Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-11

When the conference committee came
together yesterday afternoon shortly
after o'clock, 1t looked very much as
If there would be no agreement on the
six months salaries bill for the House
members Of the committee were very
determined, particularly on the item
OF the Assistant Superintendent Of Pub
lie Works. which had been stricken out
by the House. On the other hand, the
Senate members we're equally as de-
termined that the House should not got
the upper hand, they having the feel
ing that the Representatives had al.
ready gotten the best of the bargain
on the remaining parts of the bill out
side Of the nine items upon which an
agreement to disagree had been
reached.
The early afternoon session had been
productive Of no results and II was
thought by those who had watched the
indications that the later session would
be as unproductive. Indeed, after a
half hours work! there was no reason
to change this opinion for the confer
ence committee was getting further and
further away from an agreement
1t remained for Mr.. Kupihea of the
House to make the amendment which
finally carried although at first II was
killed for the lack Of just one vote.
His proposition was to give the Senate
all OF the items with the exception Of
the Assistant Superintendent Of Pub
lie Works, which they would reserve
for the coup de grace to be admin
istered by themselves. The motion, as
has been limited. did not carry, for
Greenwell refused to vote for II, no
having some other compromise propo-
sition to offer. Finally, he introduced
his proposition, which was promptly
put to sleep.
Then 1t was that Mr.. McCandless re-
newed the motion made by Mr.. Kupi-
hea and this time 1t carried, Greenwell
voting with the majority and making
the fourth member from the House
committee. At the conclusion of tho
work of the committee, the members
gave long sigh Of relief and applaud
| ed. for an almost insurmountable OBJ
stacle had been overcome.
When the committee was called 10
order, the motion was made by one OF
the House members to pass the item OF
the salary OF the Deputy Auditor al
| 5000. as amended by the House. The
Senate made a motion to pass It al
1880 as amended by the Senate. Ma
vtn.
Next came the salary of the Auditor
which both sides moved should GO
through as passed by the respective
bouses. No vote
The same thing happened to the sal.
airy of the first assistant under tbs
Survey Department and the Assistant
Secretary and Scnool Agent under tho
head OF the Department of Education
Mr. Paris moved that the Senate give
the item of the japanese interpreter u
the House and that the House give thu
Senate the Assistant Superintendent o
Public Works. Mr.. Kumalae wanted
to add s25 month to the salary o
the Assistant Secretary and Schoo
Agent and the Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction. Mr.. Baldwin proposed
that the salary OF the Superintendent
be made $1,000. No vote on any of thu
propositions.
Mr.. Vida then moved that the Super
intendent OF Public Instruction, thu
Auditor and the Commissioner Of Pub
lie Lands be all given $4,000 and tina
the Assistant Secretary and Schoo
Agent be given S1O50 as asked for b!
the House. Again no vote.
Mr.. Greenwell was the next to offe
n compromise proposition. His idei
was to pass all the salaries as the!
were in the bill of the previous tw,
years. No vote.
At this point, Mr.. McCandless made
speech that rubbed the fur the wronl
way and came very near resulting dis
astrously for the people and for tn
members of the Legislature. He start
ed out with the proposition that whel
man Is pushed TO the wall he has
right to turn and fight. This was jus
the predicament the Senate was In. Tn
members of the upper body had glvel
in to the House in almost everything
He proposed a settlement on the line
he had suggested during the early AT
ternoon session of the committee, tina
Of giving the big items to the Senat
and the small ones to the House. Tn
members of the lower body did not Sc
1t that way and his proposal met wit
defeat.
Mr. McCandless, continuing his re
marks relative 10 being pushed to tn
wall, said that the upper house did no
propose to be pushed any further. TIL
House had gone far enough already.
the members of the lower house per
sisted in doing what they had donC
the Senate would surely show fight. II
ended with the words Now let u
hear from you"
Mr.. Lewis of the House was on hi
feet in a second and his reply was
you will hear from me. If you wan
to fight, | will give you all the flgh
you want | came here to fight for tn