The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-08
IN THE HOUSE.

Business began in the House with the
reading of the petition from Charles r.
Frazier, with reference to his advertis-
ing hand book. Keliinoi moved refer
ence to a special committee which was
carried and the committee was named
as Keliinoi, Chillingworth and Dami-
ana, Harris withdrawing in favor Of
Chillingworth.
The bill providing for the approprla-
tion of $4,000 for the expenses of the
extra session, and unpaid bills from the
regular session, came up on third read
ing. Harris moved to amend by plac-
ing the amount at $4,000. Haia, for
information, asked what was meant by
the reference to unpaid bills, and Pu-
laa, the introducer, Immediately moved
to cut out the words referring to un-
paid bills. Speaker Beckley informed
the House that $500 was still available
from the regular session appropriation
and Kalama moved to place the amount
at SIS 900, which was accepted by Har-
ris. Aylett thought it wiser to ap-
propriate the larger sum and have "A
credit balance left. The amendment to
reduce the amount was lost by seven
teen to nine, and the bill was then
passed with ayes twenty-five, noes
four. "A
SIX MONTHS EXPENSE BILL.
The six months current expense bill
was then referred to committee of the
whole on the bill, Mr.. Wright in the
chair, who Immediately declared a five
minute recess for preparation.
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motion to increase incidentals in the
Secretarys office from 5000 to $1,000,
which carried. Fernandez wanted to
strike out state entertainments, $780,"
maintaining that the Governor should
pay for his own entertainments, but the
House passed the item. The item ex-
penses of election was increased to $15,-
900 and that for printing and advertis-
ing to $4,000, although there was a de-
cided fight made upon the latter item
by Fernandez, Beckley, Vida and Pa
ele. The point was made that all books
and printing for counties must be pro-
vided out of this fund. Paele said that
there was fight on the County bill
and probably II would be decided that
the bill was not constitutional so all
talk OF appropriations under it was
useless. Vida said he endorsed this,
but the House was put straight by
Chillingworth who showed that the
Legislature must move in the light of
the passage of the bill and treat it as
law. The total for the Secretarys Of
flee is now s23,500.
JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
The section devoted to the Judiciary
Department went through without
change. though there was some little
discussion over the clause providing for
travelling expenses district magistrate,
Wright from the chair suggesting that
Judge Wilcox had to have carriages
when he travelled and 1925 was not a
great sum for hack hire.
The afternoon session began with the
Senate's announcement of the passage
of the Emergency appropriation bill,
which was taken up and passed frs,
reading.
FIGHT OVER PATROL BONES.
The consideration of the appropria-
ton bill in committee continued, the
Department of the Attorney General
being first taken up. The support of
prisoners and incidentals items passed
at S2s'OOO and $4,000, The item for
coroners inquests at 81 500 was ameni-
~ h'S' az SoVVu winch was lOSt ana
the hgure was then placed at $4,000
Expenses of witnesses passed at $4,000.
When the item for police call boxes
came up Keliinoi made the objection
that this was an expense which should
fall on the county and he moved to
strike out the item. Vida explained
that the fifty boxes We're needed es-
pecially in the Fifth District. The item
was In the bill at fifty boxes at 81. 500
ana this II was explained is too little
as the boxes cost 5000 each. Vida ar
gued for the amending of the sum at
$4,000 and Kaniho wanted the whole
stricken out. Kalama moved to make
1t twenty-five boxes at $1,000 Chair
man Wright ruled out all amendments
not In writing SO the question came on
the striking out, the only one SO offered.
but II was lost. Keliinoi once more got
10 the front with an amendment. pro-