The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-09
DAY OF LEGISLATURE SESSION
MORE BILLS
IN HOUSE
Representatives Have
Another Busy
Day.

" HAT the 18th day of the proceed
Z ings of the House should fall upon
! Friday did not seem to disturb the
solons or that important body with su-
perstitious forebodings There was no
apparent fear that the coincidence of
the fatal number thirteen being merg-
ed into day of the week which is
generally stunned when important
matters are to be considered, would
upset prearranged plans for the intro
duction or consideration of measures.
large number of bills were on the
order of the day for consideration, and
most OF the members were primed with
arguments pro and con. A full half
hour was used in listening to the pray
er given by the chaplain, and the
reading of the minutes. in English and
Hawaiian. At 10:30 the minutes of the
preceding day were adopted without
objection, and the House then rolled
up its sleeves and plunged into its
work.
Makainai. for the committee on pub
tic lands, made recommendations on
, House Bill 2, as follows:
Your committee on public lands and
internal improvements, to whom was
referred House Bill 2, after a careful
consideration, beg leave to make the
following recommendations:
Il. That in place of the words thirty
thousand dollars in line 2 of section l
of said bin, insert the words twenty
five thousand dollars, so that the sec
ton will read as follows.
Section There is hereby appro-
priated from the public treasury $4,000
as an emergency fund for the purpose
of repairing the damages TO roads,
bridges and public works done by the
late storm of February, 1901.
20. That in line q of section of said
bill, insert after the words deem nee
essary for the purpose mentioned, a
/ list of the apportionment of the said
! s25, 600, SO that the section will read:
! Section 2!The Superintendent or
| Public Works shall have the control of
said fund, and shall expend such part
| of. same as he shall deem necessary
| for the purpose mentioned, as follows:
"Hawaii-Hilo, 81, 800; Hamakua'
81, 500; North Kohala, $1,000; other dis
tricts, Hawaii, $4,000. Total $4,000.
! "Mauf-Makawao, $4,000; Wailuku.
return road to Lahaina, $3,000 Hama,
! 50, 600; Lahaina, $1,000 Total, $4,000.
/ Kauai, $4,000
Subject to all districts outside of
Honolulu; grand total Of $4,000"
! Dickey moved the report of the COM
! mittee be made the special order OF
the day.
Makekau moved. the report be adopt
| ed at once, in which he was seconded
by Emmeluth.
| Dickey said no undue haste should be
used in the matter. He said the great
damage at Makawao would cost ABOUT
| $40, 900. Wailuku was not so badly
damaged. Six thousand dollars for
! Makawao and $4,000 for Wailuku was
not a proper proportion. BY making
the report the special order Of the day
the merits Of the proportions could De
discussed, and each district given its
due consideration in the approprla-
tions.
Makainai thought that as Makawac
had received the highest amount oy
the action of the committee, tha'
amount should satisfy the Maui mem
bers.
Makekau said because he wanted &c
adopt the report at once was on ac-
count of the great need for this emer-
gency fund.
Beckley moved to consider the report
ar once Dickey interpoSed. but BECK
lev persisted, and gained his point. Inc
! sneaker was about to put the Makekat
motion first, when Dickey asked per
mission to make a few remarks. he
was granted the privilege. he olieree
an amendment to the effect that II ar
amount appropriated for one district i:
not exhausted in repairing the roads, i
be used in another district Where iiloa, TOT
necessary. Makekau said Dickey was
out of order.
Am I out of order, Mr.. Speaker? !?
ciueried Dickey.
II think you are" said the speaker
Then 7 rise to another point OF or