The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-06-24
ONE MORE BILL
Appropriations Were Changed By
the House.
ADDITIONS To SENATE LIST
Report on Lightl Wine and Beer
License Act-Short Session
of Senate.
SENATE.

aus and puuhonuas, an act relating to
appeals from district magistrates, an
act directing foreign corporations to
file annual accounts with the Minister
OF the Interior, an act authorizing the
agreement for the sale of two pieces
of land.
The Hilo railroad bill was deferred
until it should be taken from the
table on motion.
The amended appropriation bill
came from the House. The first sec
ton calls for the appropriation of the
same amount as appropriated by the
Senate, while it was understood in the
Senate that additional appropriations
had been made. The bill was return
ed to the House Revision Committee.
HOUSE.
At the opening of the House yester-
day, Minister Cooper announced the
following bills signed by the Presi-
dent:
Senate Bill 46-An act relating to
certain agreements of sale under the
provisions of the Homestead Act of
1884, and its amendments.
Senate Bill 34-An act to authorize
the Hawaiian Government to acquire
and preserve ancient heiaus and pun
honuas or the sites or remains there
Of
House Bill 44-An act relating to
appeals from decisions of district ma
gistrates and amending Section 68 of
Chapter 81 of the Session Laws of
1892, as amended by Act 81 of Laws
of 1896.
House Bill SAN act relating to cor
poTations and incorporated companies
organized under the laws of foreign
countries and carrying on business in
this Republic; repeating Chapter SO of
the Session Laws of 1860 and Chapter
IS of the Session Laws of 1892, relat-
ing thereto, and Chapter II of the
Session Laws of 1878, entitled can
act providing for service of process
on foreign corporation"
Third reading of Senate Bill 5, with
The following result:
Salary of first assistant clerk, In
terror Department, raised from $4,000
TO $4,000.
Salary of the District Magistrate of
Lahaina raised 5000 with the change
from 4th to Sd class.
Salary of Deputy Collector, Port of
Honolulu, reconsidered. Salary raised
again to s., 400 as in the bill
Salary of Assistant Secretary,
$500" changed to read Salary As
sistant Secretary and School Agent,
$1,000" 1t will be remembered that
the Offices of Deputy Inspector, Ha-
waii, Deputy Inspector, Maui, Molokai
and Lanai together with $500 for trav-
cling expenses of each, were all cut
out of the bill. These items made
$4,000. An item for travelling Inspec-
tor and normal Inspector was inserted
in the bill and a salary of $4,000 ap-
propriated. This was a saving of
$4,000. It was learned that the present
Deputy Inspector had been doing part
of the Office work in the Department
of Education. it was on this account
that the Assistant Secretary had some
thing more tackled on and the appro-
priation raised to $4,000.
An attempt was made to raise the
salary of the Roard Supervisor. His
work was represented as being certain
~ equal to that of the Superintendent
of Water Works. 1t was, however,
allowed to remain at $4,000.
Another attempt was made to re-
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the Board of Health but it was finally
allowed to remain at $4,000.
The item of $50, 900 for pay of Gov
eminent physicians, was next consid
cred. The Acknowledgement asked
that this appropriation be made in
lump sum instead of making a segre-
CATION. Members of the Finance Com
mittee who had recommended segrega-
ton changed their minds and said
they believed the appropriation made
in lump sum was the proper course.
The item finally passed at $4,000 in
a lump sum.
Maintenance of hospitals, $500,
raised to $4,000 Lihue stricken out.
Segregation of lepers, S3S,4O0.
Amendment stricken out and item
passed as in the bill.
Salary food commissioner, S2,70O.
Moved by Gear that the salary he
$3.50 for eighteen months. Carried.
Pay of Commissioner of Agriculture,
$3.50, passed at $4,000 as in the bill
Pay of Forester, $1,S60, passed at
5000 as in the bill. Minister Cooper
remarked that the forester, on hearing
that his salary had been reduced on
the third reading of the bill, took his
clothes and everything belonging to
him and departed for parts unknown.
Nothing had since been heard of him.
Pay of Chief Forester, $500, from
July 1st, 1898 to January LIST, 1900,
passed. This is a new item.
Pay of Expert Forester, 81, 500, pass
ed, this with the proviso, that the
Planters Association raise a like
amount 10 go toward his pay.
Honolulu Fire Department. regular
pay roll, passed at $3.50 without the
rider.
The reorganization was referred to
the Revision Committee with instruc-
tons to report as soon as possible.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Revision Committee reported
on the reorganization to Senate Bill
s. which had been footed up since the