The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-26
Stamp Provision Removed From
Registry Of Vessels Bill.
HOUSE INQUIRIES INTO FLOOD
Recommendation That Ministers
Salaries Be Not In
creased.
SENATE.
Thirtieth Day, March 25.

A communication was received from
the House announcing the passage
of the Senate bill providing for the ex-
tension Of streets with certain amend
ments.
The Committee on passed bills an
nounced that they had presented to
the President for his signature bills
providing for the suspension of SEN
tence and appointing stenographers.
Petitions were received from Hoff-
schlaeger & Co. and Lovejoy & Co.,
asking for remission of duty on GER
tain wines.
The Committee on Commerce recon-
mended the passage Of the bill exempt
ing from taxes and import duties for
ten years, coffee trees and ramie plants
and their products, and cultivation in
struments.
The Committee believed that the bill
might be a little premature yet they
felt that the measure should pass, as
any unfavorable action to the coffee
or ramie industry would be misunder
stood by those embarking or who are
now in the venture.
The Finance Committee reported on
the books of the Health Department.
They said they found that their first
opinion was correct. If the books were
kept as are the books of the Attorney
| General there would be nothing but
lcomlmendation, but they found the
books were not sufficiently compre
hensive for the large amount of busi-
ness and they should be carried fur
ther into detail in some particulars.
The Committee said that UP to within
few weeks all bills when presented
were put in a drawer, no record be-
| ing made of them, at the end OF the
Fmonth ON approval the Auditor-General
attached his signature. They said the
bills were itemiZed in a detailed book
kept by the Attorney-General, but from
no book in the Office was it possible to
| find a record showing bill having two
| items or more of a dissimilar nature.
| The Committee said they found the
greatest willingness on the part of the
Board to show the books. The report
| of the committee was adopted.
A communication was received from
the House giving notice that COM
munication from the Senate relating
p hi lott atJ
| to fire inquests and internal police had
| been referred to the Committee on
Passed bills in order that some under
standing might be arrived at. The
report was referred to the Committee
on Passed bills.
Senate bill Is relating to pounds and
estrays passed third reading and was
sent to the Committee on Passed bills.
In considering the current account
appropriation bill the Committee ap-
pointed to consider the apportionment
of the $4,000 to be spent for schools,
recommended the division of the
amount, appropriating $4,000 for Ha-
waii, $1,000 for Maui, $4,000 for Oahu
and $4,000 for Kauai. The report was
adopted. Among other items $4,000 for
a road roller for Hilo was passed, as
were also varying sums to keep the
roads of the big island in condition, one
of which was $4,000 for the volcano
road, $4,000 for road from the home
stead lots at Honokanaiki to the land
ing at Awini The Committee recon-
mended that various items covering
Iroads on Hawaii and Maui, amounting
to $40, 500, be inserted in the loan bill
There is a good prospect that Nuu-
anu road to the Pail will be put in
good condition. The sum of $4,000, tc
be spent only On the road was appro-
Epriated The sum of 100000 was ap.
propriated for the streets of Honolulu
The sum of $4,000 was passed for roads
in Koolaupoko, Of which $4,000 is fol
macadamizing the road at the foot o.
the Pail and $4,000 for extension of The
road
The item for road damages on al
the Islands was fixed at 10000. Min
lister Cooper announced that the item
would be omitted from the loan bill
although it's original amount was fol
500 900
The report recommending telephone