The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-09
THE SENATE AND
The LOAN BILL


At the opening of the session of the
Senate this morning, an invitation was
received from DE Long Post. G.. A. r..
inviting the senators to participate i'm
the Memorial Day exercises. The i'm
Nitation was received. and the clerk
was instructed TO notify the Post that
If the Senate was stin i'm session on the
day In question, the members would at
tend the services i'm a body.
Hewitt presented resolution from
the Third Precinct Club of Hno advo-
eating liberal appropriations for the
public schools Referred to the Educa-
tional Committee
House Bill 6, to pay unpaid bills. was
referred on second reading to a special
committee consisting OF Dickey, Woods
and AchL
House Bill T. the special approprla-
ton bill was referred on second read
ing to a special committee consisting
of Hewitt, Hayselden and McCandless.
The Loan bill was taken up then on
third reading. At the conclusion Of the
reading, Senator Wood moved to strike
out the item of $4,000 for new road
from Heeia to Kahaluu He said the
superintendent of Public Works had
told him it would cost 100000 to build
that road, ard it would be just tying up
that amount of money to appropriate it
now.
McCandless protested against this at
tempt, particularly on the part of a
senator from Hawaii, to knock out
part of the oahu apportionment of the
loan bill
AS to the Superintendent of Public
Works, he did not visit that side of the
island often, and knew nothing about
it. This road was a part of the Oahu
belt road, and was necessity for tour
list travel.
Dowsett wanted the road built, but
feared $4,000 would not build the road,
and still he would not like to vote to
strike it out, unless the members from
the other islands would also consent to
reduce their appropriations.
Bishop had doubts and wanted infor-
nation. He did not like to vote SIS, 900
to build a $4,000 road. There was too
wide a difference on the matter of cost
between the Superintendent of Public
Works, who knew his business, and
Senator McCandless, who knew his job.
McCandless again protested against
cutting out the item, saying that he
would guarantee to build the road for
$4,000. The Woods motion to cut out
then carried
McCandless moved an amendment
that all tenders for public work
amounting to over $500 be advertised
for, and this carried.
Before the vote came on the bill,
Dowsett asked if the other islands were
not going to consent to some reduce
tions in their appropriations.
'As it stands now said Paris, "Ha-
wall has $4,000 more than is called for
in the bill Maui has 1872 900, Kauai $780,
600 and Oahu $4,000 or $4,000 more than
is called for in the committee reports"
THE fact remains" said Dowsett,
that we are still several thousand dol
lars above the committees report"
There was lot of discussion and
Bishop moved to reduce the appropria-
ton for widening Nuuanu street from
$4,000 to $4,000. This carried, and Ca
hu was the loser again.
This seemed to inspire Wilcox who
moved to knock out the item of $7,50C
for the repair of Waimea bridge. This
likewise carried.
Achi thought the government build
ings in outside districts should be cut
out.
Woods moved to cut the item of S.
900 for a new road in Kohala to $4,000.
This carried. He likewise moved that
the cost of the proposed public building
at Hilo be reduced from $42, 600 to $35,.
900.
Paris said he would like to see Kauai
and Maui get public buildings, but he
said those buildings were for county
buildings, and he had reason to believe
that there would never be a cent of
money borrowed by the Territory to
put up buildings for the counties.
Bishop agreed with Paris as to Kauai
and Maui buildings, but thought the
same thing applied to Hawaii. He
therefore moved that all items for pub
lie buildings on the outer islands be
stricken out.
Wilcox said he was willing to vote to
strike out government buildings on
Kauai, if an item of $4,000 were put in
for court house and jail at Lihue, and
he moved the insertion of such an item.
Woods was willing, also, if his $4,000
reduction on the Kohala road were put
back
And Dickey was willing If an item of
$4,000 were inserted for jails and court
house on Maui.
At this point a message was received
from the Governor nominating DR.. w.
II. Mays, DR.. Judd and M. p. Robin
son as members of the Board of Health
and DR.. Grossman as member of the
Board of Dental Examiners. The mes
sage was read and put on the order of
the day for Wednesday.
Consideration OF the loan bill being
resumed, Achi moved that all appro-