The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-28
SOLONS
DO LII Tie
Senate Works and
House Does
Nothing.

The House again accomplished moth
ing bcyond a rev personal exchanges
between the members. The first mem
Der to take up the foiis was Makainai
who defended the Accounts Commit -
tee.
MIR Emmeluth," said he, asked me
un Saturday for a complete report OF
the House expenditures. | have not
had the necessary time To write out
report so must ask your leave To pre-
sent a verbal one. Mr.. Emmemth mas
several times. during both this ana the
late regular session, objected to the eN-
travagant expenditures of the House.
Now. as a matter of course. the Print
ing Committee heads the list with the
Molokai Committee expenses second.
but third, and hundreds of dollars
ahead of the remaining committees,
with an expenditure of $1,000, comes Mr..
Fmmeluth's own Committee on FL
nance. 1t has not been my fault if
prices have been foolishly paid by the
House. My business is to prove war
rants and bills, that is all and some of
the largest bills which we have APP
proved came from Mr. Emmeuth's
committee"
Il am willing" said Emmeluth, that
every item on the bill of the Finance
Committee be inspected. | am not
ashamed of 1t. Every bill contracted
by us is legitimate, but what / do claim
Is the fact that some bills paid were
not legitimate, and ii is the right of
the House to know about the current
expenses of the session"
Representing the Finance Commit
tee, Emmeluth then offered portion of
the revised salary pay roll. but the re-
port was declared to be out of order by
the chair, upon Robertson's suggestion
that Emmeluth had overstepped the
bounds laid down for them in attempt
ing to fix the salaries of the judicial
portion of the Territorial Government.
kaniho then introduced the following
resolution, asking for it's adoption in
the name of suffering humanity:
Whereas, it is a common rumor in
this city in reference to the treatment
of sick people in the Victoria Hospital, |
that they are housed in low, filthy
apartments, and one is thereby made
to suffer more than necessary; there /
fore be it
Resolved, that a committee of five /
members be appointed from this House
to go and investigate the condition OF
the Victoria Hospital and report 10 this /
House. II. NJ. KANIHO. !
Makekau wanted to know you
know" and said that he had never
heard of fireplace ,.s
Emmeluth stated that the hospital |
was under the direction of certain
members of the Anglican Church, and
that it was charitable institution in
the broadcast sense of the word. No
one went there unwillingly, and no pne
was ever forced to remain there. The
Victoria Hospital was primarily for the
use of consumptives, and has never re-
ceived patients from the Queens Hos
pital, as has been stated If the House
wishes to take aniactive interest in this
matter, let 1t devote funds for the cree
ton of a consumptive' hospital. and
not waste time in criticising private
institution that is supported by the in
dividual charities of those who are on
ly able to contribute a limited amount
The resolution was then tabled.
Monsarrat then came forward with
resolution that created tempest in a
teapot.
Resolved, that this House adjourn
in order to give the remaining mem
hers time in which to file their appli- II
cations to practice law.
]. MONSARRAT. |,
Emmeiuth claimed that the House
had no right to ridicule or insult any /
branch OF the Government.
Mahoe also claimed that it was out
of order, to which Monsarrat retorted
that Mahoe's petition to repeal the !
Federal quarantine law was equally out
of order.
Emmeluth then moved that the reso- /,
hutton be rejected. as there was already I
enough discord between the three
branches of the Government without 8,
adding present fuel to the ill-feeling,
and Haaheo wanted to get rid of it by =
1t out of the window.
Bad feeling was running high, and !
Monsarrat discreetly withdrew his res /
olution, whereupon. through the quiet
procedure of Akina, the House adjourn ,
ed until today ,
This is Kumulae's wedding morn. and 3
Il is an open secret that a surprise from
the members of the Legislature will
greet the honorable Representative up
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