The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-23
WANT No NIGHT SESSIONS AIS SONS 70 THE FRONT GOES TO SUPREME COURT
RESOLUTION TO THAT END Is
VOTED DOWN.
The House Wants to Finish It's Bust
ness in the Constitutional Ninety
Days of the Session.

Speaker Kaulukou sent "a petition to
the House requesting a leave of alb
sence for one week, owing to continu-
ed ill health. The request was granted
hv the House. and Vice Speaker Kaai
presided at this mornings session.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Representative Pogue:
Whereas. There are but eight days
left to the limit of time during which
the Legislature is constitutionally al
lowed to sit, without an extension of
time. and,
Whereas, There is a large amount
of work yet to be done, therefore be
it
"Resolved, That from and after
this 23d day of May, this House of Rep
resCntatives meet every evening eX-
cepting Saturdays and Sundays at 7:3O
o'clock, and that the Appropriation
Bills be made the special order of
business for such evening sessions"
Several of the members opposed the
resolution. Representative Kaeo said
that if the members of the House had
to work all day, and at night, too,
they would compare favorably with
the mules of the Tramcar Company:
they would simply be worked to
death. He stated that if the resolu-
ton carried and he was called upon
for night work, he would simply pack
his grip and go to his home on Kauai
Representative Achi also opposed
the resolution, and stated that he
would be in favor of beginning the
sessions at 9 o'clock in the morning,
instead of 10, and working as late in
the afternoon as they wished. He Of
fered an amendment to that effect,
which upon being put to vote, car
ried, thus defeating the resolution
for night sessions.
The Finance Committee reported
through Chairman Pogue on the bill
which authorizes the Hawaiian gov
ernment to acquire and preserve the
ancient Heiaus and Puuhonuas on the
Islands. The committee reported that
in Europe the governments of the re-
spective countries had taken charge
of and were preserving the old land
marks and ancient relics of by gone
ages, while .iu America this work is
carried on by private scientific insti-
tutions and societies. They were of
the opinion that such organizations
should control that work here also,
but in the absence of any organized
scientific societies, they would rec
ommend that the government be en-
powered to do that work, and there
fore recommended the passage of the
bill.
Further consideration of the salary
appropriation bill was then resumed,
under the department of the Board of
Health, which was completed, after
itemizing each of the salaries provld-
ed for by the various appropriations.
Under the Bureau of Forest and
Nurseries, the pay of Commissioner of
the Bureau was reduced from $4,000 to
$3.50 for the period. The pay of Pro-
fessor Rochelle was made to read Pay
of Entomologist" at salary of $1,000
for the period. The remainder of the
items under this head were then re-
ferred to a select committee consist
ing of Representatives Isenberg, Par
is and Pogue, after a long discussion
as to the necessity of maintaining
Foresters, after which the House took
recess until 1870.