The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-31
Thirty.second Day.
SATURDAY, March %.

Minister Damon announced that the
answers to the questions propounded
by Senator McCandless regarding the
number of taxpayers on the various
islands and the amount of taxes paid
had been prepared, so far as the island
of Oahu was concerned, and that the
same had been handed to Senator Bald
win.
Senator Lyman reported for the Com
mittee on Public Lands and Internal
improvements regarding a petition
from certain of the principal business
houses of the city, asking that the con-
| struction of corrugated iron shanties
within the fire limits be stopped, that
the buildings complained of had been
| investigated and the whole matter care
fully looked into. Following was the
report presented
Your Committee on Public Lands
and Internal Improvements, to whom
was referred a petition of certain per-
sons representing some of the princi-
pal business interests contained in the
city of Honolulu, asking that some
thing be done to prevent the construc
ton and maintenance of unsuitable
and unsightly buildings within the lin
its of the city of Honolulu, have care
fully considered the subject and in
spected the buildings within said fire
limits.
Your committee deem that this mat
ter needs immediate attention, and to
that end have drafted a bill which is
herewith submitted, to slightly ex-
tend the fire limits of the city and to
regulate the construction and main
tenance of all buildings and structures
within said limits; amending Chap
ter II of the Session Laws of 1856, and
recommend it's passage"
Bill as read by Senator Lyman re-
ferred to the Printing, Committee.
Senator Lyman also reported for the |
Committee on Public Lands and I'M |
provements regarding the amend
ments to the bill on the public library |
at Hilo. Committee recommended |
passage of the bill. Laid on the table
to be considered with the bill.
Minister Damon said that Act "a of
the Provisional Government, making
appropriations for current expenses,
made provision for appropriation of
certain sums up to the end of March.
1896, for scholarships in Oahu College,
Iolani College, Kamehameha and Hilo
Boarding School.
For the last three months the amount
of money due (SS54 had not been paid.
The Auditor General refused to audit
the bills on account of the new law.
The appropriations had been made pri-
Or to the adoption of the Constitution.
They had been always paid according
to the regular order. The biennial
period ended December 31st. The Ex-
ecutive had conferred with the Auditor
General and it was thought best to
pay the bills. According to this it
was deemed best to introduce a joint
resolution authorizing the payment of
The sum named. Minister Damon then
a resolution to that effect.
Senator Waterhouse-I move for
adoption of the resolution.
Senator Brown don't. We will
simply be voting for reappropriation.
If we do that we are going in direct op-
position to the Constitution, which is
most explicit on the subject. If the
money has not been paid out we can't
10 it now. The Senate should not pass
he resolution, and the Executive
should not ask to have the money paid.
Senator Waterhouse-I withdraw my
notion and move to have the resolu-
ion referred to the Judiciary Commit
zee.
Senator McCandless-We have only
ust recently passed an Act which dis
inctly defines the beginning and end
ng of the biennial fiscal period This
vas done to avoid all uncertainty, and
o set at rest all such questions as the
me which has just arisen. Hasn't the
natter been settled yet? Have we two
biennial fiscal periods? If we want to
10 as the resolution introduced pro-
poses we had better amend the Con-
first. Then we can do some
hing, and not until then. We can
ettle the matter right now, and l move
he resolution be laid on the table
Senator Lyman-The new period be-
,ins on January 1st, and l cannot see
low the money can be paid according to
hat.
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