The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-02
TALKED SALARIES
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communication from the Inspector
General OF Customs:
In answer TO the questions trans
| mitted through you this morning
respectfully beg leave to state that on
the pay roll of the Custom House con-
sisting of 81 men there are not quail
| fed in law to be registered voters the
following: e. r. Folsom appraiser
H. c. Morton, gauger and examiner
Lin Snew Chow, Chinese invoice in
spector; w. F. Storey, R. NJ. Macau-
ley, NJ. G. Johnston, w. F. Drake and
c. c. Rhodes, customs inspectors. In
reply to the second part of this cues
ton as Ito why they were employed ?'
respectfully state that it was because
in my opinion they are men of integri-
~, loyal supporters of the Govern
ment and fully qualified to perform
the duties of their several offices.
Representative Kahaulelio presented
the following petitions:
l. For an appropriation of $4,000
for renovation and repairing the Court
House at Lahaina To Committee on
Government Lands.
z. For an appropriation OF $4,000
for widening and deepening the land
ing place at Lahaina
Representative Achi presented the
majority report of the Committee to
whom was referred House Bill No. 1,
relating to suspension of sentence in
certain cases.
The majority of the committee was
sure the bill if passed would assist in
the administration of. law They re-
commended an amendment to the effect
that the time for suspension of SEN
tence be reduced from two years to one
year. Laid on the table to be brought
up with the bill and the minority
report
Representative Pogue presented the
report of the Finance Committee on
the reply of the Minister of Finance
to the questions of Representative
Pogue on the transmission to the Au-
ditor-General copies of the annual
statements of the Finance Department
for the years 1896 and 1897
Your committee are unable to find
any law authorizing such a substitu-
ton and are therefore, obliged to re-
port that the Minister has not COM
piled with the law. We would recon-
mend that the following resolution be
adopted by this House
Resolved, That it is the wish of this
House Of Representatives that the
Minister of Finance do furnish the
Auditor General annual comparative
statements for the year 1896 and for
the year 1897, with as little delay as
ihIn - oil ha fol {o hn
taken up with the bill.
Representative Robertson reported
for the Judiciary Committee on House
Bill No. 3, recommending it's indefn-
tie postponement. The transfer of the
Island of Molokai from the Second to
the First Judicial Circuit is objection
able on the following grounds:
1. With the prospective develop
ment of Molokai will come improve
ment in communication between that
Island and Molokai. (The reason for
the change is said to be the better
facilities for communication between
Molokai and Oahu.
2. The change would add to the
work Of the Circuit Court of the First
Circuit which is already overworked.
representative Wilder introduced a
resolution to the effect that "an item
of $4,000 be inserted in the appropria-
ton bill for the purpose of repairing
the breakwater at Waiahole, District
of Koolaupoko, Island of Oahu
Representative Wilder introduced
another resolution to the effect that
an item of $4,000 be inserted in the
appropriation bill for keeping in re.
pair, the Nuuanu Pail road
| Representative Kaeo presented a re
| solution asking for an appropriation
of $1,000 for the Nawiliwili watel
works on the Island of Kauai.
| Representative .McCandless gave no
tice of his intention to introduce TIVE
bills.
| Representative Robertson Introduces
his bill on the rights of bicycles am
the users of bicycles.
! Representative Kahaulelio intrOduc
ed resolution asking that an item o
$500 be inserted in the appropriation
bill for the repair and renovation o
| the fShnlarket at Lahaina and an
/ other for an appropriation of $4,000 70
! lighting the streets Of Lahaina. Re
| ferred to committee.
| Representative Atkinson propounde,
the following question to the Ministe
! of Foreign Affairs:
"Will you inform the House of Rep
resentatives what were the reasons
which made you change your polio.
as laid out in your letter to the Jap
anese Government dated June 25, 1897
and your letter dated June %, 1897
published in the report of the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs There does no
appear in your report, pages AZ and 4a
any letter from the Japanese Govern
ment which can explain the chang
of policy"
/ House Bill No. 16 brought up in sec
ond reading. Representative Pogu
moved a special committee be chosel
by the Speaker and that such bills, re
lating to electric street railways b
referred to that body. Carried. TIL
Speaker then announced the followin
select committee: Pogue Of Mau
chairman: Loebenstein and Achi @
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