The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-05-09

"Honolulu Park Commission,
$1,000" was referred back to the |
committee with instruction to fiud
out why certain vsluables trees are
being cut away. Lewis moved TO
increase the item to $1,000 but
failed. Paele thought the cutting
away, of trees that coat the Govern
mept much money was something
uuusual aud out OF order. He
thought rome explanation should be
given aud therefore favored its re-.
ference back totthe com mittee.A
,."RunpiUg Expenses, Pumping
Plants 60, $l2 .5OO,"swas referred to
special committee consisting of
Harris, Kumalse end Fernando.
The item of improving Thomas
Square, $685." was passed as in the
bill.
"Piihonua Road Repairs, $3.50"
was taken up on reconsideration
and passed at $500 $50
"Incidentals, ., Forestry, $4,000"
passed es in the bill.
Under the Beard of Health, the
item Of "G eneral Expenses, $3.50"
was also passed, although Paele
moved to have it stricken out.
Harris moved TO insert a new item
urder the Department OF Attorney
g aneral, after purchasing team Of
horses for patrol wagon" the item
to read as followe: Expenses de-
Tending Fishery cases, $4,000" He
said that the question Of the fish
cries meant great deal to the peo-
pie OF this Territory, whether they
shall be free o, remain as they have
been heretofore. The Terri
tory has already won two ceses.
Chillingworth felt that it was not
too much to ask for defending these
cases, IS in all.
Beckley moved to str:ke out the
: item. H., felt that it was a scheme
to makeathe people pay handsome
fee to certain lawyers. 1t is rightly
within the province Of she chair te
send for the Attorney General to
appear before this COMMITTEES AMI
give some explanation OF this mat
ter. The expense Of going to Wash
: ingtou wa, not as. much as asked, b.
thought $1,000 would cover all
But to go on this appeal may meal
also the expense of visiting the S
9 Louis Exposition, visiting New Yor1
l. and elsew here. He also said tina
l. be was approached at the beginning
Is CT the regular session on the sam
II subject, and had not thu firm O
II lawyers handling these cases bein
u retained, one of the members woul
J. no doubt have been member o
10 the fl )or Of this House today.
Kumalas spoke strong on the ide
Is of employing others when the wor
o,ght to have b,en attended to b
the Attorney General. 1t was one {
f. those schenes whereby the Govern
,e ment is made to suffer I'M order I
r.. help out certain favorites aud tn,
Mt has been the usual way of robbio
be- the people. He wound up by mo
ing that TIE Attorney General
3 sent for aud to appear before th
IL. Committee OF the Whols and gi'
m an evplau alton about this item, ar
was carried. The Clerk perso
Q ally went after the Attorney Gene
Mt al.
en- Andrsde said the amount ask
co, for was small in com pa rison to Il
l. number OF cases to be handled,
ne OF them. The Expense OF taking
me- appeal on to Washington was gre'
of taking more than 81. 900. But
the amount asked, the Terrific
at would be getting of easy, it being
;5,- little more than 500 each case.
he Attorney General Andrews ent'
rks ed while he was speaking and "
vas offered Feat on the right CT t
he Chairman, who told him OF WI
5e5 was wanted of him. lie began
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