The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-15
ACHI DROPS
AFTER BROWN
He Leaves the Judiciary
Committee and Car
ter Tries To.

TT is clearly apparent that the mi
nority and the majority cannot
agree in the Senate, at least this
seems impossible where committees
are made up from members of each
party. Twice has it been necessary for
the president of the Senate to appoint
a Republican member on the Judiciary
committee, and in all probability it will
be necessary to make another appoint
ment, for 1t is doubtful If Carter will
be any more fortunate in dealing with
the majority than his predecessors. The
only solution seems to be the one pro-
posed by Senator Carter, who suggest
ed that the president appoint the third
member of the committee from the In
dependent party and thus save any fur
ther clashing so far as this committee
is concerned.
The business of yesterday opened
when Senator Kalauokalani presented
a petition from ninetysix taxpayers of
the Territory of Hawaii asking for the
extension of Fort street above School
street, in Honolulu, as provided for by
an act of the Legislature of the session
of 1896 and again provided for in the
session of 1898. The petition was re-
works.
Another petition was presented by the
same Senator with fifty-seven signers
praying for an appropriation of $1,SOO
to be used in grading and macadamiz-
ing the road situated just above the
Queen Emma property and leading
from Nuuanu street. to property near
the stream. This petition met the
fata nredpcpSSOr
The bulk of the time of the morning
session was occupied in discussing the
report on the Government estimates,
which was as follows:
The majority of the Judiciary Commit
tee to whom the estimates of the Terri
tory of Hawaii for the succeeding blen-
NAL period was referred, respectfully
begs to report that they have carefully
examined and considered said estimates
and while the majority OF the conHill-
tee are of the opinion that many Oh the
estimates are eXtravagant and even prod
igal being wholly in number OF IN
stances out of all proportion to the ne
cessities and requirements of the puollc
service and the public needs, we deem
il unnecessary at this time, II not
waste of time and labor to analyZe sald
estimate in detail. The bills 10 provide
for municipal and county government,
If passed will materially reduce the SER
vices to be performed by the present
Territorial officers and Will also limit 10
a much smaller compass than that which
they now enjoy, the jurisdiction, power,
authority and duty of such officers ana
the number of assistants and clerks en-
ployed by them. Until such bills are
either passed or defeated any attempt TO
estimate the necessary appropriations
would only be speculative, imaginary and
altogether without profit. The majority
beg to say that they assume that oiils
providing for county and municipal gov
eminent will pass, as all of the poitlcal
parties represented in the Legislature are
pledged to such a measure. For the rea-
sons given. and In view of contingencies
that may arise in due course of legisla-
/ ton, the majority respectfully beg leave
10 request that they be given further
time in which to report on the matter
embraced in this report.
VIM. WHITE,
s. E. KAIUE,
/ Majority of the Judiciary Committee.
! White Immediately moved that the
renort be adopted, but was interrupted
bv Achi, who rose to point of order
stating that the report was only re-
GUEST for further time, and his point
was sustained by the. chair. Achi then
wanted nearly all of the presumed re-
mort stricken out and put it in the form
of a motion, which failed to carry
motion to the effect that the COM