Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-16
$4,000 FOUND
TOO SMALL FOR
Entertainment
Senate Raises Fund For Con-
gressionaI Party'S Enter
tainment S1o,G00-Say ISL
and Steamship Charge For
Trip Is Too High

AT the request of President G. F..
Chillingworth the senate yesterday ap-
proved a resolution increasing the gov
ernor's contingent fund for the period
ending June 80 next, from $4,000 to
SO, 900, the extra $4,000 to be used
as an addition to the 100000 special
fund for the entertainment OF the Wis
ting congressional party, due here
early next month.
That the entertainment OF the big
party OF United States congressman
will cost the territory fully $4,000 was
the general opinion expressed In the
senate yesterday afternoon. Charles A.
Rice, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, and other members including
President Chillingworth declared the
territory will be lucky II the affair
doesn't cost mere than that amount
That the $4,000 fund set aside a
few weeks ago for the purpose will be
far from adequate was brought to the
solGns' attention just before the daily
session adjourned late yesterday after.
noon by the president, following a con.
ference with Territorial Secretary
Thayer and Speaker HnIstein. These
three have been appointed a sub-cOm.
mittee on finance, under the general
entertainment committee.
President Chillingworth informed the
senate that the very lowest figures
they were able to get, on transporta.
tipn and the more important features
OF the big event, amounted to more
than So, 900. He asked that provision
ha made aifbor Ia, onofhoF cnooiol an.
preparation bill or one amending the
act creating the entertainment fund,
SO the committee viii not run short
Of money. At Rice's suggestion res
olution was prepared adding an extra
$4,000 to the governors contingent
fund, to- be drawn upon as needed fol
the congressional party's junket.
President Chillingworth said many
items on which the committee, had
made estimates may later be found
too low. They had set the very lowest
cost possible and undoubtedly when
the time came these would be away
under the amount of the actual ex
pense, j. .,....-- 1885,.
When the president read the item.
lied list there were exclamations of
aSLOnlSnmenI over several SENATOR
Metzger declared 1t an outrage that
the Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Company should charge $500 for the
charter Of the steamer Mauna Kea for
the seyen-day trip. r., 49,.
Chillingworth said members Of the
had gone over the heads
of the Inter-Island company officials
and interviewed every member of the
companys board of directors personal.
ly. in an effort to get q better rate,
but in every instance had been denied.
One solon declared that had the en-:
committee begun work
earlier he believed it could have char.
tered a big vessel at San Francisco
for the entire trip to the islands, visit. !
Ing the different points and carrying
the party back to the mainland with
a smaller total cost than can be had |
now under the rates as set forth.
Another item that ELECTED comment |
was the charge Of 81 per head fixed by |
the Hilo Railway Company for the
railway jaunt from the Crescent City
TO Paauilo and return, during the con
yressmen's visit to- the Big Island. i