The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-30
HARD WORK AND MOEKEf-DUsIRESS
REPORT or COMMITTEE ON PUB
Lie EXPENDITURES WAS
RECEIVED.
Sensational Night Session Apparently
Kills the Chances Of Passage
Of Bill For Public improve
nents.

Lots OF routine business was trans
acted in the House OF Representatives
yesterday and a. the biils had been
ground out during the early stages
oil this sessi n y iih ne speed and Ger
tainty that the lcwer house turned
them out yesterday. the Governor
wound have been robbed OF the OILY
SHADOW OF the ngnt e-has assumed,
IN cutting Snort tue deliberations OF
the nrst meeting OF 0ne Law makers
vi thls territory.
bal after pan came up, Was acted up
ON anu disposed or The machinery
ot legislation worked very smoothly.
There Was something almost pathe-
tic about the euorts OF the members
TO turn the tagging wheels and they
buried their little differences and Ali
pulled together 10 pass as large q
number Oh measures 70 the Governor
az was possible in the short remain
ing time Of the life Of the present ses'
sion.
when a person realizes that these
Hawaiians. who have been abused and
snubbed. ever since the first minute OF
the session, were sacrificing their right
10 scan the action OF the Executive in
relation 10 the ultimate passage Of
the measures and were rising to a
height OF patriotism that has not been
equalled by a number of the men who
are at the top of the government of
this Territory, he cannot regard them
but with admiration.
On Saturday Fred Beckley of the
Maui District, made as touching and
eloquent a little speech as could be
delivered. II was on the subject of an
extension OF the session. Beckley
took the high ground and made his
case on sta'ements that would have
done credit . great orator. His
plea was for his race, his country and
her welfare.
The effect of his impassioned words
was easy TO note when the House as
sembled yesterday. The members
went 20 work with a heartiness and
cordially that has not been apparent
In several weeks. They took up meas
ure after measure and after dignified
consideration either passed the vari
Gus acts or rejected them.
They did this with as much hearth
ness as IL they were going to have an
opportunity TO pass the measures
adopted. over the head of the hostile
Executive, AS a matter of fact when
the bus leave the hands OF the sec
rotary OF the House. the work OF the
Legislature as far rs they are cor
cerned is at an end and the sole right
as to whether they will become laws
rests with the executive head 0f the
Territory.
Most OF the bills are doomed. for It
is not TO be presumed that Mr.. Eole
will send any of them back to the
House with his disapproval when there
Is chance TO pass them over his veto
And then il really is not necessary
that he should send the bills back to
the House for II he merely takes no
action on them they viii die in his
waste paper basket on account of the
lapse OF the session.
Nevertheless the members passed
bin after bin from as purely patriotic
motives as any Executive ever pos
sessed.
Two important reports we're also
received and read by the House. They
were the comments on the report OF
the committee which investigated the
conditions surrounding the unfortun-
stes sequestereG on Molokai and the
report of the Committee on Public Ex.
penditnres. on the disbursements OF
the moneys of the government during
the period OF the last three years.
The report on the Leper Settlement
recommended the appointment OF three
commissioners TO lake charge OF the
Affairs Of the settlement. The report
o. the committee also reccmlhends the
Inauguration Of series OF improve
ments for the benefit OF the lepers.
Among the measures advocated in the
report were an increase in the water
supply for the Settlemept. a decided
improvement in the facilities for rails
ing taro. the purchase OF a steamer
for the transportation OF freight for
the lepers. the discharge of non-lep-
ers from the Settlement. an increase
ia the amount OF poi furnished the
lepers and an improvement in the
quality Of the other food stuffs sup,
piled to the unforunates. aud many
other Ike recommendation
There was also a supplementary re
port on the subject OF the water sup
ply 81 the reservation. In regard 70
the supply OF water the report says
that the present arrangements are
only about equal 70 carry SUFFICIENT
water 70 the 1epers for the purposes
OF drinking and cooking. The commit.
tee recommends that the reservoirs
be inspected regularly and that OBJ
structions TO the flow Of the water
be removed. They also believe thaf
the water supply would be sufficient
20 provide irrigation for large tract
OF taro land which could be made