The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25
LOAN ACT READY
THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION
Shaveds Down From Twice That
Sum = Registry Bill Passes
Second Reading.
SENATE.

Twenty-eighth Day, March %.
A forecast of the discussion which
will arise when the loan bill is intro
duced was had in consideration of the
current account appropriation bill.
There will be serious controversy as to
which items shall be included in the
loan bill and which should be included
in the current account. The loan bill
will probably be introduced in a few
days. The Executive have spent much
time in considering permanent i'm
provements and petitions from the
other Islands. Minister Cooper stated
that if the bill included all the sched-
ule as outlined by the House it would
total more than a million and a half.
Absolutely necessary Improvements
only have been retained and these al
ready amount to S75S,00O.
Minister Cooper favors making a spe-
cial account of portion of the i'm
provements, amounting to in the
neighborhood of $36S000 One item
considered, as reported by the Public
| Lands Committee, was for $500 for
road in North Hilo District to COM
plete the road making a circuit of the
Island This item was withdrawn upon
the announcement that it formed a
part of the loan bill estimate The
item of $4,000 for a new fire-proot
building for the Asylum for the In
sane will be considered in that relation
as well.
Acting on the same committee report
the appropriation for the Asylum was
increased from $4,000 to $50, 500, and
$1,000 was added to establish an inde-
pendent electric lighting plant.
The manner in which the 81, 200 fol
expenses of road engineer has been
drawn met the disapproval of the Sen
ate on the report of Minister Cooper
who had investigated. From his state
ment it appeared that the money has
been drawn in lump sums of $50 pei
month with no itemized vouchers. Tht
vouchers for the total amount only haG
been approved. The item was passed
as in the bill with a rider attached
that the money be used exclusively
for travelling expenses with the sub
mission of vouchers for each item.
A proviso was attached to the title
of the Bureau of Public Works to the
effect that work shall not be com.
menced, conducted or accepted in the
various districts of the Islands except
upon the recommendation and approx,
al of the several district road boards
This was done to relieve the Superin.
tendent of Public Works of some of hi
responsibility. 1t was considered tha
the road boards would be able to as
sist him through the intimate knowl
edge of the needs of their several dis
tricts.
An item of $500 was inserted fol
telephone communication from Hue
hue to Waimea, to complete the IslanC
circuit, on the condition that the resi-
dents of the districts contribute a lik,
amount and that the Government hav,
the free use of two instruments 70
ten years.
Senator Lyman from the Committee
on Public Lands reported on items il
the current account appropriation bill
relating to the Public Works depart
ment. The report was received to b
taken up with the bill.
The Finance Committee recommend
} ed that the House bill, calling for
new system of publication of the deci
sions of the Supreme Court and calm
for the publication of synopses of tn
briefs of attorneys, be laid on the table
The opinion of the committee was tha
the bill would create a new office,
) Court Clerk. They deprecated the prac
tice of publishing briefs of attorney!
The Committee on Public Lands re