Ka Nupepa Elele, Volume XI, Number 52, 9 August 1890 — THE APPROPRIAITION BILL. [ARTICLE]

THE APPROPRIAITION BILL.

The House has, this week, done more work iu a business-like manner for pushing throngli the Appropriation Bill, whose second reading will now be probably soon finished. The National lieīoi m Party—and may be also the Q1 d Beforin —were pledged to

" Ecouomy," but ks yet there are but| few signs, if auy, of holding out toJ that plank of their platforms. Indeed l Represōntative Mārques, of tbe Third District of Honolulu, has been the ouly meraber who seemed mindful of! the promises made in this respect, and who made a showing of trying to put Ihem ipto e-secnfcibu. When the salary of tho Minister of Foreign Affairs was reached, he offered a motion for reduction, whieh was evidently tlie fii-st s|art of a decided plan of general redu,ctioji§ of tp]fi}*ies and expenditures tj.ll througli the regnlar o}\4pf pf the ApproprsatioD J3iJl. Jiis attempt was so iinanimoHsly hooted dowp tliat he gave up in disgust, ānd evidantly does not care to give hiraself the use}<?ss trouble of fighting fOr nothing, though 4i,cl make a few more nnguccessful .s'])£!} t]je House was appaiently in a mpro favorable hurr .

The intention of tbe other members of both parties is evidently to keep this placjf very captivating "catch" for their future p]/i£fprmB. Jn £he meantime the expenditures will run pretty higb |liis sBssio», apii will leave the Kingdom wUh a« d«bt, and with every prospect thafca further increase will be necessary in the nest session. Some expenditures are usefq) »nd necessary—such as roads and bridges, tl?p īft>īioluhi harbor and water works, but osher& ]§a|ional Reform Party sieemed pledged to avoid.