The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-07-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

more extended than previous, show
ing the expenditures under all fund.-
classified as receipts from bonds,
Loan Act, etc. This represented re-
ceipts OF S211 ,439, with $500 to b.
added, making in all S220,00O odd
OF this Sl52, 946 20 have been ex.
pended as follows: New wall ano
SEA wall. $2l, 482 So; new pile driver,
$500; new road to Puma, $3.50 81;
uew road TO Kan, S3I7 SO; new
'oad to S Kpna, $3.50 20; new road
to N. Kona. S4720 rs; Beach road
Honolulu, Sl55l A; bridge, Walua
Kauai, Sl09 SIS; road to Ksiw,k
h ,mest-ads, $500; roads in Hill,
and N. Hilo, $iS48 10; Insane As,-
lum, $685.; primary room Ka'lua
school, $50 36; two.room schoo
house, Holualoa, Sl676S5; do, UIu
paIakps, $l622 20; do, Portuguese
settlement. Hal-akala, Sl762 20; do.
Eva, S1799.34; Water Works, Homo.
luln, SSS, $50; Volcano road, $685. 90;
purchase kuleauas, Laper Ssttl--
me"', S7i049. Total amounting I,
Sl52,946 20. Then there is credited
to interest on p o. Savings Bank
dep's sits, $29 $50 ID, aud cash OF
hand to ba auce receipts as givei
above, $37,553 II. This does not re-
present the whole cash on hand (,
credit of this recount to date, as { b,
figures given only cover from July
l, 1894, to June 80 1895 $l4,79O2l
was spent on these funds prior t.
those dates. The Assessor-in-chiei
had, at the Minister'S request, far
nished The foil owing statement as t,
arrests for taxes for the last tw,
years. Iu the first year 1926 1868 S3
hal been collected; in the second
year. 1857 1881 % an increase OF
$22,017 49, In the first year, for non
payment OF taxes, 2053 writs were j.
sued, OF which $50 we're settled, 1895
reported back as having left the d..
trict, could not he found, or had
already receipts, 33 we're i'm prisoned.
OF whom were: Hawaiians 20, Am
orleans 2, Chinese IL. In the second
year 1406 writs were issued, of which
7O4 were settled, l54 not yet settled,
548 still in the hands of the police,
6were imprison-d-I Hawalians and
z Americans. Minister Damon fur
Their ANNOUNCED he would always b.
pleased to give the Senate any in
formation in regard to the finances
of the country. On motion of Sena-
tor Warehouse the bill TO exempt
cansigre and fibre plants machinery.
etc, from taxation was taken up
Passed with exemption at ten year.
as in the original bill. The Land
Bill was taken up on committees
report and tile changed. The com
mittee recommended to place Puma
with the Hilo district. Senator
N rthrup wanted Hawaii divided
into 3 districts Hilo with Puma,
Kona and Kau, and Ham .kua and
Kohal.. Minister Hatch said tn
executive favored the committed.
amendment The new road to Puna
was being built and it would be
more convenient so. II not so II
could ba altered next session.
Senator Northrup said travel should
be + 'r these things mostly by LAND
as for every district the sieame,
trips we're not convenient. After u
desultory discussion the Commuters
report was adopted. The bill then
passed its Bird reading as amended
and was referred to the Engrossing
Committee to be enrolled and trans
lated. On motion OF Senator Water.
house the act changing the statu-
OF the Labor Commiss on from paid
o unpaid was TAX. II up. 1t passed
it's second reading and was rei. IRE q
to Com mittee on Commerce. 'SeDa
tor Wa erhouse wanted to ,ee the
Labor Commission killed. Senator
Wright tho ught it was one OF the
most important bills of the session
hut did not favor the Commission.
Senator McCandless thought tn.
Labor Commission ought to b4
repe aled. The Footbiuding bill
passed its Bird reading. The House
ill to extend the licenses OF saloon.