The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-24
SENATE DOES
FAST. WORK
Unpaid Claims Bill
Passes Second
Reading.

The Senate yesterday passed the
Brown bill to provide for the payment
of unsettled claims, on the second read
ing, ordered it to third reading this
morning and adjourned to meet at 9:15
o'clock today. This early hour was set
for the purpose of getting the business
of the Senate complete before the hour
for the meeting of the House. There
were three amendments to the bill
which carry sums for various purposes,
but with those exceptions the bill is as
it was introduced, there being, in the
opinion of the Senators, no reason for
the consumption of time in the refer
ring of the measure to a committee.
That the House will pass the bill
seems probable. Represen ntative Emme-
luth said yesterday afternoon that he
thought this would be done at the ses-
sion today. He said he had conversa-
tions with several members of the
House and they had given him to un-
derstand that they would vote for the
bill when it comes from the Upper
House. Others of the Independents are
of the same opinion, so that there seems
every reason W OApSCC tHdl SohOluSloh
to be reached by the Representatives
Unless this is done the complications
which have marked the last week will
continue for some days at least.
Beside the message which will convey
to the Lower House the information
that the upper body has put through
the Brown act, there will be a second
message submitted. This was provided
on motion of Senator Brown yesterday,
before the consideration of the bill on
second reading was taken up. The
clerk of the Senate was directed to in
form the House. in reply to its message.
that the Senate would be ready to ad-
journ sine die upon the passage through
the House of the bill for unpaid claims.
This was understood by the members of
the body to be meant, not as a threat
that the Senate would try to force the
unpaid claims BILL but that it would not
attempt to make the House stay until
the passage of the bill for the use OF
any loans which may become available
during the biennial period, which will
end with June 80, 1903, but is ready to
quit work with the end of the week.
There was little time lost in the Sem
ate. The decision to send a message to
the House had been reached when the
reading of the bill for the second time
was undertaken. During the items for
roads Senator Brown had inserted an
amendment providing for the payment
to the Haka1au Plantation Company of
$3.50. When the Treasury items were
reached. Senator Carter arose and Of
fered the item of $1,929.3S to cover the
payment of license and stamps by the
Hawaiian Fertilizer Company. Mr.. Car
ter said that the amount had been i'm
properly collected by Treasurer Lam
sing, and that committee of the SEN
ate had inserted it in the Appropriation
bill, but in the conference there had
been put into the bill none of the items
which did not appear in the House bill
in some form, so that this was over
looked He thought there could be no
question as to the justice of the claim
and hoped it would be put in The
amendment passed by unanimous
; vote. Later Senator Achi offered an
amendment which sets apart $4,000 for
the use of the Department of Public
Works in the payment of such bills as
have not been presented as yet. There
was some discussion over this item, and
several men gave notice. that there
would be no further amendments per-
mitted. The total of the bill is now
SS4 216.27.
After the passage of these amend
ments the bill went through on the
second reading and was ordered to third
reading tomorrow. The hour for
convening was made 9:15 O'Clock. and
the Senate thereupon adjourned