The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-01
KALAKAUA'S WIDOW WILL GET
HER $4,000 YEARLY.
Senate Considers Appropriation Bill
Lower House Receives Opinion of
Supreme Court on Mr. Cooper's Eli
gibility.

In the Senate this morning Senator
! McCandless gave notice of bill to
enlarge Kapiolani park. Senator
! Brown presented the bill of which he
| gave notice for the conveyance in fee
of certain Kapiolani park lands.
| The consideration of the 'act max
/ ing appropriations for the payment
of claims, unpaid bills and salaries due
| prior to December 81, 1897" was re-
sumed from yesterday. But as none
of the Cabinet Ministers nor the chair
man of the Finance Committee were
present, the act was deferred. The
appropriation bill for salaries and pay
rolls for the two years ending Decem-
Der 81, 1899, was then taken up.
Senator McCandless moved to strike
out he item of $1,000, for Queen
Dowager Kapiolani. He entertained
| the highest respect for her. he said,
but the settlement was originally
granted because it was supposed she
needed it. Within a few weeks how
ever she had transferred property val
ued at 100000. reserving a life in
come of 81 900 month, showing that
she did not need the settlement. There
was a demand from all over the Is
lands for roads and other improve
ments. The public debt had been in
creased nearly $sOOOOo. There was an
| imperative need for economy.
Senator Brown hoped the item
would not be stricken out. ''It was
granted" he said, 'as a token of the
esteem and an expression of the feel
ing in which she is held by the peo-
pie of these Islands. She is the relict
of the last King under the monarchy,
sovereign to whom we owe very
much of our prosperity. His presence
in the United States at the time of the
reciprocity treaty was under discus
sion and his influence in that matter
had much to do in securing that trea-
ty. | do not think there is man in
the Islands who seriously objects tc
this item. At this time especially, the
reasons of economy urged by Senator
McCandless will not be accepted by
the true one for striking it out"
The item was retained. The item
of $4,000 for Kaiulani was referred to
the Finance Committee.
Senator Waterhouse moved tC
band on the ground that the other Is
lands were paying part of the cost
while Honolulu was getting the whole
benefit. The Senators from the other
Islands said they had no objection tc
this and the band remains.
The entire bill as presented appro
priated S2,147,5 500 for the two years
The salary of the President was pass
ed. So were permanent settlements
amounting to 1890. The appropria
ton for the Judiciary asked for wa
S161,900. Practically all the item!
were passed. OF the $2O3,2O0 asked
for by the Foreign Office the $110,00I
for the military pay roll was referr
ed to the Military Committee. The
Department of Finance asked foI
$4,000. The item of 100000 for sala
ries and commissions of deputy Ia,
assessors and collectors was referred
to the Finance Committee. The item
for the Postal Bureau, amounting t,
$120,72 and of the Bureau of Custom
amounting to $160,5S0, were referre,
to the Finance Committee. So wer
the items constituting the $780, ask
ed for by the Interior Department
The amount asked for public instruc
ton is $4S0,400. 1t was referred to
special committee.
Further consideration of the bill
was deferred until the afternoon ses
sion.
Senator McCandless bill to enlarg
kapiclani park proposes to do it b,
reserving to the park the beach lot
now under lease from the Kapiolan
Park Association when the leases ey
pire or by purchase sooner if desired
This will give the public access to tn
beach Senator Browns bill propose
J, TO permit the owners of these lease
j. to purchase the land in fee simple.