The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-06
LOAN TALK
IN SENATE
Senator Brown
Has a Fresh
Plan.
HOUSE WORKS ON
APPROPRIATIONS
A Fairly Busy Day Spent by the
Legislative SoIons of
Hawaii Mel.

| AT yesterdays session of the Senate
Cecil Brown aroused the suspicion of
the Independents, which is not a very
difficult thing to do, by proposing that
Congress be requested to pass a loan
bill providing for a loan of 81 500 600.
and covering all the items in the Gov
Iernor's last message.
The trouble started with the presen-
tation of a message from the Acting
Governor. submitting additional esti-
sideration of the message be deferred
until such time as an appropriation
bill framed on the lines laid down in the
message. should be introduced in the
Senator Carter.
The reason for his intention to intro
duce a supplementary appropriation
bill, said Senator Brown. was that, as
loan bill, some action along the same
| line would have to be taken.
| The Acknowledgement had submitted
| his opinion on the matter of a loan
bill which was to the effect that the
Legislature in this extra session could
consider the loan matter. The Com
mite on Judiciary had handed in a re-
port on the Attorney Generals opinion,
showing their opinion to be at variance
with that of Mr.. Dole, and it would not
| be wise for the Legislature to proceed
along the lines laid down in the Attor-
a
/ Likelihood of its being contested
| Senator Brown said the Territorial
Government could frame loan bill and
send the same on to Congress to be con-
sidered at it's next meeting in Deem
Der, Hawaii would thus be freed from
the dilemma which now threatens it
| In regard to finances. There was no
doubt whatever continued Senator
Brown. but what Congress would pass
the measure, since the Territorial Leg
| islature had failed to do 50, and that
the wisest thing to do would be to
provide for the expenditures of such
money as should be received from the
bonds authorized by the United States,
Instead of allowing Congress to provide
| for this alone, as there might be in
fuence brought to bear in Washington
| by which the country districts would
suffer.
Senator "oily Bill was on his feet
| in an instant, and registered a strong
kick against the proposed measure on
| the grounds that the Legislature would
be fooling with its own privileges to
consider it.
The portly statesman from Hilo, j.
T. Brown, was then recognized, and he
made the principal speech on the INDIE
pendent side of the House. He led off
with the declara ton that he would vote
against any such bill. and continued
by saying: 1--WE learn from the report
| of the Treasurer of the Territory that
we are falling behind about $4,000 ev-
cry month Now if this is a fact, why
does not the Governor call special
session for the consideration of a loan
bill. We did our best to put through
such bill at our regular session, but
we hadn't the time. We asked for just
a few days extension during which TO
act on the measure, but the Governor
peared to be offended, and did not set
his personal feeling aside.
Now comes this proposition to let
Congress fix up a loan bill for US. We
can do it ourselves, as we should do,
session. I will say in conclusion. that
we will throw out everything of the
kind that Senator Cecil Brown pro-
Eposes to introduce If we are to have
a loan bill, we must pass one ourselves
and such action cannot be taken I'M
less we have a special session"
Senator Kaohi, seeing that matters
were getting too warm, cut in with a
motion RI odiourn until 10 o'clock to-
day, which carried.
Other matters considered at the ses-
sion were items on the military The
clerk called attention 10 the fact that
the committee recommended striking
out about a dozen pages in the Dill,
land as a great number of the items
Ihad not been referred to the Commit
ltee on Military. there evidently was a
mistake somewhere. Senator Kanuha
moved the report be changed Senator
IAchi rose to a point of order, saying
THAT the report of the committee was
contrary to rule AZ of the Senate. Tnere
were no reasons given for the whoie-
sale striking out of items.
The chair sustained the point or or
der. and ordered the report back into
1.-The hands of Chairman Kanuha OF the
military COMMITTEES to be changed.
Senator Kauuha waxed very wrothy
lover the chairs decision, and appealed
from its ruling. Upon the show of
hands the ruling was sustained.
Upon motion by Senator Cecil
BROWN fbe consideration of the minor
lity report on the same matter was de-
Iferred until the majority report should
reappear. Adjournment at II o'clock