The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-05-15

bring in a joint resolution embodying
all the points in this Senate resolu-
ton Carried.
Senator Lyman introduced a bill re-
Iating 10 the widening Of certain streets
in Huo. Hawaii Bill passed first read
ing and referred TO Printing Commit
tee
Senate bill No. 50 relating to perma-
nent allowance for Kapiolani Park was
taken up for consideration.
Senator Baldwin said there should be
2 CLAUSE limiting the commissioners in
the charging of fees 10 entrance to the
race track only.
Senator Brown said everything in,
and about. the race track was put there
by the association and from money
-Saisad by private subscription. When
the racing association took the place
+<5sfe were neither trees nor grass
there. The government has never ap-
propriated a single dollar for the pur-
pose Of improving the grounds. The
admission fee to the races on June II
is not to the park, but to the rows of
seats provided by the Jockey Club. |
People who do not wish to pay this |
admission fee may go to the other side |
uf the track and see the races without |
charge. If this bill is so framed that
admission fee TO the races cannot no
charged those buildings and the TRACK
will 20 TO pieces because there will be
no money provided for the maintaining
Of those necessities.
Minister Damon said he did not see
what would prevent the commissioners
. Ha fanfac cir rGlr4l |
ton for the public that they do in
other countries from erecting high
board Of fence around the track.
Senator Brown said it would not be
the case. When a former legislature
decided that no money could be set
apart unless the fence was removed,
the association was very prompt TO
take 1t down.
Minister Damon thought it wrong to
turn the park over to a board of COM
missioners who would have the man
agement of affairs indefinitely and with
no check valve. Under the arrange
Rent they would have supreme control
and being appointed almost exclusive
ly by the club would control the park
forever and could do what they pleased. {
be believed the Senate was making a
mistake.
Sections and 6. Passed.
Senator McCandless wanted section
2. relating TO the appointment Of COM
missioners. reconsidered. Instead of
the Executive appointing one and the i
park association four he would ask that
the section be amended so that there U
would be six commissioners appointed: L
three by the executive and three by )
the association and to serve, two each II
for two years, two for four and two Il
for six years. Passed. II
Section with amendment regarding
permission 10 grant right of way
around the park passed. :,
The appropriation bill unpaid ac-
counts was taken up section by section. "a
Among the items was one for S351.70
for the Customs Department Senator
Damon explained that it was for bills p
drawn by order of the Collector of
Customs. He had not authorized the d
bills. but had been spoken to regarding .
them by the Collector after they were s.
prepared. It
Senator Brown objected TO the meth
DDS and said that while he would vote oi
for the item because he did not want
10 go against a brother lawyer, he
thought the Collector went far beyond o.
his powers in contracting such a bill II
without the permission of the head of
the department.
Senator Baldwin said he did not see VI
how the Senate could pass the item.
1t would open the door to the head of
any department to go on in the same
course. Minister Damon explained
that the bills, which were really valu-
bic. bore directly on the tariff, snug re
Cling and other matters they had been 10
in the hands Of the Executive for some u
time. Senator Holstein moved that X
the item of S351.70 be stricken out. 10
Senator Hooking said if the bills
were passed they should be paid for, II
but il might be left to the next session al
to pass the appropriation. n
Senator McCandless said he did not ol
see how it could be passed; did not DC
see how Senator Brown could vote for u
Il. He admitted that it was simply a Ii
matter of courtesy because he did not
want to go in opposition to lawyer. pi
He knew Senator Brown was not made el
of the stuff that would allow him to IN
shirk his responsibility as a Senator. WI
He moved that the item be stricken
out Carried. III
Items of incidentals of Finance De-
partment passed on motion of Senator u
Baldwin. p'
Items for money expended by the
Board of Health during cholera siege. 3
Passed. u
Repairs to school houses passed. II
Total amount $5019.50 passed. "a
House bill q, relating to the promo u
ton of fencing, passed second reading.
House bill 29, relating to children on re
the public streets after nine o'clock in tc
the evening, passed first reading and Ia
on motion of Senator Brown the rules
were suspended and the bill passed u
second reading. Id
House bill "a, entitled an act defining 10
burglary, passed. al
Adjourned at noon. III
House of Representatives. "