The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-05

defor senator Makekau supported th
$4,000 item.
The item of iio.ooo Tor q public circu
laiing library passed. Senator Smith
In supporting the item said no portiof
nf the population would be more ben
ertod than the llaNaiianH. Senator
Cociho supported ana remarked on d
petition received from the Maui teach
ers for a supply Of books for a school
library The Item passed
An item OF f12i0 for the support OF
the military was recommended by the
COMMITTEES and senator Mccarthy ex-
plaIncd the value OF the services or
the mon and the fact that they were
not paid The item passed.
There was something OF row OF the
item Of s42. 900 for repairs and addi-
tons to Government property. Sem
ator Brown asked that the Items be
segregated so the senators might know
what they were helping. Senator Dow
sett said the buildings were in bad re-
pair and gave some of the figures that
would be necessary for the work in
Honolulu. Senator Smith replied that
1t would be better to have the Items
stated, otherwise oahu would get the
whole thing.
Senator Bishop wanted to defer con-
slderation and take the item UP at the
same time with that for promotion
work, adding that the best kind of
promotion work could be done right
here at home. The motion to defer
carried.
The item of $4,000 for wharves
brought whack for Hilo from SEN
ator Chillngworth who moved to
strike out the $4,000 for the island of
Hawaii. He said the wharf at Hilo
was of no account and the business
was all done on the property of cor
poration. 1t would be better, he
thought, to start right and give Hilo
a wharf that would answer for all
purposes.
Senator Coelho swatted the corpora
tion in Hilo that had enabled the busi-
ness men to get their freight in good
condition and at the minimum of ex-
| pense and Senator Woods moved that
the item be changed to 100000
Senator Smith wanted the amount as
was in the bill saying that Congress
had Just appropriated a large sum for
breakwater and a good wharf was
necessary. Senator Hayselden put his
foot down on the item going on as
lump sum and cited the case of the
item in the last appropriation bill
"Waterworks, General, s2O0,000," nine
ty-nine and one-half per cent of which
was spent right here on Oahu. If Hilo
wants wharf, the Senator said, he
would advise them to get the bill item
lied, otherwise oahu would take the
whole amount.
Senator Dowsett moved to defer
further consideration. This carried
and the item went over.
The item in the bill pilot, Honolulu,
$780, was raised on motion of Senator
Bishop to $500 without any apparent
reason but when the same thing for
Hilo, $780, was called, he moved that
1t be stricken out. 1t developed later
that he made the motion merely to
hear the objections from the members
from Hawaii. Senator Brown wanted
1t raised to $3.50 so as to allow for the
payment of boat which the pilot had
bought. He was told that he might
introduce it later and he came back
with the remark that he had presented
a resolution days and days ago but the
committee had overlooked it. Refer
ence to the records showed such a
resolution and later the item was in
serted in the bill.
Another squabbe was on the item
for rent of the land for the kerosene
oil warehouse. Senator Dowsett pour
ed some oil on the troubled waters
and the item was deferred.
Senator Coelho fought the item Tex
tension of sewers, $12,00O," to the last
ditch. He could not see why the out
side counties should be asked to con-
tribute toward the Honolulu sewer.
Senator Mccarthy and Senator Smith
put up defense of the item. Con-
sideration was deferred, the motion to
strike out being lost.
Senator Chlllingworth made a strong
appeal for $1,000 for Kapiolani Park but
| both Senator Coelho and Senator
Brown objected Senator Chilling
worth was aided by Senator Mccarthy
| but 1t was no use. Some reference
was made by Senator Brown to a park
in Hilo and Chillingworth replied that
money was not needed for that as
Beckley furnished the money for the
upkeep of that park. Senator Dow
sett said he had voted against the item
at the last session and was not enthu-
siastic now. The county had bought
land to the extent of $1,000 for addition
to the park and this fact lmpelled him
toward voting for the item. The mo.
tion to pass was lost.
Items for the maintenance of water
works at Wailuku, Lahaina,' and Wal
tnea, Hawaii, We're inserted and the
item "all others $4,000" was reduced to
$4,000. Action on the item for nciden-
tails for the Board of Forestry was de-
ferred pending report from Mr.. Hos
mer as to the advisability of a reduc-
tion in the amount.
Senator Makekau opposed q motion
to insert an item of $4,000 for extin-
| gushing grass, brush and forest fires
on the ground that L would encourage
bad men to set the fires going and then
get paid for fighting them. He asked
that the item be stricken out. Sena-
tor Smith moved to amend to $4,000 and
the item carried.
! BISHOP ESTATE LANDS.
The item of S53,2O0 for the Survey
department was warmly contested by
Senator Hewitt and Senator Chilling
worth. The latter asked for a careful
Investigation as there is a good deal
of work being done by the Government
in surveying lands for settlers and
others while the Bishop Estate has