The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-01
THE SENATE
At WORK
Hearing of Many
Important
Reports.
WAS THE JOURNAL
TAMPERED WITH?.
The Home Rulers Uncover One
More Big Mares
Nest.

| After days rest the solons met yes
the forenoon listening to communica-
tons and committee reports of which
there was an abundance. The Ways
and Means Committee carried off the
honors of the day in point OF present
ling the most reports.
All the reports with the exception of
those presented by Senator Kanuha,
showed that a great deal of thought
and time had been spent in preparing
them. The wisdom 4of referring items
to committees is shown by their care
| full consideration of every item and
where cuts can be made without de-
tracing from the worth of the office,
ETC., they have been made.
The Senators who, in the earlier part
| of the session, started in to make
Wholesale cuts and who fought the fire.
iquent attempts made to refer items in
dispute to committees for investiga-
| ton, now see the wisdom of the new
order of things.
If the wishes of Senators Kanuha and
Kahilina, that the majority members
of the Military Committee have their
way the National Guard of Hawaii will
be thing of the past, as the items re-
ferred TO them nave all been recon-
mended to be stricken out. with the
exception of the pay of the janitor.
do
voted to the consideration of reso
luton TO investigate certain alleged
changes which were made in the Senate
journal, as is asserted by some of the
members of the party with the '1ong
name that the Republican side of the
House had something to do with it.
The first thing presented for consid-
Grafton at the morning session was
communication. from Mr.. j. F. Knapp.
1.-THE special commissioner of the South
Carolina Inter-States and West Indian
Exposition, which was referred TO the
Committee on Education, and is as fol-
lows:
beg to petition your honorable body
| for favorable consideration in the matter
| of representation of your Territory at
the South Carolina Interstate and West
Indian Exposition to be held at Charles
| ton. S. c.. from December 1, 1901, to June
| 1, 1902.
| The trunk lines of railway running
south from Buffalo have kindly proffered
! to transport Government and State ex-
hibits from the Pan-American to the
Charleston Exposition without cost. This
will reduce the expense of your repre-
sentation to minimum and also reduce
| very materially the cost of returning
your exhibit home, it can be return
| ed by vessel the entire distance or by
rail at lesser distance than from Buff
falo.
| lam pleased to hand you herewith
printed matter indicating the scope.
progress, etc, of our exposition and ever
! pray the granting of this petition. With
the highest consideration, your petitioner,
J. F. KNAPP,
| Special Commissioner, South Carolina
Inter-St lite and West Indian EXPOSE
ton.
The following three reports were pre-
scented by Senator Carter for the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, which
We're tabled, to be considered with the
| Appropriation bill:
The Ways and Means Committee, to
whom were referred sundry items in the
appropriation bill under current expense,
ritory, beg to report as follows:
Item 572, incidentals, s., 600. Your COM
mittee finds this item is the same as has
| been provided in past Appropriation bills
| and that it has always been expended
The Office work of this Department has
| increased since annexation, and the incl
dentals will also ne larger. We recon-
mend the item pass as in the bill.
| Item 373 state entertainments and cere-
monies, s.. 000 Your committee finds that
this IL an item which has seldom been
drawn in full Should President McKin-
Hey or any other Government official, or
any foreign official, such as the Duke OF
Cornwall call here, 1t Is a fund that
could be used for such purposes. The
COMMITTEE recommends that it pass.
Item 374 preservation Of archives, SS,VOo-
This item was first introduced in 1888
Since that time this Department has
gathered together all the correspondence
as far back as 1850, and have had 1t re-
copied and bound. The committee be-
lieves 1t wise to allow this work to De
completed. All the documents connected
with the Legislature can be re-arranged
and filed for easy reference. Ii this data
| is of sufficient historical Importance 70
warrant its preservation and If the rec
tords of the people of Hawaii are to De
preserved, In addition to the foregoing,
provision should be made for fire-proof
vault This could be accomplished with
tout great expense. as the Treasury vault
fprovides foundation, and ii only re-
quires to be built up from the moor 10
1.-THE ceiling Your committee therefore
recommends the passage of Item ga as
in the bill. and an item be inserted as
follows: 374A. flre-proof vault, 1880.
Item s75, expenses of election, sl5,eoo.
This item was formerly under the Inte-
Irior Department, and represents, about
tnhat II costs TO provide booths and