The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-16

was done by the health authorities ir
connection with the Porto Ricans. The
letter was laid on the table, to be con-
sidered with the report of the commit
tee.
Emmeluth introduced a resolution
asking whether the Organic Act speci-
fically prohibited the House taking VI
general legislation during the special
session. Emmeluth stated that he had
been given legal advice that there was
nothing in the act to prevent 1t, and
also that the time of the session might
be extended for an unlimited period
At IL o'clock, with Makekau in the
chair, the House went into commit
tee of the whole to consider the sala-
ries appropriation measure.
The first item taken up was the al
lowance for the ex-Queen for the next
biennial period, and it's discussion &C.
cupied the balance of the morning ses-
sion.
The debate was entirely in Hawaiian
with Kaniho, Kumulae and Kekaula
as the orators. The translations show
ed that practically the same argument
was being banded back and forth be-
tween the three. Monsarrat moved
that further elucidation of their re-
marks was unnecessary, and Makekau
asked them to quit arguing unless they
could find new point of question.
Puuki then took his turn and repeat
ed the remarks, while Keiki, who was
feeling talkative, acted as an intermit-
tent chorus. Makekau finally got tired
and put the question.
The original motion, as introduced by
Dickey, was to insert an item of $100
for Queen Liliuokalani. kumuiae had
raised this to $4,000, and Kaniho saw
the latter amount, and raised again to
SIS, 600 this latter sum finally finding
the favor of the majority. With a
consciousness of something attempt
ed, something DONE" the House then
took recess until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On coming to order in the afternoon,
Mr.. Makekau again took the chair as
chairman of the committee of the
whole and the consideration of House
Bill 2, being the salary appropriation
bill, was resumed.
The entire afternoon was spent on
the first page, and half of the second
page of the Governors estimates, when
was the basis of the bill. There seem
ed to be a division among the mem
bers, and no party vote was taken our
ing the entire session Mr.. Dickey
(Rep) of the finance committee, leo
the fight for reduction Of salaries on
behalf of the Republicans, and Mr.
Emmeluth Ind0 for his party, Dut
neither of them seemed to have votes
enough from their party friends to car
ry their ideas.
Mr. Emmeluth constantly reminded
the House that every dollar voted Tor
salaries meant that much less Iof
roads and bridges and general puplc
improvements, and warned the mem
bers not to go home without voting
i their constituents liberal sums Tor 10
cal improvements. Mr.. Dickey declared
he was in favor of "Americanizlns
the salaries, and made his strongest
speech on the question of pay of stem
ographers.
Mr. Monsarrat, however, who Is gen
orally considered a Republican, crltl-
cised Mr.. Dickey for his lack or con-
sistency in recommending one thing as
member of the finance committee,
and advocating another on the hoor OF
the House. Mr.. Robertson was absent
all day, and that possibly accounted
for the lack of unity among the Re
publican members.
On the Independent side, the speaker
often spoke in debate and used ms
thorough knowledge of parliamentary
law to secure his ends when deIeat
stared him in the face. He MADE
motion several times to pass the ap-
preparation bill in exactly the form III
which 1t came from the Governor. he
has a great deal to say about noI
handicapping the Governor during tne
next two years" Whether he was eH-
pecting a new Governor whom ne ga
not wish to handicap, or whether ne