The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-30
|f|J|DN IS IS.
NOW OVER
lawmakers Finish
Labors and
Leave.
Unpaid BILLS
BILL PASSES
C,rtsr's Futile Effort TO Put
through License Item is
the Feature.

!. First legislature of the Territory.
Il ,r,raH has completed it's labors and
..d After some little wrangling, |
4 spmor and decided lack of the
j .,,v which marks the adjournment
.nHar bodies in the States Of the
.5n. the end came about 3 o'clock
-srday afternoon. 1t was remark
/ for one thing. that in the House
!. VAS present only one Republican
/ ouly one haole. The quorum which
!. necessary to close the session was
Il. no Of native members and John
fsneuth, and the business which was
ps vas prosecuted in order.
IIbsre was no difficulty attending the
sing Is to the arrangements, for
h we're carried out in the sharpest
"a In the sending of the messages
House to House and the reception
he communications from the Gov
II there was not q single thing
Ii could have been improved in the
asr Of time, and the only reason
there was not adjournment earlier
be day was that the House could
hold its morning session and get
.agh the work in time. There was
h one tihf to mark the day. and that
over the item for the refunding of
Fertilizer Company license fee.
1 brought out all OF the heavy
sghts in the Senate, but there was
u division in the Republican ranks
n the Dill was agreed to and the
Egg Of trouble passed within q short
f. In the Senate there was an abb
zee OF any ceremony connected with
End Of the long sitting, but in the
aase there were some merry jests,
:! Colonel MaZuma was declared to
sGs only a beer check, and so there
a no use of staying longer, and the
H2uOn OF Beckley to get out was in or
without dissenting voice.
Business began in the Senate with the
aalng Of the message from the House
rnOuncing the amendments to the
l. and the readiness of the lower body
quit' There were ten Senators in
-si seats when the reading was fin
lza' and Senator Carter at once be-
= Inc attack on the action of the
aaase in cutting out the appropriation
lae repayment Of license to the Ha-
'Alsn Fertilizer Company. Senator
-'''sf said that he did not want tc
ssn to block the entire bill on account
Us one cla'm, and so would simply
1's u all TO the judgment of the Sen
Ihe tax was collected and paid
47' protest, the treasurer, Mr.. Ian.
. mstrueting his clerk to not enter
matte until there had been a de.
-Hslion OF the points at issue
7a NE time came and the treasurer
: uslided with the attorneys for tn,
,s. s-pany that there was no right t.
"a ~ lAe tax, he found that the clerl
), uttered and reported or the tier,
r. objection, so that there was n,
=. - winch the money could be paic
4. : .- VIC treasury except by Iegisla
.,..- enaetment. He denied that tn
,5e' '-,7a' - OF the claim would open tn,
q. r-,y any others for the reason tha
,,.,s4.sa ,-.' c'aims which might form
d. ~ - were not on all fours witt
shj5 I'm, an, thsre being no other factor,
aen =, .lPloyed its help here and oai,
ns ssn. r.s ,quor saloons not being Il
~ o' t5.. Garter said that he woul
se n.t,. . me company had considere
.gsip, ~ OF suing for the clair
sant - Ne ~. Government, but It did mo
ta q ,s,a ,aHe such a course. Repudia
d set,o. ,,.is claim, he said. would mea,
b. as b.s a 'he Territory would hay
L aav GU sl an effect upon the neonl
q, IN ttltsr tsis Of the many claims % wbic
at he 80 ss,5 oil. II the bill was nc
f.rrita,, u said it would mean am thas has III III
ss only ' ,",s was ready to repudiate it an N
" +. 'Vapse Sa Of the company was I
ahe ID would you'd not block legisIatio, m
oe It, sq I'M think the LegisIature Shout shorl
aouvh, =, hiS upon this rn.++o. TT
b cirSp,t cirsem.,tt,lt Il the House had had know p,1
'car ia 4Sai ,Sa to- took exception ''tp"' to- II
ss me- ss59enses Of Il the enf Item Item of s2,s,
ssaats vsD,ds N the fact that 's5I,a3e' wben - y
,.epses @p,.d \. to have the bin T"sm far u u
sass ~. the F g,1,s the Senate appropria. roI a.
ran1. sum was brought noi IN agree gree b. b,
sas sassh, t6ePs e be. De forced to agree aea F F
stvs IL House o. might tea%Gn gant 70 for it b.
!, % et Officer to give snf iuau anon, +,
vas raIsin,sald sf said he believed 4 i