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Senators Who Will Report on
Opium and Tax Bills.
APPROPRIATION ITEMS DISCUSSED
TO Land Bill Criticized.
Activity Among Representatives.
Minister Cooper Explains Position
of Executive-About Immigrants.
Sixteenth Day.
TUESDAY, March 10th

TUESDAY, March 10th.
The Senate spent another busy half
day considering the Appropriation
bills and the various reports of COM
mittees. The law-making wheels
were kept steadily in motion until II
o'clock, when the seoretary's desk
was clear of further. work for the
upper house.
Senator Rice reported type written
copies Of Senator Lyman's bill for inn
proving Hilo streets, the bill author
izing the Minister of the Interior to
make certain leases and the Appro-
priatiou bill for salaries and pay
rolls.
From the Miscellaneous Commit
tee, Senator Horner presented the fol-
towing report on items OF the Appro-
priation from current receipts:
"Under the item of Incidental,
Civil and Criminal Expenses there
are so many calls for expenditures,
which are positively necessary, that
we do not see any way to make re.
duction of the item and would there
fore recommend that it pass at $780,
900.
I'VE have considered the item OF
$4,000 for Detective Service with
the Attorney General and would re-
commend a reduction of $1,000 making
the item $4,000.
"We find that the $4,000 for the
Support of Citizens Guard includes
the guard of the islands of Oahu,
Maui, Hawaii and Kauai, and believ-
ing that In the citizens' organizations
rests the safety of the com munity, we
original amount of $4,000
Senator Waterhouse wanted to
know what his Committee on Educa-
ton was to do with the report of the
Board of Education. 1t was ordered
printed. Mr. Waterhouse also report
ed that the Miscellaneous Committee
recommended that the shortage OF
1895 in the Marshal's department be
settled by resolution presented by
the Attorney General.
In answer to- Senator McCandless'
questions concerning the taxes paid
by different corporations, Minister
Damon said he had the required in
formation, but he did not deem it
proper matter for publication. Mr..
McCandless asked the necessity of
secrecy, and was told that IL was
thought best not to make the figures
public, but the committee could have
them if necessary. Senator Baldwin
concurred in this idea and the matter
was dropped.
The following special committees
We're announced by President Wilder:
Opium biII-Senators Brown, Horner,
Sal, 4
Internal Taxes bill-Senators Nc
Caudless, Baldwin, Brown, Wilcox
and Northrup.
The bill relating to wash houses and
laundries, also Senator Lyman's bill
regarding the streets of Hilo, passed
their final readings.
The Appropriation bill to provide for
salaries and pay rolls came up for the
fl ual reading. The amendments were
more numerous than was anticipated.
Minister Smith asked that the salary
of the First Clerk of the First Circuit
be increased from $1,000 TO $4,000. This
was suggested in order to carry out
the system of grading the various
clerkships. The item passed at $4,000,
with only two dissenting votes-Sena-
tors Hooking and McCandless.
Senator Baldwin then asked that
salary of the Clerk of the Second Cir
cult be placed at $500 for the period
passed.
Senator McCandless wanted To know
why the police salaries could not be
cut down below $40, 600. The Attor-
ney General explained that the greater
portion of the extra $4,000 was occa
stoned by the mounted police. Mr.:
McCandless believed the mounted
patrol valuable adjunct, and made
no further objection, but suggested
that with these men in the outskirts