The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-08-17


The Minister OF Finance proceed.
ed to say he was very anxious to pay
off the Postmaster Generals notes
which we're bearing interest up to
eight or nine percent. If nothing
untoward happened they would per.
haps be better able to pay off some
OF those notes at the end of the year
than the Government were at the
end of last year. The only item OF
indebtedness he now knew of, out
side of the bonded public debt, was
the bill of the Risdon Iron Works
for the dredging plant. He had
written to parties in San Francisco
with reference to a settlement of this
remaining debt. Minister Damon
concluded by reading the items rep.
resented by miscellaneous" in the
statement.
The report was accepted.
Mr.. Brown from the Judiciary
Committee reported a bill relating
to the duties of the Vice. President
which on motion took the usual
course. He also asked for further
time to consider the bill relating to
the importation Of alcohol.
Mr.. Emmeluth understood that
different parties had withdrawn al
cohol from the Custom House the
past week on account of belief
that the duty was to be increased.
Minister Damon said only one
withdrawal had taken place, amount
ing to 120 gallons.
Mr.. Emmeluth asked why the de-
lay in manipulation of the bill.
Mr.. Brown replied that there was
no manipulation. The druggists
had conferred with the committee,
and now the liquor dealers desired
the same privilege. The Judiciary
Committees members could not
give their whole time to public bust
ness.
Time was granted.
Minister Damon submitted a re-
quest from the Collector General OF
Customs, for an additional appro.
priation for guards. At the Minis
listers suggestion the request Was
referred to the Finance COMMITTEES
Mr.. Emmeluth asked if the pub
lished report was true, that con-
tract was let to local firm for a
pumping plant at Makiki, and at
what cost?
Minister King said contract was
given the Honolulu Iron Works for
an engine, pump and corrugated
iron house, the Government provid-
ing the boiler, the contractors to
put all up complete, at cost OF
Mr.. Emmeluth said the reason he
asked was that there was law re.
curing all contracts for over $500
to be let by public tender.
Minister Damon said Mr.. Emme-
luth was perfectly right, but at the
time the Honolulu Iron Works were
the only establishment ready to un-
dertake the work. Superintendent
Brown of the Water Works was
much worried over the shortness OF
the water supply. The Government
had to do the best it could in the
circumstances, and if there was blame
he desired to take some of it on his
own shoulders. :
Mr.. Emmeluth considered that the
plan adopted was not the best. He
gave reasons in detail to show that
if a pumping plant was to be put in.
it would be more serviceable and
one-third the expense if placed at
the we'll at Waikiki corner, or that
in the Government building grounds
Vice-President Hatch interrupted
the speaker by saying there was nc
question before the house.
Minister Damon admitted that il
complete service for the whole city
was in question, Mr.. Emmeluth's
idea would be the correct one. But
thorough reconstruction would in.
volve great extra cost for water
mains. The Government was sim.
ply doing the best it could under an
emergency.
Mr.. Young related what had been
begun but never completed for i'm
provement of the water works be-
fore. If the contract was against
the law he was ready to throw it up
The matter then dropped.
A bill relating to sale of leases Of
public lands was read a first time
and passed.
The bill relating to peddling OIL
foreign goods passed to seconG
reading.
The military bill then came up fol
second reading and was considered
section by section. 1t passed al
800 o'clock, when the meeting ad
| iOurned.