The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-22
SENATE DENOUNCES
HOUSE PRINTING STEAL
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! senator MCCan0leSS Gald ne was SUR
! prised at the statement that the Senate
/ had nothing to do with the expenses of
the House. He said it was for the Sem
ate to say what any money should be
spent for, and If the Senate asked
$4,000 for its expenses, he would think
| the House did wrong to permit the bill
to go through.
ABSOLUTELY WRONG"
"If we allow the House to let a con-
tract for printing at $40 when 1t can
be done for sl.3S which is absolutely
wrong" said McCandless. (which we
do by adopting this report, we are as
much to blame as the House. l don't
see how we can approve of a contract
! for $40 when we can get the work
done at s13s page. I understand that
| the Advertiser was to get the contract
for the Senate journal at s1.62 but the
Senate wouldn't approve of it. and 1T
did right by letting 1t to the lowest
bidder at s1.3S. And now we want to
approve of the House paying $2.10 for
| the same work that can be got for S13S
1t will be upon our shoulders IL the
report is adopted and move that it be
| laid on the table to be considered with
the bill"
Senator Baldwin said there had al
ready been long delay and that i'm
mediate action could be taken as well
as not, as every member knew all
about 1t.
NOT THIEVES OR SCOUNDRELS.
Senator C. Brown said that the Sem
ate had nothing to do with the mat
| ,tk IL, {,t1
ment upon the House of Representa-
tives. He said If the House wished to
appropriate money and enter into
contract which the Senate didn't APP
prove of it was beyond the preroga-
tives and duty of the Senate to dictate
what contracts the House should make.
I'VE are to presume that they are gen.
tlemen and honorable" he said, land
that they are doing the best they know
how, and not that they are a set of
thieves and scoundrels. 1t is true they
can't get the money unless the Senate
votes for It, but it Is not for the Senate
to say how they shall spend it. We
ought to vote $4,000 which I think is
too much, but as Senators we have no
right to ascribe motives to the House
of Representatives which we would not
ascribe to ourselves as Senator'S"
CAN INVESTIGATE HOUSE.
Senator Achi seconded the motion to
table the report and said that if the
statement was true, that the Senate
had no right to look into the affairs
of the House, then they had no right
to reduce the amount. He commended
however that the Senate could investi-
gate the expenditures of the House as
well as of any public official and if the
theory of Senator Brown was true the
House could ask $4,000 and the Senate
could not say whether 1t should be Civ
en- or not.
Senator Brown interrupted and asked
what would have been done If the old
custom had been followed and a lump
sum appropriated for both houses. The
bill for the Senate had been introduced
by him and he didn't believe the Senate
could examine into the affairs of tho
House any more than If a lump sum
had been appropriated for the use of
both houses.
Senator Achi said he knew the
amount appropriated was more than
should be given, though the clerk of
the House informed him that $4,000
would be needed and there We're still
sion.
Achi moved to amend the report to
give $4,000 which Kalauokalani sec
onded.
Achi said he wanted the Senate to
force action on the unpaid bills meas
ures, and added that it didn't look well
when the Legislature first passed ap-
preparations for its own use, and left
jurors waiting over the entire regu-
lar session. He suggested that the bill
be held up until the emergency and
unpaid bills were passed.
Achi again moved to fix the amount
at $4,000 and McCandless amended at
5000.
II think we had better adjourn" sug-
gested Baldwin.
II second that notion" said Nc
Candless.
II didn't make a notion" replied
Baldwin, II simply thought We had
better adjourn"
II move we adjourn then" said Me-
Candless.
"Kokua," said Achi.
The motion to adjourn was lost only
McCandless and Achi voting for it.
The motion to consider the report
with the bill was lost, three to five.
The motion to pass the report at
500 900 was lost
Senator Dickey then moved that the
amount be fixed at $4,000 which he said
was plenty of money to print he Jour
nal at regular rates.
McCandless amended to make II sl2,-
900.
President Crabbe then put the mo-
ton to adopt the report and at the re-
quest of McCandless ayes and noes
We're called, The report was adopted
and the bill passed second reading, nire
to three. on the following vote: Ayes
Baldwin, Brown, ]. II. Brown, Isenberg,
Kalauokalani, Kaiue, Kaohi, Paris,
Crabbe, .. Noes-Achi Dickey, Nc
Candless, g.
Senator Isenberg moved to adjourn
until Thursday, Achi to Friday, Bald
win to Wednesday, The motion TO adj