The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-06
EXPENSES OF THE STATE.
INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS HAD ON
SEVERAL ITEMS.
For Entertainments -- A Tit About
The sum For Various De
partmcnts.
THIRTEENTH DAY.

THIRTEENTH DAY.
Vice President Kauhanc and ten
Senators were present at the OPEN
ing of the upper House this morn
ing.
The Secretary presented report
of the audit system commission,
w. A. Bowen, George L. Carter
and Il. c. Porter, created by the
special session.
Minister King reported from the
President, returned signed, the Acts
fixing the biennial fiscal period, to
further provide for paying current
account, and the appropriation TOR
the Prcseut session--three alto
gether.
The summary of the appropria-
ton bill, 81, 9477IS, passed.
The recapitulation, or appropri-
atoms by departments, as fixed in
the bill, and the enacting clause,
passed.
On motion Of Senator Brown the
appropriation bill will be taken up
next Tuesday for third reading.
Under suspension of rules Minis
ter Smith introduced a bill provid-
ing that anyone disagreeing with
the Commissioner Of Assessments
may appeal to the Supreme Court.
1t will apply particularly to matter
of road damages.
Senate Bill No. 8. Appropriations
from Current Receipts, came up on
second reading. Mr.. Damon sug-
gested that the item Of $4,000 for
for expenses Of the session be struck
out as it was provided for in a spe-
cial bill. So ordered.
When the item of for expenses
Supreme and Circuit Court
$25, 600, Senator Warehouse called
for the report Of that department
The Senate was retrenching il
financial matters and the speaker
thought all block appropriations
should be looked into. Reports
were distributed.
The Attorney General said the
sum would be required. Work was
increasing. Terms of court were
becoming more expensive. No more
was asked for than last year.
Mr.. McCandless did not oppose
the item. He merely wanted il
inquired into. He wanted to in.
quire. too, if juries is civil cases
were not paid by the Government
Mr.. Brown replied that such wa.
the case.
Mr.. McCandless did not see VIII,
the Government should pay fo
iuries in civil cases.
Mr.. Brown thought that the cos
Of juries in civil cases should b,
taxed upon the losing side. If par
ties wanted to engage in civil suits
they should be made to pay for it
The Acknowledgement said il
was quite hard at times to tax tn,
cost on parties to a suit. In al
ejectment suit, for instance, one o
the parties might be poor. Some
times poor man had to sue a cor
poration or wealthy party.
Minister Cooper thought the
matter a serious one. When OF
the bench he knew of trivial civil
case being tried three times at ar
expense Of $500 or 5000 to tn,
Government. Some people in thi
country are born litigants 1t il
not right to spend the people
money in this way.
The expense item passed.
Mr.. Brown opposed the item O
$2, 500, pay for interpreters. Partie
who wanted interpreters shout,
pay for them themselves. Item
passed.
Mr.. Brown said the increas
from $1,000 to VI, 500 for law book
Of the Supreme and Circuit Court
was necessary. Minister Smitl
favored buying law books, but no
state reports. Item passed.
Printing and binding tenth vol
ume Hawaiian reports, We. 200, ant
stationary and incidentals for al
Courts, 81 500, both passed.
In the Foreign department 5000
was asked for. Passed.
| Expenses connected with dip
lomatic and consular service, SIS,
900, passed.
Expenses of the Hawaiian con
sulate, San Francisco, $4,000
Passed.
i Mr.. McCandless strongly attack
ed the item of So, 900 for State er
tertainments. 1t was wholly ur
, necessary, and he would move
strike the item out.
Minister Cooper: II don't kno'
who should respond to this toast {
why it should come up in my d,
partment." The Minister explaine
that the matter had been CAREFUL
considered. 1t would becom
necessary in the next two years I
entertain prominent visitors. Motto
had already arrived of a visit
the Duke of York within a year.
Minister Smith did not think
fair to place the expenses of ente
tanning foreign guests upon ii
salaries of the Executive. The di
ference between the income OF II
President and that of former rule
was about $5S, 900. The form,
received only SI2, 900, and it woul
! not be right to impose expenses
! this kind upon him. 1t was som
: times expedient to give reception
, to people Of the country. Sue
!, things promoted good feeling.
II Mr.. McCandless said the Pres
dent of the United States only r
ceived $50, 900, aud he paid for a
. entertainments. He is at the hea
of some 10000, COO while dow
a here we have 100, 900. In Il
Western States where "distil
\ guished" guests came along the
poccad around tho hot ~ 81