The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-02

in the six months bill, the suggestion
was adopted with the amendment by
Senator Isenberg that all of the items
in the Health department go to the
same committee.
BAND RUNS GAUNTLET
! Senator Isenberg, on the item of ST.
800 for incidentals, etc, of band, re-
ferred to Senator Dickey's minority re-
port of special committee. He UNDER
stood that the band had now enlisted
under the Federal militia law.
| Senator Baldwin said If the band. was
not to go to the other islands, it's ex-
penses should not be paid by the Ter
ritory. He did not agree altogether
with the minority report for the
bands playing off ocean steamers was
not purely local service and besides
the band played for the pleasure of
visitors from the other islands at the
the departure Of inter-island steamers.
If, however, they of the other islands
could not have the band when they
wanted it, he should vote to make it
a county charge.
Senator Paris considered the coun-
ties should pay for their own bands.
Even II the band should go to Hilo for
a day or two, or to Kohala-though he
did not know it ever went to Kohala
the Territory was paying too dearly
for 1t.
Senator Achi tried to reduce the OBJ
jections to an absurdity by asking IL
the County of Oahu should pay the
salaries of the Governor, the Treasurer
and the Attorney General because they
stayed in Honolulu most of the time.
Senator J. T. Brown favored the
county idea.
Senator Cecil Brown held that, as
the band had enlisted, something ought
to be done for it's support (Senator
Baldwin-"Or else strike it out.'D cor
else strike it out" the speaker echoed.
THE band will be under the command
of the Governor and the counties will
have nothing to do with it,
Senator Isenberg related that he had
been taking a lesson from one of the
band boys that morning. who inform
ed him the band had enlisted for three
years.
Senator Dickey remarked that Sena-
tor Isenberg appeared to be an in
terested party, hence could not vote.
Apparently the rural Solons were pre-
pared to swing the snickersee upon
the bands neck. but the crisis was de-
ferred by referring the item to a spe-
cial committee composed of Senators
Isenberg, Woods and c. Brown.
WHARVES AND HARBORS.
Senator McCandless moved to insert
$150,00O for repairs to wharves, Homo
lulu.
! Senator Dickey was without support
in proposing to refer the motion to a
special committee.
! Senator Baldwin thought it should be
general" instead of Honolulu. Some
Maui wharves needed repairs. The sug-
gestion was adopted and the item was
inserted.
| Senator McCandless then moved to
insert 100000 for dredging Honolulu
harbor. After remarks in native with
out Interpretation, by Senator ]. T.
Brown, the country rose in it's might
and voted, to 6. against the item.
Senator Cecil Brown moved $4,000
and Senator Isenberg $4,000, and the
larger item being first put carried.
The declaratory sections Of the bill
We're referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee to report amendments in con-
formty with the County Act.
JUDGE KALUA'S CLAIM
J Senator Paris presented a report of
the Public Expenditures committee On
the claim of John w. Kalua for $1,326
on his paia contract with the Board
of Health. They had interviewed the
petitioner and the president of the
Board of Health, and found that the
question involved the legal construc-
ton of a contract. They recommend
ed that IL the parties could not agree,
the matter should be regarded as one
for the courts rater than the Legisla-
ture
Adopted
CONSTITUTIONAL POINT.
A communication from the House of
Representatives transmitted a joint
resolution for the appointment of a
joint committee to visit the Leper
Settlement, in connection with a bac-
THEOLOGICAL examination of certain per-
sons there confined.
Senator Cecil Brown raised the point
of order that the resolution was not
competent at the extra session. If
there was an appropriation involved,
1t might be regular.
Senator Baldwin supported the point
but maintained that an incidental APP
preparation would not cure the matter.
The main object was not an appropri-
alton but n visitation. 1t might be
good object, but did not come within
the scope of an extra session.
Senator Paris said joint resolutions
We're passed at former extra sessions
and signed by the Governor.
Senator Kaohi agreed with the pre-
vious speaker. They had referred all
Board of Health items to a special
committee, which might accompany the
Board and doctors on visit it was
proposed to make.
President Crabbe had consulted the
Governor on the question and was
hence prepared summarily TO rule the
point we'll taken. The resolution was
out OF order.
| No question was raised on the de-