Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-31


$500 for Beretania street school out
houses and grounds. Carried.
Minister Cooper moved to insert in
Attorney Generals items, support and
Maintenance Of Prisoners, unpaid bins,
1899, $1,000. This would be the only
unpaid bills item in his department.
Carr led.
Department Of Education items in
Act 3 were taken up with results As
follows:
travelling Expenses, Inspector Gem
eral, S4O0.
Minister Mott-Smith defended the
item against a motion to strike cut
made by Mr.. lsenberg.
Mr.. Isenberg said he knew II was
scarcely appropriate to consider the
person, but he regarded the incum-
hent's inspection about as valuable as
would be inspection by the speaker
himself.
Minister Young supported tho item.
holding the person in the matter was
not for consideration.
Mr.. Gear said that he believed he was
responsible for having these items
placed in the original bill at last
Legislature. 1t was intended that u
normal instructor was to go about.
staying II need be some days at one
place. He would be in favor of adding
the amount of this item to the next
item, that of $500 for travelling expen-
ses of the normal instructor.
The item passed.
Travelling expenses, Normal Instruc-
tor, $500. Passed.
Support of Public Schools, pay roll,
$3.50, 900.
Minister Mott-Smith gave eNplana-
tons in answer to Mr.. Kane. The per-
manent appropriation was iEo,000, but
the pro rata from that was far short Of
the increased growth Of the schools.
Fully $40. 0O0a month was required now.
In asking the additional amUunt 1t was
not intended to make any increase Of
salaries, although many teachers were
entitled to raises unded the regula-
tons.
Mr.. Jones thought the increase of the
appropriation too great. lt seemed to
mean $4,000 a month more than was
required at the present moment.
Minister Mott-Smith explained that
the department was deprived of the
surplus it had huSbLnded, by the lapse
Of the biennial period. The present
expenditure OF 100000 n month was
down to bedrock. In Answer to Mr..
Gear he said no provision was made in
these bills for new I,:'iOolhousCs, fur
thcI. he had not considered new
sGhoolhouses as coming under the
character of emergency.
Mr.. Gear-Ihcy are not such a ne
cCssity as the exhibit at Paris. Laugh
teri
The item passed.
Mr.. lsenberg, seconding a motion of
Mr.. Robertson to adjourn ill Thurs
day, expressed his sense OF RESPONSE
bility as a member OF the committee
on Interior items. They must not be
pushed, and they would render re-
port that would satisfy the Council.
Mr.. Robertson. had 10 intention.
when referring to that committee pre-
viously, OF making ary reflections.
But. according to Serre.arv Hays dis
patch, the appropriations now being
made would be void after the approval
of the Hawaiian territorial bill.
President Dole said the territorial
days after approval.
Mr.. Robertson read Secretary Hays
telegram stating that the Council of
State had power to make appropria-
tions until the passage Of the territoi {.
ial bill by Congress, which the speaker
said would be few days after April
8.
Mr.. Gear considered that from the
powers of the Council of State confer
red by the Hawaiian constitution they
had no authority for passing the pres
ent appropriation bills. aud in view of
the fact that the letter received by the
of Foreign Affairs from Mr..
Hartwell, as published In the morning
paper, stated that the much talked of
telegram had been written by the
Official Delegate himself, he did not
believe that the language Of said tele-
gram had any force whatever in grant
ing further powers to the Council OF
State. Just before the passage of the
Hawaiian bill by the Senate an amend
ment was inserted giving to President
full power to make appro-
)riations for the Hawaiian Islands I'M
Ill Legislature should convene. lie
believed that President Mckinley. I'M
Ter such power, would appropriate any
tens that might Le recommended by
he Executive Council and the Council
If State. He therefore held that the
were not wasting their
ime, and moved adj till Fri
lay afternoon.
This motion carried and the Council
Ia iOurned at 5.15