Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-05
UNPAID Bills ACT
ALMOST COMPLETED BY
THE HOUSE YESTERDAY
ALL AFTERNOON SPENT IN DIS
CUSTOM OF PAIAi ITEMS OF
JUDGE kALuA-ONE
KILLED.
I HOUSE.
Extra Session.
HOUSE.
Extra Session.
Twenty.ninth Day.

At the opening Of the afternoon seS
sion of the House Mr.. Kealawaa pre-
scented resolution asking for $4,000
to be inserted in the Loan Bill for the
construction of a road to be run
through the District Of Kamaili, Puma,
Hawaii. to meet the Hilo Volcano road.
Referred to the Hawaii delegation.
Another resolution by Mr.. Kealawaa
called for $500 to be inserted in the
Loan Bill for the construction OF a
new road to be run through the Pahoa
Homestead at Pahoa, Puma, Hawaii
Referred to the Hawaii delegation.
The committee on Miscellaneous Pc
titions reported verbally. recommend
ing the insertion Of an item Of $500 In
the Unpaid Bills Act for the services
Of Rev. Manase at oahu Jail for twenty
months at $25 per month. Report
adopted.
The House then went into committee
of the whole for the consideration oil
the Unpaid Bills Act, the paiai item re-
ported on during the morning session.
being taken up.
The whole afternoon was spent In O
discussion of the paiai contract held by
Judge Kalua and the claim Of some
$500 which he put in before the Leg
islature for reimbursement for paiait
spoiled by dilatory delivery at the set
Element.
The various items in the claim were
finally put with the following result;
600 paiais, $641.75 (this including al
expenses attached thereto), carried By
a unanimous vote OF rs; 500 paiais
S623.30, carried by a vote Of II to s;
1876 paiais, s213.05. carried by a vot'
OF l6 to Q; 46 paiais, s3450, lost by
vote of 10 to II. Total amount o
claim allowed $li6S.1O. this after de
Quoting $40 for auction sale Of dam
aged paiai.
The committee passed the last sec
ton of the bill and the enacting claus
and then took a recess to allow tn
clerk to get the total amount OF the bill
in order to be able to pass the first sec
ton.
During the recess the members
the House. the officers and newspape
men, nearly all Of whom had taken tel
cent chances on the Canadian col
dropped into the hat the other da
when a collection was being taken
for the lcper settlement, gather'
around the clerks desk and drew Sill
OF paper out of the box. Interpret
Coelho was the lucky man. The mon'
gathered from the House at vario'
times, for the unfortunates at the sc
tlement, amounts to over $35. Tn
will be handed over to. Superlntende
McVeigh.
Upon reconvening, the first section
the Unpaid Bills Act was read, q
total amounting to sos, 700.S6 and thu
the committee arose after having
cided to recommend to the House {
passage OF the bill in second readin
However, when the House was call
to order, the members did not feel d.
posed to accept the verbal report OF I
committee of the whole on the va
ious amendments, as there was que
ton of irregularity. Chairman Harl
therefore reported progress and ask
leave to sit again.
The recapitulation shows the folio
ing:
Judiciary department ......$ 1860
Treasury department ...... 1880
Department Public Works =. 16S, 999
. Department Public Instruc.
ton ................. $3.50
Board of Health ........... 3,7i5
Secretary's Office ........... 1926
Attorney Generals office go. 4,l49
Total ............. .;2O5, 700
The House then adjourned until
o'clock this morning.