The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-22
THE SENATE
GOES AHEAD
The Appropriation
Bill Nearly
Passed.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

ing reports of committees upon various
items.
Not great many changes were made
in the bill as it came from the House,
| though there were some reductions and
| a few increases to correspond with the
action taken by the Senate in regular
session.
A number of new items were inserted
and among them was the one for $4,000
advanced by the merchants for inspec-
tors. A number of other items killed
in the House were also inserted, and
there will very likely be lots of work
for the conference committee.
Senator Kaohi presented q petition
from DIR. ]. Atcherly of South Kohala
for an increase in salary. 1t was trans
mitted with a letter from Secretary
Charlock of the Board of Health.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House bill for six months cur
rent expenses was taken up on second
reading.
| An item of $3.50 for incidentals gov
ernor's office was inserted.
President Crabbe remarked that there
was mistake of $4,000 too much in the
| first page. Dickey replied that it would
be much worse when the Senate had
| finished.
Senator Paris moved to strike out the
item of $4,000 for Gamewell fire alarm
system which was lost.
NO MONEY TO BE REFUNDED.
Senator Brown moved to strike out
the item of s77636 for refund of mer-
chandise license of Hawaiian Fertilizer
Co. He argued that the money must be
refunded as we'll to Chinese and other
merchants in the same box, if prec-
edent was once established.
Senator McCandless said there were
Chinese who had come to him Tor re-
fund. Senator Baldwin replied that he
would not vote on the matter as an
interested party, but it was a just
claim. Paris said it was a just claim
but there We're similar claims amount
ing to $4S,O0O as well. The item was
stricken out
Senator Baldwin moved to insert an
item of $3.50 for expenses department
stables. He said he supposed it was
stricken out because of the story that
private horses We're fed there, but he
argued that the government stables
| must be taken care of anyway. Nc
Candless said a great many people were
| feeding their horses at public expense
and the idea was to include the horses
| of all departments in one stable. Bald
win then withdrew his motion.
CUT OUT ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
| McCandless moved to increase the
item for Honolulu electric lights from
$4,000 to $4,000. Achi objected to any
changes; he said that the government
wouldn't do the work anyway, the bill
was just so much waste paper as there
was no money. If amendments We're
| made the House wouldn't pass the bill.
McCandless replied that the Senate
should stand up for it's rights
! and not accept the dictation of the
lower house. The Senate could make
changes and he was surprised at Achi's
cowardly stand. The item passed as
in the bill.
The item of $1,000 for Puunui and
Nuuanu valley electric lights was
stricken out.
NO FREE SHOW AT PARK.
Senator Dickey moved to strike out
the proviso against charging admit
tance fee to Kapiolani Park. Carried.
Achi then moved to increase the appro-
priation from $4,000 to $4,000 which also
carried. An item of $500 for artesian
well and pipe was moved by Isenberg.
ACHTS WELL FOR SALE.
Achi objected to well and said $1,000
We're sufficient.
II think l can explain" said Nc
CandleSs. Senator Achi has a we'll to
sell to the Honolulu Park Commission.
l don't think there is any objection to
his selling the we'll but he should be
willing to guarantee it to do the work"
II think $1,000 will build that WELL"
replied Achi. by golly, I believe there
is a Niger in the fence somewhere !;
S., QUO is enough"
Isenberg said pipes We're needed and
the parks We're a disgrace. Just see
the beautiful residence grounds around
there" said he land how soothing they
are"
Ponds Extract is soothing too" in
terrupted Dickey.
81 move that it be made $1,000" said
Achl.
"They can buy your we'll anyway"
suggested Isenberg.
II don't care if they buy it, $1,000 is
enough"
The item was carried at $500.
An item of $3.50 was inserted for
maintenance of government pounds.
on motion of Achi the items of 81, 900
each for repairs VALANCE court house
and Jail We're made TO read so that the
money could be used for new build
ings.
The item, expenses sewer pumping
station, was increased from $2640 10
s650O; running expenses pumping plant
increased from 81 $50 to sl2,5OO.
The item of $1,000 for Waianae water
works was stricken out, McCandess
saying there was nothing down there
except plantation works.
NO CHEMICAL FOR wAIMEA.
Senator C. Brown moved that the
s712O item of chemical for Waimea,
Kauai, be changed to Lihue. the county
seat. The item was stricken out.
An item of 1926 was inserted for Aala
Park.
Roads and bridges South Hilo was
reduced from $500 TO $500, North Ko-
hala SSOOO IN Sh0O0 repairs bridges Koo-