The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-09
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the witnesses were lodged in the Jail
and fed at restaurants. They were
now boarded out.
The committee, in their report, cut
down the item of $4,000 for Detective
service TO $4,000. The item seemed to
be fayorite one and had latterly been
drawn on at the rate of 5000 a month.
Senator McCandless said that since
some of this fund went to informers
in liquor cases in the outside districts
the bills could easily be regulated by
a more liberal use Of liquor licenses.
1t was proverbial that liquor could be
secured anywhere in the country. II
the officials were not aware of this con-
dition of affairs everybody else knew
of it. The Government had better
change its policy on this point.
The Attorney General raised pro-
test at the sweeping reduction. All the
money was not spent in securing evil
dence against illegal liquor selling.
Detective KAPPA had force of menls
under him and in many cases they
were employed in maintaining careful
espionage over suspicious characters,
some of whom found it so uncomf0rt-
able to be watched that they left the
country. The general safety Of the
community depended upon an efficient
detective force. A general reduction,
such as the committee recommended,
would result in a serious crippling OF
the department.
The Attorney-General stated, also,
that some adequate provision must be
made for the future. If the political
situation changes by annexation there
will of course come great benefits. But
along with the benefits will come some
Objectionable features. A great many
people will come here and some OF
them will be undesirable characters
who must be watched. Some will have
only money enough to reach the ISL
ands and will soon be stranded. The
item was referred back to the commit
tee for further investigation and con-
sultation with the Marshal
The item $4,000 for Citizens Guard
was passed. Senator McCandless was
of the opinion that the 81 200 for patrol
wagon should be stricken out. It would
be cheaper to retain the item for hack
hire and lop off the patrol wagon as
it could not be maintained as easily
as hacks could be hired.
1t was shown that it was the inten-
ton to purchase patrol wagon which
could be converted into an am bulance
wagon. The item was passed as were
all the items in the Department of Pub
lie Instruction. Vote on the $4,000 ap-
preparation for Lahainaluna school was
taken in the afternoon after some dis
cussion on Senator Browns motion to
strike out the item. 1t was shown that
the Government now owns valuable
rights, not the least of which is 10000
acres of land from which there is an
annual rental of $1,000 Senator
Browns motion was lost.
Senator McCandless' motion that an
item of $4,000 for school houses and
teachers cottages be inserted was pass
ed and the item referred to Senators
Lyman, Hooking and Rice.
In the afternoon session the Printing
Committee reported back the Senate
bill relating to the registry of vessels
The special committee report on
Health Department, presented at Mon
days session, was considered. A full
SApldudtIOu Ol CuS llCUlS Ill Iue f1cdllu
Department was given by the Attorney
General in reply to remarks of Senator
McCandless and all the items were
passed with the exception of $4,000 aid
to the Kapiolani Maternity Home
which was referred to the committee
again with Senator Wright member
in place of Senator Holstein who is
absent. The item Free System of Re-
moving Garbage, was amended to read
Removing Garbage, and change was
made in the title of the item for build
ings for non-leprous boys.
Before the item of $4,000 for quaran-
tine was passed as in the bill, Senator
Hooking moved to reduce it to $8 900.
Senator Brown said it was false econo-
my to cut down legitimate expenses.
The Executive had tried to run the
Government on a sound basis and he
believed they had been fairly success
full. Senator McCandless asked why
the Government did not acquire Quar-
antine Island under the right of emf
nent domain. He thought the quicker
they did it, the better it would be for
economy. Attorney-Genera Smith re-
piled that the question of ownership
was in the Courts. There was a posi-
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