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

their opinion thereon; and also to re-
pert such measures as may contribute
to economy and accountability in that
department of the Territorial civil ser
vice. wherefore your committee in duty
bound asks your honorable body to state
that economy and retrenchment' are
the watchwords leading our considera-
ton pertaining TO this subject and ev-
cry matter of appropriation referred to
them.
! 1t has been referred to your commit
tee two items, to wit: the military and
the band. These two shall be separately
dealt with according to their respective
merits.
THE MILITARY.
| The Governor, chief OF the Executive
Department. in his estimates, as sub
mitted TO this House. asked for an APP
preparation of $45 $50 for this service for
the next biennial period.
| The burden is laid upon your commit
tee 10 recommend whether the Govern
or's estimates should be granted; or
would it not be better on principle of
economy. to reduce the same; and If not,
then for the Legislature to permit the
appropriations for military to lapse for
| the biennial period?
! In face of the present depleted condi-
ton of the Treasury, your committee
can not ask this House TO pass the rec
ommeudation made by the Governor.
| Having thus disposed of the first propo-
sition, your committee begs leave to say.
that they having information in advance
as to some expenditures under this de-
| partment IF the Government, and believ-
| ing it to be in the interests of proper
legislation that this House be thorough
ly informed the conduct of this
branch of the service in the past. your
committee has taken the liberty to re-
quest from the Auditor General of this
/ Territory information respecting the ex-
penditures on account of the military,
band and Citizens guard appropriations
from January r. 1898. to December 81,
| 1900. and the detailed list of the expen-
ditures from January l of this year to
date of making the inquiry, and they
are hereto attached as exhibits l. 2 and
8 and made parts of this report They
have also received from the military de-
partment report explaining the various
items as set forth in the appropriations
for the military, etc.
| Your committee feels that we cannot
better serve the purposes of this report
/ than submitting the above statements of
! the auditing and military departments
as received by them.
We feel in a measure a reluctance to
going into the details of the period COW
cred by exhibit /, inasmucn as it covers
that period with which Hawaii was sub
merged in the volcanic eruption" of po-
litical contentious for supremacy; the pc
Rod when the rights of the person were
repressed and subverted, which made
two-thirds of the members of this Legis-
lature practically parole prisoners, while
forced to pay the taxes that the author
| tiles creating these conditions demanded
OF them. and which conditions were
/ brought about by the very service under
consideration. We do not wish to fur
| Their criticise the expenditures during
said period than to say that the grand
total for the eight years is the enormous
sum of 1851 10; and together with the
iexpend lures 10 May 10 OF this year
reaches almost a round MILL n. II is to
1.-THE eXpe nditures during the present year
we desire more especially to call the at
tention of this House and for tn pur-
pose We will consider exhibit 70 2,
support of military pay roll,"a ready
reported by the Committee on Public
Expenditures. This pay roll shows pay
mer2ts to the various members of the
military. Including guards Capitol
building, two clerks and an armorer,
with servant at the bungalow. The
| total expenditures under this head is, to
May 13 inclusive, S3,701.21.
Exhibit No. shows warrants drawn
on appropriations support of military"
for the same period.
| Your committee would first call the at
tention of this House to an item that
appears small, yet big enough-very big
|indeed-compared with the amount of the
moral damage it has done to this Leg
islature, is under the suggestive title
pay roll of laborers, dining-room for
Senate. Committee room," Sc. See March
80 warranty, No. 1157.
This exhibit includes, as you will no.
tice, a bill of date February Is, 1900, for
wagon and horse hire, warrant No. 925,
s9s
Warrant No. s27, Geo T. Turner, No
vember 30. making and repairing uni
forms, S123.S0.
| Warrant No. 951, Geo. T. Turner, De-
icember 81, 1900 for like service s261. 40.
Warrant No. 1850, Geo. T. Turner, jan
uary 81 1900, for like services, 5000.
Warrant No. 1121. Geo. t. Turner, Feb
Iruary g. for like services. S19550.
/ Warrant No 1913, Geo. T. Turner
March go, 1900, for like services, $113.50.
Making a total of S903.20 for making
land repairing uniforms.
Add to this the incidentals for cloth
and personal furnishings running through
this period of short four and a half
months, amounting 10 Sl,lJ5.Jo, We nave
"a grand total of g. % as expenditures
for uniforms and 'tfiim-fiam'' during this
Ishort period.
An item overlooked and TO which we
desire to call your attention; that is,
warrant No. ITO. s. Roth & Co.. issued
February IS of this year. for making the
uniform, coat and pants, Capt. A. G..
Hawes,' s24.
The total for stationery, etc, covering
the same period amounts to $669.S6.
Lumber hardware, paints and oils
were purchased to the amount OF
81. 30s.O1
Twelve property books-whatever they
may be-cost s65.
Property. ETC., cost s12O.95.
Regimental allowances for January
were ST75; for February. s625; for March
s625; and for April. s625
The total expenditures for payroll is
to May Ii inclusive, 50 957.s1.
. Your committee might go on ad nau-
scum calling the attention of the mem
fbers of this House to the extravaganza
exhibited by the expenditures in this
: branch of service.
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