The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-10
ANOTHER BIG DAY OF IT.
SENATE HANDLING AN ACT FOR
RUNNING EXPENSES.
Some of the Items Discussed special
Committees Named-The
House.
SIXTEENTH DAY.

Senator Rice reported type
written copies of the bill for inn
proving the streets OF Hilo, to
authorize the Minister of Interior to
make certain class of leases and
Appropriation Bill for salaries and
pay rolls.
Senator Horner for the Miscella-
neous Committee, reported as fol-
lows:
Under the item of "Incidentals,
Civil and Criminal Expenses, there
are many calls for expenditures,
which are positively necessary, that
we do not see any way to make a
reduction of the item and would
therefore recommend that it pass at
$50, 900
We have considered the item of
$IS, 900 for Detective Service
with the Attorney General and
would recommend reduction of
$4,000 making the item SIC, 900.
We find that the $4,000 for the
Support of Citizens Guard" in
ciudes the guard of the islands of
Oahu, Maui, Hawaii and Kauai,
and believing that in the Citizens
organizations rests the safety OF
the community, we recommend
that the item pass at the original
amount Of $4,000.
Respectfully submitted.
w. Y. HoRNER,
H. WAREHOUSE,
F. NoRTHRUP.
Senator Waterhouse, for the Com
mittee on Education, asked what
should be done with the report OF
the Board of Education. Ordered
printed.
Senator Waterhouse reported for
the Miscellaneous Committee on
the old Station house shortage, re-
commencing that the Attorney
General bring i'll a resolution to
square the ms tter.
Mr.. Damon replied 10 Mr.. Nc
Candless' question of Monday, re-
lating to amount of taxes paid bv
corporations. 1t was written i'll.
formation in tie hands of the tax
Office, and WIS therefore private
matter. He would present the in
formation to the Senate, but not
for publication. With regard to
the tax on growing crops be could
not report until the other Islands
could be heard from
Senator McCandless wanted to
know if the tax books were secretl
If every one did not have the privil.
eye Of examining those matters?
The Minister of Finance replied
that such was even so. but he did
not think it proper to select Out
any particular taxpayers and pub
fish the amounts of their taxes.
Mr.. Baldwin said, though he did
not object to having anything pub
lished about his taxes, he sustained
the position of the Minister.
The matter was then referred to
the Committee on the new Tax
bill.
President Wilder announced the
following committees:
On the Opium Bill-Senatois
Brown and Schmidt of Oahu,
Horner and Hooking Of Maui and
Lyman of Hawaii.
On the Tax Bill-Senators Nc.
Candless and Brown of Oahu, Will
cox Of Kauai, Baldwin of Mau
and Northrup of Hawaii.
The Act relating to wash houses
came up on third reading and
passed.
The act to provide for widening
the streets in the town of Hilo also
passed its final reading,
The Appropriation bill, salarie:
and pay rolls, was taken up
SALARY of First clerk, First Cir
cult" the Attorney General moved
to increase the amount from "a, ooe
to $1,000. Carried.
Mr.. Baldwin moved to raise the
salary of the Clerk of the Second
Circuit from 81, 200 to 800.
| The Acknowledgement amended
to 81, 500. Carried.
When the item "Pay of Police
1 Oahu, $40, 900" was read Mr.
McCandless said he thought the
matter would bear some investiga
ton. The amount had been in
creased from 200, 900 since 1899.
| The Attorney General explained
that tie mounted Patrol had beer
added and was a necessity. Sailor.
were increasing in the town ant
also the per cent. of drunkenness
The Patrol did good work in the
outside districts of Honolulu.
Mr.. McCandless agreed with tn,
Attorney General with respect te
the efficiency Of the mounted
Patrol. That, however, was al
argument in favor of reducing the
street force. He would like to rete
it to committee.
i Mr.. Smith said the force wa.
needed.
President Wilder: 1.-The bes
way to reduce the business is to re
duce the saloons"
| Senator Warehouse: "Ninau'
(question.)
! Mr.. Baldwin moved to refer t,
the Military Committee. (Laugh
ter.
There the matter dropped.
Mr.. McCandless questioned, re
garding the appropriation Of $I3,
200 for electric lights, if a PROPOSE
ton to furnish lights had not beer
made by the Hawaiian Electric
Company.
The Minister of Interior replied
that the Hawaiian Electric Com
pany had proposed to lease the
Valley works at $500 per montl
and to furnish street lights Tor SIC
each. There were sixty in use ant
it was desirable to increase tn,