The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-14
IN THE HOUSE

N bUI uOOJI
When the House met there was first
presented the conference report upon
the Six Months Salary Bill, handed in
by Knudsen, and signed by all con-
ferees except Kumalae and Lewis. The
reading had proceeded for short time
when Kumalae entered and at once
raised a point of order that the con-
ference committee had met during the
morning, voted to reconsider the items
of Superintendent of Public 1nstruc-
tion and Auditor, adjourning before
that was accomplished, that in con-
sequence there We're no salaries for
those officers. Speaker Beckley took
the report and found that it did contain
the items in question, and therefore
ruled out the point Of order.
Upon the completion of the read
ing of the report Kupihea moved that
the report be adopted. Lewis said that
there would be a minority report and
Kumalae suggested that during the
afternoon there would be report sub
mitted and moved also that there be a
postponement of action until afternoon.
He said the two items had been recon-
oluciSu anu iVil III thV ANSiiiioA
said that faith had been broken with
the Senate often enough and he
thought the majority report should be
adopted at once.
BEcKLEY PLACES POINTS.
Speaker Beckley said tnat the major
ity party must bear the brunt Of the
public criticism in the event of failure
of the appropriation bills. The ques-
tion was not only a political one, there
would be not only a political issue
made Of it but as we'll a racial one.
The Hawaiian people were on trial and
by their votes were to be judged. The
members of the House had been char
acterized as back yardmen and incom-
petent, men not expected to pass any
legislation of benefit to the people. 1t
was therefore the time for ,the men,
bers to show just how they would be
judged. He said he was not making
the statement to influence votes but he
deemed 1t mis- duty as presiding officer
to give to the House timely warning
of the condition OF affairs.
The bill was then passed by twen-
ty-five ayes to four noes, the latter
being Kumalae, Lewis. Oil and Paele.
The conference report on the
Eighteen Months Salary Bill was then
submitted by Chairman Kalama
There was absolutely no discussion.
though after the vote Wright began
to explain that he insisted on the
Campbell item but he soon quit. The
vote was twenty-four ayes, five noes,
the noes being Kupihea, Lewis, Oil.
Paele and Wright, Kumalae voting aye
with the remark that he did not vote
for Marston Campbell.
The message of Governor Dole Veto
ing the item Of appropriation for the
Kona Orphange was then read. Lewis
moved to sustain and Wright to over
ride. The vote showed twenty-eight in
favor of sustaining the veto, the one
negative being Wright.
LOAN BILL GOES THROUGH.
Fernandez moved to adopt the ma
jority report on the Loan bill. Aylett
rose to make his swans song before he
would support the bill. He said the
last canoe was to be launched and If it
was to bring prosperity and happiness
he called on everyone to strike the
pduuieS ueep anu SEND the canoe along
merrily till it touched every shore from
Hawaii to Niihau. He said the time
had come to prove that Legislators
were not here for purpose other than
the good Of the people, despite the
charges against them, which they could
show by voting for the report and pass
ing the bill.
oili fought against "Or" as did Ka-
niho, the latter saying that the bill
would be ineffective to bring peace
to the people; only misery would fol-
low 1t, when the citizens wanted coun-
~ government and 1t was denied them
Paele said he was grieved over the use
of the word, seconding Oili's express
sion that the Senate smuggled in the
''or".
Fernandez rose to defend the Senate
and the conference report, making one
of the strongest and most cogent argu,
ments Of the session.
Speaker Beckley interrupted once
during colloquy to say that there
seemed a misrepresentation. No bonds
could be issued or money spent ex.
cept for specific uses as in the bill
and the $4,000. 900 would be spent amont
the people This is the most importan
bill OF the session. he said, for the i'm
provements must be made, and 4