The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-17
SENATE MADE
MANY CHANGES
SLASHED SOME BIG ITEMS. RE
DUCED OTHERS. AND ADDED
MANY NEW ONES TO THE BILL.

DUCED OTHERS AND ADDED
MANY NEW ONES TO THE BILL.
! The Senate continued the considara-
I ton of the unsettled items on the Loan
( bill yesterday afternoon The COM
| mittee reported in favor of increasing
] the item for schools on oahu from Sl33,-
| 600 to 1854 This carried. An in
! crease from $1,000 to $4,000 for new
! road from Kailua to Nahiku was also
carried.
After some discussion the report OF
/ the special committee cutting down the
| Nuuanu valley water works items from
/ $l50000 to $4,000 for reservoir and
! from $4,000 to 100000 for a filterization
plant were adopted, and the items
] passed at the reduced figures.
! The bill was finally passed second
reading after an amendment had been
made making 1T a misdemeanor, pun
, ishable with a fine from $50 to $500 for
! any officer to falsely approve a vOGch~
er on any appropriation.
The six months appropriation bill was
| then discussed. All items were chang
| ed to the original figure, the intention
being to amend the bill at the end 50
| that the apprOpria tions Will be for the
counties after january 1, 1904, and can
not be expended except PRO rata. The
item for printing and advertising for
the SeCretary's Office was increased
81 900 to 5000. The item of $1,000 for
expenses Of the Fifth District Court
was increased TO $1,000. An amend
ment was made so that the courts
could eXpeud only One-fourth of the
money every quarter.
An item of $1,000 for f. =. pola's
service in defending the Osaki Manki-
ch lease at Washington was inserted.
An item of $4,000 or as much there
of as was necessary, was inserted TO
pay for defending the fisheries cases.
This item was inserted as the result Of
letter from Robertson Il Wilder ask
ing that they be paid fee of this
amount.
The incidental expenses of the AttUr-
ney Generals Department was increas-
ed from S3S. 400 to $S9,6O0
The item of $4,000 for an exhibit at
the st. Louis Exposition was increased
to $50 900
An item of $4,000 for advertising
these islands was inserted. This money
is to be spent under the direction Of
the st. Louis Fair Commission.
The item of $4,000 for repairs to the
judiciary building was inserted. The
item of $4,000 for landings and buoys
was reduced TO $4,000. \ similar item
for the Island OF Maui was cut from
$4,000 10 $4,000. The item for Molokai
was increased from $500 to $4,000, so
as to include the new landing at Ka-
! laupapa.
The expenses of the pilot boats waE
increased from $1,000 to $2SOn. The
item of 81. 500 for house numbering was
, cut to 81, 200 for six months. The item
! of $4,000 for grading and fencing gov
eminent lots was reduced to $4,000.
The pay of veterinary surgeons was
raised from $1,000 to 81, 400 as To in
clude HlO.
An attempt was made to adjourn
but after repeated efforts the move
. ment failed and the consideration Of
the bill was resumed.
An item of 81 ,l20 was inserted for the
Wailuku Fire Department, also $1,000
for Aala Park. An item of $l,2OD for
. Il breakWater at " aiahole was insert
ed. The item of $500 for roads in
/ KOOlauloa was Increased to $4,000.
The Puuloa road item of $500 was
stricken ont and an item of $4,000 for
: general roads ana bridges in Eva and
NYaianae was inserted The item of
81 900 for Mallua trail was reduced to
81 600.
The item for the Honolulu roads and
bridges was changed from $l65,lGS to
$3.50, coo each. for the Fourth and Fifth
-
of $4,000 for a bridge at Waimea, Na
uai, was Increased to 100000.
The considerat ton of the bill was
resumed at the night session. The
item of 80 500 for the PuulOa road was
increased to $1,000 and an extra item
of $1,000 was also inserted.
The item of $500 for furniture and
fixtures for the Department of Public
! instruction was raised to $1,000. An
! Of ~ Iii II, 10
school in Honolulu was made, bring
ing the item up to $4,000.
! The special committees recommend
atoms for agricultural appropriations
was adopted. y change was made,
however, so that the $4,000 for the as
sistance Of the United States Expert
-ment Station should be expended by
the special agent, without the super
vision Of the supervisors.
An item of $4,000 for a hospital at
. Kalaupapa was inserted and the item
of S22S,0O0 for the maintenance of the
lepers was increased to $3.50 900. The
/ appropriation of $l,SO0 for E,ieele hos
pital was increased to $1,000. The itGn
of $4,000 for Leahi hospital was raised
to $4,000
The items of $4,000 for a govern
ment steamer to the leper settlement
! and an additional $4,000 for operating
the steamer We're cut out.
The item of $4,000 to defray the eX-
penses of the band making trips 10 the
other islands was stricken out. The
item of 100000 for election expenses
was increased To $4,000. TO include
county and municipal elections An
item of S62 for the pay of registrar
board of the third district was insert
ed.
Items of $500 for a band and 5000
for games for the lepers We're insert
ed.
An item of $4,000 for a hospital for
North KOna was inserted.
An amendment was added to the bill
making it unlawful for the Territorial
auditor to issue warrants or the Treas
urer TO pay warrants after January /,
1904 when control shall have passed to
the counties. The object of this amend
ment Is to make the appropriations
cease on January /, 1904 SO far as the