The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-01
WOULD NOT GUT OFF KAP|OLAN|S STIPEND

ployed in the Custom House who are
not on the voting list, ! have to en-
close the following reply received
from the Collector General of Gus
toms:
I'm answer to the questions trans
mitted through you to this Office this
morning, 1 respectfully beg leave 20
state that on the pay roll of the Gus
tom House. consisting of fifty-one
men, there are not qualified in law to
he registered voters the following: f.
II. Folsom. appraiser; IL. c. Morton,
guager and examiner; Lin Shen
Chow, Chinese invoice inspector: w.
+. Storey. II. NJ. Macauley, Mark G..
Johnston, w. F. Drake. and c. c.
Rhodes, inspectors.
" In reply to the second part of
this question, as to why they were
employed, | respectfully state that it
was because, in my opinion, they are
men of integrity, loyal supporters of
the Government, and fully qualified to
perform the duties of their several
Offices"
To Rep. Achi the same Minister read
an answer from the Postmaster Gen
eral stating that numerous difficulties
had been encountered in the system of
paving drafts from the post offices.
On December Q, however, an order
had been issued authorizing the pay
ment of salary drafts of school teach
erS
Rep. Kahaulelio presented "A petition
for an appropriation of $1,000 for re-
pairing the court house at Lahalna.
and for an appropriation of $500 for
widening and deepening the landing
place at Lahaina.
Minister King replied to Rep. Achi
as follows, with respect to "A home
stead lot at Waimca. said to have been
purchased by S. Molale: THE name
of s. Molale daes not appear on the
original list of Pun Kapu homestead
lots, Waimea, which is the only home
stead tract in the Waimea section"
Rep. Pogue read the report of the
Finance Committee on the questions
and answers respecting the Auditor
Generals report. The committee had
found that the Minister had not COM
piled with his duty as defined by law.
The Judiciary Committee Rep. Rob
| ertson, recommended that the part of
the act which proposed to annex Molo-
l<ai TO the First Judicial Circuit. be in
definitely postponed.
Rep. Wilder read a resolution ask
ing for an appropriation of $4,000 for
keeping the Pail road in repair.
Rep. Gear introduced the bill which
he gave notice of yesterday.
Rep. lsenberg gave notice of his In
tention to introduce a bill to amend
acts relating to street railways.
Rep. Wilder read the following:
"That an item of $1,000 be inserted
in the appropriation bill for the pur-
nose of repairing the breakwater at
Waiohole, district of Koolaupoko, Is
land of Oahu"
Rep. Achi gave notice of his inten-
ton to introduce several bills.
Rep. Achi offered resolution ask
ing for $1,000 for a site and court
house at Koilua.
Rep. Kahaulelio asked for $4OO for
repairing the fish market at Lahaina
Rep. Kaeo asked for 81 900 for wafer
works at Nawiliwli
Rep. Kahaulelio asked for 50 900 for
lighting the streets of Lahaina.
Rep. Atkinson asked the following
question of the Minister of Foreign
| Affairs:
'Will the Minister state what caus
ed his change of policy in the matter
of Japanese immigration between his
letter of July 25, 1897 and July 2S
1897? There is nothing in the report
from the japanese government tc
show the need of the sudden change.
House bill No. 0 passed third read
ing.
Finance Committees report and res
olution respecting the finance report
were adopted.
House bill No. IS passed second rea
ding
House bill No. 16, electric railwa,
for Hilo, was referred to a specia
committee consisting of Pogue of Ma
nj. Achi of Hawaii, Loebenstein tn,
introducer, Wilder of Oahu and Isen
berg of Kauai.
House bill No. II. relating to tn,
withdrawal of alcohol from the Gus
tom house. Committee on Finance.
House bills Nos. 10 and 90 passe,
second reading.
House bill No. came up.
At 1905 the House adjourned