The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-12
OFFICE OF APPRAISER.
1T IS THE SUBJECT OF SENATE
I'CUssIoN.
Position aud Men - value of once
Money Voted = In the
House.
EIGHTEENTH DAY.


the gentleman was already drawing
a salary Of $I5o per month, and the
Auditor General considered l.,
could not legally pay the salary a!
Secretary of the Labor Commits
sion.
The Miscellaneous Committee re
ported on the electric light mattel
recommending that the amount o
$I3, 900 asked for be appropriated
1t was found that the proposition
OF the Hawaiian Electric Compan,
would cost more than $500 pei
month, and would take the right tc
valley water out of the hands Of
the government.
Minister King reported that the
President had signed House Bill
No. 3, relating to laundries and
wash houses.
Recess of FIVE minutes during
which Chief Justice Judd was sent
for and arrival tn swear in Senator
Holstein.
The report of the Miscellaneous
Committee on electric light was
taken up.
Mr.. McCandless said he had not
seen Superintendent Rowell's re-
ports on lights and could not vote
intelligently.
Mr.. Warehouse said the Com
mittee had the report under their
consideration.
On suggestion Of Mr.. McCandless
the recommendation of Mr.. Rowell
to the Minister of Interior regard
ing the matter was read. Itshowed
Io2 electric arc lights and 400 in.
candecents in use from the Valley
works. The superintendent
thought the proposition Of the Ha-
waiian Electric Co. was an ad-
vantage over the present system,
Mr.. Baldwin thought there
were advantages in the proposition
of the Hawaiian Electric Company
and he would favor delay Of few
days until thi; matter could be
looked into.
Mr. Smith thought there were
many things to be considered before
action could be taken. Failure to
pass the appropriation would not eff
feet the matter. A transfer of the
property would have to be by act.
He would recommend that the APP
preparation pass and bill could be
brought in at any later time max
ing the transfer, if such was, upon
investigation, found to be advis
able.
Mr.. Brown supported the Attor.
ney-General.
Mr.. Smith called attention
to another feature: An increase
of lighting could be effected more
cheaply by the Government than
under the contract. All extensions
would cost more. while the Gov
eminent could make them with the
same working forces.
Mr.. King said considerable talk
had been made on the subject Of
water wasted by the valley electric
plant. The water came from q
different source than that used by
the city, and it did not take gal
Ion from the supply for general pur-
poses.
The report of the committee was
then read, and the Appropriation
Bill passed its final reading.
Mr.. Hooking moved to recon.
slider as he wished to kick
against an item for salary of Gen.
eral Appraiser OF the Customs
Bureau and reduce it from rs, 400 tc
"a, 600. The present incumben,
received only $3, He had prov
ed himself very efficient and had
brought the Office up. Did moi
think it was necessary to import g
man. There were good men in the
country. 1t was perhaps intended
to import "some good brother from
the East who was out of job"
Mr.. Brown moved to strike the
item plumb out" American ap
praisers were specialists and knew
no more about goods imported here
than the man in the moon.
Mr.. Hooking accepted the
amendment.
Mr.. Damon was ready to urge
going ahead in all good things
and increasing the revenues as fas
as possible. The Custom House
was a large source OF revenue
While Honolulu merchants were
honest, some thought it all right tt
beat the government" and it wa.
necessary to meet them square or
the Appraisers desk. If a gooc
man could be found here, he would
be more than pleased TO have him
But he did not think the man o
experience could be found.
Mr.. Smith said it was a system
Of collecting legitimate taxes, no
of increasing them. All taxes wer'
obnoxious. The honest man paic
more revenue than the dishones
man. The opportunities for evad
ing duty were great, and i. wa
necessary to have the matte
watched.
Mr.. Brown took the floor again
He did not believe the general ap
praiser would be worth cent. 4
foreigner would be failure
Mr.. Warehouse agreed with the
Minister of Finance. He though
the amount asked for was not larg
enough. For the merchants h,
would say that it was a protection
to them.
Mr.. Baldwin agreed with Sen
ator Warehouse. 1t sounded as
some senators had been talking t
importers about this matter.
Mr.. Brown: II have not talke
to importers, if you mean me-"
Mr.. Baldwin; II don't believ
you have If you say you haven't.
Mr.. Brown: "Mr. Chairman,
protest against the insults {
the Senator. He has not the rigt
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