Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-24
COUNCIL VOTING MONEY.
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eral and the Harbor Master that the
damage could nave been helped.
Mr.. Gear asked If the damage had
been greater, say the ship were
DESTROYED. would the Government have
considered itself responsible.
Minister Damon replied that in such
case the matter would have gone into
the courts.
Mr.. Jones, in answer to Mr.. Robert
son, said the committee had not in
duired about the insurance. Perhaps
it was such a small matter that it was
not thought worth while to apply for
insurance.
Mr.. Robertson considered the prin-
ciple was the same as IL $4,000 were
involved.
Minister Cooper agreed with Mr..
Robertson and moved that the fur
Their consideration Of the item be in
definitely postponed.
President Dole having put the mo-
ton to strike out the words declared
1t carried.
Mr.. kaulukou questioned the vote
and called for the ayes and noes, and
the roll being called there appeared.
Ayes-Achi, Bolte, Ena, Gonsalves,
Jones, Mott, Allen.
Noes-Gear, Kane, Kaulukou, Ken
nedy, Robertson-5.
Can Change Opinions.
Mr.. Achi challenged the right Of
Minister to move for striking out any
item. These items had all been sub
mitted by the Executive, and no men,
Der thereof should oppose the passage
Of any Of them.
Minister Cooper said a member OF
the Cabinet might change his views on
reasons shown MIN.
The President ruled Mr.. Achi's ,b-
lection not well taken. Members o.
the Executive had certain rights there,
although not that Of voting.
Incidentals Customs Bureau, $4,000.
Judiciary items were taken up and
passed as follows:
Expenses Supreme and Circuit
Courts, $1,000.
Purchase of law books, $500.
Stationery and incidentals, 5000.
Salary of messenger, clerks Office,
Honolulu, $780,
Salaries of acting Circuit Judges,
81 900.
Mr.. Achi moved to amend the item
by inserting the words, mot more than
5000 a month" Seconded by Mr.. Ena.
Mr.. Jones moved, seconded by Mr..
Gear, that the item pass as recon-
mended by the committee.
Mr.. Robertson could see no sense In
Mr.. Achis motion. The substitute
should be paid at the rate of the regu-
lar incumDen.. No competent man
would perform the service at the rate
proposed by Mr.. Achi.
| Only the mover and seconder voted
for the motion, and the item passed
as presented.
Travelling expenses substitute district
magistrates, five items of 5000 each fol
the five circuits, 1000.
Salary of assistant clerk and messen,
ger Sd and 4th circuits, $1,000.
Travelling expenses district magis.
trate South Hilo. 5000.
Minister Damon proposed the follow.
ing items for insertions:
Salary Second District Magistrate
Honolulu, S2,SS0.
Salary interpreter, 1,S00.
Mr.. Achi moved and 1t carried that
| TIC lttHlt De ItlcIItu W lIlc JuulCldTy
committee.
Items in the Attorney Generals de-
partment were passed as follows:
Support and maintenance of Prison
ers, $4,000.
Incidentals, civil and criminal ex.
penses, $4,000.
Pay Of police, Hawaii, $4,000; pay
Of police, Maui, 10000; pay of police
Kauai, $4,000; pay Of police, Oahu, $780,
600.
Pay of jailors, guards and lunas OF
prisoners, $4,000. was deferred as stat,
ed below. The committee recommend
striking out this item.
Mr.. Robertson explained that this
recommendation was in accordance
with the views he had uttered the pre-.
vious day regarding the necessity OF
particular appropriations. The addi.
tional $4,000 was requested by Sheriff
Andrews, to enable him to divide ne
prisoners at work on the roads into
smaller camps. The committee could
not recognize emergency in the re.
quest.
Minister Cooper asked that the item
be deferred for his investigation. HI
had inserted 1t at the request OF the
Marshal. Granted.
At 4:20 the session was adjourned
until p. m. Monday.