The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-06-24
THE nousr-roarY- SIXTH DAY.

After the usual disposal OF the
regular routine business, order being
called at 1895 o'clock, communi.
cation from Secretary Carter was
read giving the information that
the Governor had signed three Acts.
viz: Act II to appropriate money
for defraying the expenses.of the
Auditor in furnishing blanks and
blank books to County officers; Act
8, amending Act l of the Laws OF
the Extra Session of 1903, and Act
9, to appropriate money for defray-
ing the bslance Of the expenses OF
the Senate of the Extra Session Of
1903
Kupihea, from Public Lands, re-
ported on the resolution OF NJ X
Kou, asking for $4,000 to be insert
ed in the Loan Bill for four steel
bridges over the streams at Kahana,
Hauula, Lsie-maloo and Lsie-wai.
Recommends that the amount be
granted and the item be amended
by adding ain the District OF Koo-
lauloa, Island OF Oahu"
| Harris raised point of order that
this was not Territorial charge,
but County, and as the Is Months
Current Account Bill provides .ole.
| ly for Territorial expenditures, after
reading the title, said that it could
not be considered and inserted. The
Speaker held the point we'll takep,
although the bill was not yet con-
sidered, and ruled the report out,
but with staten ,nt that it may be
brought ia later, as hs had under
stood that Judge Gear has held the
Board OF Public Institutions to be
illegal.
Greenwich, from Committee of the
Whole on Senate Bill 2, read his
report OF the amendments 10 the
same, and after being read through,
the same was adopted,
Kupihea presented a resolution
shat the message transmitted by
the Governor on the 18th day oil
June, 1908, informing this House
that its procedure with reference tc
the appropriations under the Loan
, Act was contrary to the duties i'm
posed upon the members by the Or
ganic Act, be returned to him by
, the Clerk with copy of this reso
luton, on the ground that said mes
sage is an impertinent interference
with the rights, duties and p,ero-
gatives OF this House." Ruled out
Of order.
Vida also offered the followin s
resolution, that "whereas, the peo-
pie OF the 5.h District have Away
suffered from lack OF public i'm
, provemsnts, most OF the publ,
moneys being used to improve th'
4th District, and whereas, an appro-
/, priation OF $4,000 was made by tb'
q last Legislature to macadamiz'
/, Iwilei Road, in the 9Th District, ant
, quantity OF stone was purchased
for the work, which stone is now be
ing used by order of Marston Camp
bell. Assistant Superintendent o
o Public Worke, to macadamiz,
, Bishop street, 10 the 4.h District
. thus divsriing the appropriate
! and making uss of it contrary t.
# law, therefore, resolved, that tbi
4 diversion OF an appropriation show
a that said Marston Campbell is not
= Fl. and proper person to h.vs charg
. of public affairs, aud this Hous
I, condemns his acts in thu premise
. aud hereby records its want of con
D fdeaoe 10 him."
l. Paels moved to ajop.. Vida sal
|. that this is not the only thing wher
0, money was wrongly diverted
o There's the abutment to the Hack
N field wharf where some $1,000 W,
o. spent il is useless.
~ Harris moved to refer to specii
10 committee. 1t is not fair to col
W condemn man without bein
: heard and given fair trial
a Campbell responsible or WAS he acl