The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-18
SENATE WANTS 70 THINK
TAKES 4 DAY OFF FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
Solons Don't Know What to Do with
the Acting Governors Messages and
the Proposed New Appropriations.

Four messages were submitted by
the Governor to the Senate this morn
ing. In them the salaries bill was ap-
proved; the expense bill was approved
with the exception of the item for the
incurable hospital the third message
explained the reasons for turning down
this item: the fourth MESSAGE submit
ted new items to be considered.
A proclamation was then read ex-
tending the session for fourteen days,
or until August 3, in order that the
new appropriations, as suggested
might be passed upon.
A notice from the House, dated two
days ago, of it's appointment of a COM
mittee to notify the Governor that the
Legislature was ready to adjourn was
read. As this notice was prepared
prior TO the messages of the Acting
Governor no attention was paid to it.
Mr.. Achi moved, inasmuch as there
was only one item vetoed-that of a
site for the incurable hospital. $4,000
the veto be approved and the bill as
amended pass. Cecil Brown supported
the motion. The motion passet with
out dissenting vote, Kanuha and Ma
kapaahu not voting.
Cecil Brown here took the floor on
the subject of the extension of the ses-
sion He was unable to see how the
Senate could take up any bill in an
extended session. 1t might be done if
brought in and passed bv the House.
The Senate had indefinitely postponed
every item mentioned by the Governor
in his message and they could not be
taken up again. If sent up by the
House the situation would be different
they could then be taken up as a
House measure. When the items We're
postponed by the Senate, that settled
it, unless the matters reached the Sen
ate in some other than this way
Senator White did not believe the
items could be taken up in any way
whether they came from the House or
from any other source. He moved to
adjourn sine die
Several members protested on the
ground that the session had been regu-
larly and legally extended, and that il
was not within the power of the Senate
to adjourn sine die Mr.. White then
modified his motion to provide that the
message of the Acting Governor. sub
hitting recommendations for addi-
tional appropriations, he indefinitely
postponed.
During his speech Senator White
charged that Secretary Cooper was to
blame for the non payment of the items
submitted in that they had not been
referred before to the Legislature. Sem
ator Achi denied this charge, and said
that a part of the items were submit
ted to the Legislature in ample time
for action. He blamed the Senate anC
House for not disposing of the bills,
and moved that the $S4 600 of back bills
in the public works department be re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Senator Crabbe believed that the
rules could be suspended and Senator
Browns loan bill could be brought in
again by the judiciary committee.
During the argument there was a
suggestion that the Senate wait on the
action of the House. Cecil Brown.
Crabbe and Paris endorsed this view.
Achi also favored it but believed that
the current accounts items could be
taken up.
Senator White moved to adjourn to
10 a. m. tomorrow to give members
time 10 think over the matter" This
motion carried.