The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-18
HOUSE

The following answers to questions
propounded by Rep. Achi were present.
ed by Minister Cooper:
Q. Is it not fact that the balance
! due the J X. Nahale contract has
! been collected? If not. has il been
| drawn from the Government depart
ment?
A. The balance due on said con
tract, amounting to $3.50, was paid by
draft dated December 81, 1897. Upon
| voucher approved by Mr.. Rowell,
superintendent of Public Works.
@ If paid, in whose possession is
| the money at the present time?
A. Mr.. Rowell informs me that he
is holding the money for the reason
that the contract has not been fulfilled.
O. If this money is now in possess
| sion of some other person and not in
| the Finance Department, state if there
| is any law supporting this action?
A. 1t is customary for the Superin-
! tendent of Public Works to draw and
| pay the amounts payable on a con-
tract, in accordance with it's terms, and
| upon the completion of the work to
draw and pay whatever balance may
be due.
Report laid on the table to be con-
sidered with Senate bill 4.
Minister Cooper announced signing
by the President of Senate bill 33, 'An
Act to Amend Sections 4, 80, 81, II,
IS. TO- 20, 27 So, 81 and SO of Land
Act of 1895, relating to Public Lands"
House bin 49, relating to the manu-
facture of wines from grapes of Ha-
waiian growth, passed third reading
unanimously.
First reading and passage of Senate
bill 81 relating to the eligibility of
persons to hold public office. Bill read
second time and referred to the Judi
ciary Committee. Continuation of
third reading. of Senate bill A.
Speaker Kaulukou called Rep. Paris
to the chair and then took his place
on the floor with the members. When
the time came he moved to insert an
item of $500 for repairing Desha Lane.
This was carried.
Rep. LOebenstein next arose and
moved to insert an item of $25 for the
removal of the tree in Vineyard street.
If it was the intention Of members to
keep putting in small itemF, they
might as we'll go on, even putting in
five cent items, he said.
The remainder of the forenoon was
taken up with the consideration of
various items in Senate bill A.
The House took a recess at 12 m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Continuation of Senate bill f. Rep.
Robertson moved to strike out the item
of $500 for lights at Kailua, Kona.
There was quite a discussion over this
and the item was carried by majOri-
ty of one vote. The items for lighting
Hookena landing and landings on
Oahu, outside of Honolulu, were strick-
en- out The item for lighting Kauai
landings was allowed to remain in the
bill by narrow majority.
When it came to Forests and NUr-
series" Rep. McCandless moved that
the item of So, 900 for Honolulu Park
Commission be raised to $500. The
commission was already 81 800 in debt
from the last two years Minister
Damon said it was about time the
rich people of the city should come
forward and donate something for the
public. The Government should not be
expected to do it all. The item passed
at So, 900 as in the bill.
The recapitulation Of the bill was
postponed and it viii go to the Revi-
sion Committee for the purpose Of hav-
ing the amounts for the various de-
partments footed up again as there
have been a great many changes.
When it came to the end OF the Dill
and the section containing the provi-
sion that fifty per cent of the labor
employed to do the different contract
work shall be Europeans and Hawai-
ians. Rep. McCandless moved that the
word american" be added as he did
not believe the word European" COW
cred Americans. This was done.
Attorney-General Smith then arose