The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-04

Leaving out the States Of Delaware
and Illinois, we find the remainder In the
table to comprise 241 general and STAFF
officers; 1,541 cavalry, sA artillery and
1851 infantry, with a total appropria-
ton for the ten States of sS3.500-sf7s
less than was actually spent by the
National Guard of this Territory in the
same period.
While it is true that the Governor is
by the Organic Act made the comman-
der in chief of the militia and that he
has the power to call out that service to
prevent or suppress lawlessness, vio-
lence invasion, instruction or rebellion
in Hawaii mel, that does not imply that
the Legislature cannot dispense with the
service of the militia as already referred
to by the committee, for the reason that
the Treasury has no money now to throw
away for fuss and feathers and leaves
the roads and streets" from Hawaii to
Kauai to weed and grass" and other
public improvements to "a stand-ettlf'
for want of funds. Fuss and feathers"
can be brought to full sway, the glitter
ing of arms to good account and military
evolutions and revolutions to better
movements when the Treasury of the
Territory is well packed up with glitter
ing "sheckels" Retrenchment, there
fore is the proper watchword here We
would recommend that it is far better
to save s45,5SO for roads and bridges than
wasting it for powder and smoke.
Your committee would call the atten-
ton Of this House to the report from the
military Departments, dated May %, 1901.
hereto attached as exhibit No. 4, and
made part of this report, and the fol-
lowing items were taken from the same:
Stationery and printing 1893 600
Transportation ....--.-...-..-...~ 500
Uniforms ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50
Ordnance supplies ..,........s..-. $500
Company and regimental allow
ances 1880
Incidentals ......-.....-....... 26oo
Total .......-t-..--......-.... .$so,os
This does not include the pay rolf of
the officers and men of Territorial
| army
The peace of the country for the two
years coming can be better taken care of
by the Police Department, as already
suggested by your COMMITTEES, and in
case of necessity the Governor can sum
mon the posse committatus or any mil
itary force of the United States in the
Territory of Hawaii
And in conclusion We may say. let
Hawaii beat her swords into plowshares
and her spears into pruning hooks.
| Your committee asks for further time
to report on the band
Honolulu, T. H, May q, 1901
Military Committee, House of Represent
/ atives Territorial Legislature.
! Gentlemen: / have the honor to sub
nit the following report as per verbal re-
quest, explaining the various items as
set forth in the appropriations for the
military, together with the total cost OF
each:
STATIONERY AND PRINTING
Enlisting blanks, discharges,
warrants, vouchers, target re-
| ports. monthly return blanks,
acquisitions. order books ......s 600 %
Letter heads. envelopes, type
writing paper, press copy
| books, stub file books. ink, mu-
cilage, pencils. pens. etc. 400 et
FURNITURE.
TABLES and chairs for company
| rooms ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS rs %
Property lockers, chests. etc .. :. rs 90
Sundry furniture ............. % %
| Total .; 40 %
! TRANSPORTATION.
Travelling expenses for commits
stoned officers to and from Ho-
nolulu for examination and In
| Struction .....-....-.---..-$ Su "
Freight on military stores, inter-
Islsnd and foreign ............ Us %
Expressage, drayage, etc - %
Total .....,......-.........$ DO w
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