The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-13
House OF Representatives.

day. He asked that he be allowed to
withdraw his answers in order To pre-
sent full report on Friday. Granted.
A communication from the Senate
notified the House that House
Bill No. ], relating to the matter of
granting to the Minister of the Inte-
rior power to make a certain class of
leases, passed its third reading as
amended.
Rep. Richards reported presented to
the President for signature House Bill
No. Z, relating to laundries and wash
houses.
Auditor-General's Protest Referred.
Rep. Richards also reported for the
the protest sent in on the previous
day by the Auditor-General, saying
that, upon talking with the Attorney
General and members of the Senate
it bad been thought hest to refer the
matter to joint committee on Judi
ciary. A motion was made to that ef-
feet.
Rep. Kamauoha said that he had no
objection to such disposition being
made of the Auditor Generals COM
munication, but since the matter had
been considered on the previous day
he saw DO reason why it should not
have been disposed of already. The
Finance Committee of the House were
the auditors. The matter should have
been laid on the table.
Rep. Richards remarked that he
was of the same opinion as the former
speaker, but the Attorney General
seemed 10 think that things were not
quite clear and that referring the pro
test to a joint committee would clear
all doubtful points in the mind of the
AuditOr-General.
Report on Market Petition.
Rep. Robertson presented the fol-
lowing report of the Judiciary Com
mittee OH the market petition.
"Your Judiciary Committee to
whom was referred petition praying
that the rent of stalls at the Honolulu
fishmarket be reduced and that the
sale of fish, etc., at places other than
said market be prohibited, beg leave
to report as follows:
"The authority to fix the rentals of
stalls at the market is by law con-
ferred on the Minister of the Interior
who has fixed the rental of stalls at
the new market at figures but little
higher than were formerly asked for
stalls at the old market.
"That the authority to make regu-
lations in regard to the sale of fish is
by law conferred upon the Board Of
Health and unless the law relating to
these matters is changed or proposed
to be changed, there will be nothing
upon which this House can take
definite action, we therefore recon-
mend that the petition be laid on the
table to be considered with any bill
that may be introduced relating to it."
Report of the committee laid on the
table to be considered with the petit
ton
Resolution to Raise salaries.
Rep. Halualani presented resolu- |
ton in which he asked that the in |
,erpreter of the House and the Clerk |
De paid each $40 and the sergeant at |
arms s.
Following the introduction of this |
resolution there was a long discussion |
IN the propriety of raising salaries.
Rep. Kamauoha supported the reso
ution.
Rep. Richards did not think salaries
should be raised at this time. Not |
much work was being done in the
House and until that time the salaries
hould be allowed to stand.
Rep. Kamauoha, in answer to the
that the Senate had fixed
he salaries of their men, said that
here was no reason why the House
hould follow blindIy; but, in his
opinion, the House officers deserved
IS much as those of the Senate, since
hey did as much work, and some
lines more.
Rep. Richardson moved that the
be laid on the table.
Rep. Winston was in favor of delay
ng consideration of the matter until
friday.
Rep. Richards informed the House
hat they were going to "wback 4"
nto the appropriation bill when it
anne up for consideration. He did
lot think that they could do it with
ood grace if they began by raising
alaries now.
Upon putting the question, all the
atives voted for and all the others
gainst, resulting in a vote of Z to 6 in
avor of Rep. Richards motion to lay
n the table.
In order to settle the matter, Rep. ,,
'ond introduced resolution to the
feet that the salaries be allowed to
emain as they were during the last ,
ession.
Rep. Robertson thought that such
7as the proper course. What was I
one last year was only for that time.
had been the custom to introduce
resolution relating to salaries at the
eginning of each session.
Rep. KamauOha moved to amend
he resolution, giving the interpreter |
10, the clerk IS, and the sergeant-at |
ms 81. Carried. =
Rep. Rycroft announced to the =,
.ouse that the Senate Committee on \
ublic Lands intended making trip |
inspection to the Pail road during I
le afternoon. The House Committee I
ad been asked to join them.
Rep. Robertson read his bill en- s
tied IAN Act to better define the p
'wers of the Minister of Foreign AT e
irs ID regard to the military force y
tue Republic. Referred to the y
intiDg Committee.
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