The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-30
TUD LEGISLATURE
TWENTY-S SEVENTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 1892.
Afternoon session.

relative TO salary OF PuStmaSter-Gen-
eraI aud on which discussion had
commenced in the morning session.
Noble j. NJ. Homer favored the
reduction to $4,000.
Rep. KaunamanO was in favor of
the item, as in the Bill, $1,000.
Noble lhurston was in favor Of
$4,000 and enlarged on the subject
by bringing under review the Appro-
priation Bill as presented by the
Ministry, characterizing the docu-
meant as "a great big lie, falsitica.
ton, or an act of imbecility." He
would ask the Minister of Finance
what the conglomeration of figures
ment and the absurd divisions made
by Sections and 2. Here under
Section 2, where it was proposed to
borrow money at 6 percent to meet
the amounts there grouped, would be
found some of the most undoubted
items of actual running expenses of
the Government and which should
have been placed in Section 2 to be
paid out of the actual income of the
Government. Items in Section 3
notably subsidy to the Oceanic s. S.
Co., Education of Hawaiian Youths
Abroad, Relief of INDECENT Hawaii
ans, Encouragement of immigration,
Support of Lepers, Aid to Kapiolani
Home, Subsidy to local Steamers,
Subsidy to the Paradise of the Pa
citic, Repairs to old Custom-house,
Dredging Honolulu Harbor and Bar,
Repairs and Running Expenses of
Lighthouse, Pay of Police, Support
of Prisoners, and others-were regu-
lar necessary items of expenditure
which should not have been placed
in Section where it was proposed
to obtain loan to pay the amounts.
This was fit winding up of the
farce when he would mention that
the actual figures show that the run
ming expenses of the Government for
the coming biennial period will be
over $2S0,OO0 more than shown by
the Minister. What does this falsi-
fication of figures and facts mean? 1t
means bankruptcy. 1t shows that
this Appropriation Bill was cooked
The Minister of Finances report
is only two and one-half pages of a
report, the balance of the contents
being series Of tables. 1t contains
no proposition, only, like the Appro-
priation Bill, is intended to throw
dust in the eyes of the Assembly. Ii
was very necessary to retrench and he
would therefore favor the passage OF
the item under discussion at Sc, 900.
Minister Widemann did not know
what the long harangue had to dc
with the question under discussion,
The member had charged him with
placing incorrect figures in the Bill
Noble Thurston - interrupting -
No! not incorrect, but deceitful!
Minister Widemann continuing
said that he was a man of figures
more than words. He would allege
that the state of the country, as fan
as represented by the Appropriation
Bill, was correct. If the member:
did not think so then he would moi
care if he and his colleagues were
voted out with the Bill. Would bt
| pleased if retrenchment be so carried
out in Section ! as to allow of the
carrying out of some of the items il
Section 2. There were many items
in that section very desirable, bu
still the country could get along with
out them. He did not doubt tina
the honorable Noble from Maui wa
ADLER with pen and mouth than h'
was.
Minister Whiting said that thu
items in Section were not now be
fore the Committee. The eyes o
anyone must be blinded who coulC
not see by reference to the Minister
of Finances report that this matter
had been presented TO the attention
of the Assembly. We can run tn,
Government on Section /, and i
would have been the height of foil,
to put in these items not actually
needed.
Noble Thurston-Pay of Police
for instance, over 100000?
Minister Whiting No, that is no
actually necessary.
Noble Thurston-H Have you not al
the salary required under Section l
Minister Whlting-No, if certain
things happen. If other certain
things happen, then, yes.
Noble Thurston-It seems to M
as though you have call for abou
$4,000 more than ever before?
Minister Whiting-No; oh, no!
Noble ThurstOn-Well,I will leayr
that to anyone who will look at tn
figures!
Rep. Ashford favored the reduc
ton. The revenue would be far les
than even that estimated. Assessors
ln-Chief were lately in confab will
business men for the purpose of re
ceiying very broad hints to lessen thu
taxes for the coming year. Tn
Postmaster-General was no more re
sponsible an official than the clerk 0
the Supreme Court.
Rep. White rose at $500 o'clocI
and continued talking until 1907, hi
line OF discourse, as presented b,
the Interpreter, causing
Noble Young TO enter prOtes
against any member talking owe
haIf nm hour without SAVING "A .iu1l