The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-29
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On Saturday the House had a
lengthy program for the day, and did
not do much toward diminishing it.
There were fifty bills, twenty of them
for third reading, on the bulletin
board, and in the present temper Of the
House it looks as if little more bust
ness, if any, will be done. Several of
the members have packed their belong
ings, ready for departure, and some
have openly avowed their intention of
not showing themselves again in the
present Legislature.
House Bill SO, which proposes to ap-
propriate $1,000, 900 for the settlement of
the fire claims, came down from the
Senate having passed into the Cover
nor's hand for signature on Friday. a
court to hear all fire claims is provid-
ed for, and the following appropria-
tions made for its expenses:
Commissioners at so per diem while
in session. $500; counsel for Territory
at $3.50 per month, $500; clerk of com
mission at $50 per month, 5000; stem
ographer at 1925 per month, $3.50; In
terpreters at $40 per diem, $500: bailiff
at SIS per month, $3.50; incidentalS, ST.
900; government witnesses, $4,000.
AS amended by the Senate, the ap-
preparation S1-0VOsVtV IL " ne Ills
! tributed over three years.
! House Bill 81, providing for the
| granting of franchise for the Stan
! dard Telephone Company. came up
! next
! Monsarrat raised an objection to the
! consideration of this measure as 1T was
not on the order of the day. He claim
| ed that influence was being brought TO
/ bear to push the bill through out of its
/ turn, il having only been reported last
| Friday.
| Makekau moved that it pass its third
reading, and the ayes and noes showed
/ q favorable majority of 24-2. Dickey
and Aylett opposing.
| House Bill Sc, protecting the trade
marked bottles of soda water manufac-
| turers, passed its third reading.
House Bill sc. relative to the control
| of government sewers, raised conslo-
cradle discussion, Mossman seizing the
| opportunity TO bring in some poor
man" talk.
Kumulae thought the measure good
one, as he did not think 1t right tna'
the outside districts should pay for Ho'
noluiu's sewer system.
Beckley-''The rates quoted in this
bill are the same as those compiled ey
our great and good friend McCandiess
I think they are too high, and move &c
postpone the bill unless the rates are
divided in half"
Robertson--"I think the honorapie
gentleman's objection is good deal o.
a bluff. I am afraid the honorable
members objection to his great anc
good friend has got the better OF ms
Judgment The statement that tnt
rates on restaurants are too high ioi
the poor man, and that the rates II
both instances are the same is moor
lrect. The honorable member is 'ryllls
to influence the House with an arsu
ment that is false from the oottoiI
lup.'' =,
Makainai favored the passage OF IN
bill, and said that the government wa
receiving a very small return on IL
present Investment of 100000 in a sew
lerage system. The honorable me1np o
home in Honolulu, and had no oojec
ton to free use of the system
Robertson added to his previous IS re
marks by stating that IL Wouiq n q,
insult to the taxpayers OF the lsianas
every one of whom had contrfouted
the building of this sewer, to ask then