The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-26
IN THE SENATE.

tN HE SENAiE.
Secretary Carter notified the Senate
of the signing of the Emergency bill.
Notice was received from the House
of concurrence in the Senate amend
ments to the $4,000 expense bin.
An invitation was received from Geo.
w. De Long Post G. A. r. to attend
the memorial service at Nuuanu Gem
etery next Saturday Upon motion of
Senator Baldwin the invitation was
| accepted
SIX MONTHS BILL.
The six months bill was taken up on
third reading and passed unani-
mous,s
Senator Isenberg moved to strike
ont the item of SO. 500 for new bridge ct
kLawai as it is to be put in the loan
bill. Carried.
Senator Wilcox secured the inser-
ton of an item of s1.4oo for regarding
road from Koloa to wailai Gulch. On
motion of Achi the item of incidentals
| treasurers office was increased from
s2.25O to ss.25o.
IkE MONEY FOB DREDGING.
I On motion of Senator McCandless
an item of $4,000 for dredging Homo
! lulu harbor was inserted.
The item. of $500 for developing
water at Kula, from Polipoli springs
was increased to $1,000 on motion of
Baldwin McCandless moved an
amendment to charge water rates so
that the government might derive
some revenue. Baldwin said the water
would simply be brought to govern
ment roads and there would be no
| taps for residences or private parties.
Senator Achi moved the insertion of
an item of $1,000 for developing water
in KaIihi, saying there We're 200 Por-
tuguese and Kanakas without water.
| Carried
The item of $1,000 for Lualualei wat
er works was increased to $4,000 on
motion of Senator ]. t. Brown.
HILO FIRE ALARMS.
The Same senator secured the III
sertion of an item of $500 for the in
stallation of 10 Gamewell police boxes
for Wailuku was not seconded.
Achi had the item of $500 for wharf
shed at Hoopuloa, Hawaii. increased
to 5000.
Kaohi wanted the item of $3.50 for
road from Nahanoahae Hill to Keau-
moku changed saying that the gov
eminent had no right to build up a
hill Carried.
/ Senator Crabbe moved the insertion
l of an item of s., 900 for subsidy Para
| disc of the Pacific, 5000 copies to be
! delivered at the ST. Louis fair and $50
copies month to be sent to the IL
/ braries of the world. The item was
| made s., ESQ for the six months. iSena-
tor Dickey moved an amendment to
give the Board of Public Institutions
authority to complete ali contracts
made by the Territory, the appropria-
tions for that purpose to be continued
until January /, 1905. Achi said the
/ supervisors could finish all contracts
| and this showed lack of trust In
them. McCandless proposed that the
superintendent of public works carry
out the contracts
My objection to that" said Dickey
when the amendment was read. sis
that it is very bad grammar"
Dickey's amendment was changed to
permit the superintendent of public
works to complete the contract, the
work to be approved by the super
visors This finally carried.
The bill passed with IA ayes, c.
Brown being absent.
Senator Paris moved reconsidera-
ton of the vote upon House Bill No.
] 1, with request that the bill be re-
turned
]. T. Brown said this could not be
done; Paris quoted Rule so in support
of the motion and the chair sustained
him.
Brown contended that the motion
might be proper if the bill had origin
ated in the Senate.
Senator Paris said he intended to
put the Senate expenses in the House
bin as an amendment. but had since
been informed that the House had
passed the Senate bill. He withdrew
the motion and the discussion was
ended.
Senator ]. T. Brown presented re-
quest from Hilo residents for an ap-
preparation to pay the expenses of the
band to Hno's Fourth of July cele-
bration Baldwin moved to refer tc