The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-10

Ahuiii presented the following:
BE II resolved by the House OF
Representatives that the following
questions Be proposed to the Super
intendent OF Public Works, and that
be is hereby requested to answer
Them:
4 How many private lands had
been taken By the Government since
the year 1896 TO the year 1900. both
inclusive, In District of Kala. Maiza-
wac. on the Island of Maui, for road
purposes,
-tal Give number OF Royal Patent
names Of owners OF each OF such
lands-and prices paid for or agreed
to De paid by the Government
'sbJ Give the dimensions or areas
OF each land condemned and taken
for such purposes
"tcD Names of owners paid in full
or IN part; and also names Of owners
who refused or rejected the prices Of
fered by the Government
I'D State what lands. il any, re-
naming unpaE for by the Govern
meft.
g. Do the present Government
propose to pay for such lands as stat
ed above In paragraph (dD% Adopted.
Kumalae presented resolution that
an item of $4,000 be inserted in the
appropriation bill for bridges on the
Government road between Maunalua
and waialae in the District Of Kona,
| Island Of Oahu. Referred to COM
mittee on Public Lands and Internal
| improvements
Mossman presented a minority re-
port on House bill No. 81, An Act to
send Hawaiian youths to the mainland
to be educated and recommended not
to pass the bill. The report was ia
bled to be considered with the major
uy report on the same.
Thirty taxpayers residing at Kpa-
hulu and Hama. Island of Maui, res
pectively pray: 1. That an appropri-
alton of $4,000 be inserted in the APP
preparation bill for repairing the road
and bridges from the boundary of Ha-
ma. at Puaalu to Haha ka on the
boundary of Kanpo and Kipahulu; 2.
To appropriate $1,000 for repairing the
breakwater at Kipahulu; 3. To in
crease the pay of the District Judge
of Kipahulu to $50 per month; A. A
Deputy Sheriff be appointed for the
Judicial District of Kipahulu, kaupo
and Kahikinui, and sum of $50 per
month be inserted in the appropria-
ton bill for the pay of such officer; 5.
A sum of $500 be inserted in the APP
preparation bill for a jailor's cottage
at Kipahulu.
House bill No. 50. to provide for a
right of action for damages for death
caused by wrongful act. neglect or de-
fault, passed its third reading.
Senate bill No. sc, An Act relating
to the appointment of bairffs for GER
tain courts, and defining the duties
and powers of such bailiffs, came up
for third reading and after consider
able discussion was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The opening of the afternoon ses.
sion was marked by the suspension OF
the rules in order to allow keiki pre-
sent a resolution that the sum OF
$4,000 be inserted in the appropriation
bill for the expenses of grading, filling
and macadamiZing the road from the
heading of Bishop switch, Waikiki
road. to Beach road. Referred to Com
mittee on Public Lands. Also a COM
munication from the Senate relating
TO a concurrent resolution, presented
by Senator Carter:
BE il resolved by the Senate, the
House of Representatives concurring:
Il. That the chairman of the Fin
ance Committee of the House of Rep
resentatives and the chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee of the
Senate are hereby appointed a special
60 he Of
examining into the special deposits in
the Treasury for the redemption of
gold and silver certificates issued by
the Hawaiian Government.
80. That the committee hereby APP
pointed shall count said certificates
and also count the coin remaining in
special deposit for the redemption of
outstanding certificates, and finding
the same to correspond with the &C
counts of the Treasurer, the commit
tee shall give to the Treasurer a vou-
cher setting forth the amounts of both
the gold and silver certificates deliver
ed TO them. and said committee shall
laen, in the presence OF the Treasur-
er. cause said certificates to be de-
stroyed by burning.
.3. The Treasurer. upon receiv-
ing such voucher from said committee,
shall cause proper entry to be made in
the books of his department, charging
each special deposit with the amounts
to correspond with the amounts ex-
pressed in seid voucher. and the bal |
ances brought down shall be the ex-
act amount of coin remaining in each |
deposit for the redemption of out |
standing certificates.
"A. All new and unused certificates |
shall be delivered by the Treasurer
to said committee. who. after giving a |
voucher for the same to the Treas |
urer, shall cause same to be destroy
ed in the presence of the Treasurer by
burning.
IS. All remaining gold and silver
certificates shall be redeemed before
december 81. A. d. 1901, and the
Treasurer shall cause public notice
to be given to that effect The Treas
urer shall. upon redemption of said
certificates. cancel same by perfora-
ton and charge the amount of such
redeemed certificates to their respec-
tive special deposit accounts
20. The same committee hereby
appointed shall at the same time ex-
anime into the accounts of the bonds
issued as security TO depositors in the
Hawaiian Postal Savings Bank, au-
by an act OF the Legislature
Of the Hawaiian Islands approved
August 15.s 1855, and as the payment