The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-28
HOUSE WILL NOT TINKER WITH
THE CONSTITUTION.
Proposal to Increase the Number of
Representatives to Twenty-three Is
Indefinitely Postponed.


tives this morning indefinitely post
poned the Constitutional amendment
proposing an increase in the number
of members.
In the senate the loan bill was in
troduced, and passed first reading,
approprating $131 800 for various in
ternal improvements. The sundry APP
preparation bill was also introduced,
approprating $263,s00 for internal
improvements to be paid for out of
excess of revenue over ordinary ap-
preparations.
IN THE SENATE.
| Minister Cooper introduced the loan
| bill and the sundry appropriation bills
of which notice was previously given.
The loan bill appropriates $731,5o0,
| divided as follows: Harbor improve
ments. Honolulu $4,000. at Hilo Bay
$4,000: new roads in Hawaii, Hama
llua. Waipio grade, $4,000; upper road
to Waimea. $4,000; North Hilo, IA
huku to Papaloa, $35,000: homestead
roads. $4,000; Hilo. widening and cH-
| tending Hilo streets. $4,000: home
stead roads (Kaiwiki, Kaumana and
Ponohawa), $4,000: Puma, extension
! to Kaimu, $4,000; Kau. Waiohinu 70
South Kona. $4,000: Punaluu to Hi
lea road. $1,000; South Kona, eXtem-
sion to Kau, $1O.OO0; North Kona, HUI
ehue to South Kohala, $1,000; South
| Kohala. Waimea to North Koud
$1,000; new roads. Maui, Hama, M
hiku landing to homesteads, $4,000;
Nahillu homesteads, S12,500: home
steads to Hama. $12, 800; Mokulau to
Kipahulu. $4,000; Makawao home
steads. $4,000; Kihei road, $4,000;
roads and bridges, Oahu, Waialuh,
bridge at Lauhulu, $4,000: new light
houses and lights, completion Dia-
mond Head. $500: Makapuu, $4,000:
sewerage of Honolulu, S257 900: a1Gi-
tions to water works. Honolulu, addi-
tions to pipe system, reservoir Dia-
mond Head. $4,000; first proof vault
Supreme Court, $4,000; additions to
water works, Kalaupapa, $4,000; sub
sidy Oahu railroad, $4,000.
The sundry internal improvements
bill appropriates $263,S00 out of "al'
moneys in the treasury received from
all the current receipts of the general
revenue" not required for the genera
appropriations The items of the bill
are: New C~''~I Troreo and lookup
Kipahuiu. $1,000; new Court House
and site. Kona 50 800; kerosene ware
house and site, Kahului, $500: manua
training school, $4,000: tax and Eant
Office. Hilo. $4,000: Customs House
and Postoffice, Hlo, $4,000; fire sta
ton and apparatus, Kulaokshua
1000; fire proof rooms, survey oif1ce
records, $500; new roads, Hawaii
Hamakua, regarding main roads ant
roads to landing, $4,000; Kaauhuhl
homesteads, $500; Ahualoa home
steads, $4,000; Kalopa homesteads
$4,000: Paaulo homesteads, $4,000
Kanehe homesteads, $4,000; Kaai'
homesteads, 81 900; Puma. two and ,
half miles cross road and twelve an(
a half miles parallel. to Volcano road
$4,000; pack trails in Olaa cross
roads, S10,000 Kau, Ninole home
y, steads, So 900; Volcano road, $4,000
North Kona, Keauhou to upper road
$4,000; South Kohala, Waimea to Ka
A waii, from TIlo, Kilauea. North Koni
a and Hamakua, all to intersect on tabl
: land near Kalaieha, $4,000; new roads
Maui, Makawao, 5000; new roads
Oahu, Honolulu, Nuuanu valley, $40,
OOO immigration other than AsiatiC
$4,000; new wharf, Nihillu, Maui
: $4,000.
The Oahu railway bill eXtendn!
the time for the construction of III
road to 1903 was passed on third read
= ing. The bill for Hawaiian registr,
of vessels was deferred until Wednes
day to permit Senator Waterhouse f
! present an amendment.
p The bill creating Aala parI
y was referred back to the Public Land
: Committee, unexpected opposition (
it being raised The ground of the OF
position was that the location wa
not as good as one further maull
e would be; that the property propose
}. to be devoted to the park was to
valuable for that purpose.
The bill providing for Senatoria
elections was passed on third reading