The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-13
sELECT COMMITTEES.

SELECT COMMITTEES.
Noble Marsden for the Committee
on Ways and Means reported as fol-
lows relative to the Board of HEALTH:
Salary of President, $500; salary of
Secretary, $4,000; general expenses,
$13,370 segregation, support and
treatment OF lepers, $4,000; support
OF non-leprous children of lepers,
$3.50. Laid on the table for consider
alton with the Appropriation bill
RESOLUTIONS.
Minister Widemann presented an
swer TO questions of Rep. Ashford re-
latiye to the means provided to pay
amounts due the Oahu Railway Co.
by the Government, stating that the
Appropriation bill provides for the
amount that can be claimed, as fol-
lows: When the present bill was pre-
pared there appeared to be no prOba-
biiity that any addition would be
made to the present railway, and con-
Sequently no appropriation. II during
the session of the Legislature il is
ascertained that additional road IS
likely 20 be built an appropriation
ought to be made TO meet the emer-
gency.
The same Minister answered the
question OF Rep. Kapahu relative TO
the return of fees paid by candidates
for election, as follows: That Section
IL of Chapter Sc, Laws of 1890, pro-
vides that each candidate for Repre-
sentative shall deposit with the Min
lister of the Interior S25 and each
candidate for Noble $50. The same
section further provides that these
amounts shall be paid into the Treas
ury as q Government realization. AS
no money can be paid out of the
Treasury without appropriation by
the legislature it follows that the
Government cannot refund TO any
candidate the money so deposited UNI
der the conditions stated by the hon.
member from kau.
The Secretary read the answer OF
the Minister of the Interior 10 the
questions of Noble Marsden with re-
ference to the dredging OF the bar of
the harbOr, as follows:
ist. The conditions of the contract
are that the sand is TO be deposited
within the space enclosed for Dump
ing ground. The pipe line is TO be con-
structed and maintained by the Gov
eminent. This line is now constructed
ont distance of 100 feet from the
dumping ground and to depth of %
feet of water.
I'd. It is fact that at present the
dredgings are discharged outside, and
for the reason that sand hummocks on
the extreme outer edge of the bar are
being levelled. When the hummOcks
are Ievelled the French ship of war
tDubourdieg) at present outside can
with safety cross the bar and enter
the harbor of Honolulu, should her
commanding officer so desire. This
diseharging outside will end on the
18th, when the, dredger will again be-
gin on the Waikiki side OF the bar.
These outside dredgings cannot be
carried into the dumping grounds
without mourning great expense for
pipe line.
Rep. n. w. Wilcox addressed the
following questions to the Minister of
Foreign Affairs: Cd Is it true that
Great Britain is endeavoring 70 get
possession of Niihau by purchase? ~
Are any negotiations in progress 81
IF any other purchase is thought OF, has
this Government any knowledge of
it2 AZ Is the Government doing any
thing about leasing Pearl HarbOr 70
the United States2 - If our Minister
az Washington is negotiating, IS he
doing it under instructions from the
C,abinet2 (5l Please furnish copies Of
correspondence with the Minister on
the subject
Rep. Kapahu presented, under sus-
pension OF rules, a petition from Homo
lulu, asking for $500 for artesian well
at PaIama. Referred TO the Special
Committee on Water Works.
Noble ThurstOu for the Public
Lands Committee reported as follows:
Your Committee on Public lands
etc, to whom was referred Bill lZ55
Foinz San Act to authorize the Min
ister OF Interior to convey to the
Honolulu Sailors Home Society a
certain piece Of land in the city Of
Honolulu" report that the facts con-
corning the subject are as follows:
III The Sailors Home Society - a
charitable organization, organized Tor
the purpose Of erecting and maintain
ing 3 suitable home for sailors OF all
uafionalities, where sailors may be
protected from shaTpers, while tenn
porarily in port, at reasonable ex-
peuse forbOaFd and lodging.
f2} After the great fire, the govern
u.ent secured the establishment OF
the old Sailors Home on Bethel
street. az if was Of wood, and me
mace TO that part OF the town, III case
Of fire.
81 The government later effected
an exchange with the society Feceiv'
ing the soeiety's lot on Bethel street
aud giving IN exchange the lot on the
corner Of Halekauila and AlaKee
streets, extending half way through
10 Richard street.
al The society has now sufficient
money on hand To build handsome
ffre-proof building, on their lot, the
building being so large that II nearly
covers the entire lot.
The bill proposes to grant to tn
society the adjoining lot extending
through to Richard street. along Ia
FeEeuila street, in order that ther
NAV be q yard around the building
instead Of IL facing directly upon tn
street.
Your committee are Of opinion ina
the society is q worthy one for pEoil'
assistance. aud that the establish
raspt Of an attractive sailors home
an object which deserves encourage
nsenr
The site asked Tor j. directly opPc
site the new markets and VIII -
the nature Of . small public park Q
square n shat part Of the city, gFeat4
t,eautffvfny 81 when planted wit
$500. 90 sH-us~a-sa rrgrfa -