The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-13
HAD NO SESSION
BUT THE SENATE
WAS LIVELY
Continued from rage ID

i the communication upon the minutes,
/ which carried. So far, everything seem
| ed to be lovely but ere long the trouble
/ commenced, and the longer the discus
| sion crew the warmer it became. The
/ fun started with Kalauokalani moving
the Chair appoint standing committees
! in order that the items in the Appropria-
/ ton bill might be referred to them.
/ Senator Carter opposed the motion, as
| being a pure waste of time. the expe-
rience with the committees of the regular
/ session, ought to serve as warning to
| the members of their uselessness.
| He suggested special committees be APP
| pointed on sections or items in the APP
preparation bill, over which disputes
might arise.
Cecil Brown wanted to go ahead and
discuss the BILL The items over which
disputes would arise could be referred,
lif necessary, to special committees. 1t
Twas not necessary, he said, to delay &C
ton on the bill on account of having no
committees, and that there would be
plenty of time to appoint such commit
| tees next week.
| Senator Russell said it would be rep
etftion of the trouble had at the regular
| session over the action of the different
| committees, as there would be lack
of confidence in such committees, remind
| ing the Senators of the story of the
Rules Committee, which. after spending
/ a great deal of time on work before
them, were compelled to go over the
work again. He therefore did not want
any more such experiences, and suggest
ed standing committees be dispensed with
| during this session, as they would be
nothing but a source of irritation.
| "Oily" remarked 1--WE are not the only
pebbles on the beach, as there was a
Lower House to be taken into consider
| alton. That body has appointed stand
| ing committees, he continued, and 1t
would be only proper and just to have
| like committees. There would be times,
| he thought, when it would be necessary
| to meet with the House committees and
discuss matters of Importance in regard
| to the Appropriation bill. There might
also be a necessity for concurrent COM
| mittee.
standing committees are needed, y
continued "Oily," "in order to give the
outside districts fair show, for If there
were no standing committees appointed
Honolulu would get the kernel and the
outside the SHE'LL
The longer oily talked the more ex-
cited he got until finally he was rapping
his desk SO hard that it threatened to
ruin that valuable piece of furniture.
What would have happened said
oily" making an upper cut at space,
IF Oahu had been made a county? They
would have been the whole thing" was
his cry; land the poor outlying districts
would have to scratch and dig in order
to get any favors shown them" Sena-
tor White concluded that the outer dis
| tricts were the backbone and mainstay
I of the Government. The rules, he said.
gave the President no alternative but to
appoint the committees.
Senator Baldwin seemed to try to win
the favor OF the Independents. He IA
vored the appointment of committees.
He also favored any action that might
be taken in the bill. and would ''kokua"
the plan of the Home Rulers to throw
out unnecessary officials and cut down
all other expenses as far as practicable.
He. commended the salaries of the head
officials should not be as much under the
present Government they were under
the republic. Senator Baldwin gave "a
personal experience that happened during
the monarchy, when he was q member of
the Ways and Means Committee. They
cut and sliced the Appropriation bill,
cutting down salaries here and dispens-
ing with what was thought to be USE
less officers. The result was that per-
sons holding Government positions hunt
ed up their friends in the Legislature and
petitioned them not to reduce their sala-
ries, but go after the other fellow. The
result was a general reinstatement of all
the old salaries, with the exception of
those not SO fortunate as to have a
pull" Finally, in justice to all parties
concerned, all old positions and salaries
were reinStated.
/ The whole business resulted in a larger
pay roll than ever, Notwithstanding eff
forts made to reduce expenditures. Bald
win urged the members to stand togeth-
er and work in harmony with the House
in any action taken on this bill.
Senator Kalauokalani seems to have
developed a bump of aggressiveness''
lately He was continually jumping up
like jack in the box, interrupting diff
1erent speakers, seeming to prefer Car
ter for his exhibition of contrariness.
The President finally put an end to the
senseless disputes and speeches On the
question by announcing the different
committees as follows:
l. Committee on Ways and Means
Senators d. Kanuha, G. r. Carter and
H. P. Baldwin.
Q. Committee on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. C.
Brown, VIM. White and c. L. Crabbe.
3. Committee on Public Expenditures
Senators G. R. Carter, H. P. Baldwin
and d. Kalauokalani.
4. Public Lands Committee-Senators J.
d. Paris, j. T. Brown and L. Nakapaa-
hui.
8. Committee on Agriculture and For
estry-Senators H. P. Baldwin, J. D..
HTS anu II. Ndkdpaanu.
4 6. Committee on Public Health and Ed
ucation-Senators N. Russell, W. C. Achi
and j. B. Kaohi.
Z. Committee on Printing-Senators D.
Kalauokalani, W. c. Achi and I. H. Ka-
hilina.
s. Committee on Accounts-Senators C.
L. Crabbe, D. Kalauokalani and J. t.
Brown.
9. Committee on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. G..
r. Carter, I. H. Kahilina and D. Kanu-
ha.
10. Committee on Rules-Senators c..
Brown, VIM. White and N. Russell.
Senator Baldwin moved the committees
be printed On a suitable card in the Eng
hsh and Hawaiian languages. Carried.
Senator Carter announced, under rule
10. he would present a resolution Mon
DAY to give committees one day in
which to consider question, as he did
not want to experience any more such
tedious delays as marked the comAittee
work during the regular session.
Senator Carter moved to adjourn.
which was seconded by Kaiauokalani.
but before the President could put the
motion, Achi moved to take up the Ap-
preparation bill and consider ~ star, Nv,