The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-03
THE SENATE
SITS ALONE
Upper BodyWorks
While House
Loafs.
The Salaries of Officials
Will Remain the
Same.
Police Will Not work Mere Than
Twelve Hours Change Made
in Circuit Clerks.

i For the first time since the legislative
sessions began the Senate sat alone yes
terday. Though the Senate is far ahead
of the House in the matter of work.
having already passed all appropriation
bills at the regular session, it is again
the upper house which is doing the
work, while the House though not vast
/ ing time in senseless resolutions did not
sit at all yesterday.
/ Two of the Senate appropriation bills
! viii be ready for submission to the
House on Monday morning, though that
| body viii not have started its part of
! the work allotted by the conference
committee.
NEEDS MORE MONEY.
| A communication was received from
/ Secretary Carter to the effect that his
appropriation for printing and advertis-
1 ing had in it a balance of but s1440
which is insufficient for the printing
of the laws and appropriation bills
which must be done within thirty days.
He asked for an additional $1,000 to be
placed in the emergency bill SO as to
make it available in this period. To be
considered with the bill.
| Senator Paris reported back an item
| lied statement of the miscellaneous
| item in the tax bureau unpaid bills,
| which had been referred to the Pub
lie Expenditures Committee.
Senator Dickey presented resolu-
| ton requiring the clerk to give to the
president all petitions. resolutions and
reports on items in the appropriation
bills so that they might be considered
nit fA lie ayfr- ion
Adopted.
COURT CLERKS LOAF.
The six months appropriation bill was
taken UP and passed second reading
Senator Achi moved an amendment pro-
viding that the third, fourth and fifth
deputy clerks be appointed by the Chief
Justice instead of by the Circuit Judges.
He said he wanted these clerks to work,
that whenever the circuit judges went
for a vacation or a trip to San Fran
cisco or Washington the clerks did
nothing but draw their salaries. If ap-
pointed by the Chief Justice the clerks
could be compelled to work on records.
SALARIES TO REMAIN.
Senator Dickey moved to cut the
salary of the Acknowledgement from
50. 600 to $1,000. or $500 for the six
months. Senator Isenberg opposed cut |
ting salaries as likely to lead to corrup-
ton; and said that if police on the other
islands had been paid proper salaries
there would be less likelihood of brib-
cry, as is the case now. The amend
ment was lost.
POLICE WON'T WORK.
Senator Achi moved an amendment
to increase the police appropriation for
Maui fifty per cent, saying that at pres |
ent they work twelve hours, while un-
der the eight-hour laws that they could |
only work eight hours. Senator Wilcox
said some days they worked only two
hours. while other times they worked |
twenty hours. Dickey said that the
police were not employed Gin any public !
office and McCandless contended that /
this was an extraordinary emergency
All the items in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
department were referred to the Judi
ciary Committee. Senator Isenberg /
stated that the police had already noti-
fed the High Sheriff that they would 1
not work more than eight hours. a day. |
Further action was deferred until Mon
day to await a report. The eighteen
months salary bill was also deferred I'M
til Monday.
FOR SENATE EXPENSES.
The Senate expense appropriation
bill passed third reading unanimously.
The act providing for the payment of
unpaid bills was read and went over
until Monday.
Senator Paris moved the insertion of
unpaid bills amounting to $2S67, incur
red by the Public Works office, and
owing principally to the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Co. and the Bishop
Estate.
Senator Dickey wanted action defer
red until the totals could be ascertain
ed. McCandless said the revision COM
mittee could make the corrections, but
Dickey contended that this could not be
done.
recess was taken to allow the clerk
to correct the bill. but the task could
not be completed in time. so that an ad-
journment until Monday morning was
taken.
There were nine Senators present yes
terday, c. Brown, ]. T. Brown, Baldwin,
Nakapaahu, Woods and Kaohi being
absent.