The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-06
LOAN FUND
APPROPRIATIONS
HOW THE WORK GOES ON IN
THE SENATE-THE MONEY d.
VIDED UP.

The Senate met this morning prepar-
ed to begin again the battle on the loan
bill. But before getting upon that, on
motion of Dickey, Senate Bill 6 was
taken up and read for the third time.
This is the bill making appropriations
to pay unpaid bills of the Territory.
The bill passed third reading, and then
the Senators went to work on the loan
bill at the item of $155,OOO for water
works at Honolulu.
Achi moved that the item be put in
the bill at 100000 and it carried. It
had been anticipated that this would
cause a fight, the outer island senator's
expressing some hostility to Oahu be-
fore the meeting of the Senate, but the
trouble came, instead, over the $4,000
appropriation for water works at Ko-
loa. Upon this the question was as to
whether the government had the right
II water and also as to whether there
We're enough water users there to make
The expenditure profitable.
The item finally passed, on a fight
made for it by Gandall and Wilcox. The
next item, $4,000 for water works at
Waimea, also on Kauai, likewise pass
ed, although some discussion was raised
upon the ACCESSIBILITY of the expenditure
The appropriations for the island of
Hawaii We're then taken up, item by
item. The consideration proceeded
smoothly, the recommendations of the
committee being followed until the item
of $4,000 for court house at Waiohinu
was reached. 1t carried, after an at
tempt by Achi to cut the item i'm half
had failed, on a tie vote.
Achi objected to the appropriation of
$4,000 for a beach road from Kealia to
Hookena. 1T is an old and not a new
road" he said. I'VE cannot put that in
the loan bill and it is not a part of the
belt road. There is no reason why the
Territory should run in debt for that
road. Let the people build their own
roads. There would be no end to it if
we began building all these little
roads" However, the item was put in
the bill
The balance of the appropriations for
Hawaii passed as recommended by tn
committee, and the consideration of
Maui appropriations was taken up, and
the Maui items were all passed without
objection, after the members from the
proposed improvements.
There was war when it came to the
consideration of the Kauai appropria-
tons, not perhaps so much upon the
first item in the report namely $4,000
for the extension of the belt road sys-
lem from Kalihiwai to Mooaa, as upon
b question of privilege. Senator Achi
wanted to talk, but arose after the
President had declared the item carried.
What kind Of way is that to shut
off discussion" asked Achi.
You are out Of order" said the Pres
ident, the item has passed"
Il am not out of order" cried Achi.
Il rise when / want to address the
chair, and you have no right to shut off
discussion, as a representative of the
people l have a right to talk. / move
for reconsideration of the item"
The vote was a tie upon this, and the
President voted to sustain his own rul-
ing. Consideration of the Kauai item
proceeded, in an atmosphere charged
with electricity. Kauai however got
through without being cut down any.
There was still electricity in the air
when it came to Oahu appropriations.
The appropriation of $4,000 for new
laundries was stricken out.
The item of $4,000 for sewer system
and storm drains in Honolulu caused
some discussion, Achi moving that the
item be put at $36,500, as recommended
by the Governor This carried.
DOwsett moved that the item for laun-
dries be inserted at $l4, 500. Carried. But
the air was still charged with eIectri-
CITY. The item of 81 E0O fot, tho M,po,
road came, and nobocy said anything
Il put no more rates" said the Presi-
dent, unless ! hear a request for the
question"
The members asked, accordingly, and
then did not raise their hands on the
vote: II ask for a rising vote!" cried
the President. on this the item was in
serted i'm the bill.