The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-22

the bill has the best features of the
Michigan and New York laws and they
recommend it's passage.
Mr.. Paris presented a favorable re-
port from the Committee on Public
Lands on Senate bill No 81 relating
to the tires and wheels of vehicles The
report stated that the committee found
that in many districts on Maui and
Hawaii the roads were not macadamiz-
ed and the use of the present tires does
not materially injure the road, and that
the law would work hardship to own
ers of vehicles in outside districts.
The committee report was adopted
and the bill set for third reading Mon
day Goday):
Mr.. Baldwin reported from the special
committee to whom was referred bills
90, 81 and So, known as the franchise
bills. The report recommends minor
amendments and the matter was made
the special order for the day on Mon
day today).
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Bald
win gave notice of an Act to provide for
the incorporation and powers of societies
for the benefit of public morals and the
welfare of the community.
The report of the Committee on Pub
lie Expenditures was taken from the ia
BILE on motion of Mr.. Kalauokalani, who
stated that in connection Herewith he
wished to make a verbal report on be-
half of the Printing Committee All sorts
of people had been employed and this
had been done under the orders of the
Senate, who must provide for the pay
) ment of these people. The committee
would hold these bills until the Senate
decided how and when they were to be
paid The committee feels that they
have no further right to act in the mat
ter. The committee had tried to do it:
duty in the payment Of the expert price:
demanded for translations. Now wha
would the Senate do?
Mr.. c. Brown, under suspension of thu
rules, introduced the following resolu
ton:
: Be it resolved. That the Committee OIL
! Accounts be and are hereby requestet
. to submit to the Senate at early da,
as possible an itemized account of al
:, bills for printing, translating and proof
, reading of all bills or other matters tina
>. have been ordered to be printed an
{ translated, and have been done so i
n pursuance of the order of the Senate.
Mr.. Baldwin seconded the resolutio
n and said that he saw no reason VIII
L 49,
}. work. Under the rules they could carr
If on the work already begun or needle
hereafter.
e Mr.. Achi explained why the charges
l. translators differed. He stated ths
N some of the charges were below I'll
usual price asked, while others,
some cases of all-day and alLnight rus
Sc work, had been in excess of the regult
lie price.
y At this point in the discussion, whic
to was getting somewhat excited, Mr.. Bal
of win introduced the following conciliato1
G. resolution:
Be it resolved. That the Printing Con
- mittee be and it is hereby authorized
@ have all bills now in their possessis
We translated and printed, and the printil
OF to be done upon the terms alreaC
s. agreed upon and the translating al
100 proof reading, upon the best terms o
ms tainable.
lie. Mr.. Paris said that he strongly Or
ee tested against the business methods
relation to official printing throughol
+, There had already been presented bi
~ for proof reading and other matte
ay which he could not as an honest m
tc. endorse, and If the thing continued
iii would be obliged to resign from the CO..
re mittee The Jobs however had not be