The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-03
IN THE SENATE
THIRTY-FIFTH DAY.
AFTERNOON SESSION

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ritorial or subdivision thereof, |
must be citizens, was re-
rerred to the judiciary committee. SEN
ate bills 81 and 49, oil storage bills were
reported on by Dowsett who recon-
mended that they be tabled to be con-
sidered with the bills. This report of
the Ways and Means committee was
adopted.
Senator Dowsett of the Ways and
Means committee reported on Senate
expense measures for departmental
use, that the Senate go into committee
of the whole
The Senate then went into commit
tee of the whole
The following items on second read
ing were passed. incidentals of execu-
tive department $4,000 expenses for
election $4,000; printing etc, S5,OOO
Archives translating etc, $4,000, total
1923, OOO
The item for the support of promu-
ton was named at $4,000 in the House
amendment Mccarthy moved that It
be increased to $4,000. He said the
money was spent for the general good
and benefit of the Territory The
work ought not he contended, be stop
ped now. This work would result in
bringing people here who would invest
money.
Dowsett said that it was an import
ant measure and it would be better TO
defer it's discussion until there was a
larger attendance of the Senate pre-
sent. The Sergeant at Arms was sent
to chase up the absentees who were
six in number
The item for the support of public
library was placed at $4,000 in the
Senate bill but was not in the House
bill which was then under considera-
ton. Dowsett moved that the item
be inserted as it was desired to have
Carnegie contribute a library here and
if the TeSitoy did its part, Carnegie
would do his part to establish a cir
culating public library. Smith and
Coelho opposed the motion and the item
passed unanimously.
National guard $724O; Mccarthy
spoke in favor of the measure.
Incidentals Treasurer's department,
$500; printing tax books and blanks
81, 400; under insurance law $4,000; in
terest on public debt etc. $314,OOO; eX-
, penses bonding public officers $1,000
total 1925, 400
Bureau of taxes, incidentals, first divi
4 sion, $4,000; second division $1,SOO; thirC
;, division 5000; fourth division, $14O0
-. total $14,2OO; expenses tax commission
10 81, $50; Bureau of Conveyances $500
, Department of Public Works genera
expense $500; the item for mainten
q ance and repairs and additions to gov
9 renment property $4,000 was deferre,
G after some discussion.
over the item of $4,000 for landing
o and wharves, there was a big dispute
p Chnl;ngworth wanted to cut out tn
II item of $4,000 for the repair of tn
s enough to put the wharf in sufficien
: repair Coelho opposed the motion
and declared that the government
q should not make the mistake of givinl
4 the choice part of Hilo harbor to
private corporation as had been tn
i case with Honolulu. The Legislature
70 he said should improve the wharf s,
e that the Territory could get the re
venue from it.
v Mccarthy declared that the item wa
$ not, according to the statement of tn
Superintendent of Public Works to tn
Oh Ways and Means committee to b.
e used for the wharf at Hilo. Chilling
t worth said that this was not wha
i the superintendent had informed him.
). Woods moved to increase the item
3, to 100000. Smith moved that the item
be. passed as in the bill, 500 900, as i
% would be unwise to do anything to
r ward putting in a wharf or doing eX
j tensive improving, until after the 10
cation of the breakwater had bee
"a known.
y Woods said that the breakwater wa
problematical and they ought to g
y ahead and look after themselves an
70 improve the item
10 Hayselden suggested that if Hawa
wanted the wharf she ought to specir
d the amount that would be required a
e various places.
l. Dowsett urged that the item be de
t. ferred but expressed himself as bein
lie i'm favor of improving the government
wharyes He favored the total iteI
" being increased according to the est
lie mate of the superintendent Of publ
works. Mccarthy also urged TN
t. necess .ty Of the government keeping ii
to wharves i'm good condition. The mt
ton TO defer the item carried.
We Other items were passed as follows
al expenses pilots at Honolulu 5000; cut
SO ting the item down by 5000; expense
l- Huo pilot $3.50; expenses pilot at Ia
hum $3.50; expenses harbor master HC
noulu 5000.
Consideration of the item of 5000 II