The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-06-14
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
The House again took up the con
sideration in second reading of various
items in the current account appropria-
ton bill reported on by various com
miuees.
The item of $4,000 for roads and
bridges on this Island was the first.
Further consideration ON this was
postponed until later date.
Rep Pogue reported for the Finance
COMMITTEE on various items that had
been referred to them.
The various recommendations of the
committee were Immediately taken up
with the following result:
Incidentals, Finance Department.
passed at $500 as reduced by the com
mittee.
Incidentals ADVERTISEMENTS De-
partment, passed at $4,000
Interest on all loans and advances.
! including commissions on remittances,
passed at $685. 600 as increased by the
committee.
Coming nickels and dimes new
item), passed at $4,000.
Incidentals, Customs Bureau. passed
at $4,000 as reported on by the com
mittee.
Expenses pilot and Custom House
boat, passed at $500 as in the bill
The committee recommended that
the special service item and that of
! Custom House launch be merged into
one. Rep. Robertson objected to this
on the ground that under such circum-
stances it would be probable that there
would never be a launch obtained. 1t
would be best to mention specifically
the object for which the appropriation
was made. The steam launch then
passed at $4,000 in the bill as did the
special service fund at the same sum.
The item of $4,000 as incidentaIs.
Postal Bureau, passed at that sum, as
recommends by the committee.
Special mail carriage (foreign), pass
ed at $4,000 as recommended by the
committee.
Tax Appeal Board item passed at
$1,000, dog tags at $500 and incidentals
of the Tax Bureau at $4,000.
The Queens hospital subsidy passed
at 100000 as recommended by the COM
mittee.
The Paradise of the Pacific item
passed at $1,000 as recommended by
the committee, with the understanding
that six hundred copies of the paper
be sent away to the States each month
to places named by the Minister of
the Interior.
The regular subsidy for a steamer
between this port. Maui, Molokai, and
Lanai passed with the proyiso that
the boat be 100 tons.
The usual subsidy of $1,000 was
granted for a steamer from Hilo to
Pohoiki, Puma once every month. Rep.
Pogue stated that the Wilder Steam
ship Company had been very conscien-
tious about carrying out the agree
ment made with the Government.
new item of 1900 was inserted
in the bill for a telephone from Poho-
Xxi to Puma and Hilo, this to depend
upon the raising of the same amount
on the part of the residents and on
condition that two free telephones be
granted the Government
Rep. Loebenstein read the report of
the Committee on Public Lands on
the petition of c. X. Aiau for claims
against the Government for certain
damages sustained on his land. The
committee recommended the petition
be laid on the table The report was
adopted
Rep. Pogue reported for the Finance
| Committee on Senate bill 36, relating
to license on milk. The recommended
ton was that the bill pass without
amendment. The report was laid on
| the table to be considered with the
bill.
The sum of $4,000 was appropriated
for matchmaking River street be-
tween King and Vineyard.
Rep. Kaeo moved to take up for con-
sideration the resolution regarding
back pay of Henry Zerbe while work
ing at the Custom House. Rep Pogue
spoke against the appropriation of the
sum of S12626 asked for by the petit
toner. The Finance Committee had
looked carefully into the matter and
had found that the claim Of the petit
toner should not be allowed. Rep.
Kaeo said that Mr.. Zerbe had been as
signed to a position higher than the
one he had been occupying upon one
Of the employees stepping out. Moth
ing extra was given him for this work.
He should by all means be paid the
sum asked for. The resolution was
adopted and the item was inserted in
the bill.
House adjourned at - m.