The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-11
TIE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


morning. appropriation Bill No 6
vas taken up and ON motion
senate Homer by tie vote Of to7
carried by the casting vot OF the
Pcesideut, the item of $4,000 for
Kaiulani was deferred to the next
Legislature. The bill then passed
lie third reading by 8 to 6. Senator
Warehouse brought up his joint
resolution on the liquor question
Senator Brown said there was no
necessity to adopt it, il they wanted
prohibition say 80. Senator Water
house said TO adopt the resolution
would save time and when its report
was brought in even Senator B own
would vote for its results. Senator
Baldwin saw nothing of prohibition
in the question, but we should not
be in advance of public sentiment
The resolution passed. Minister
smith moved under suspension of
the rules to introduce bill exempt
ing machinery, etc, in regard to
canaigre and fibre plants from duties
and taxes; almost he said word tor
word with act of 1892 relating TO
coffee. Senator Brown objected to
these exemptions. Why not exempt
sugar machinery, mills, etc, in the
same way2 Minister Hatch intro
duced an Act relating to salaries 81
Labor Commission. Senator Nc
Candies under suspension of the
rules introduced the report on the
Military Bill. The amendments re-
commend that the sharpshooters he
organized by the COMMANDMENTS
chief aud be in time of peac. subject
only to rules and regulations issued
by him. Report laid on table to be-
considered with bill. Third reading
of an Act to regulate the currency.
Senator Hooking saw no use for tbs
act. Minister Damon said his idea
u Introducing the act was that the
/ Treasury should reciprocate the
assist ance rendered it by the Mer-
cautile Community. During the
last six months the receipts as com
pared with the first six months OF
1894 has d, creased 100000 while
,beexpenditures had increased Sl30,
600. There had been large increases
of expenditures, und-r the Depart
ment of Foreign Affairs, Finance,
Attorney Geneeal aud B ,ard Of
Education. The judiciary and
Interior expenditures had decreased.
The Postal Saving deposits were
$4,000 in the fist. half OF 1891, and
135,0U0 in 1895 though they were
$4,000 over Withdrawals. Bonds
had always been sold at par aud the
business com munity had assisted
greatly in placing them. These
facts induced hun to as k for the
passage of the bill as measure OF
reciprocal accommodation to the
business community. Silver drifted
away to the other islands from time
to time and then it would be an
accomme dation to deposit gold in
place OF the silver, replacing it later.
Look at our financial position;
ON the first of July 1894 our
bonded Indebtedness including
Post Office Savings Bank was $685.
600 and the unpaid bills for April,
May aud June were $4,000. On
the LIST of July, 1895, the bonded
Indebtedness was S3,735,000, and the
unpaid bills for the three months
were $4,000. That was an increase
OF S209,000 Of dept from the posi-
ton Of year ago-$2l1 ,000in bond
ed debt alone aud on current ac-
counts of $4,000. If the difference
with cash on hand was reckoned
there really was deficiency OF
$37S,000 on the years transactions
But by asking the leniency OF the
mercantile community, we can meet
our obligations aud accounts. The
Finance Department cannot be rur
T in dictatorial manner. 1t must bt
l run in spirit of accommodation
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