Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-05
APPROPRIATIONS
BIFORt THE HOUSE
Expenditure OF Public
Funds Considered
Yesterday

Most Of yesterday afternoon IN tho
House was devoted to consideration oI
certain appropriation items, the HoWc
going into Committee vi the Whole
There were several warm pa ga gos be-
tween various members, and some OF
the items In the appropriation Bill
caused heated discussion.
The item appropriating $1,000 for the
translation, printing and binding OF
Eome OF the old documents In the Mr.
chivcs building met with decided op-
portion from Representative Haniho
Of Kohala Kaniho could not see any
use I'm trans'ating documents relating
To- affairs that belong TO the dead past.
In fact, he saw no use In preserving the
documents al all. Ito thought II would
he a good deal better to burn them and
get them out of the way. so there
would be no occasion TO waste an
more OF the public funds In their pres
trvatiCl.
The past Is dead he said. Let
the dead past bury its dead. why
should we dig into the dead past.
Those davs can never come again, and
what Is the use Of translating dOcU-
mrnts reiating To matters that eau
never come up again? ii would bo
better to use that $4,000 to provide Il
school where Hawaiian children can
be educated In the Hawaiian language.
There Is no use in this appropriation,
and | oppose &c."
John Hughes spoke in favor OF the
item, hut there was one part OF 1t that
he thought ought to be cut out. This
was the item for inCidCntals I'VE
don't want any ingidCntais.' he said.
We want every thing specified. This
incidental business doesn't look good
and l am ppp0scdto H."
Acting Chairman Kalciopu called
Hughes aigsItioa~IO the fact that tie
House had Just passed the item apprp-
printing $4,000 for incidental expenses
OF the SeCrGtary's Office.
b THAT doesn't make any difference, ~
said Hughes. I'VE cant commence 20
kill that kind of business to quick.
/ Hughes argument was treated rath-
or AZ Joke by the other members and
occas!unod u general laugh. The item
went through.
the $4,000 item for the support Of
the Honolulu library ocCasioned u
fight, the outside members appearing
to think that Honolulu was asking for
mole than she had any right 10. Rice
was the principal opponent Of the item,
! and said chat ne could not see why tho
D, other Islands should be called upon 70
lht up FOR the support Of a library
that does them no good.
fhcrc were indications ora scrap Der
buween the oahu members aud those
.tfrom the other islands bntithe mattel
was smoothcd over for the limo being,
consideration OF the library item bel
ing deferred. ..a ..
/, The iiOusc rCconvcned al j. IN
yestc rdav and took up the second read
1 ing Cf.the following bills:
Dollhouse BIZ 50, an Net establishing
Offices for repatriation oI -Conyeyancos
in VARIOUS COUNTIES sTqHawaii and 70
provide for the recording of instru'
ments, therein. Referred 90 tire Judi
Ciary Committee. Ir.....
House Bill ~. an Act making appro'
, LpriGtiuns for the departmental use o'
, 1.-THE Territory. Referred tn the Com.
mittCe OF the Whole.
BY unanimous vote, Kalciopu tool
the Speakers chair and the House
went into committee Of the whole &c
; question Eeads Of departments as tC
the needs of the departments. Thus'
/ who represented their department.
were Secretary Atkinson, treasure
Campbell, Registrar Merriam, Col
Jones for the Military, Pinkham 10
the Board of Health, Tax AsscssO
Holt, Auditor Fisher, Superintendent
! of Public Instruction Babbitt, Forest
or HngInpr aud Superintendent Cf Pub