The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-07
Thirteenth Day.
FRIDAY, March, 6.

| The Senate met at the usual hour
President Kauhane in the chair. After
the preliminaries, the Clerk read the
report of the Audit Commission.
Senator Rice from the Printing
Committee reported the corrected
! Appropriation bill prepared for the
completion of the second reading.
| Under select committee reports the
Audit Commission report was again
read and the report with the bill pre-
pared by the Commission referred to
| the Executive. Minister Smith re-
ported that the President had signed
the bill relating to the biennial
period, bill providing for payment of
current accounts, also bill defraying
expenses of the session.
Under special order of the day the
Appropriation bill came up for the
completion of the second reading.
The bill passed the second reading, as
amended, by unanimous vote. The
total amount expended by this bill
is $1,947,71S. The third reading is set
for next Tuesday.
Under suspension of the rules, Min
lister Smith introduced an Act relat-
ing to the damages paid in conse-
quence Of claims arising from pro-
perty being taken for public works.
The bill passed the first reading and
was referred to the Printing Com
mittee.
Current Receipt Appropriations.
The bill for Appropriations from
current receipts was taken up for
second reading under the regular
order of the day. This bill calls for
81, 1858, ,937.63 for the biennial period
ending Dec. 31st, 1897
The item Expenses of the Legis-
lature of 1896, $4,000" was stricken
out as bill had already passed pro-
viding for Legislature expenses.
Some objections arising to granting
$25, 900 for the expenses of the
Supreme and Circuit Courts, Mr.
Smith explained that the increasing
business of the courts required con
stantly increasing expenditure.
Senator McCandless wanted to |
knoWOif the Government had to stand |
the expenses of the juries. On being |
informed that it did, he stated that a |
bill should be brought in making the |
costs of jury payable by the parties |
enjoying the use of the body. He also |
asked that this item of the Appropria-
ton bill be referred to committee
and be decreased by the expenses of
the jury for the year.
Minister Damon said the jury money
would have to be paid into the trea-
sury so that the appropriation could
not be decreased. He also stated that
the money spent by the Judiciary
last period was $1S,21060, showing
that they kept very well within the
bounds of their appropriation. He
could not favor reduction of the
as there was no know
ng when the money would be needed.
The item passed at $4,000.
Pay of Interpreter in all Courts not
specially provided for $2500; passed.
Purchase of Law Books for. the
Supreme and Circuit Courts, $500.
was an increase over last year. Sena-
,or Brown said it was necessary, as
here were too few books in the diff
erent Circuits. The man who could
lot carry all the books in his head
got left. The item passed as read.
Printing and binding tenth volume
reports $2200; passed.
etc., $500; passed. In
,identals, Foreign office $4,000; passed.
Expenses San Francisco Consulate,
$1,000; passed.
State Entertainments.
When the item of $4,000 for state en-
was taken up Senator
took the floor. He be
ieved the time had not come when