Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-22
WAR Of COMMITTEES
TRANSLATION AND PROOF
READING ARE DISCUSSED
Two Resolutions Cause Hard FEELING
Finally Adjournment Cuts
the Discussion
Short.

When the Senate met Saturday after
noon, Mr.. Baldwin introduced IAN Act
to provide for the Incorporation and
powers OF societies for the benefit Of
public morals and the welfare of the
community" This bill provides for
the prevention Of cruelty to children
and dumb animals.
A large sized row was precipitated
when Mr.. Kalauokalani. chairman Of
the Printing Committee arose and stat
ed thta this committee and the Com
mittee on Accounts had reached dead
lock. Certain bills which had been
passed by the Printing Committee had
been stopped by the Committee on Ac-
counts and the men to whom money
was due for translating. proofreading
and the like could not get what was
coming to them. II this kind of thing
continued, II would he impossible TO
have anything done in the way OF get
ting bills printed. The whole trouble
|
ence to the rates charged.
There was great deal OF discussion
on This report. the members Of the
Committee on Accounts rising. threat
ening to resign and explaining that
certain bills had been paid twice over
by the Printing Committee. Mr.. Paris
| L.. ha hnutpntn1 tha rnn,.
mittee on Accounts had allowed bills
20. KID" by the Printing Committed
to go along unmolested but through
carelessness bills once paid had beer
paid over again and the Committee OF
Accounts wished to know what wa!
going on. Different rates were beint
charged by different people doing TIL
work and this should he adjusted.
This brought Mr.. Achi Of the Print
ing COMMITTEE to his feet. He said tina
the explanations of the Accounts
Committee amounted to charg
against the Printing Committee. TIL,
latter had tried to do its duty.
Messrs. c. Brown and Baldwin at
tempted to pour oil on the troubled
waters by introducing the following
resolutions, but they only added fuel Il
the fire:
BY Brown
Be II resolved. That the COMMITTEE,
on Accounts be and are hereby request
ed to submit to the Senate at as early
day as possible an itemized account o
all bills for printing, translating ant
proofreading OF all bills or other mat
tiers that have been ordered to b
) printed and translated. and have bee,
done 80 in pursuance Of the order O
the Senate.
BY Baldwin
Be II resolved, That the Printing
= Committee be and II is hereby authoriz
ed to have all bills now in their pc
session translated and printed, and tn
printing to be done upon the terms al
ready agreed upon, and the translatln
and proof reading, upon the best term
UDtdlndDit'
Mr.. Achi thought the first was sla
at the Printing Committee and MI
Paris thought the second was a slap O
the Accounts Committee. In the mids
OF the argument Mr.. White arose an
said that the Senators had made mis-
7 take by getting back to business o
Saturday afternoon. He would propos
that all bills up to the time be pal
up square and that then, the Senat
should start in anew in the matter c
rates. This proposition was intende
as oil on the troubled waters but
:, only made things worse. Mr.. Pari
said, II that was the way the Senat
intended doing business, he would re
sign forthwith.
AS It was after o'clock and nothin
had been done, Mr.. Baldwin moved I
adjourn until the usual time Monda!
This was quickly seconded and carried