The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-15

motion To indefinitely postpone. This
was carried. Then Rep. Loebenstein
moved that the House concur in the
amendment OF the Senate. This was
likewise carried. Rep. Robertson call
ed the attention Of the House to the
fact that he had voted in the afnrma-
tive. It was also noticed that Reps.
NcCandless and Achi voted the same
way so that the vote was unanimous.
Immediately after this, Rep. LOe-
bernstein arose again and moved that
the vote TO concur in the amendment
Of the Senate be Tecousidered. Reps.
Robertson, NcCandless and Achi saw
the point at once and, taking their
hats, departed for parts unknown. The
Speaker despatched the Sergeant-at-
arms to call back the members, while
Rep. Loebenstein protested against
the action of the Speaker in allowing
the members TO leave the rooms.
There was no quorum. The Speaker
explained that he was not at all pleas
ed with the action of the three mem
bers and that he had sent the Ser
geant-at-arms after them as soon as
they had started TO leave the room.
At this Rep. LOebenstein apolOgiZed
for what he had said. A little after
this the members returned and, once
again, there was a quorum. Rep. Nc
Candies at once arose and denounced
the member from Hilo as being a man
who had applied sharp practice. He
had waited until there were absent
some of the men who had voted the
other way and had then taken advan-
tage of the opportunity to &c the bill
through.
Rep. Loebenstein then made again
his motion to reconsider the vote to
concur in the amendment Of the Sen
ate. Of course he had in the mean
time gone around among the members
who were in favor of the bill and
when it came to taking the vote, he
and the members he knew to be on
his side, voted no" This settled
matters for this session and now the
bill will go through.
Rep. Loebenstein played his cards
we'll and succeeded in a move that
has so often failed.
Rep. McCandless could not stand
this sort of thing and walked out OF
the House, did not put in an appear
ance again during the afternoon.
The following report of the Finance
Committee was presented by Rep.
Fire Department in Senate bill B:
I'VE have secured an itemized state
ment, making up the total of the Ho-
nolulu Fire Department, regular pay
roll. So, 44O. Said items do not in
clude the pay roll for the proposed
chemical engine on the Plains. This
in very much needed as the residence
portion of the plains is rapidly grow
ing and there is very inadequate pro-
vision against fire in that portion OF
Honolulu The pay roll for the pro-
posed chemical engine would amount
to $4,000. We therefore recommend
that the item pass at $4,000.
Pay of steward, watchman and en-
CINE, HiIo Fire Department, $1,O8O.
I'VE recommend the item pass"
81 concur in the foregoing eX-
cepting as regarding pay roll for
chemical engine which [ believe should
not be agreed to, owing to the large
amount of other more necessary items
for which appropriations are being
used.
There was a suggestion on the part
of Rep Robertson that a volunteer
company be organized on the Plains
and that a house be built there. This
was discussed and finally dropped.
The item of $52 44O, without the rider
recommended, then passed as did the
item of $1,000 for the maintenance of
the Hilo Fire Department.
Senate bill 3 then passed second
reading.
Senate bill Al, relating to opium,
was then taken up for consideration
and was referred to the Committee on
Health and Education.