The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-06
School and dwelling house at Hama

maulu, Kauai, $1,000.
Rep. Smith explained that the item
was very necessary.
Rep. Horner said the member was
very willing to let his (the speaker's)
application for a school house take its
chance, but he insisted on a separate
item for his own.
Noble Marsden opposed inserting
auy new item. The Board had not
recommended anything of the kind.
Noble Baldwin said that the Presi-
dent of the Board had told him that
the item of $4,000 for school improve
ments was not enough; Sl3,0OO or
S20, 900 would be needed. The school
house was undoubtedly very much
needed at Hanamaulu, but $4,000 was
too much. He would move it be two;
The Minister of Finance had accused
them of lack of consistency and econ
omy. Let the economy be in some
thing besides this. Let the item for
the Queens Guard be reduced.
Minister Macfarlane said If they had
the money, he would be in favor of
spending it in this way, but the mem
| Der from Lihue had not even got the
concurrence of the Board of Educa-
| ton. What was the use of piling up
| appropriations for which we had no
| money? The money should be hus-
| banded and put into public improve
ments, where it would bring in some
| return. We were spending $3.50, 900 for
education already, which was all we
could afford, and the item passed this
morning ought not to have been in
| serted. The Education Department
had already been very much favored.
1t was proposed to make special de-
post of the school tax, so that
teachers might get their pay whether
other government employees did or
not. The gentlemen clamoring for
new items had criticized the Ministry
a few days since for not standing by
| the Appropriation bill. They were
chiefly planters, and to meet these
appropriations their taxes would have
to be raised to where they should be
in comparison with what others had
to pay.
Rep. Smith said the reason he want
ed a Separate item was because they
had been trying for four years to get
an appropriation, but as long as the
amount was included in a general
item, the sum was never spent. The
Minister of Finance discussed more
like an angry child than Minister of
the Crown. 1t was of course necessary
to cut down, but the Ministers passed
over large items such as for the mill
tarv, and then made a fuss about q
trif1e.
Noble Horner said the school house
might be built now, and the dwelling
house postponed. Let the teacher
walk four or five miles. 1t would do
him good. He never rode in this
town himself if he could help it, but
walked for exercise.
Rep. Kaunamano censured the Cab
met for opposing these items.
Rep. Iosepa favored passing the
item at $500. Let useless offices be
abolished.
Noble Marsden held that there were
probably other places in the islands
where school houses were as much
needed as at Hanamaulu. Why should
that place be favored? 1t was dam
gerous course to make separate appro-
priations like this.
Minister Macfarlane said he had
just conversed with the President OF
the Board of Education, who wanted
$500 added to the general appropria-
ton, but thought special approprla-
ton would be unjust to the Board. He
favored a reconsideration of the orig
inal item.
Noble Baldwin said that the
constituents of Rep. Smith would
read the ADVERTISER and learn what
noble fight he had made for them,
and be satisfied They undoubtedly
needed a school, and he believed the
Board would give it to them.
Rep. Smith said the member might
make speeches in order to read them
in the ADVERTISER, but he was work.
ing to get that school-house, and he
meant to get it. The same argument
as that of the member was used two
years ago.
Passed at $500.
Noble Marsden moved to reconside
the general items and the item jus
passed. Carried.
The same member moved the item
,, pass building and repair of school
. houses and new SchOOl-houses
$4,000.
Rep. Kaunamano moved it pass a
, $4,000.
After much desultory discussion
the last motion was carried.
: Support, maintenance and care G
y prisoners, $4,000.
Minister Neumann had stated t
. the House few days since that at tn
rate of expenditure of the last fou
:. months, Sl27, 900 would be necessary
= 1t would not be possible to get alon
= = with less than $4,000. If the none
y should be exhausted, the prisoner
u would have to be let free. He shoul
have to ask the House to pas
> the item as it stood-$S0, 600, wit
e $4,000 in Section 2. He had give
: instructions to such officers as h
- had been able to reach, that vine
= prisoners were working for any branc
IL of the Government their expense
!, should be charged to that branch
u u He was still pursuing investigation
- on the subject.
l. The item was deferred.
l. The Secretary stated that the salar
, of the Auditor General was the mex
o' thing in order. 1t had been deferre
for consideration with the bill.
Noble Baldwin moved the item pas
as in the bill, $4,000, as the Act IT
d ferred to was not ready. The FinanC
Committee was still working on i
), The item, if necessary, could be II
u vised on the third reading. Passed.
IL Salary of Deputy Auditor, inclut
= ing services of past period, $500
!. Passed.
:. =. The item for the support of prison
:: y ers was taken up again, and passed ;
- in the bill.
Is Free system of removing garbag
$4,000. Passed.
q Honolulu Fire Department, $4,000