The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-23
I WO REPORTS
Foreign Affairs and
judiciary.
Council Of State Committees Com.
pIete Their Investigations.
Agree on Features.

p Il
Public Instruction. respectively. we're |
read before the Council OF state yes
terdsy:
Honolulu. II. l.. March p. 1900.
Hon. ;. b. Dole. President Of the Coun-
ell Of state.
Sir: Your Committee on Foreign
Affairs and Public Instruction Req
leave TO submit the following report:
ACT NO. 2.
Line 12-Band UNPAID claim OF 1912,
$lS0.56.
This bill was regularly incurred and
We find 10 be correct. Il was music
and sundries for the Hawaiian land
which has been brought ND from time
10 time and later has been presented
by the German Consul. The bin was
incurred in Berlin, and Il Is asked that
the same be paid on the ground that
II Is matter affecting Government
credit.
Line 13-Expenses OF Hawaiian Con-
sulate In San Francisco, unpaid
bills, S126.
This is a regular November bill OF
the expenses Of the Hawaiian Consul
| late in San Francisco and is correct
The bill arrived too late to be paid be-
fore the expiration Of the term.
Line 14-Expenses connected with din
lomatic and consular service, I'M
paid bills 1899, S24SO.
This bill was regularly incurred and
is correct. II is for telegram sent from
San Francisco.
Line 16-Relief OF Hawaiian seamen.
unpaid bills 1899. $67S.2O.
OF this amount the sum Of 1880 was
paid out for one individual, who was
sent to the hospital and after treat
ment proved to be incurable. A fur
Their item of SIG We find was paid out
for seaman Of the Noeau two years
previous to the time OF his discharge
as an Hawaiian seaman. These items
We beg leave to refer back to the Coun-
Gil for further consideration. The re-
naming items we recommend be ap-
proved and allowed.
Lines II. is and 10. These items we
| recommend be approved and allowed
as being regularly incurred. The item
on line 10 for the relief OF Hawaiian
seamen Is asked for on the basis that
large amount will be required for the
time elapsed between the beginning of
the present period and the extension
of the organic law to this country by
the United States Congress.
/ Line 20. We recommend the allow
ance OF the entire amount asked for
under this head, the entire amount OF
s2.S64.O6 having been duly incurred by
the proper officials in charge Of the OBJ
sequies.
Line 21-Expenses Hawaiian exhibi,
at Paris. 1900, $4,000.
The matter of an Hawaiian exhibit
for. the Paris Exhibition OF 1900 was
taken up al the invitation OF Mr.. Fer
dinand Peck, the u. 5. Commissioners
to the Paris Exhibition OF 1900. and
upon the guarantee of the Honolulu
IChamber of Commerce and the Plant.
lers' Association, guaranteeing the
Iamount above stated to the Govern
lment in the absence of any legislative
appropriation for this purpose. In re
turn the Executive Council agreed q
recommend the amount TO the mex
Legislature. Under this arrangement
the exhibit has been prepared, and 4
only awaiting an opportunity for ship
ment. Mr.. W. G.. Irwin is now in tn
United States, making the necessar.
arrangements for sending on and in
1.-THE amount asked for be allowed. as
is for the manifest benefit Of the Ia
waiian Islands.
Line 80. This bill for S43.37 came fl
after the period expired. 1t is a legiti
mate charge and we recommend tina
II be allowed.
Line 80. This is an item for % cent
over the regular appropriation an,
, should be allowed.
Line 40. The bill herein incurred 70
$3.50 is regular and correct. 1t ex
ceeds the appropriation by $685.
which excess is accounted for on tn
ground OF the great necessity an
lack of means OF furnishing the school
with even the necessary books. AS al
amounts realized from the sales o
books are turned into the treasury a
Government realizatiOns, this amour
OF $3.50 therefore does not represeu
an expenditure OF the Government.
Line 42-StatiOnery and Incidentali
S971.35.
This amount is for sundries regular
lily incurred and ascertained by US 10 b
correct. This appropriation, as show
| by the experience OF the Department
has generally been smaller than n
needs of the Department require.
the former period the excess Of unpai
bills over the appropriation amounte
Ito something like 81 500. In this perio
the appropriation was increased S1,0C
over the appropriation Of the pCrio
lust mentioned and the present exces
is in the neighbOrhOOd OF $500; ths
lis. with increased requirements n
Department has come out upon abOJ
the same basis in this period that
, Ibid in the former period. This resu
has not been accomplished withOl
- considerable hardship and great incOi
n venfence to the Department through
u out. IL has limited the Department
the strictest economy. Moreover, D.
ing a general appropriation, this strll
gency was felt in the Office OF the ID
Ipartment itself as well as in q
schools. In the schools the pupils
some instances have been cOmpell'
10 use ordinary Manila wrapping p
y per for routine work and teache
5, have been compelled to purchase out