The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-03-18
HOUSE.


bers 10 constitute quorum.
Rep. Loebenstein read a long report
of the Committee on Public Lands
making various recommendations in
regard to petitions and resolutions re-
ferred TO that body. This was placed
in the hands of the Printing Commit
tee.
The following petitions and resolu-
tiOns were then presented:
!. Kaai-S1OOO for bridge at Ka-
pia, Hama, Maui.
,. McCandless-S7,0 900 for a bridge
at Lauhulu and $4,000 for repairing
the bridge at Raupo.
8. Kaai-S250 for enlarging the jail
at Hama, Maui
I. Kaai-S150 for enlarging the jail
or's house at Hama, Maui.
All the above were referred to the
Committee on Public Lands and Inter
nal Improvements.
Rep. Achi gave notice of this inten-
ton TO Introduce the following:
An Act TO amend Section 81, Act
81 OF the Laws of 1896, relating TO per-
sons exempt from taxes"
Rep. Achi introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
the House that the translation of i'm
portant bills, except for franchises
asked for as well as private enter
prises, be paid for as expenses of the
House"
This evoked a great of discussion and
was finally referred TO the Finance
Committee
Rep. Loebenstein propounded the
following question to the Attorney
General:
l. Please state Ca) by what consti-
tutiOnal or legal warrant the EXecu-
tive Council appropriated the sum of
$4,000 for the expenses of the Presi-
dents trip to Washington, D. c., U. S.
A? (b) How much of said appTopria-
ton was actually used by the Presi-
dent? (c) Please state in detail how
the amount used by the President was
expended?
,. Please state (a) The amount of
money paid by the Board of Health for
vaccine virus from October 1st, 1896
10 October 1st, 1897? Cb) Was this
item included in the contract made by
the Board of Health for drugs, etc.
If not, why not? (c) Please state in de-
tail amount Of money paid for drugs
and medicines at Oahu Prison from
October 1st, 1896 TO October 1st, 1897?
Id Was the furnishing of the item last
referred to let out by tender or con-
tract. If not, why not? (e) Please
state in detail the amount of money
used for drugs and medicines by the
HilO Hospital? IL Were such drugs
and medicines purchased from the con-
tractor for Board of Health supplies.
If not, why not? (g) Please state
price, quantity and nature OF all drugs,
medicines and chemicals purchased by
DR.. Alvarez while on his recent trip
aboard as delegate to the Berlin
Leper Congress, for the Board of
Health? CHI Why were the anti-toXins
used by the Board of Health purchas-
ed from others than the contractors TO
furnish such goods to the Board of
Health? D Does not the Republic of
Hawaii Through its authorities let
out by bid or tender the contract for
furnishing the Queens Hospital with
groceries, poi, rice fish, etc? Cd Is
the contract for furnishing said Hos
pital with drugs, medicines chemicals
and pharmaceutical preparations, let
out by tender or bid. If not, why not?
k) Is the contract for drugs and medi-
cines used by the enlisted soldiers let
out by tender or bid? If not, why not?
3. Please state (a) BY what author
ity was DR.. Alvarez of Honolulu, COM
missioned delegate to the late Berlin
Leper Congress? CD Were his ex-
penses as such delegate paid by the
Republic OF Hawaii? (c) If yes" what
constitutional or legal warrant existed
for the payment of such expenses by
the Republic of Hawaii? I'D Please
state the amount expended by Dr. AL
vareZ. te) Please state in detail. the
items Of such expenditure. % From
what appropriation were DR.. Alvarez
expenses paid?
t. Please state (a) If DR.. f. r. Day
was not recently sent to points in the
Empire of Japan and to points in the
Empire OF China by and at the expense
of the Republic of Hawaii. (b) Please
state what points in the Empire of
Japan and in the Empire of China
We're visited by DR.. Day. and how
long he remained at each point? tcl
Please state in detail the items of ex-
penditure by DIR. Day. (d) Please state
from what appropriation or fund the
expenses of DR.. Day We're paid?
The Attorney-G General asked that the
question regarding the expenses of the
President in the States, be withheld
for two or three days as the Presi-
dent intended to make a detailed state
ment Rep, Loebenstein refused, say
ing he was willing that the Attorney
General should be granted an extern
sion OF time in answering the ques-
tions.
Rep, Atkinson arose to criticise the
taste of Rep. Lobenstein in propound-
ing such question. He asked the
House to uphold him in condemning
the action.
Rep. Loebenstein answered with a
great deal of fire, accusing Mr.. Atkin-
son OF wandering about all the points
of the political compass-from Royal
ist 10 a Republic, then to an annexa-
zionist and tomorrow, back again TO
a Monarchist He had brought in the
questions in good faith They were
not his own but were handed him by
someone TO present to the Attorney
General.
Rep. Atkinson answered that the
personal remarks of Rep. Loebenstein
were in the same category as the ques-
tions just propounded and relating to
the expenses of the President.
The Speaker ruled the questions