The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-21
THE MONEY REQUIRED.
APPROPRIATION ACTS PRESENTED
by MINISTER DAMON.
A Total of s3,8O3,6sI .03 Remarks By
the Department Head Recess
to Monday.
THIRD DAY.
FRIDAY, 21ST.

FRIDAY, 21ST.
All present except Baldwin Of
Maui and Kauhane of Hawaii.
Ministers Damon, King, Smith and
Cooper were present for a short
time. The meeting opened with
prayer by chaplain H. w, Peck.
! Mr.. Brown reported that the
committee appointed to notify the
President of the organization OF
the Legislature had done so.
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution
making the hour for opening the
Senate 10 a. IN. of each day.
Minister Damon asked that the
rules be suspended in order that he
might introduce two bills. Allow
ed. Mr.. Damon said so much in
terest had been taken in financial
matters, that he thought perhaps a
report from the Minister of Finance
outlining the financial prospects for
the next two years would be &C.
ceptable. Such report would also
contain the Executive policies.
The first bill presented was for
salaries and pay rolls, and the sec
ond was to allow the Minister OF
Finance to negotiate with banks
and capitalists with warrants of
the heads Of departments for adj
vances to the end of the month at
the rate Of per cent. During the
past year the drain had been been
very heavy, expenditures above
salaries, were $4,000, 900.
The Minister asked for total
appropriation Of IS, cog, Cyl. So, ST.
o3o,734 for salaries and pay rolls
and 81, 663, 937.63 for general ex-
penses. This is an increase of S7I,-
Se4.I6. The income Of the Gov
eminent from various sources is
$3,439,o56 40. 1t is purposed to
increase this income by reforms in
various lines of taxation $40, 600.
This, it is figured, will leave a cash
balance of S4o, 900 at the first Of
next January.
Later in the session bill would
be introduced to consolidate the
public debt under one loan. A
new loan would be embodied for
the purposes Of education, improve
ments and immigration.
A final bill to be brought for
ward would be Our limiting the
powers of the Minister Of Finance
in the matter of disposing Of bonds.
The Minister felt grateful to the
community for the support given
the Government during the past
three years. This country alone
had in that time come forward with
$40, 900 for the bonds.
He hoped the Legislature would
carefully consider a coming bill tC
adjust taxation, so that those able
to pay should bear their full quota
of taxes.
Minister Smith offered a bill
making the present biennial fisca
period from Jan. I, 1896, to Jan. I
1898.
Minister King offered bill re
lating to Homestead Leases, tc
amend Acts go, 80 and 80 of thu
Land Act of 1895.
On motion of Senator Water
house the Presidents message wa!
re-read by the Secretary. The ap
poinments reported were: H. +
| Cooper, to be Minister of ForeigI
Affairs; Walter +. Frear, to b,
First Associate Justice of tn
Supreme Court; w. A. Whiting
to be Second Associate Justice o
the Supreme Court; A. w. Carter
to be First Judge Of the Circui
Court Of the First Circuit; Anton,
Perry, to be Second Judge of tn
same; F. M, Hatch, to be +. L
and M. p. to Washington; Franl
P. Hastings, to be Charge d
Affaires at Washington; R. p
Rithet, to be Hawaiian Consul t.
British Columbia; James Macfar
lane, to be Hawaiian Consul a
Auckland; w. G. Neill, to be Ha
waiian Consul at Dunedin; Sirrel
Hopkins, to be Hawaiian Consul a
London; j. w. Macfarlane, to b.
vice Consul to British Columbia
II. p. Benton, to be vice ant
Deputy Consul at Rome. All Q
these appointments were confines
by the Senate in Executiv
session.
AT 1910 the adjournment wa
taken to 10 a. III. Monday.
Minister King, under suspension
of the rules, gave notice Of his in
tention to introduce an Act, t
authorize the Minister Of Interior t
make a certain class of leases
amending chapter A of the laws {
i 1876.
D The act was read by title and OF
: DEF cd printed
$ There being nothing on the orde
Y of the day, Rep. Kamanoha wishe
0 to remind the members that certai
2 acts had been referred from tn
special session to the regular SCI
sion, the Registration Act for il
stance.
: Representative McBryde made
d motion that the Secretary be il
q structed to supply each member {
> the House with copy Of the law
a passed at the special session
Adopted.
Acknowledgement Smith state
that he felt sure that one or tw
y measures would be introduced o
A Monday morning. Tomorro'
being a holiday, the Governmer
{ offices will be closed and there wi
u be no business in the House.
! Representative Kamauoha move
for an adjournment to Monda
morning at 10 o'clock. Carried.
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