The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-05
IN THE SENATE.


munication from the House of Rep.
resentatives told of concurrence in the
conference report on the House ex.
pense bill. Notification was also re.
ceived from Secretary Carter that the
Governor signed the bill.
THE BAND ESTABLISHED.
Senator Isenberg presented the fol
lowing report of the special commit
tee on the band incidentals item:
"Military-These items we believe
to be necessary ard recommend thu,
they pass as in the bill.
"Band-We believe that the ban1
should be provided for properly and
should he a Territorial band for the
following reasons:
"The members of the band having
enlisted in the militia is called up
on by the President of the United
States or the Governor of the Terri
tory of Hawaii to perform any duties
under the militia law, will be under
the direct control of the Governor as
commander in chief or such officer as
may be indicated by the President Of
the United States to have charge of
such militia: and if the band were a
county band under the supervision of
county officials there would be a dual
authority and perhaps a conflict of
orders or instructions. The band re-
ceives nothing in the way of remuner-
alton by belonging to the militia ex-
cept during five days in the year if
called upon to participate in an en-
campment, when they would receive
musicians pay during those five days.
IF the band were ordered to be at
inspection parade, muster or encamp-
ment for any term less than five con-
secutive days its members would re-
ceive no remuneration from the Unit
ed States Government.
THE advice of all representatives
of commercial bodies to our citizens.
our Chamber of Commerce and Mer-
chants Exchange, is TO make our ISL
ands and cities as attractive as pos
sible to tourists and investors and the
comment is always made that the
band provides practically the only
pleasure ana diversion to what would
otherwise be a rather monotonous time
after the first two or perhaps three
days Of sightseeing which indicates to
anyone stopping to think over the mat
ter of how best to advertise, that the
band is one of our best assets for that
purpose
Your committee would therefore
recommend that the items in the bill
together with an item of $4,000 for the
travelling expenses of the band to the
other islands pass
The report was adopted, thus in
cooperating the items in question in
the bill.
The eighteen months appropriation
bill was resumed on second reading.
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
Senator Dickey moved to insert $780,
900 for the st. Louis Exposition, con-
ditioned that "only such of the same
be used as amounts to the unexpend-
ed balance of the appropriation for this
purpose for the period ending jan
uary /, 1904"
Senator Achi feared the condition
would involve changing the title of the
bill. He thought they might trust the
Government officers to do the right
thing.
Il will trust them to eXpend $780,
900 if it is appropriated was Mr..
Dickey's comment.
Senator G. Brown gave the opinion
that the title would not be affected.
The item was inserted as moved.
In the declaratory sections of the
bin the amendments proposed by the
Judiciary committee We're adopted.
STRONG SAFEGUARD.
Senator C. Brown moved to insert
n new section, No. 6, saying he consi-
dered 1t one of the best amendments
at this session. 1t would pre-
vent any official from making con-
tracts without appropriations by the
Legislature, and put an end to the
pickering over unfinished contracts
and unpaid bills in the Legislature.
The amendment was adopted, maxi
ing the sections in question as fol-
lows
HEDGING THE TREASURY.
New section forbids the Auditor to
draw warrant for any OF the objects
named in the Act except as therein
provided, besides expressly prohibiting
the expenditure of any money to be
hereafter accounted for to the Legis-
lature by indemnity bill
Section makes 1t msdemeanor.
punishable by fine of not less than $50
nor more than $500, for an official who
shall falsely certify a bill or voucher
against any item of the Act.
Section 4. No expenditure of public
money for the construction or repair
Of public works Except street or road
work., where the amount to be ex-
pended shall amount to five hundred
dollars Cs50O or more, or for the
purchase of material, provisions or
other supplies for public purposes,
in the aggregate to five
hundred dollars (S500) or more, shall
be made except by contract, after pub
lie advertisement for sealed tenders;
and no public work or the purchase of
material, provisions or supplies for
public purposes shall be so divided or
parcelled out as to defeat or evade
the provisions of this section.
Section 8. The Territorial Board OF
Public Institutions is hereby authorlz-
ed to draw on the Treasury for all APP