The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-24
1t Will Probably Be Introduced
In a Few Days.
THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION
Shaved Down From Twice That
Sum - Registry Bill Passes
Second Reading.
SENATE.


A forecast of the discussion which
Will arise when the loan bill is intro
duced was had in consideration of the
current account appropriation bill.
There will be serious controversy as to
which items shall be included in the
loan bill and which should be included
in the current account The loan bill
will probably be introduced in few
days. The Executive have spent much
| time in considering permanent i'm
provements and petitions from the
other Islands. Minister Cooper stated
that if the bill included all the sched-
ule as outlined by the House it would
total more than a million and a half.
Absolutely necessary Improvements
only have been retained and these al
ready amount to $75S,OOO
Minister Cooper favors making a spe-
cial account of portion of the i'm
provements, amounting to in the
neighborhood of s36S,OOO One item
considered, as reported by the Public
Lands Committee, was for $4,000 for
a road in North Hilo District to COM
plete the road making circuit of the
Island. This item was withdrawn upon
the announcement that it formed a
part of the loan bill estimate. The
item of $4,000 for a new fire-proof
building for the Asylum for the In
sane will be considered in that relation
as well.
Acting on the same committee report
the appropriation for the Asylum was
increased from $4,000 to $33, 600, and
$4,000 was added to establish an inde-
pendent electric lighting plant
The manner in which the $1,000 for
expenses of road engineer has been
drawn met the disapproval of the Sen
ate on the report of Minister Cooper
who had investigated. From his state
ment it appeared that the money has
been drawn in lump sums of $50 per
month with no itemized vouchers. The
vouchers for the total amount only had
been approved. The item was passed
as in the bill with a rider attached
that the money be used exclusively
for travelling expenses with the sub
mission of vouchers for each item.
A proviso was attached to the title
of the Bureau of Public Works to the
effect that work shall not be COM
menced, conducted or accepted in the
various districts of the Islands except
upon the recommendation and APPROX
al of the several district road boards.
This was done to relieve the Superin-
tendent of Public Works of some Of his
responsibility. 1t was considered that
the road boards would be able to as
sist him through the intimate knowl-
edge Of the needs Of their several dis
trictS.
An item of $4,000 was inserted for
telephone communication from Hue
hue to Waimea, to complete the Island
circuit, on the condition that the resi-
dents of the districts contribute like
amount and that the Government have
the free use of two instruments for
ten years.
Senator Lyman from the Committee
on Public Lands reported on items in
the current account appropriation bill
relating to the Public Works depart
ment. The report was received to be
taken up with the bill.
The Finance Committee recommend
ed that the House bill, calling for a
new system of publication of the deci-
sions of the Supreme Court and calling
| for the publication of synopses Of the
| briefs of attorneys, be laid on the table.
| The opinion of the committee was that
the bill would create a new office, a
| Court Clerk. They deprecated the prac-
tice of publishing briefs of attorneys.
The Committee on Public Lands re-
commended the passage of the bill
providing park at Palama district.
The report Of the Judiciary Commit
tee recommending the passage Of the
bill regulating pounds and estrays was
adopted, carrying the bill to third read
ing.
The Judiciary Committee acted on