The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-11-29
ASSEMBLED AGAIN.
The Senate Met to Hear and Con.
slider Reports on Appointments.

Wednesday last, the Senate met
again at 10 o'clock this morning,
aud after the usual routine business,
it proceeded to business.
Senator Achi, chairman of the
Committee on the Treasury Depart
ment, read report on the appoint
ments made on the Boards of Tax
Appeals, wherein the COMMITTEES did
not approve of having two Kohala
men appointed with one Kona man,
and Kau none at ell. Therefore, it
recommended the confirmation Of
all the appointments made with the
exception of r Il Atkins, On mo-
ton OF Senator Baldwin, duly sec
onded by Senator Dickey, the report
WAS adopted.
Senator Achi then moved that
the clerk notify the Governor of
this action, 80 that he may place
another name in nomination.
Senator Dickey, chairman OF the
Committee on the Attorney Gsner-
aPs Department, read report on
the appointment Of Prison Inspec-
tors and recommending their con-
firmatiop. Senator Baldwin moved,
duly seconded, to adopt, and was
unanimously adopted.
Senator Wilcox, chairman of the
Committee OF the Department Of
Public obstruction, read report
on the appointments of the Com
missioners of Education, recon-
mend d their confirmation, and was
lop,ed on motion OF Sen ator Bald
win, duly seconded.
Senator Isenberg, chairman of the
Committee on the Auditors Depart
meut, read majority report severe
ly csnsuring thu couduct of Audito r
Austin and recommends to ad-
vise the Governor to r"move
him. Senator D Kalauok alani
moved to lay it on the table till
Moud,y morning, to await report
from the mi ori'y.
Senator Isenherg arose ard ex-
planned how they had waited two
aud half days for the stenogra-
phic extensions OF the evidence
,ken and how they did everything
To accommodate the minority. He
at the same moved for the adoption
OF the report, seconded by Senator
Baldwin, who said tina, the .mot on
was an amendment and made quite
an explanation, saying that the
majority report WIS the report o;
the committee, aud that the miuo-
rity need not concur with it by a
mare expression Of such fact al
the bottom and may give his rea.
sons for doing so or what part ip
the report he did concur in,
Senator Kalauokalani got on his
| feet and explained his position, hut
( an attempt was made by Senate,
? Achi to shut him off, Int tia Fl st
insisted that he had to speak on
3 his behalf while the Others Ind
already given their aide, and the
chair gave way to him, A point oi
order was then raised, but was not
acted upon. Senator McCand less
; then got up to eK plain, and senato,
Achi then again raised the poin!
of order that motion to table
duly seconded, could not be deba,.
| ed upon nor amended and the eply
hing to do was "a act upop it.
8 The chair admitted that the point
4 was we'll taken. TIE motion ia
/ table wss then put and lost by a
vote OF 7 to 6.
Senator Isenberg then moved to
1 adopt the majority rRport. wn'cb
was duly secauded by San ,tor Me-
: Oaodless. Senator Kaiue moved
that the ayes and nays be csled
' seconded by Senator Kalauokalaui,
aud carried. Ga tho ayes and
maya being called on the adoption
of the report, it was carried BY
a trict party vote of Sto6 ths mr..