The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-24

The Colonial Secretary was prom
ship when Lord Salisbury retired ;
the formation of a ministry now.
cx. r. r. ~ r. r. y r. " " " y ~ ~ ~ ~
81 .235, $3.50 is available for the first yea,
of the period, leaving a balance of ST.,
| $50. $50 to be available for the SECOND
year. This latter amount may or ma!
not be all available as 1t depends upor
| the assessed value of the taxable prop
erty of the Territory for that year. TIL,
limit of borrowing by the Territory un'
der the Organic Act Is placed at one
| per cent. on the assessed value of sucf
| taxable property as shown by the last
general assessment.
| We submit herewith an Act based
Unon the estimates submitted by the
| Governor
| The report was adopted and the bill
will be read for the second time today
1895 RESOLUTION CLAIMS.
The Judiciary Committee to whom
was referred the Governors Message
relative to claims of certain persons
against the former Republic of Hawaii
for alleged false imprisonment, and rec
ommending legislation authorizing the
appointment of a Commission to inquire
into such claims and demands, here
with submit the draft of an Act au-
thorlzing the appointment of such
Commission.
The act recommends that commits
sion of three disinterested and compe-
tent citizens with the consent of the
Senate be appointed to hear, investigate
and determine the political claims here
tnf AGAINST tho RpDllhlic of
Hawaii for damages resulting from al
legged imprisonment of certain persons
in 1895 and 1896. The following claims
and no others are to be investigated:
e. b. Thomas, British, claiming $500;
c. w. Ashford, British, e1400: F. H.
Redward, British. f6OO: w. r. Rey-
nods, British, f7OO: T. w. Rawlins,
British, G4OO: C. C. Kenyon, British,
$500; l.. j. Levey. British, e9Oo; M. C.
Bailey British, a2OO; Fred Harrison,
British, $500; Edmund Norrie, Danish,
--; Manuel Gil dos Refs, Portu-
guese, $50, 900; Geo. Lycurgus. Greek,
$75, 900; p. G. Camarinos, Greek, $4,000.
The commission Is authorized to accept
such afidavits and evidence as is al
ready on file. The commissioners may
appoint a clerk at $3.50 for ninety days;
rapher, $685. baliff, 1926. The commits
sioners are to receive $40 per diem
The commission is to- commence its in
vestgations within ninety days from
the date Of its appointment.
The Chinese Fund report was as fol-
lows:
The Judiciary Committee to whom
was referred the Message of the Gov
H., tn, ha nd
tod, of the so-called Chinese Fund, beg
leave TO report that they believe this
fund should be kept separate and apart
from the funds of the Territory or of
the Counties. We believe the money
shodld be deposited somewhere upon
.arms and security to be agreed upon.
We think that a Trustee, under bonds,
of the Fund should be appointed who
shall have the control and paying out
Of the fund for the return of those
Chinese to China, whose money was
deposited in the Postal Savings Bank.
This money does not belong to the Ter
r!tory the Territory has control of it
simply as Trustee of the Chinese for
whose benefit 1t was originally deposit
ed.
We submit an Act to cover that pur-
pose.
Senator Dlckey reported for a COM
mittee in favor of the local option bill,
with amendments.
EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS.
House Bill 20, Senate Bill "a. contain
ing the Governors emergency esti-
mates, was taken up and considered
carefully. Senator Baldwin found that
the Senate bill sent to the House on
March had been ignored and the
House bill sent to the Senate. Another
Senator favored passing on only the
original Senate bills which had taken
precedence over similar House bills
presented later. No action was taken.
The Committee on Ways and Means
to whom was referred Resolution IA re-
ported that the appropriation for re-
payment to postmasters of the amounts
lost by them, ON account of Hawaiian
stamps in their possession at the date
of annexation. made at the last session
of the Legislature was insufficient,
Bona fde claims have not been settled
of f. w. Barnard. postmaster Laupa-
hoehoe, $43,51; VIM. Horner postmas-
ter Kukuihaele. $62.37; A. b. Lindsay.
postmaster Honokaa, 1897 and are
recommended for payment.
BROWN SOUNDS WARNING.
Several Senators began loading up
the Emergency bill with all kinds OF
big appropriations. started by Senator
John Brown who forced an item OF
SIS 900 for Hamakua roads. When this
passed other items were rushed In.
Senator Cecil Brown then rose and
gave the warning: