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 S10,000-Say ISL
and Steamship Charge For
Trip Is Too High

At the request Of President c. F
ChillingwOrth the senate yesterday ap-.
proved a resolution increasing the gov
ernors contingent fund for the period
ending June 30 next, from $50. 900 TO
500, 600. the extra $1,000 TO be used
as an addition to the $50, 900 special
fund for the entertainment Of the Wis,
iting congressional party, due here
early next month.
That the entertainment Of the big
party OF United States congressman
will cost the territory fully $40, 900 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 If 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
sOlOns' attention just before the daily
session adjourned late yesterday after
noon by the president, following a con
ference with Territorial Secretary
Thayer and Speaker Holstefn. 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.
ton and the more important features
Of the big event. amounted to more
than $32, 900. He asked that provision
be made. either by another special ap-
preparation bill or one amending the
act creating the entertainment fund,
so the committee will not run short
of money. At Rice's suggestion a res.
olution was prepared adding an extra
$4,000 to the governors contingent
fund, to be drawn upon as needed for
the congressional party's junket
President Chiilingworth 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.
When the president read the item. |
lied list there were EXPLANATIONS of !,
establishment over several. Senator |
Metzger declared 1t an outrage that !
the InterIsland Steam Navigation |
Company should charge $500 for the
charter Of the steamer Mauna Kea for 1
the seven-day trip.
ChilIingworth said members of the |
committee had gone over the heads
of the 1nterIsland company officials
and interviewed every member or the
companys board of directors personal. |
ly, in an effort to get better rate,
but in every instance had been denied. |
One solon declared that had the en-.
tertainnent 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 /
gressmen's visit to the Big Island. i
Today Representative Watkins In /
troduced in the house bill providing
for an appropriation of another 5000
for the entertainment and expenses ol
the junket 1t is presumed that either
the senate or the house measure will
later on be tabled, so that but one will
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