The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-27
ARE DOWN TO BUSINESS.
HANDLING BILLS IN THE SENATE
AND HOUSE.
Minister King Answers Questions
Council of state
Salaries.
THIRTIETH DAY.
Senate,

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Holstein's questions, propounded
Wednesday. Sit,o22.29 had been
appropriated April I, 1892 (loan)
for the Kohala-Waimea road. All
expended. Aug. 20, 1895, $1,000
(currenD had been appropriated
None expended, In answer to the
question, Does the Government
contemplate finishing this road, +"
the Minister replied, Eyes; work
will be resumed as soon as funds
are available. The cost of finishing
the road is estimated at IS, 600 and
$I2, 900. The sum of IS, 900 has
been inserted in the Appropriation
Bill for the purpose.
"Honokaa landing" answered
the Minister, "is a private land
ing" A letter from Mr.. J. Il.
Brown answered the Sth question
of Mr.. Holstein, inquiring if the
Government intended to open up
the Awini tracts in Kohala. The
agent said there had been no appli-
cations for land i'll the locality men.
toned. If such came up, the de-
partment was prepared to put the
land in condition to use.
'Honoipu is a public landing"
answered the minister, land is
not owned by the Chairman of the
Kohala Road Board" $4G2. 46 had
been expended on the Honoipu
Road since 1898, and S567.4 IA OH
the Mahukona Road.
Question II reads: as it not
possible that work could now be
stopped on the corrugated iron
buildings now being erected on
Fort street above Hotel street?'
The Minister replied that so long
as the parties complied with the
law relating to erection and repair
Of buildings within the fire limits,
the Minister of the Interior has no
authority to interfere.
Mr.. Brown, for the Opium Bill
Committee, asked for further time.
Granted. The committee hopes to
get work next week.
Mr., Hooking gave notice of q
bill to amend the Act relating to
Patents.
The President announced the
following committee on the Portu
guese petition: Senators Holstein,
Baldwin, McCandless, Rice and
Wright.
Senate Bill No. 20, relating to
Water Rights, passed final reading
At this juncture Mr.. Damon,
Minister of Finance, entered and
asked for a suspension of the rules
that he might communicate to the
Senate important information con-
corning ioday's financial condition
of the Republic Of Hawaii THE
address is printed i'll another
column.
Senate Bill No. IL, relating to
licenses, was taken up and made
order of the day for Monday.
The Great Seal matter came up,
together with the committee re-
port thereon.
Mr.. Holstein wanted to leave the
Laysan bird alone. She was all
right where she was. There was
no more reason for putting Diamond
Head in the seal than Cocoanut
Island.
Mr.. Warehouse facetiously sug-
gested flying fish.
Mr.. McCandless would like to
see something more alive than Dia-
mond Head, the most barren objec.
on shore, in the seal. He would
suggest the volcano III activity.
Senators Brown, Baldwin and
and others favored the committees
report for Diamond Head.
Minister Cooper called the atten-
ton of the Senate to the fact that
the terms OF Office of the members
of the Council OF State expired at
the end of the present Legislative
session. 1t was necessary for The
Senate 20 elect five members to that
body before completing its labors.
Senate Bill No 6, relating to the
streets of Hilo, with the proposed
arrangements came up and passed
second reading.
The House Registration Bill came
up. Read first time and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Under suspension of the rules,
Minister Cooper read the following
communication from the President:
II beg to submit to you for your
action thereon the following nomi-
nations: Consul General for the
Azores, Bernado Machado de Foriae
Maia. Consul at Seattle, Washing
ton, U. S. A.: John II. Carter.
SANFORD B. DOLE"
Made special order for Monday.