The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-02-25

iney-General Representative McCand-
] less said this was very bad thing 10
suggest The AttoTney-General an
swered that the practice had not be-
gun with him but had come down from
MS predecessors. Representative Al
kinson suggested that i was an extra
! ordinary thing for the Attorney-Gen-
eral 10 say that a thing was not legal
bur stiIl right and proper. Representa-
tive Achi spoke in support of the an
swer made by the Attorney-General
and submitted thai 1t was right and
/ proper that the prosecuting officer
should o. K warrants
Representative Paris presented the
following petitions;
/ A suitable appropriation for
school house n Kona-wsena, South
Kona
? An appropriation Of $1,000 for
widening and fixing up OF the Govern
ment wharf and public warehouse al
iNapoopoo, South Kona.
Representative McCandless ad-
dressed the following question 10 the
AttoTney-General:
please state how many Of the poll
teal prisoners Of 1895 have paid fines
and how much and who are the same.
if any"
Representative Paris addressed the
following queJsion 10 the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs:
VIII you please inform this House
the amounts demanded by the British
/ Government from the Republic OF Ha-
wan for each Of the following persons:
/ T. B. Thomas c. ". Ashford, F. H.
! Redward, ". F Reynolds, Thomas
1 Rawlins, G c. Kenyon. 5. c. Levy. NJ.
4 5. Bailey and F. Harrison"
Representative Loebenstein present
ed the following resolution which was
adopted:
Resolved. That the Minister OF the
Interior furnish this House with the
following Information in regard 10 road
contracts on the Island OF Hawaii:
l. List Of all contracts for road
building and 10 whom awarded.
,. List Of individual bidders for
each separate contract and the
amounts OF their bids
8. List OF contractors who received
bonus for their work and reasons why
such bonus was paid
4 Also 10 inform this House il any
contracts have been awarded on bids
received. altered or amended after the
tenders have been received and open
eG according 10 advertisement, for such
work. If so, state reasons for so do
ing
3. Also If any road contracts have
been let OUT without being advertised
in accordance with law. II so. whom
were they awarded 10 and reasons for
so doing.
6. Also state when each road con
tract was completed and when final
payment was made.
Representative Loebenstein then
/ asked the following question OF the
Minister OF the Interior:
VIII you please inform this House
by and under what authority any
amounts were expended for boat
landing al Waiakea, Hilo: also how
and from what appropriation author
/ lied by the Appropriation Bill Of 1885,
l97.
Representative Gear then asked the
! following questions Of the Minister Of
! Foreign Affairs:
/ What is the present actual status
OF the claims referred 10 by the Min
/ lister of Foreign Affairs in his report
10 the Legislature?
, Has any specific amount been
suggested by the British Government
as adequate compensation for the
claimants. except Charles Dunwell?
s. Have any other claims for COM
( pensadon. not specifically mentioned
in said report 10 the Legislature. been
brought to the attention OF the Minis
/ ter Of Foreign Affairs by the represen-
! tatiyes OF any Foreign Powers, and. II
so, what are the names OF such claim
ants. and by what Governments have
such claims been presented and what
is the amount OF such compensation
required or suggested
/ Has the Government OF the Re
public OF Hawaii made. attempted 10
make or been requested to make any
compromise in regard to claims for
compensation arising out OF the i'm
priSonment OF any person or persons
during the months ot January or Feb
ruary. 1926. and IL so, win the Minister
OF Foreign Affairs furnish the Legis-
lsture with an necessary information
in regard therefor
4 Representative Loebentein'S bin for
an electric street railway in Btlo, pass
ed first reading,
I Representative Loehentein'S bin pro-
vi6ing for the withdrawal OF alcohol
from the Custom House passed first
reading,
second reading 81 House Bi0 No 3
relating to licenses, Much discussion
arose on the question q license 20 sell
beet which the bin provided should
De tweaty dollars an over the Islands,
! Representative Parts finally, amended
tAe section to read as follows; The
annual Zee for a license 10 sell beet ia
The Districts 81 Honolulu and Aile
shall De twenty dollars and ia any
other taxation district. ten dollars -
/ Carried as amended, The same action
was taken in Section SO. relating 70
license 70 selling pork,
Representative tSenAerg moved Tor
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