The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-21
SENATE PASSES
THROUGH CURRENT
APPROPR|AT|OS
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stamp duties passed with thirteen ayes
The bill amending the forestry law
making more rigid the prohibitions
against pests was postponed until
Wednesday.
Senate Bill No. 1873, amending the law
relating to currency. passed third read
ing with thirteen ayes.
NEW BILL INTRODUCED.
Senator Baldwin introduced bill to
provide for the protection Of agricul-
ture, horticulture and forestry. Passed
first reading.
Senate Bill 1870, relating to auditor,
and House Bill 142. relating to gam
bling, passed second reading.
House Bill No. 1874 providing for rec
reation grounds, but emitting Aala
Park. was laid on the table on the adop-
tion Of the committee report.
EVENING SESSION.
The current appropriation bill was
taken up on third reading in the even
ing
The amount for incidentals In the
secretary's office was increased from
s., 400 to $4,000.
Senator Kaiue moved the increase OF
the item of $4,000 for law books other
than Supreme Court to $4,000.
Senator Achi remarked that 1t would
not be wise to make the appropriations
greater than the receipts of the year.
1T will be all right for us here when
we can go every day to get what we
want, while you from the outside dis
tricts can't come and see about your
augmentation said Achi
What do you want to give it away
for" asked Crabbe.
II want to be honest with them" re-
piled Achi
The item was increased to $4,000.
Senator Achi objected to the item of
$40, 900 for the fishery cases, when the
Attorney General said it could be done
for $1,000. He moved that the $4,000
be added to the incidental appropria-
ton. making it $4,000. Senator Woods
thought it unprofessional for the Attor-
ney General to take the work from
Robertson e. Wilder who had been re-
tanned by Dole, and McCandless said he
believed in keeping the attorneys who
had been successful in the case here.
Senator Paris said the Attorney Cen
eral had been misunderstood, that An
drews had simply stated that if he
had to take care of the case $4,000
would have to be added in the incident
al allowance. The item was fixed at
s45, 0O0
The item of $500 for patrol horses was
raised to 500.
Achi moved to strike out the 17,9i9.91
for the Wright II. o. u" Baldwin
seconded the motion. Crabbe said the
books had to be balanced some time.
Isonberg, who was in the chair, ruled
the discussion out Of order.
Senator Achi moved the insertion OF
900 for expenses under Torrens act.
Carried.
The item OF repairs and additions for
public buildings was increased from
$50, 900 to $4,000 again.
The item of $4,000 for landings, Ha-
wall, was changed back to $4,000.
An item of $4,000 was added for 70
new electric lights in Honolulu.
Other items changed were: Maui
buoys, $4,000 to $4,000; fencing and grad
ing government lots. $4,000 to $4,000;
item of $500 for jailer's house, Maui.
inserted; item of $4,000 for water pipes
in Kalihi inserted; $3.50 each for La
hama and Waikiki fire departments
inserted $500 for railing around Dia-
mond Head inserted; $500 for engineer
on Waialae building inserted; passage
Of lepers and personal freight for ka-
laupapa, 100000, inserted. reconsidered
and reduced to $4,000; for ambulance,
Board OF Health, $3.50 inserted; Asso
riated Charities, $500 to $4,000; print
ing books and blanks for county Off |
GERS, $4,000 inserted.
Snpnfnr Apbi p,nyaJ tba pf
an item of $4,000 for reimbursement of
merchants for expenses of j. G. Pratt.
Carried.
Senator Dickey moved the insertion
If $1,000 for incidentals, Governors .
office. Carried.
Crabbe asked the insertion of an
TEN of sSO0.l5 to reimburse the Union
Feed Company for money advanced for
water pipe. Carried
ON motion of Achi an item of $4,000
vas inserted to pay River street prop
erty owners for sewerage pipes.
An item of $4,000 for repair of Tan
alus road was inserted.
Senator Dickey moved the insertion
If all the items in the Senate emer
sency bill excepting $1,000 for Waimea
bridge. Carried.
The bill passed third reading with u
ayes, j. 7. Brown, c. Brown and Ka-
hi being absent.