The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-15
THE SENATE
AND HOUSE
Continued from Page u

hue, third class, 1920; ,Kofoa fifth
class, $1,000; Waimea, fourth class. 81
$50; HAWAIIAN, sixth class, 81 900. and
Hanalei, sixth class. 81, 000
The District Magistrates and clerks
of the Second and Fourth Circuits were
allowed $500. and the District Magise
trate and clerk of the Third Cfrcnit
$500 for travelling expenses
The Senate then took the usual noon
recess until 2 p. M, fairly we'll salts
fed with their mornings work
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate was called to order at 2
o'clock for their afternoon session.
House Resolution 4 (by the plumber,
relating to an investigation of the
quarantine station, in order to find out
the condition of things among the
Porto Ricans detained there came up.
1t called for the appointment of six
members of the House and three mem
bers from the Senate, to serve as a
committee of nine, to do the investfgat-
ing.
..Ofly" moved TO adont tbe rasoln-
ton.
Senator Carter was then recognized.
and Informed the honorable member
from Lahaina that the quarantine sta
ton was under the control OF the Fed
eral authorities, and was something
the members of this Legislature had
nothing to do with, and if the commit
tee was sent down there they would
be refused entrance, which would be
very humiliating to the members.
Senator Baldwin followed and spoke
in a similar strain against adopting
the resolution. There was no doubt a
number of Porto Ricans there would
be found living in a squalid state, but
as the station is under the Federal
authorities it was out of the province
of this Legislature to tackle it.
The dicti0 Ot1iSbod Y aJ oIoy y,
arose and spoke in favor or adopting
this resolution, as the Porto Ricans,
no doubt, had that dread disease,
smallpox. The sending of a committee
to investigate the condition of affairs
was intended to try and keep this un-
desirable class of people from introduc-
ing any contagious diseases into these
Islands.
Senator Carter warned the members
to go slow in starting such an investi-
cation. 1t was through the kindness
and courtesy of the Federal authori-
ties that they were placed there, and
advised the members not to clash with
the Federal officers. as they, the hon
orable members, would probably get
the worst of it.
Senator Crabbe was then recognized,
and moved to reject the resolution on
the grounds that this session was call
ed for the purpose of considering the
appropriation bill, and not such resolu-
tions as the one from EmmeIutn, who
was busy resoluting this and resolut-
ing that, finding fault with the Gov
ernor, and now trying to find fault
with the Federal authorities.
oily Bill then. moved the previous
question, which carried upon the show
of hands.
The motion to adopt the resolution
carried upon strict party vote
The president then announced SEN
ators Baldwin, Russell and KaIauoka-
lani a committee of three to act with
the House committee.
"Oily'' moved to adjourn.
Senator Crabbe moved to adjourn
until next Monday. which found a
ready second, in tOily''
The Senate adjourned at 2:45, in or
der to allow the committee TO start in
on their investigation at quarantine
| island.