The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-27

few items for new school buildings. The
bill carried a 100000 item for the dan
and Rice moved an amended item OF
$4,000.
THE ITEM VOTED DOWN.
The amendment was lost, three votes
showing the same result. The dan
| supporters were nonplussed bu the re-
| suit stood.
PAUOA WATER RIGHTS.
The explanation came when Kalec
bobbed up with his Pauoa water rights
amendment, calling for $14O,0 900 70,
their purchase. This was in pursuance
OF a resolution already passed in the
House.
Of the Pauoa water me the advisa.
bility Of the Territory securing them at
once. He reviewed the actions of the
last Legislature and the attempts made
formerly to secure these springs.
Kaleiopu called the amendment out OF
order and then demanded an explana-
ton.
What does the author Of the amend
ment mean by everything pertaining
therefor Does he mean the land all
around the springs?" He thought the
phrase meant the whole Of Pauoa vail
ley and he scented a scheme whereby
the adjoining land owners would gouge
into the Territory.
ONE ELEPHANT PLENTY.
Sheldon said the government had one
elephant on it's hands now in Nuuanu
valley. He favored the Pauoa scheme
but thought the country had gone too
deep into the Nuuanu dam matter to
pull out now.
Coney wanted to hear the discussion
on the whole dam matter before he vo-
ted on any appropriation. He believed
in going ahead and finishing the dam
but wanted to know all about it first.
Sheldon moved that Kaleo's motion
be tabled, Pail calling him out of order
for butting in after a motion to post
pone had gone in.
HI Chair agreed and the matter went
over until the afternoon.
THE DAILY vETOES.
AS was expected by the in%troducer.
Sheldon's bill to appropriate $4,000 for
the construction and repair of the Wal
mea river breakwater yesterday got the
Governors official veto. The grounds
taken by the Governor were that the
estimated revenues were already ex-
ceeded in the regular appropriation
bills without the SIS, 900 called for in
Sheldon's bill.
MONEY IS LIMITED.
"An impression seems to exist that
the Government has an unlimited
amount of money! wrote the Governor,
who Their went on to show that this
was not exactly right.
Already special acts, now law, carried
$147, 619.0 :, the two main appropriation
bills in the conference committee total
So, 432, 535. 90 and there are two special
bills now in the Governors hands car
rying $50, 828.62. This brings a total
appropriated of s3,616, 982.64.
Against his there is an estimated
revenue of So, 21S, 500 and a surplus of
$3.50, 1888. "a, which would leave a deficit
for the biennial period of $217, $685.
In addition the Governor had just
that the Current Expense bill
carries no new school items, while the
had asked for $20s,O50 and
he Governor himself had recommended
these enough items to cost $18S, 050.
1T must be evident concluded the
that the limit of possible ex-
1enditure by special bills has already
passed, and 0 will demonstrate
/ lack of capacity if your proceedings
inally result in appropriations exceed
all reasonable estimates of reve-
This message was listened to in ST.
ence and it's consideration put off until
he afternoon.
For the same reason Senate Bill LOG,
.ppropriating 5000 0 for the preserva-
ion of the remains of the former SOW
reigns and high chiefs of Hawaii, was
etoed. The message explained that
nany items would have to go over
oard now and the Governor did not
fish further to a~ggravate the situa-
GOVERNOR IS SORE.
Rice spoke on the messages:
The Governor has taken the finan-
la1 situation by adding all the pllIs
rom the highest figures, those of the
enate. The Senate has boosted every
i'll. We are we'll within the revenues
:
Il think the Governor is sore a lit
e because we have not seen fit to
appropriate money just as he saw fit. +,
he financial affairs of this Territory :
i'll be just as satisfactory two years
ON now as they are today" ;
Rice then moved that the considera- ;
of this veto go over until Monday, ;
hich carried.
WHAT AMOUNTS ARE GONE. q
The appropriations which become V
w are the following: Act l, carrying t
5. 900 for the expenses of the coming
embers of Congress, which will all II
spent: Acts 2 and 3, carrying $780, a
0 for the expenses of the Legislature, t
which there will be a substantial r
l.