The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-21
ENAMNHARRSNNAD.SPREAD ON TIE JOURNAL.
HOUSE MAKES A RECORD OF
COMMUNICATIONS.
Notice of a Bill to Authorize Anyone
to Treat Leprosy- Biennial Period
Bill is Finally Killed

to Treat Leprosy- Biennial Period |
Bill is Finally Killed.
A communication from the Superin- |
tendent of Public Works was the first /
business brought up at the morning ses- |
sion of the House this morning. n re- /
lates to expenditures of appropriations
ON certain roads II was referred TO the |
committee on Public Lands with ms
tructions to seek legal advice If neces- |
sary.
Senate Bill No. 8 was again brought
up under suspension of the rules and
a warm debate ensued. Puu6i moved
TO reject the bill, but was called down
for being out Of order, he having voted
with the minority yesterday on the
bill Emmeluth begged 20 be excused
from voting Dickey said nothing but
total ignorance on the subject would
excuse anybody from voting. Emme-
luth then stated that was his reason for
not wanting to vote The bill was re-
ieCted by vote of 20 to 6. Dickeys
bill fixing the salaries of certain gov
ernment officials was then taken up,
and a discussion as to the right or the
bin being read by title ensued
Ewalilko introduced a bill relating to
dog medals
Keliikoa introduced a resolution to
appropriate $4,000 for beach road at
Kailua; referred TO committee on public
lands
Dickey gave notice of bill to extend
the fire limits Of the city of Honolulu.
/ Beckley introduced resolution iX-
ing the salary and duties of the trans
portaton commissioner.
The standing committees reported in
favor of having Iwilei and Liliha street
macadamized, and the same was tabled
I to be considered with the appropriation
bill.
Ewaliko gave notice of a bill to per-
NIT any person to treat leprosy without
license
Consideration on House Bill No. Il
was postponed on account of Robert
son, the introducer, being absent.
The resolution requesting the Cover
nor to furnish the House with all cor
respondence between the Territorial
government and the United States, and
the answer received to the same from
the governor was the order of the day.
The House did not seem very anxious
to take any radical action. as their
talk on its summary rejection plainly
showed. Further consideration was
postponed until the communication
sent by the Speaker in answer to the
governors letter was received.
House resolution No "a, requesting
the secretary to submit to the House
all matters pertaining to the political
prisoners of 1895 was considered
Dickey moved the resolution be return
ed to the introducer to have the same
couched in more courteous terms.
Prendergast did not think the word
forthwith" was the cause of the sharp
answer from the secretary as claimed
by Dickey, nor the resolution itself.
but thought the resolution in regard
to the salaries of officials on leave of
absence was the cause and suggested
| a fTNn Of fbafs 81 1a,sa
! tion. Beckley suggested the introducer
(Mossman) withdraw his resolution and
frame another one in keeping with the
Organic Act The secretary would
then be compelled to accede to the re-
: quest. The resolution was tabled
, The committee on Public Lands to
whom resolution No. Al was referred,
asking the sum of $1,000 for a court
house at East Kau, and $500 for a jail at
the same place. and $500 for enlarging
l the court house at Waiohinu be insert
? ed in the appropriation, reported in
favor of the same.
2 The following resolution was intro
D duced by Prendergast: That all COM
I munications received by the House OF
= Representatives during this present
session of the Legislature from the
Honorable Governor of the Territory
other than the Governors message be
= spread upon the journal of this house
.
= which may in the future be received
: from the Honorable Governor be spread
Immediately upon the receipt thereof
= by the House upon the journal OF the
: House and that all communications re-
: ceived during this present ~ession OF the
{ Legislature from the Honorable Secre.
tary of the Territory be spread upoT
the journal of the House and that al
communications which may be received
d in the future from the Honorable Secre
= tary be spread Immediately upon the
Y receipt thereof by the House. upon the
= journal of the House.
e Emmeluth presented a resolution in
= part as follows: That the clerk of thi;
n house be directed to address inquiries
= to the Superintendent of Public Works
e and request him to reply at his earlies
convenience, as to when and to whom
I the can for tenders on the Pail road
n contract were sent, and who wai
8 awarded the contract, and who repre-
n sented the government In the trans
action and specifications on which
= above work was rendered, for copy o
g contract and bond. amount of worl
- actually completed Hereunder, ant
payments made thereon; date at whicl
contract was abandoned. copies o
agreements, name of person represent
&c ing the government in the agreemen
e so made, complete itemized list of ex
le penditures upon said road from tn
'e time of abandoning the contract I
y date, and the amounts paid for superin
le tendance, carriage whether per load o
le otherwise, the character of labor EN-
a. ployed and II original call for tender
le contemplated bids for different section
re to submit figures showing actual cos
= of each sections, and total expenditure
u exceeding amount of original appro
3 priations and state source from whic
lg excess expenditures were drawn an
upon whose authority.
PACIFIC HEIGHTS RAILWAY.