The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-08-16
Pro TEMPoRE LEGISLATURES
weekly Meeting Of the Executive
and Advisory Councils.

weekly Meeting Of the Executive
and Advisory Councils.
Chairman W. G. Wilder called the
Councils to order aud offered the
opening prayer at 1:35, other mem
bers present being: President Dole,
Ministers Hatch, Damon aud Smith,
Councillors Ena, Waterhouse, Allen,
d. B. Smith, McCandless, Bolte,
Mendoncs, Morgan, Mott and
Emmeluth.
Secretary Rodgers read the min.
utes OF last meeting.
Minister Damon read tho weekly
financial statement. IL showed
ordinary receipts OF 1921 81, and
from sale Of Government bonds Sl2,.
600. The Interior Depart ment yield
cd S2i75, Customs $3.50, fines, etc,
Si466.4O, Post Office S2361.6i, taxes
$3ls3.l5, Hilo Water Works SSll 50,
and revenue stamps SoS0.3O. Pay.
ments amounted to S3O,1Ii.35, Of
which general expenses OF the Pro.
visionsl Government took Sl2s6. %
and the military S26G6.2i. The net
indebtedness is now S3,Gls,Oi5.25.
President Dole reported that the
Executive had applications for i'm
portant franchises, one being for an
electric street railway ia Honolulu
and another for the Usmakua rail
way. The Executive doubted who
ther these matters should be dealt
with by these Councils, aud he
therefore submitted the matter for
individual consideration in the
meantime.
Minister Hatch read q communi-
cation from the State Legislature Of
Iowa, L. S. A., enclosing a resolution
passed by that body as follows;
STATE or Iowa,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Joint Resolution.
Whereas, The people Of the Hs'
Wsiian Islands have cast oil the fet.
tors of IN eiIete and dissolute mon
archy aud have assumed q position
among the republics of tho earth
Therefore
Resolved by the General Assembly
Of the State OF Iowa:
That We the representatives oI
two millions Of prosperous, happy
libsrty-loving people, who hay,
adopted as State motto, Sou
liberties We prize and our rights ",
will maintain" hail the new republi,
OF Hawaii aud send a message o
greeting, admiration aud cheer Il
our brethren across the sea.
Resolved, That we commend tn,
courage, determination aud constan
cy Of the founders Of the new rrpub
lie and bespeak glorious future 70
their state.
Resolved, That these resolution
be referred 10 his Excelleucy III
Governor, with the request that hi
Excellency the Governor TRANSMIT
the same with appropriate mrssag
TO his EIcellency the President q
the Hawaiian Republic.
l hereby certify this resolutio
originated In the Senate aud
known Is Joint Resolution No. ..
tSigned) +. X. HuTcuINs,
Secretary OF Seuat,
Henry STONE,
Speaker OF the hous
WARREN s. DrNGAS,
President Of Seuat
Approved April 9th, 1894.
lsEAL. FRANK ID. JACKSON,
Governor o! low
The communication was aprlaul
cd, and, on motion OF Pfesitei
Dole, it was resolved that q comini
toe be appointed to reply to
Messrs. Hatch and Allen were al
pointed.
A letter was received from Il
Schuetzen Club, relating to Il
labor commission bill, aud ordere
to he considered with tha bill,
Minister Damon introduced hi
making special appropriations 4
the use of the Government duriu
the two years which will end wit
the 3lst day OF March, A. ID. lsy
II authorizes the expenditure
loan funds and surplus receipts
the Postal Savings Bank for publ
works. There is Sl2O,5D for harb
works OF Honolulu. Roads, hridg
and landings are allotted So, II
New buildings, vaults, magazine al
hospitals receive S75, 800 Of whi'
the new market gets 5000, ne
laundries $4,000, lighthouses -
300 and central fro station SGN
Additions and improvements
water works are allowed "a follow
Honolulu $il2,OOO, Hilo S3500 al
Waikiki $1,000. There is S3O35.
for the Volcano road. The tot
amount of the bill is Slj9,G0l59.
10 provided that money above I
amount of 500 shall only he eypen
cd under tender and contract, t
oepting the item, "Road to Kaiwj
Homssteads, Hawaii, $500"
President Dole explained that /
exception in question was unavoi
able owing to various compromis
that had to be made with plant
ton owners.
The bill passed first reading,
The ocean mail contract bill pa
cd second reading, with an amen
ment that coal storage should
limited to coal actually required
contracting steamers, Mr. Emu
luth moved this amendment,
The labor commission bill caI