The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-25
HOUSE HAD
QUIET DAY
Money That Var
ious Islands
Want.
LARGE DEMANDS
OF VOLCANO ISLE
Hawaii Pays One-Fourth of the
Taxes and Wants All
the Money.

Yesterday was the Quietest day that
the house has had this season There
was nothing done all day save the
reading, criticising and accepting Of
reports. The Island committees of
Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Molokai made
their statements. The first two were
accepted. The last two were referred
back to the committee from which
they emanated, in order that an item
of 1886 might be inserted for the bene-
fit of the Nahiku Sugar Company.
During the afternoon session, Vice
Speaker Beckley occupied the chair. A
delegation Of young ladies from Ka-
mehameha visited the House during
the afternoon. and graced the lobby
with their presence for half an hour
or more.
MORNING SESSION.
When the matter of regular business
was reached yesterday morning the
consideration of this portion of the
days work was deferred, in order that
the second time This bill provides foR
an appropriation by which the ex-
penses of the present extra session
may be met After this Formally had
been gone through with, Dickey intro
duced the following resolution:
Whereas, all the estimated income
of the Territory. except the proceeds
of the income tax, has already been
appropriated, and
Whereas, the highest estimate of
the receipts from said income tax for
the biennial is 500 600, therefore be it
Resolved. that the proportion of
said amount due to each Island in &C
cordance with the proportion of the
estimated receipts from each Island,
be set apart as below, and that each
Island committee apportion the same,
and report back to the House the items
inserted in the appropriation bill 10
cover the same.
Oahu, 5o1z per cent .....--.. $685., 200. 90
Hawaii 2412 per cent 111-oo0- 90
Maui and Molokai, 1871 per
cent ......--.......-.... S4,oev ~
Kauai and Niihau, II per
cent so'VoV-ev
Total " 500, 600 90
Resolved, further, that items for
new improvements in the several ISL
ands be postponed until an appropria-
ton bill under the expended balance
of a former loan bill OF $4,000 be in
troduced.
The House rejected the resolution
unanimously Immediately upon this,
Hoogs introduced the following, when
was laid on the table:
Court be instructed to declare the in
come tax law constitutional forth
with.
The oahu committee filed It's report
after the Hogs resolution had been
consigned to the mortuary department.
The text in full Of the Oahu report
reads as follows:
Honolulu, June p, 1901
Hon J. A. Akina, Speaker Of the House
of Representatives.
Sir: Your special committee to whom
was referred the items OF expenses Of the
Island of Oahu, beg leave to submit its
report, and also recommend the same TO
be adopted.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS.
Bureau of Public Works
Landings and buoys, Honolulu. ..s 5000 %
Landing and buoys, outer dis
tricts, Honolulu .-....-.-,-. Loo %
SCAN ting ............. 2O,ooo eO
D-e5e-ing Honolulu harbor -. 81, 900 90
Exnense piIot boats ........ 1000 o.
Electric light. Honolulu -. 1900 %
Park commissioners, Superin-
tendent of Public Works 10 be
men,ber ........... 1000 o.
Rsnt WaiakamiIo camp 49,. 1900 oC
For constructing sidewalks,
(chapter g, section 374 Civil
Iawsl ............ 2o,ooo %
Quarantine diseased animals :. 700 o.
D tp@ market mark ............... 1000 o.
Total ....-,,......-..-'sl e4'Svo "
SEWERAGE. HONOLULU.