The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-23
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Dill and TO adjourn Tor three days. He
said that the measure had been passed
without reference to the Finance Com
mittee yet the Senate had been fur
nished facts by that committee. and
argued that there should be no sur
render to the Senate.
Harris explained that the Finance
Committee had given a memorandum
to the Senate Ways and Means Com
mittee estimating the expenses of the
session at $1S,360. Later the wording
of the bill was questioned and the
Senate committee had decided that for
the purpose of legality, owing to sug-
gestions that both expenses and I'M
paid bills should not be included in the
same measure as the Treasurer might
refuse to pay warrants, and then a
case in court would result. To avoid
this the Senate committee had decided
that it would be wise to cut the bill
in half-put $3.50 for expenses and
include unpaid bills in another meas
ure later. He denied that the Finance
Committee had taken upon itself the
furnishing of a report on the bill, but
said simply the committee furnished
a memorandum estimate as furnished
by the clerk in which the expense of
the House was put at $12,500 and the
Senate increased this to $13, 900.
Paele said the Senate had no au-
thority TO change anything in the
House bill. He said the reason why
the Senate cut down the appropriation,
according to one Senator, was that the
House would not pass the Hackfeld
wharf item. This course was taken
TO compel the House to act.
BECKLEY WILL FORCE ACTION.
Speaker Beckley took the floor and
said that as a Representative he wish
ed to make clear his position. He said
the Senate had amended the b.i. so as
to include only one lteIl, IS both tho
Governor and Attorney General be-
lieved the bill was opposed to the Or
ganic Act Even though the House
passed the bill, he said, over the Gov
ernor's veto. there was nothing to pre-
vent the Treasurer from refusing to
pay out the money. This course was
followed with the balance from the
regular session and the money had gone
back to the general fund. He said
there was no discourtesy in the Senate
amending the bill as thai was the pre-
rogative Of the upper house as each
had it's duty and responsibility in the
passing of any law. The first Legis-
lature, he said, passed a dill providing
both for the appropriations for the
session and the unpaid bills and tie
Governor signed it. yet now he did not
wish to do the same thing.
The bill now provides for the ex-
penses of this session, and If in view
Of this the House should adjourn for
three days that would be silly. The
odium, the blame for this refusal to do
business, he said. would be on the
House. As soon as the House accepts
this bill the Treasurer will pay out the
for the expenses Of the
session because this bill provides
for the expenses of session and
does not prevent the House from
for the appropriation for the
payment of the expense of the print
ing of the journal and other unpaid
bills. AS soon as this bill is passed,
he said. the House can Introduce an
other bill providing for unpaid bills and
hold up the Senate bill until the Sec
ond measure has been passed and
signed. He said the Senate had taught
the House this lesson and he thought
the House should not look upon the
Senate expense bill again until theirs IS
signed. If the Senators should go to the
Governor and induce him 20 veto ehe
expense bill he said he would propose
that the members go to their homes
and he and the clerk would stay here
to adjourn from day to day until the
Senate should come to its senses.
Aylett said this would mean only that
the Serate and the House would be at
puts. He thought the legal course was
to follow the Organic Act, which pro-
vided that as soon as a bill should
be considered by one House it should be
certified to the other House. He thought
the Senate should have notified the
House of the error so that it could be
AS to the course outlined
Oy the member from the third district
he said it was bitter pill for him. If
this is followed it would be a rough
road. The previous question was or
iered.
BILL GOES THROUGH.
The question then came up on the
passage of the measure as sent back
by the Senate and the vote resulted
n % to 8. the opponents being Aylett,
Long, Pulaa and Purdy.
Kurnalae asked that the rules be sus-
pended so that he might give notice
If a bill, which being done, he mott
led the House that he would present
measure to meet the unpaid bills of
he Legislature.
UNPAID BILLS RUSHED.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the unpaid bills, the appro-
oriation for miscellaneous expenses OF
he First Circuit Court, 1921. being
aiken up and Chairman Andrade re-
ported for the Judiciary Committee
hat the items were supported by
Vouchers. and the item was passed.
The remaining items of the Public
Works Department were passed and
Snudsen moved to insert $19.635, for
he unpaid amounts for the high light |
pump This it was explained covered
.ost, exchange and interest for three
7ears. The matter was ordered to a
special committee. the chair naming |
<upibea. Chillingworth and Haia.
The Board of Education items were
hen passed with the addition of f. |
r Wilhelm. $500. and E. de Harne, s1OO
or services.
NO PAY FOR BOYD'S TRIP.