The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-10

Senator W rlgnt sAiu luat tue 80
aries OF the Executive had not bee
decreased and he saw no occasion 70
the extra expense being carried o.
the people.
senator NcCaudless again war ms
TO the argument aud stated that b.
had not heard OF any members of tn
Executive refusing their positions be
cause tb,. salaries were small. TIT
President of the United States had Il
Dsv the fiddler when be danced at
fand nee 10 foreign guests, and the
Uuit.d States custom WAS go'd one
Ia cnpy. This $1,000 was an insignifi-
cant efFsir, hut il was the entering
we,ip- Next year It would be larger
Minister Damon said the honorable
gentleman who Just spoke evlderuly
thought the Executive constituted the
he kind of "A COW for all hands 10
milk. They were supposed 10 supply
the bewspapers with something TO
talk about aud take this aud every
thing else without a murmur. The
wort State WAS what had killed the
item in the minds of some OF the Sen
ato,,. He moved thai the item be
pla..,.d IN the bill as Expenses OF the
Executive and increased from $1,000
to 5000.
Senator McCandlesS became some
what wrathy AT the Minister'S re
marks aud said he had not said VIVA,
the Minister said he had said, and
what the Minister said, he ought not
70 have said, further1ore, it was all
uncalled for and caused by the Minis
Ter losing Ais temper. 1t looked very
much as If McCandless was hunting
for his temper.
Senator Waterhouse supported Min
lister Damon's proposition. DE favor
ed the Executive having some money
for en- ertaiuments.
Senator Brown asked that the item
pass a. in the bill No one expected
the Executive 10 20 down into their
individual pockets or pass around the
hat TO get money for the entertain
meut OF foreign guests. Officials Wis
iting the country should be properly
entertained. he moved that the item |
pass as in the bill.
Minister Damon asked that the item |
pass as amended. The Executive |
could Oe trusted 10 spend the money |
pruperly-
The item finally passed as in the
bill.
Expenses of Executive Council
$500. passed.
Minister Cooper said the s. 900 for
FURNISHING information abroad" Was
3 new item. 4 large amount of CORE
epOndence was received and there was
no descriptive printed matter TO send
away. No appropriation for the
Paradise OF the Pacific had been
placed in the bill, the Bureau OF In
form ioa had been done away with,
so the Government intended TO pro
vid- printed matter for the proper in
form siinn Of inquiring minds.
Miur-ter SmlJu spoke Of the lack of
priut-d matter on hand. He wOuli 8
favor the appropriation for the Para
disc of the Pacific aud anything in {
this line There WAS sad lack of Q
printed matter concerning the islands. C
The item passed as read. c
Relief and return Of Indigrent Ha- Il
waiians, 5000; passed. Minister a
Cooper offered new item, Expenses
of Council of STATE, $500 passed. p
Also an item Relief OF Hawaiian sea- n
ner, $1,000; passed. s,
Military Affairs.
When the military appropriations W
yer first mentioned il looked rather %,
ne Senator was prepared TO attack W
he military bills with cry OF roads G
nd bridges. Under the guiding care il
the Mibister OF Foreign Affairs
owever each item passed as in the TO
ill Company allowances, $500; ell
sssed without discussion. In asking so
or ,S5,OVV for the Commisssry depart hs
leot Mr. Cooper shO we'd how the be
expenses Of this department had been it,
ecrez-ed from $500 to $500 per bu
lOn b, aud were It'll going down.
he item passed al $S6, 1000. Quarter. pa
las, er'- department Sl2,0 900 also pass Ss
1 sfer the statement of expenses was OF
lsd- Ordnance depart ment, $500; Sa
as>ei. Medical department, $3.50; K
zss,-i on
Ur,.er the Finance department, In ho
cehtsls, Fiuance office, $500 pass tu
without discussion. Also inciden-
Il, Auditor Generals office. $500 and 90,
,001 for printing the certificates OF pu
.pUst authorized by the special sal
ssiOn. Ike
The item Of $3.50, 900 for interest on Tn
loans and advances, including un
IN niss sions for remittsnces TO Lon Th
On. Minister Dsmou explained was u bo
nous item in the Government
lsacr. His estimate of the interest ite
llirg due during the two years end
g December Slst, 1897, was as fol- SOC
vs.; asE
terest on the bonded debt. 80. $3.50 900 rel
le depOsitOrs Postal Savings ho ho
Bank --....... -........ ........-..... $4,000 pa
'easury Notes (say SIS, ,00Q).. 5000 ga
NJ g Notes (ssy S69,000O)- 10000 tAs hS
Dstsl Term Certificates (say fnu
$4,000 -. $1,000 pa.
ew Bonds 1.-TWO years on nS
S225, 600 ...... ...... ............. 1900 ar!
ew Bonds zone year on N: nj
So, ,OOO) $4,000 inc
$500, 1000 S sil'
The item passed as read. o Su
The appropriation of SIS, 100 for pay siV
ent of national debt, falling due, PH
80 passed. This money is paid from Sp'
e sinking fund provided in the Land Dls Dls
Ct of 1896. pas
After passing upon long list of e-66
rtially paid salaries which came SoU
to the bill owing to the change in no no
e date of the fiscsl period, the VIII
nate took recess to l:30 pm. m