The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-23

IN v
~. ~ ana 49, known as the franchise
bills The report recommends minoi
amendments nud the matter was made
the special order for The dly on Mon.
.day ttoday)
AFTERNOON sEssioN
Under suspension " the fdlss Mr. Baid.
win gave notice " an Act 90 provide for
the Incorporation and powers Of societies
Tor the benefit of public morals ana the
welfare uf The community.
l The report ~ the Committee on Pub
7 De- Expenditures was taken from the IA.
bic on motion of Mr. Knlauokalani, who
stated th1t IN connection herewith he
wished 90 make q verbal report on be-
hair OF the Printing Committee. All sorts
Of people had been employed and this
had been done under the orders u tho
senate. who must provide for the pay
mcnt of these people. The committee
would hold these bills until the Senate
decided how and whom they were to be
paid The committee feels that they
have no further right TO act Ia the mat
tor The committee had tried to do Its
duty IN the payment ~ the expert prices
demanded for TRANSACTIONS. Now what
would the Senate dot
MIR. G. Brown, under suspension OF tho
rules, introduced the following rcsolu-
ton:
be it resolved, That the Committee on
Accounts be and are hereby requested
to submit TO the Senate at as early day
as possible an itemizod account OF all
bills for printing, translating and proof
reading OF all bills or other matters that
have been ordered to be printed and
translated, and have been done sc In
pursuance Of the order of the Senate.
Mr.. Baldwin seconded the resolution
and said that he saw no reason why
the Printing Committee should stop
work Under the rules they could carry
on the work already begun or needed
hereafter.
Mr.. Achi explained why the charges OF
translators differed. He stated that
some Of the charges were Jelow the
usual price asked, while others, in
some cases of all-day and all-night rush
work, had been in excess of the regular
price.
At this point in the discussion, which
was getting somewhat excited, Mr.. Bald
win introduced the following conciliatory
resolutions:
BE 1t resolved, That the Printing Com
mittee be and 1t is hereby authorized to
have all bills now in their possession
and printed. and the printing
to be done upon the terms already
agreed upon and the translating and
proof reading, upon the best terms OBJ |
|
Mr.. Paris said that he strongly pro-
tested against the business methods in |
relation to official printing throughout. |
There had already been presented bills |
FOR proof reading and other matters, |
which he could not as an honest man |
endorse, and II the thing continued he |
Ia Nl.y tr~aI r--
nittee The Jobs, however, had not been |
United to individuals. He wished to
state positively that certain printing
houses in Honolulu had asked as high as |
2 page for work and had afterwards
ome down to seventy-five cents a page |
or the same work. What he wanted to
ind out was whether the Printing Com
nittee or the Committee on Accounts
vas to blame.
Mr.. Kanuha said that he felt the re-
possibility at the first of the session;
md now that they were in trouble he
cit 1t still more keenly. he had intro
luced n measure to avoid this trouble.
nut it had been placed aside. Now that
he trouble was here. largely owing TO
heir own neglect, he thought the best
hing to do was to audit all the ac-
counts He wished to state that If there
vas any further attempt to place the re-
ounts) he would also resign. The fact
vas the whole Senate was to blame by
is neglect to follow business methods;
ct the Senate take the blame or he
would resign.
Mr.. Carter said the trouble undoubted-
y came from poor business methods and |
hat the Committee on Accounts should
lot receive all the blame; that committee
hould not be made to shoulder all the /
He was glad to see the I
accounts Committee had the backbone to J.
ring the matter up for investigation and |,
was best to have 1t UP so 1t could he
before the taxpayers. He did /
lot believe in hushing such matters up
nd did not think the present bills should Il
e paid without investigation. There was
10 reason in saying there were $4,000 to !,
'ay from, as there We're many other bills h
hat were to be paid from that amount.
lie could not support the resolution of
senator Baldwin and should stand
irmly for an investigation of the mat
er. He also charged that there was or
lad been n combination of the printing
houses of Honolulu, which he demanded I
should be investigated at once.
Mr.. Baldwin's resolution was put and
ost. when Mr.. c. Brown at once with
rev his resolution and the Senate adj
burned at 500 o'clock until Monday 60
ay) morning at 10.