The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-17
House OF Representativss.

House OF Representatives.
House called TO order by Speaker
Naone at 10 a. m Reps. Robertson and
Kamauoha absent, the latter on leave.
Rep. Kaeo resumed his seat after q
weeks leave Of absence. Rep. Rob-
ertsen appeared later.
Rep. Ryeroft reported on House bin
No. /, authorizing the Minister OF In
terror to make certain class OF leases,
recommending that the House concur
in the amendments introduced by the
Senate. Report accepted and laid on
the table for consideration with the
bill.
Public Lands Committee Reports.
Rep. Rycroft reported again for the
Committee on Public Lands, on Senate
bill No. s, recommending that Section
be amended by adding TO it the
words by publication in some newspa-
per published in Hilo'; also. that the
words provided. however. that this
section shall not apply unless the
street upon which the property Is stu
ated shall be actually videned and
graded in accordance with the pub
hshed notice within two years OF the
date OF publication" be added.
Just at this point in the proceedings
OF the DAY the Minister OF Interior ana
Finance came tiptoeing into the room
TO join the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
al the long table, and 10 be present at
the anticipated execution OF the Appro-
priation bill as amended by the Senate.
First Reading of Appropriation i'fil.
Speaker Naone arose, and after
short pause called for the first reading
Of the Appropriation bill. There was a
rustic OF papers and scratching Oh
heads, after which silence reigned su-
preme until Rep Bond moved that the
House resolve itself into committee
OF the whole TO consider the bill. This
was carried.
The Speaker appointed Rep. Bond as
chairman of the committee, and that
gentleman replied by moving for re-
consideration Of his motion. Carried.
Rep. Ryeroft moved that the bill be
considered in the House. Carried.
The Fun Begiu~.
The clerk picked up his copy Of the
bill and began to read. Forming a
baritone TO the falsetto Of the clerk
came the voice fLuther Wilcox read
ing the translation Of the first section.
Everything went along smoothly until
after the reading of the final item. I'M
meuts." the first Of which was Queen
Dovager Kapiolani, $4,000
For KawatuuI'~ Widow.
Rep. Hanuna asked that an item
appropriating $500 TO the widow OF the
late j. ". Kawainui be inserted. He
had died leaving his wife in extremely
destitute circumstances. II was well
known that Kawainui had been
s-auuch supporter of the Government
from its very beginning as the Provis-
ional Government, and that. in his ca
pacity as a newspaper man editor OF
the Kuokoa), he had upheld the Gov
eminent with all the power he could
bring to bear. He had tried TO help
the native Hawaiians, and II was no
more than right that the people should
show some signs of recognition Of such
work.
The sum of $4,000 as settlementon
the Queen Dowager had not been op-
posed What had this person ever
done for the Hawaiian people? Aoso-
lutely nothing, Was il fitting that she,
q woman of means, should be given
81 600 and the destitute widow OF ka-
walnut nothing?
Rep. Bond moved that the matter be
deferred until later.
Rep. Richards-Why. gentlemen. If
We insert an item of $500 for the widow
of the late J. q. Kawainui We will have
400 other people putting in petitions for
the same thing.
Rem. Richards, continuing, said that
Kawainui had worked on the paper IN
question for the money that could be
got out OF it, just as any other man
would do. Moved to refer the matter
to the Finance Committee. Carried.
Judiciary Appropriations
A discussion arose on the propriety Of
having the Chinese interpreter and
translator So 800, and the Japanese in
terpreter and translator 5000.
This did not seem just to Rep. Ry-
croft, who moved that the salary OF the
Chinese interpreter be made 5000.
Minister Cooper explained that there
was more litigation among the Chinese
than in the case of the Japanese, re-
quiring more work
Rep. Kaeo moved that the item pass
as amended by the Senate. He had
been in a position to know the work Of
both, and he was most confident that
the Chinese deserved more than the
japanese interpreter and translator.
Passed as amended by Senate.
First Circuit
The salaries of the First Circuit
Judge 5000, Second Circuit Judge
a., eco, and First Clerk 5000, passed
In review without any show OF fight. |