The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-11
NOW ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATE TAKES UP THE BILL
THIS MORNING.
All Pensions Cut Off and Upper House
Drops Clerks of Secretary's Office.
Rather Stormy Session.

Clouds appeared on the horizon of
the Senate at the opening this morning
and later in the day a real, live storm
came up. All promises Of peace and
good fellowship seemed dissipated,
when, during the hour before noon,
Senators began tongue-lashing each
other with the old time vigor. There
was also a disposition to waste time,
which was not manifest yesterday.
Just before IL o'clock adjournment
was taken to Monday. This was after
all pensions had been cut off and Secre-
tary Cooper had been left with single
clerk to help him.
WRen the Senate opened this morn
ing the opinions of the Attorney Gen
erals department in regard to consider
alton of other than appropriation bills
was read.
Mr.. Kalauokalani moved that the
chair appoint standing committees in
order that the items in the appropria-
tion bill might be referred to them.
Mr.. Carter opposed this as beir~ un-
| necessary as a waste of time. The
| Senate had been burnt" by standing
committees at the regular session. If
| the Senate desired to investigate any
| particular matter it could be referred
| to a special committee, but the large
number of items upon which the Senate
was agreed should not be delayed on
| this account.
Cecil Brown wanted to go ahead with
the bill, referring such matters as
might be necessary to special commit
tees.
DR.. Russell remarked that from past
experience he did not believe the Senate
| could consistently have confidence in
| standing committees. During the reg
ular session the work of all committees
had all to be gone over. The only thing
1 Il to ft,fA of flna
whole for the consideration, referring
such items as might seem proper to
| special committees. Bill White stated
that the House had already set stand
ing committees at work on the bill, and
moreover, the rules gave the President
no alternative but to appoint standing
committees. Mr.. Baldwin favored
standing committees. He also favored
cutting down the appropriation bill and
would kokua the plan of the Home
Rulers to throw out unnecessary Off
GERS. There was not the need of SO
many high salaried assistants in vari-
Gus public offices under the Territory
: as there was under the independent Re-
public.
Mr.. Baldwin continued in a long tall
in which he said the House was on the
right tack in slashing appropriations
1t was necessary and proper that II
should be done.
J The question developed into "Mucf
Ado About Nothing" Every Senator
wanted to say something on the all i'm
portant CD matter and the wrangl'
kept up for half hour longer.
: The chair appointed the following
'. committees: Ways and Means-Kanu
[. ha, Carter and Baldwin; judiciary-C
Brown, White and Crabbe; public eX
penditures-Carter, Baldwin and Ka
lauokalani; public lands-Paris, j
= Brown and Nakapaahu; agriculture
d forestry and manufatures-Baldwi
|. Paris and Nakapaahu; public healt
}. and education-Russel. Achi and Ka
t obi; enrolment, revision and printing
Kalauokalani, Achi and Kahilina; ac
counts-Crabbe, Kalauokalani and =
Brown military-Carter Kanuha an
n Russell; rules and joint rules-C. Brow
RI White and Kahilina.
oI The appropriation bill was then taE
It en- up.
ie All of the pensions were struck ou
as follows:
= Mrs. Emma Barnard, 5000; Mrs. +
Simeona. $400 Mrs. Kaulua, $4OO; MT
Stolz, $720; Mrs. Paahao, $500; Sergeai
H. e. Peterson, $500.
Salary Chief Clerk to Territori
Secretary reduced from S36OO to $5Ooo'
Assistant Clerk, $500, passed.
There was a big row over the ~"
"recording clerks. 81, 000" Debates we
heated and several times the PRESIDE
had TO rap for order In the melee NJ
Carter moved to adjourn; seconded
both White and Kalauokalani. Ce'
Brown captured the floor and argu
for reference to a committee.