The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-21
$4,000 Is VOTED
TO BUY | STEAMER
Monsarrat Predicts q
Famine of Beef In
the Land.
BIGEETs VOTE CARRIED The DAY
THE HORSE LggcH CRIES MORE
FROM ALL OVER THE
TERRITORY,
BIGEETs VOTE CARRIED The DAY
makekau Win Move For Additional
sessiOnaI Acknowledgment is
Champion of Government Steamer
-Leper Settlement Votes.

steamboat the '-E IL D1ckeY- The
House 80 decided yesterday after as long
and hos fight as has been held at this
session.
During the squabhle MOnsarrat made
some astonishing statements relative 20
the local beef situation
Emmelush spoke in behalf of the meas
ure. saying that the present conditions
We're entirely inadequate.
Monsarrat stated that the running ex-
penSes for the two years would amount to
close on TO $10sl0O0 Ii a white crew
were used. more food would have TO be
purchased. a. only pos ands salmon were
needed for the native crews. Occasion
ally coffee VAS given TO the natives. but
il was Of the kind that walked OF the
table every now and then. The only reas-
on for going 10 this enormous expense
was for the comfort of few lepers. Then
too the ship ran danger of going
aground, whereby $1,000 would go at one
lick
Paele wanted to get good solid boar
not one of the local tubs and as long as
the Legislature passed the item the eyes
of God would surely look after the craft
and keep her of the rocks,
Monsarrat then threw bis bombshell
saving -Gentlemen. | have been IN the
cattle business for the last twenty Years.
one year. not one bullock will be obtain
able for the Iepers or Honolulu either. on
the Island OF Hawaii. The Parker Ranch
at Waimea are the only people now able
TO export cattle from Hawaii, but IN the
near future They too viii run out. Three
wears ago Honolulu WAS getting all OF IT'S
beef from Kauai. but now not one hun
dred head comes over in a year.
Il saw the last lot of cattle shipped
10 Molokai and the youngest of them was
fifteen Years old If he was a day. If those
people could eat such meat. they II have
10 have stronger teeth than have. for an
axe was the only weapon which would
have been of any avail on that meal,
The onIy way out of the trouble Is
10 buy two steamers at S35.o0 apiece.
nut up $4,000 more for storage plants
and send to the Coast for. your meat
Aylett did not think that such u pal
try, SUM need be considered for mo-
ment He was willing TO give SlOOipe
if need he in order to get good doctor
for the place. but he objected to having
the lepers herded in with the cattle, pigs,
etc. on their way TO Molokai.
Beckley stated that that was the fault
of the Board of Health.
Makekau objected TO the item.
Emmeluth snelf Niger in the fence.
referring 70. Siakekau's efforts in behalf
OF. The Eleu subsidy earlier in the ses-
sion.
Makekau stated that the only Niger
| he knew anything about was the chairman
| of the Finance Committee, who was try
ing to buy boat and help out one of his
friends. j.
Emmeluth thought that Makekau was
hunting the aforementioned colored gen
tleman quite fast enough.
Hogs understood from Ayiett's re
marks thsh the steamer was to he bought
/ for So, ocean incorporated for S1ooUOo
/ The motion to pass the item was Their
1 put The vote stood IS to 49, Dickey
] then voted for the item. his vote being
| received with prolonged applause.
| Hogs thought that the first boat oi
| the new Zine. the .Dickev Steamship Com
| pany.- should be named after it's founder
and proceeded To ehristen the new arl
the &C. II. Dickey.n
| Monsarrat wanted to add another Sd.
600 for a cold storage nlant on the &c
| III. Dickey," hut the House promptly
| turned him down..
The question of expenses for the &C
| II. Dickey" now came up Emmelutl
read an itemized expense list which foot
ed mp S2S.000.
AIakekau desired to know where En-
! meluth got his extensive learning on nayi
CATION. go
Emmeluth modestly put aside all claim.
| as navigation expert. saying that thi,
| statement was from other sources
Hogs figured up that the boat 'wouls
/ cost $4,000 per month.
Eulnseluth stated that Hogs was work
ing for the local steamship fines. By
Hogs denieda the sscft Eppeactrlent.
/ The ftera was f7hallyg defS4ea
The following items were referred I,
| committees
koloa Hospital Loo
Malulani Hospital ...x 3.00'
Hilo Hospital ...-. 800
Queens Hospital .......... 40.o1s
Incurable Hospital ....... LOO
| Maternity Home . LOU
Makekaa said that be inEenied to IN
troduee a4othef hFs tf SfraS the ex
Maui became particularly urgent II
ifs demands for Hsoney- kawaihO,
wanted $4f;..5y0 fer. road improvements
Beckiev desired 5000 for Maui wharf
age; and Hihios asked for $4,000 "a
more rad improvements. ~ AIs Of tn
resolutions were referred 10 the Commit
tee on Maui. Molokai. Lanai and Kahoo
lave.
Makekau moved to reconsider thl
item for Land COMMISSIONED inciden
/ sai< and 10 raise II from $500 70 $40
1 TN ul1EfVR OF Ess@Chttt AAaS lAAahtrd Nar AZ
ferrea to special Committee
4 sum OF 5000 was inserted for dis
infeesanfs and vaccine The item 10
the Insane ASYLUM passed at 81 CO., !
sum of Sie0 600 was appropriated for tn
segrexation Of IepezS EDmelutk ex
piainei that some Of tse raticsss for n
lspers were irelDdea In the item OF So.
600 for kaianuaYsa StorK gtSsriis'
wished Il. est the auasrnf 10 $500
NenSaFraf said that when annexation
cauael everyone expected 10 psck the goo
things oG tie trees bsss row clothes. etc.
were higher dian. ever. Ike moxFsi 10 e
the item 70 IN n $4aFssl
EInna&lnth uaovsd 10 have Af0nsarTsts
statement spread on the record Monsar
rat Seconsiesi the auffon- The item passes
81 $4,000
AZ. aem 81 5000 tu*ss snsfsxs fo
/ p5Ssa fSfar1fsEf bf TEE le5eFs
The HanSss adjourned at - O'clock