan to build a
railway at Hamakua, Hawaii, to a
committee, was reconsidered and
then the bill was made the Order of
the Day for next Tuesday.
Noble Young, from a select COM
mittee, presented report on bill
(20O) to authorize the Hawaiian
Government to contract for the CON
struction of Inter-island submarine
electric telegraph cables.
The Order of the Day being now
moved consideration of items in the
Appropriation Bill came up. @The
reconsidered item, Salary of Superin-
dent of Water Works, came up.
Noble Marsden moved that the
item pass at S5333.
Rep. White moved that the item
pass at $4,000.
Rep. Smith stated that he did not
believe that there was any consis-
tency in keeping the salary up to
that of the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works.
Noble Williams spoke strongly in
favor of the item passing at $1,000.
He indicated the necessity of having
a careful and very intelligent man
in the position.
The item passed at S5333.
The President announced the fol-
lowing as the committee on the
interisland electric telegraph cable,
viz: Mobiles Young, Cornwell, Mars
den, the Minister of Finance and
Rep. White.
The reconsidered item of Salary
of Superintendent of Public Works
was brought up.
Noble Williams considered that
there should be some thought given
to the reduction of labors in the Of
fee of the Superintendent of Public
Works, the work there was now
lighter and less in volume than for
years past. Besides, the travelling
expenses of the officer were always
paid out of the incidentals. He
favored the item passing at S5333.
On motion the ayes and nays were
called on the item of the salary at
the sum of S6334, which passed, 25
to Is, as follows:
Ayes - Ministers G. n. Wilcox,
Robinson, Jones, Brown; Mobiles
Berger, Ena, Cummins, j. NJ. Hor-
ner, Marsden, Young, w. Y. Horner,
Walbridge, Anderson, Kanoa, Dreier;
Reps. Wilder, .Kauhi, A. Horner,
Waipuilani, Kanealii, Kaluna, To-
sepa, Akina, Smith, Wilcox-25.
Nays-Nobles Hopkins, d. P. Pua,
Peterson, Williams, Male, Hind,
Hoapili, Cornwell; Reps. Bipikane,
Aki, S. X. Pua, Kamauoha, Nahinu,
White, Edmonds-15
Absent-Nobles Baldwin, Thurs
ton; Reps. r. w. Wilcox, Bush, Ko-
ahou, Kaunamano, Kapahu.
Under suspension of the rules
Noble Williams from the Printing
Committee reported Bills 2l3 and
2l5 ready for distribution.
Consideration of items in the APP.
preparation Bill were continued, and
the following were passed.:
A deferred item of interest, OF
account of purchase of Burglar
Proof Vault for the Treasury
amounting to $2l5.64, was inserted
on motion of Noble Cornwell.
Repairs to Kohala Jail and keep.
er's house and fence round Court
House at n. Kohala, $1,000. Passed
LANDINGS AND BUoYs.
Hawaii, $1,000.
Debt to March 81, 1892, S3.
Wharf at Keauhou, North Kona
5000
Landing at Hoopuloa, $500.
Landing at Hookena, Kona, Ha
waii, $1,000.
Landing at Kula, Puma, $1,000.
Wharf at Honoipu, 800.
Landing at Napoopoo, $500.
Mooring Honoipu Harbor, $500.
Maui $3.50
Wharf at Maalaea, $1,000.
Molokai, $500.
Honolulu, $4,000.
Landings and Buoys, Kauai, Sl50C
Breakwater Waimea River, Kaua
$500.
General, $1,000.
Repairs and Running Expense
Lighthouses, $4,000.
Debt due March 81, 1892, 500.
Repairs and Running Expense
Steam Tug, S2l 200,
Steam Tug, Debt OF last PerioC
not paid, S237l.47.
Dredging Bar, Honolulu Harbol
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