The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-30
A HALF HOUR
LEGISLATURE
The Senate Meets
For Thirty
Minutes.
FROM GOVERNOR
Mr.. Paris Presents a Short Report
From the Committee on
Public Lands.

Yesterdays session of the Senate
lasted just thirty minutes by the clock
A communication from Acting Cover
nor Cooper and a report from the com
mittee on public lands was all the busi-
ness that was transacted
After the preliminary business had
been done away with, the clerk read
the following communication from the
Acting Governor:
Hon. S. E. Kaiue, President of the Sen
ate:
Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of the copy of resolution
passed by the Senate on May %, 1901,
wherein it is requested that the Gov
ernor submit to the Senate all names
Of appointees other than those already
submitted that the Organic Act re-
quires the Governor to submit to the
Senate for confirmation"
In reply thereto 1 have to say that
am not aware of any appointments
made by the Governor which require
the confirmation of the Senate that
have not already been submitted Very
respectfully yours,
HENRY f COOPER,
Acting Governor.
Senator Paris then presented the fol-
lowing report from the committee on
public lands, which was tabled, TO be
considered with the appropriation bill.
Honorable S. E. Kaiue, President OF
the Senate:
Sir-Your committee on public
lands. to whom was referred items $50,
1S3, 1856 and 1877 of the appropriation
bill, would report as follows:
Your committee finds that item $50,
Payroll, Electric Light, s12,6eO.''
This is the same amount as appro-
priated for the last biennial period, di-
vided as follows: Inspector, $50 per
month; one lineman, s65 per month;
two trimmers, $55 each per month; one
station man, 500 per month. Total,
$525 per month.
We have interviewed the Superinten-
dent of Public Works and the Inspec-
tor, and find thut-tfIrrs are 1855 street
lights and 500 incandescent lights fur
nished to the prison, insane asylum,
and other government buildings. We
also find that with an outlay of $4,000
for extra machinery, wires, etc, the
lights for the city could be increased
about one-third.
AS this city is poorly lighted. your
committee feels this should be done. If
we had the money.
Item 1873, Payroll Lighthouse Keep
ers. ss,45s," we find divided as fol-
lows:
HAWAII 4
Laupahoe, $40 per month; Kawaihae
s1e per month; Mahukona, ~. so per
month; Paukaa, SIS per month; Maka-
hanaloa, SIS per month; Kahala Point,
SIS per month.
MAUI.
Maalaea, $40 per month; Makena, $50
per month; Lahaina- IS per month.
MOLOKAI
Kaunakakai, $40 per month, kaIae o
Ka Laau, SIS per month,
OAHU.
| BARRIERS Point. SIS per. month: Ho-
nolulu, SIS per month; Diamond Head,
SIS per month.
| kauai.
| Nawiliwili. $40 per month,
| Your committee feel that this is for
public safety, and most OF the salaries
are small. The Superintendent Of Pub
1 lie Works says that they expect that
this will later on be taken over by the
federal government. We recommend
that this item pass
Items 1S6 and lSI, Pay or GunpoW-
der Keepers. Hilo and Honolulu"
Your committee finds that this is
fair, and would recommend the items
pass.
Items 1872, 1ss. 1874, 1876. 1856. 1877. 49,
and 199.
Your committee finds that most o.
these items are the same as for las
biennial period.
The pay for reservoir keepers has no
all been expended, but will be needed
when the Diamond Head reservoir L
ready. The pay for shipping tender
has been increased, but the department
! claims the work requires it.
We would recommend these item!
pass as in the bill.
j. D. PARIS,
J. T. BROWN,
L. NAKAPAAHU
! This report was laid on the table, Il
be considered with the appropriation
bill, and at 1890 o'clock the Senate ad
journed until Friday.
On account of its being Decoration
Day, today, the Senate adjourned a
0:3o O'Clock until 10 O'Clock a. m, to
morrow.