The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-25

dress of grievance done by the Attor-
ney-General. Representative McCand-
less said this was very bad thing 10
suggest. The Attorney-General an
swered that the practice had not be-
gun with him but had come down from
his predecessors. Representative At
kinson suggested that it was an extra
ordinary thing for the Attorney-Gen-
eral 10 say that a thing was not legal
but still right and proper. Representa-
tive Achi spoke in support of the an
swer made by the Acknowledgement
and submitted that it was right and
proper that the prosecuting officer
should o. K warrants.
Representative Paris presented the
following petitions:
l. A suitable appropriation for a
school house in Kona-waena, South
Kona.
2. An appropriation of $4,000 for
widening and fixing up of the Govern
ment wharf and public warehouse at
Napoopoo, South Kona.
Representative McCandless ad-
dressed the following question to the
Attorney 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 question to the Minister of
Foreign Affairs:
viii you please inform this House
the amounts demanded by the British
Government from the Republic of Ha-
wall for each of the following persons:
E. B. Thomas, c. W. Ashford, F. H
Redward, W. F. Reynolds, Thomas
Rawlins, G. G. Kenyon, S. c. Levy, NJ.
S. 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 to road
contracts on the Island of Hawaii:
1. List of all contracts for road
building and to whom awarded.
2. List Of individual bidders for
each separate contract and the
amounts of their bids.
3. List of contractors who received
bonus for their work and reasons why
such bonus was paid.
f. Also to inform this House if any
contracts have been awarded on bids
received. altered or amended after the
tenders have been received and open
ed according to advertisement, for such
work If so, state reasons for so do
ing.
5. Also if any road contracts have
been let out without being advertised
in accordance with law If so, whom
were they awarded to and reasons for
so doing.
s. 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:
will you please inform this House
by and under what authority any
amounts were expended for a boat
landing at Waiakea, Hilo; also how
and from what appropriation author
lied by the Appropriation Bill of 1896
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Representative Gear then asked the
following questions of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs:
l. What is the present actual status
of the claims referred to by the Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs in his report
to the Legislature?
2. Has any specific amount been
suggested by the British Government
as adequate compensation for the
claimants, except Charles Dunwell?
3. Have any other claims for COM
pensation, not specifically mentioned
in said report to the Legislature, been
brought to the attention of the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs by the represen-
tatives of any Foreign Powers, and, if
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?
4. Has the Government of the Re-
public of Hawaii made, attempted to
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 of January or Feb
ruary, 1895, and if so, will the Minister
of Foreign Affairs furnish the Legis-
lature with all necessary information
in regard thereto? .'--
Representative Loebentein's bill for
an electric street railway in Hilo, pass
ed first reading.
Representative Loebentein's bill pro-
viding for the withdrawal of alcohol
from the Custom House passed first
reading.
Second reading of House Bill No. 5
relating to licenses. Much discussion
arose ON the question of license to sell
beef which the bill provided should
be twenty dollars all over the Islands.
Representative Paris finally, amended
the section to read as follows: "The
annual fee for license to sell beef in
the Districts of Honolulu and Hilo
shall be twenty dollars and in any
other taxation district, ten dollars"
Carried as amended. The same action
was taken in Section "a, relating to
license to selling pork.
Representative Isenberg moved for
the indefinite postponement of the Sec
ton providing for the annual fee OF