The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-19

were exorbitant and uncalled for
Further, IS cents a page was allowed
by this committee for proof-reading
which was absolutely unnecessary and
had it been found necessary, should
have been included in the price OF
printing, which was SI.5o per page. Ir
the case of translation. for which was
paid IS cents per page. the translator
was not alone paid therefor but was
also paid IS cents extra for the type
writing OF the English or Hawaiian in
depreciation.
The Legislature, outside of the sal
airy OF the official stenographer, paid
S2,SSoSo for typewriting, which would
have practically supplied seven expert
stenographers IN constant attendance
upon the House during the regular
and extra sessions. The total cost oil
printing was %,374zo, and an extra
charge was paid for the proofreading
OF the sum OF SI.oS5.35, which should
not have been incurred and which
should have been included in the orig
inal cost OF printing. The further sum
of sos was ridiculously paid for So
called comparing, which also should
have been included in the initial cost
of printing
THOUSANDS FOR LOAFERS.
That assistance to private individuals
was evidently the order of the day. is
shown by the payment of $5SI3.46 to
clerks, whose duties according to evil
dence were mainly confined to idling
about the House of Representatives -
One clerk drew an extra of S. for in
serting the date in the original and copies
OF committee report.
ORGANIC ACT VIOLATED.
Upon the dual language question the
grand jury speaks in the following
straightforward terms:
Your grand jury particularly desires
to call to your Honor's attention that
the failure of the House of Representa-
tives to comply with the provisions of
the Organic Act, in that the proceed
ings should be in the English Ian
guage, was the cause of the cost to the
Government of $S,2SI.oo, as shown by
the summary hereinbefore reported.
Ard your grand jury cannot too
strongly recommend that for the pro-
lection of the taxpayers of this Terri
tory and the efficient and expeditions
performance by legislatures of their
duties, that all proceedings be conduct
ed in the English language. As far as
your grand jury has been able to as
certain, although MANY of the members
were Hawaiians born, their rendition
and understanding of the English lam
guage was, in most respects, sufficient
to the proper execution of their duties
as legislators.
''Much has been said by previous
grand luries in respect to the matter
of House vouchers but this grand
jury makes the foregoing report not
to the purpose of criticism but that flu
ture legislatures may appreciate that
public funds are being expended by it
and resulting injustice is being in
ficted upon the people whom it repre-
sents"
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
Upon this subject the report is rather
vague, the only definite information be-
ing this:
'We find that prostitution is carried
on in this city, but not flagrantly in
the business or residence sections. Ac-
cording to testimony of police, unrec-
ognized houses of prostitution do ex-
ist, and houses of designation are be-
ing constantly watched and the occu-
pants prosecuted.
Medical testimony proves that since
the annulment of the so-called Act to