The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-30


fHsi si3 nssfasHais mafs efmrt .hsf
Hff fff Wv 900 HHat ~ VISA hi
uH HfH HHfr fit IT'D.
Cd ESQ., lt $3.50 At r So
Hf FsF f iHnHt W fhh nmpi
tIffa Csc pfsIHlf tat ftHt uHl..
u.l iiH mrs rrafncI
n Un Up
q uH 20 DHn 90 hHHf
lr SINK rIm on Hui
fouo 90 lweH
NrUf lIa committee rt
p.r ip.a na oW U tenn vac
done it du.c 10 uf nation from De
Marshal My under ending WIS thu
l.s rrl iee Of keep ~ pr. ontrs on
iho her islands b lsDn in vogue flr
Omo iue pas and Ng % NJ. thinA
there any n c,s liy Ger an0 h.r ape
pr pr alton now Ny uudefs snling .s
lal Hawaii prisInCrs ai. kfp on Hd-
Wai and Maui pr.sunrrs On Maui. exc
CCp, lie cn.ence prserals. u am
wrong / stand corrected"
Pres. Dole: In 1895, think a large
number OF prisoners were sent OYER
10 NJ ui and Haw0.-tha. H., pJl.dci
prisoners"
Moved by Cooper 20 amend the l,em
10 read $1,000 instead OF $4,000. Car
ried.
Robinson moved 10 take up the De-
par.ment OF Foreign Affllrs items IN
Act 2, and also Department of Public
instruction. Carried.
Kaulukou asked that the rules be
suspended In order thai. he have an
opportunity to PROFOUND question to
uhe Executive. Allowed.
Kauiukou: Has the Executive
Council dealt with the petition and
claim of Henry Zerbe. which the Su-
preme Court recommended the pay
ment Off"
The Executive replied in the mega
tive. stating the matter would proba-
bly, come up at the next Cabinet mee.-
ing.
Foreign Affairs Department.
The Council then proceeded TO the
passage of items in the Foreign Affairs
Department.
Line IL, band UNPAID claim of
1922, S1S0.56. Passed.
Line 10, expenses Hawaiian Consul
late. San Francisco (unpald bills), SIPS
Passed.
Lines IA and 10, expenses connected
with diplomatic and consular service
(unpaid bills, 1899, $24.SO. Passed.
Line 16, relief of Hawaiian seamen
(unpaid bills, 1899, $67S.50.
Kaulukou had no objection to the
passage of the item, but asked for in
formation as to the details of the
claim.
Mott-Smith explained that the bill
was incurred in San Francisco by the
Hawaiian Consul for Hawaiian seamen
in hospitals. The amount of the for
mer appropriation, $1,000 was INSULT
cient and was exceeded to the amount
of S67S.50.
Isenberg asked further information
in regard to -these cases.
Mott-Smith explained that about $3.50
was paid for the retention of an incur
able in hospital, and SIG for seaman
named Peterson, discharged in San
Francisco from the Ke Au Hou; the
latter applied at the Consulate sixty
days after he was discharged, which is
the custom by law In both cases the
men were Hawaiian seamen, shipped
under the Hawaiian laws and Hawaii
an flag.
Jones asked if this money was to be
paid to Mr.. Wilder or if it was debt
due the hospital.
Mott-Smith: mo. it is due to the
Government. 1t was paid out of the
Consular receipts"
The item, $67S.50, was passed as rec
commended in the act.
Line II, support of military UNPAID
bills, 1899, $50. Passed.
Line IS, incidentals, Foreign Office
(unpaid bills, 1899. $3.50. Passed.
Line 10, relief of Hawaiian seamen,
81 900.
Jones: II would like to know If
there will be any Hawaiian seamen. |
think in ninety days these Hawaiian
vessels will be flying the American
flag"
Cooper: 1T Is for the same reason
that we are making appropriations for
the Custom house and the postotfice.
This appropriation is for Hawaiian
seamen the world over, wherever they
may be found"
Robinson moved the passage of the
item as recommended in the act. Car
ried.
Line 20, expenses funeral Princess
Kaiulani, $4,000.
The committees report upon this
item amended the amount to read ST.
S64.Ob, the increase being caused by
bills which came in too late to be in
cluded in the original recommendation
President Dole explained that the
bills were incurred and checked with
a good deal of care, and stated further
that no special promises had been made
that the Government would pay the
bills, the statement being made at the
time of the funeral that recommen-
dation would be sent to the Legisla-
ture asking that the amount of the eX-
penses be appropriated.
The amended bill, amounting in all
to S2,S64.06, was passed.
Line 81, expenses Hawaiian exhibit
at Paris 1900, $4,000.
Kennedy: SIS there any way Of
knowing how this money is going TO be
spent?"
Mott-Smith: "a sum amounting to
5000 has already been spent. The
Planters Association and Chamber of
Commerce agreed to stand good for the
$12, 900 If no legislative appropriations
were made. We have confined the eX-
penses at present to little more than
g.. Ill ,tn1 he