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600. which carried.
JUDICIARY BUILDING FIGHT
Senator c. Brown moved the adop-
ton of the report recommending $4,000
for reconstruction of the Judiciary
building. Senators Achi, Crabbe and
McCandless spoke in favor of it. Sen
ator Dickey was opposed to rebuilding
with steel beams when there was nc
foundation, and wanted the structure
repaired and an item of $4,000 or $4,000
inserted in the appropriation bill. Sen
ator Paris also favored this as being
repair, and argued that all repairs
should be in the appropriation bill.
The item was stricken out, to 3.
wAILUKU WINS.
Senator Achi moved to strike out the
item of s25, 900 for wailuku court house,
and said they didn't need new one.
Senator Paris replied that Achi simply
wanted to get even for striking out the
$45, 900, and that the Judiciary building
was a palace compared with the court
houses on the other islands McCand-
less argued that counties could build
their own court houses, and this item
was simply for repairs. Crabbe moved
that the item pass at $4,000 as rec
commended by the superintendent Of
Public Works. The motion to strike
out was lost. The item passed at
$25, OOO
Senator Achi moved that the item Of
100000 for Oahu penitentIary be in
creased to s25OOOO, The item was left
at 100000.
Senator Brown moved to strike out
900 for repairs to the Oahu jail.
Mccandless moved that it be made
$4,000 for new Jail. Oahu, which car
ried.
Senator Crabbe moved that the item
OF $50, 900 for new Jail and county build
ing at Hilo be. cut to $4,000 for jail
alone. j. T. Brown said the court
house at Hilo was nothing but shack.
Dickey favored the jail and court house
being together The item passed at
$4,000 and Senator ]. T. Brown then
the insertion of $4,000 for a
court house.
Achi objected to the increase, and
said the limit of the bill would be ex-
needed.
4 don't believe the Governor or the
President win approve the BILL" he
said.
Wen try it," answered Cecil Brown.
Achi said the Senate ought to appro-
'riate but s1.75O.OOO. and let the House
lave $780,
Senator Paris said Achi believed
for the islands other than
oahu was Illegal.
At just put in s25O.oOO for Oahu prison
because I knew the Senators would
'ote it down." replied Achi; IF they
idn't wouldn't have proposed it," a
which brought Jeers from the
sland Senator'S.
Senator Achi moved that the item OF
rs, 900 for Oahu insane asylum be re-
uced to 100000. Passed as in the BILL
Senator Achi moved the insertion of
1880 for the Kalihi sewer, provided
ne Kamehameha Schools trustees pay
1900. The item carried at $17.5OO
On motion of Dickey. only items re-
erred to committees We're considered.
Senator Brown moved to strike out
ne items of $4,000 for the Nuuanu
aservoir and $4,000 for a filtration
liant. He said it was Cooper's pet
theme" and he talked of nothing else.
Recess until o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Consideration of the loan bill was re- }
lined at the afternoon session.
The report of the committee, recon- 7
ending an increase of the item for I
hooIs on oahu from $4,000 to s155, 400
lrried.
There was considerable discussion v
-er the recommendation of the COM
ittee of an increase of the item for G
road from Nahiku to Kailua from f
900 to $4,000. Objection was made e
at this was not a new road, but the r.
IN carried at $4,000.
q FOR NUUANU WATER. n
Senator Brown moved that $4,000 be =
serted for s15O.OOO for the Nuuanu :.
He said a smaller reservoir :,
IS sufficient as only storm water was :
be collected; there would be no :.
inning water and the reservoir would :,
eed disease. a
Senator Kalauokalani wanted he p
loie amount appropriated. and said :,