Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-06
HOUSE..
Fourteenth Day.
Afternoon Session.

AFTERNOON session.
At the opening OF the afternoon ses-
sion OF the House yesterday. a com
munication from the Senate announced
the adoption of Senate join resolution
No. 4 relative to the money to be ap-
propriated by the Legislature for the
fire claims bonds. The resolution was
read and after explanatory remarks by
the Speaker and Mr.. Kumalae in
answer to a question by Mr.. Keliinoi,
1t was unanimously adopted.
Printing Committee Reports.
A report of the Printing Committee
showed a large number OF bills print
ed and ready for distribution. The
next report from the Printing Commit
tee was by the majority of that body,
recommending the adoption of the res
olution introduced Wednesday relative
to the rates to be paid for printing.
proof.reading, typewriting, etc, with
the exception Of proof-reading which
was placed at twenty-five cents page
instead of twenty-five cents a folio as
had been suggested.
oreenwelps Minority Report.
Mr.. Greenwich next presented the
minority report of the Printing Com
mittee in which II was recommended
that the proof-reading be done by the
printing houses with no extra charge
and that the translation OF bills from
English into Hawaiian be fixed at fifty
cents per folio. instead of seventy-five
cents as provided by the resolution OF
Wednesday. With the report OF Mr..
Greenwell we're letters from the var
I ious printing houses of the city agree
ing to print bills at $3.50 per page with
the proof-reading thrown in.
| Mr.. Harris supported the report of
the minority and moved that the same
/ be adopted. He failed to see why the
House should want 10 pay any more
than the Senate. All the printing
houses had agreed to do the printing
OF bills at sl.50 per page with no extra
charge for proof-reading and he could
not see why any member, on top Of
this, should want to pay something
extra for proof-reading.
kumaIae on Printing Houses.
Mr.. Kumalae next undertook to roast
the printing houses. saying that the
mistakes which Mr.. Harris had pointed
out in the various bills already printed
were not made by the proof-readers
They had been made by the printing
houses themselves and these institu-
tions were the only ones to be blamed
Speaker Takes a Hand.
At this point in the proceedings
: Speaker Beckley took a hand himself
} saying that the chair would not coun
/ tenance any charge above fifty cent
per folio for translation. Any charg
4 greater than that was simply usurious
1 He did not want repetition Of tn
e scandals of the last Legislature. FIT.
I cents per folio was the regular rate
| There had been remarks passed tina
/ the translation OF all the bills was be
: ing done by ring and he thought
Q no more than right that the Hous
| should be furnished with a list OF tn
{ people who had been doing the worl
5 OF translating up 10 the present time
= The members could then see whethe
a they were paying for competence of in
y competence. The Speaker thereupo
r order the chairman of the Printin
e Committee to bring such list befor
: the House.
e A Serious Charge.
8 Mr.. Harris next arose and state
y that the Speaker had made a statemen
e that he had hoped would not b
: brought before the House. He near
: the reference made to a ring. 1t wa
Q q very serious charge and without ful
n Their commenting on the matter, h
o would move that all the bills for print
5. ing. translating, proof.reading and tn
o like that had been contracted up to I'll
II present time, be brought before tn
House. The motion prevailed.
The following report of the Commit
tee on Public Health and Education
s brought In by Chairman Chillingwortl
was laid on the table to be considere
with the Appropriation Bill:
l. Your committee on Public Health al
d Education ask leave to report as 70
10 lows:
y We recommend that the followir
amounts be inserted in the Approprit
L ton or Loan Bill:
Q. Resolution AZ. introduced by Repr
~ sentative Kaniho: School house at III
lie waihae-kai. South Kohala. 5000; teacl
er's house at Kawaihae, South Kohal
7. 5000: school house at Puako, South III