The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-12
ENTERTAINMENT INTERPRETED.

Iotal ....................$ 9OO,00O
EMBEZzLEMENT INTERPRETED.
The trainers of this appropriation
bill are taking no chance in having
these sums misdirected, Section stat
ing that SHOULD any government Of
fetal divert the excess of any appro-
priation, or any part thereof, above
cost of construction of such work, to
any other purpose, he shall be guilty
of embezzlement," while If he falsely
certifies to any item or voucher che
meanor."
BILLS BECOME LAW.
Secretary Atkinson, in a communica-
ton, informed House that the Gov
ernor had signed Senate Bill No 2,
Act 8, an Act to encourage diversified
industries, and House Bill No. SO, Act
6, to amend Section 81 of the Revised
Laws, relating to elections.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Kaleiopu was called to the chair
when the House went into commit
tee of the whole to consider appropri-
ations for departmental funds.
The amounts for the Judiciary de-
partment were amended considerably,
Chief Justice Frear appearing to ex-
plain the items. superintendent of
Public instruction Babbitt was also be-
fore the committee when the items for
his department were under fire. The
insertion of an item of $4,000 for the
benefit of the Kona Orphanage, which
was attempted by Rice, precipitated a /
lively discussion. Rice an
that the item was a just one
and should pass, even over the Gov
ernor's veto, should he strike 1t out
as he had done before.
Kaniho opposed the item on consti-
tutional grounds, the institution being |
over which the government |
had no control. 1t was a denomina-
tional institution, to support which |
was contrary to the Organic Act. Other
speakers took a hand in the debate, |
one of the Hawaiian members remark
ing that the inmates of the orphan
age owed their origin to white men
and should be the wards of the gov
This brought Hughes to his feet with
a declaration that he refused to be
held responsible for any part in the
passing of the education
Items. He favored the Orphanage item
but declared that the schools of the
Territory were not for Americans.
wasn't taught in the
schools here.
The debate on this item kept things
going until four o'clock, when the COM
mittee rose and reported progress. The
items had been passed:
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
Expenses of Judiciary Department,
$4,000; stationery and incidentals, all
courts, $500; purchase of law books,
Supreme Court, $4,000; purchase of law
books, End Circuit Court, $500; pur-
chase OF law books, 3rd Circuit Court.
$500; purchase of law books, 4th Cir
,uit Court, $500; purchase of law books,
It'll Circuit Court, $500; expenses of
supreme Court, $500; compiling. print
ng and binding Supreme Court re-
ports, $500: expenses of LIST Circuit
Court, $4,000; expenses of End Circuit
Circuit Court, Kau, Kona and Kohala.
10000: expenses of 4th Circuit Court,
Hilo, slS,50o; expenses of 9Th Circuit
Court, Lihue, Kauai. $4,000.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IN
STRUCTION.
Superintendent: Furniture and fix
ures, $500; Hilo High school, $4,000;
and Manual training. $500;
book and library fund, s12,500; general
expenses, s9sO0 school supplies, $4,000;
material for lace making. $500; sup
bort of Lahainaluna, s1S,50O; support
II Boys Industrial school, $13,500; sup
tort OF Girls Industrial school, $4,000.
SECOND READINGS.
The second reading for a number of
bills was done in a hurry, the clock
lands having slipped past four. An
let establishing a retirement fund for
retired teachers, one pro-
riding for hospital at Lahaina. Maui.
he amended income tax law, providing
or the county in which the property
$ located being the recipient OF the tax
money. one relating TO costs and fees
II court officials. and another relating
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