The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-20

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mentary appropriations, were ready
for distribution.
Rep. McBryde propounded the fol-
lowing questions to the Minister of
Interior:
1. By what authority is the work
on the building to enclose new pump
ing plant in Honolulu now being con-
Quoted?
2. Is it being performed under con-
tract?
3. The amount of the contract and
date of award Date OF publication
for tenders for work?
Rep. Kamauoha moved that consid
erution of Bill IS be postponed until
some future time. Carried.
On motion of same member Senate
bill making supplementary appropri-
atioUs was taken up and considered
item by item.
Rep Rycroft thought more specific
information should be given for main
teDance of prisoners. Passed as in the
bill.
Rep. Kaeo moved amount for sup
port of Citizens Guard be reduced
from 5000 to $4,000. If a standing
army Is necessary, the citizens should
not be expected to assist them.
Rep. Kamauoha favored passage as
in. the bill.
The item was referred to the FL
nance Committee on motion of Rep.
Robertson.
Rep. Bond moved that S13, $50 be
aided to $1,000, making total # Sl6,-
$50, for repairing school houses, for
reasons as set forth in report of the
com mittee.
Rep. Robertson thought if an addi
tiOual appropriation was necessary, it
should have come from he head of the
Board IF Education. 1t seemed as if
the secretary of the Education Board
had acted without the sanction of his
superiors.
Rep. Rycroft, in seconding the mo-
ton of Rep. Robertson, said these
large appropriations should be laid
over till the regular session. AS he
understood it these appropriations
were only for use of Government
needs at the present time.
Rep. Kamauoha favored adding the
amount proposed by Rep Bond He
thought it was urgently necessary to
retair school houses throughout the
country at the present time.
Rep. Hanuna said there were no
school houses at several places where
they were necessary. This was par
ticularly noticeable at Nahiku, Maui,
where a lot of young children were
growing up in ignorance for want of
proper school facilities.
Rep. HaluAlani thought the minis
tiers knew what they were doing. He
favored passing amount as in the bill.
Rep. McBryde was in favor of pass
ing amount as suggested by the COM
mittee. Simply because the Cabinet
advocated a certain amount was no
reason they knew what they were do
ing. He cited the circumstance OF the
Senate refusing to pass appropria-
lions for steel bridge on King street
and central fire station. Although
the Cabinet asked for large amount
for the work, yet they had no specifi-
cations for the cost of these improve
ments. The Cabinet does not know
everything.
Amount recommended by commit
tee, Sl3. $50, passed with the addition
of 5000.
Rep Rycroft explained amid
laughter of the members that there
was not a bridge in all Puma. Amount
of $1,000 for roads and bridges in that
portion OF the big island was appro-
priated.
Rep. Kaeo moved to add an appro-
priatIon of $4,000 for roads and bridges
on Kauai.
Rep. Richards wanted to know If all
members were going to ask for apprO-
priations for roads. II so he would
like to ask for something for Hilo dis
trict, as il is well known fact that
Hilo needed roads badly.
An appropriation was asked for
opening d new road from Kohala to
Waimea.
Rep. Richards moved that an item
of $4,000 he inserted for roads and
bridges in Hilo district. There were
several bad gulches that needed imme-
date Improvement.
Rep. Rycroft agreed with Rep.
Richards. He knew the places men,
toned needed work, but what was the
use to put in appropriations when
there was no money to carry out the
Improvements.
In opposing the Hilo item Rep. Ka-
mauOha said if prison labor was
working on roads there no appTopria-
tons were needed.
Rep. Richards explained that the
people wanted to get rid of the pris-
oners, had asked to have them trans
ferred, but the Government said there
must be something for them to do.
The people of Hilo district had sub
scribed $4,000 to carry on road work.
1t costs the country great deal more
Tor roads built by prisoners, as their
work was not effective. The matter
Of roads and improvements through
out the islands were discussed at
length and by several members.
Rep. Richards knew the Govern
ment was short of money, and con-
fined his request TO an appropriation
Of 5000 for q road through Maulua
Gulch This amount passed.
Rep. Kaeo, in asking an appIopria
ton OF $500 for repairing the
court house at Koloa, said it
was the worst court house in all the
Islands. There were no verandas, no
glass in windows, and the place was a
disgrace to the country. There had
been mt ch talk about a new building,
but the people had become tired of it.
The item was reduced to $50 and the
amount passed.
Rep. Kamauoha asked to have
added $50 for building fence around