The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-10
Opium Bill and Tax Law Revision
Await investigation.
APPROPRIATION BILL CONSIDERED
Money for Manual TraInlnR-New
Road for Hama a Possibilitv-SenatOr
Baldwin Wants President on Maui.
Fifteenth Day.
MONDAY, March 9th


The Senate assumed its old-time
appearance, with President Wilder in
the chair and the absent members
returned from their travels, giving
almost full roll. call.
/ After the opening exercises Presi-
dent Wilder reported type written
copy of the report of the Board of Ed
ucation, which was referred to the
Committee on Education.F
Senator Brown presented his bill for
the regulation of Chinese immigra-
ton. This went to the Printing
Committee.
From the Printing Committee Sen
ator Rice reported the bill relating to
internal taxes; also a bill relating to
appeals from the decisions of commits
sions for the appraisement and assess
ment of damages.
The appropriations from current
receipts came up under unfinished
business. Minister Damon asked for
the insertion of an item of $4,000, for
manual and Industrial training, to be
used by the Board of Education. In
giving a reason for this call for funds,
Mr.. Damon explained how sewing
and jack knife work had been intro
duced by individual teachers with
such marked success that it had
seemed best TO extend it to the schools
throughout the group, so far as posi-
ble. The item was allowed by unani-
nous consent.
By request of Senator Waterhouse
the report of the Finance Committee,
recommending the payment of DIR.
Rodgers back salary, was read. Sen
atOr Baldwin wanted to know If Dr.
Rodgers had been drawing two sal.
aries. Minister Damon asked for a
little more time to look into the mat
ter. On motion of Senator Brown,
the item was passed over until the
Minister of Finance had time to re-
port.
Under miscellaneous appropriations,
the item of $14, 800 for the Honolulu
Fire Department came up. Minister
King remarked that this was a slight
increase over the last period, owing to
replacing the voluntary company by
paid men. Electric light, $4,000 /; |
passed. Public grounds, $500; pass
ed. Lighting streets other than Ho-
nolulu, $500; passed. Printing and
advertising, $780,; passed. Expenses
of election, $4,000; passed. Forests
and nurseries, $12, 2,347; passed. Aid to
Queens Hospital Conditioned upon
the free treatment of Government
patients), $4,000; passed. Expenses
filing certificates of boundaries, 500;
passed KapiOlani Park Association,
$4,000; passed. Quarantine of diseased
animals, $3.50; passed.
Minister King asked to insert an
item, running expenses of laundries,
G0Q00 hn nf Ea
wash houses would require man to
look after the boiler. The amount
named would cover the expense for
twenty-five months; passed.
Government pounds, $500; passed.
Rent of Custom House lots at Kahu-
lui, $500; passed. Department incl
dentals, $4,000; passed.
Minister King asked to insert an
item of $4,000 for new record books for
the Land department; passed. Curb
ing and paving government sidewalks,
came forward with an item of $1,000
for the running expenses of the new
fish market; passed. Printing Penal
Code, S2500, passed. Senator Brown
offered an item, "Aid to Paradise of
Pacific, S220O." This paper, Mr.. Brown
stated, was a valuable medium for
spreading information abroad, and he
thought the appropriation should be
Senator Hooking asked that the ap-
propriation be made payable subject
10 the approval of the Executive. On
Iuery of Senator Baldwin, Mr.. Hook
ng said that be offered the amend
nent so that the Executive might
nave power to discontinue the subsidy
f by any chance the paper failed to