The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-13
GOES THROUGH AT $4,000.
ITEMS ron INoIDENrALs, CIVIL AND
CRIMINAL EXPENSES.
A Private Expianation-An Act Rejected
As Observation-Disclosures the
House.
EIGHTEENTH DAY.


to succeed ex-senator Motley on
all committees.
The Appropriation Bill, Current
Accounts, was taken up with the
committees reports thereon. The
report on "Incidentals, Civil and
Criminal expenses $50, 900" in the
Attorney-G Generals department was
recommended by the committee
and passed.
On motion the matter was taken
up item by item.
The Attorney General drew at
tention to the increase of business
in his department. $3I, 900 was
appropriated for incidentals during
last period. He thought that $3o,-
600 would do. Some expenditures,
notably work that had been done
on the Pacific Coast, could be cut
down during the present period.
Mr.. McCandless questioned the
Attorney General regarding the
expenses for incidentals of the last
two fiscal periods. $4,000 was
appropriated tor Ioo2-Y4, @o.ooo'
for ISo4-o6. He thought if these
troublous periods had been passed
OH the amounts given, $4,000
would be enough for the ensuing
period. He had unlimited con-
fidence i'll the economical inclina-
tons of the ey-Generals
department, but he thought $780,
900 too much to be put up at the
rioil of extravaganza. If the money
was there, there would be tempta-
ton to spend it. He would be the
last to do or say anything that
would cripple or stay the
excellent work Of the Attorney
Generals department, but he con-
sidered this item entirely too large.
In case of another uprising or trou-
BILE of any kind the Council of State
could easily appropriate money for
it.
At this jurcture the Attorney
General visited the Senator's table
and acquainted him with certain
details which he did not see fit to
make public, whereupon Mr.. Nc
Candless withdrew his motion.
Detective Service, SI8,ooo,"
passed at $40, 900; and Support
Citizens Guard, SO, ooo," passed as
in the bill.
The report of Committee on sal
airy of DR.. Rodgers was read.
Minister Smith moved to make
the item Compensation" as it
could not be called salary, and
that it be passed at $3.50 So or
dered.
The bill as a whole then passed
second reading.
Under suspension Of rules SEN
ator Lyman read his bill, an act to
provide for acquiring and reserving
certain lands in the town of Hilo to
the public use, first time.
Senator Schmidt recommended
payment of an item of $3.50, expen-
SEES of Pail Commission.
Bills aggregating about $I,Ioo
were recommended and passed.
Senator Brown for the Judiciary
Committee reported on the At
torney- Generals bill relating to
appraisements as follows: The OBJ
| ject of the bill is to do away with
the trial by jury in cases involving
the improving or closing and open
ing Of highways on an appeal from
the decision of the commissioners
deciding the value of the improve
ments, and passing such matters
or appeal to the Supreme Court, in
which Court the trial would be
without the intervention of jury.
This trial by jury was given ap-
pelants in 1892.
| 1.-THE Constitution of the
Republic of Hawaii was adopt
ed in 1894, two years after.
Section 3 of Article six of the
Constitution contains the following
provisions in relation to trial by
jury: The right of trial by jury
in all cases in which it has been
heretofore used, shall remain in
violable, except in actions for debt,
etc. Under strict construction
of this provision of the constitution,
your committee are of the opinion
that the Act is unconstitutional,
and therefore recommend that the
bill be laid on the table.
CECIL BROWN,
! F. S. LYMAN,
w. Y. HoRNER.
So ordered. Senate adjourned
House.
Minister Cooper explained thai
his combined report relative to Jap
anese and Chinese immigration wa.
ready except for few details which
would be attended to during thu
day.
House bill No. 7 as to registration
of male residents was referred t
, the Judiciary Committee.
House bill No. 8, control of mill
tary, was read by title aud referred
The following from the Ministel
of Interior was received in reply t
Rep. Winston.
"In reply to the question of Rep
; Winston asking ME to state whethel
it is the intention of the Govern
ment to compel all retail butchers o
Honolulu to move to the new fish
! market on the expiration of thei
present license, would respectful.
state that it is not the intention @
the Government to interfere witt
any Of the retail butchers in privat
f stores so long as they comply witt
a the laws and regulations Of tn
: Board of Health"
II House adjourned.
Awarded