Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-04-18
OPPOSE GOVERNMENT POI.
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change in the interest of sanitation and
cited instances of filthy poi making In
town, which he had seen. He thought
the question should be determined up
on the ma-,er of sanitation solely.
white people care not eat poi as at
present made; they feared 1t from a
health standpoint. To enforce SANTA
ton under present conditions woulL
put hardship upon those engaged in
the business and this the Government
did not wish to do.
Mr.. isenbere Obie cts.
Mr.. lsenberg was surprised to hear
the Minister of Foreign Affairs declare
that white people would rot eat poi
from the Chinese shops. He lad bought
and eaten poi there and had thriven.
or he thought he had. (Smi!cs.J He
thought IL the Board of Health could
not take care of the matter the quicker
they got out of office the bettn.. should
the poor Hawaiians be forcej to come
into town from miles around 10 have
the privilege of getting their poi al
double the present price? IL inspec-
tors were appointed and did their dut,
there would be no trouble. The time
had not yet come for this Chungo. 2 he
Hawaiians were dying out fast enough;
there was no use making them Gle
faster. If the Minister OF Interior
would build enough stations Tor pc!
making, say four at $4,000 each, he
would support 1t, otherwise be should
vote in the negative.
Mr.. Kennedy said that the Chinese
restaurants in town were worse than
the poi shops and the Government, 20
be consistent would have to take them
over as well, from sanitlry stand-
point.
Mr.. Kaulukou suggested that II the
Government would appoint him and
Mr.. Achi poi inspectors, ct good sa!ar-
les, they would see the WORK was prop
erly done. (Laughter)
Government Poi SqueIched.
The motion to strike the item ont
was carried by the following vote:
Aye-lsenberg. Achi, IA ilukou, Robin
son and Kennedy. No--Allen, Jones
and Kane.
On motion Of Mr.. Achi $500 was in.
serted for court house and Jail "a.
Hookena, Hawaii.
An item Of $500 was inserted TO re-
turn a fee paid by Mr.. B,uxcm for a
shipping license, which could rot be
granted.
An item OF 1880 was inserted fer
extending and covering n wharf ut
South Kona, Hawaii.
Money FOR Public Work.
On motion OF Mr.. Gear the sum of
81 900 was inserted for a cour: house
and Jail at Lanai. Mr.. Gear said there
were at present no facilities there for
taking care Of those arrested, except =
Judge. Both jail ami court horse were
greatly needed. Marshal Brown lad
spoken favorably Of the matter.
Several items Of unpaid bills, 1899,
were inquired into, amended and pass-
ed at total Of $3,16O.15.
On motion Of Mr.. Gear the item of
expenses for the garbage cfu
matory was reduced from $4,000 To- 49,
300.
Mr.. Jones from the Tinan % Com
mittee reported the total OF Act 2, as
passed, to be S1,449,972.S2, which was |
in the bill.
On motion OF Minister Damon the |
Dlli tueu went ID tHe D1nUncp COM
mittee and will come up on third read
Ing next Thursday.
Customs and Post Office.
Mr.. Gear asked whether the q )vern- |
ment would be able to apply money 70 |
the relief OF the Customs and PET |
Office under section 6, which provided |
Tor the signature of President McKin-
ley.
Minister Damon replied: II havs
conferred with the Auditor General anI |
he has said that he would Issue WAR;
'ants for the expenditures of these De- |
partments. when the clerk of the |
Council Of State had given him a cer-
.ificate when this bill had passed the
and the items of the two Dc
,artments annotated; and also when
ne had received from the Executive
Council their notification that The pay
nent of these items was Ia conformity
With the instructions received from
President Mckinley"