Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-07

ate now voted.
On the items of 5000 for registrar
general and 5000 for stenographer
there was another contest.
Senator Dickey moved to combine
the Offices at 5000.
Senator Isenberg thought II some
Senators knew what was being done
over there they would act differently.
He suggested that Senator Dickey go
right over and see for himself, to
which the Senator for Maui retorted
he was too busy. Senator Isenberg
wished Senator Dickey would leave old
times behind.
Both items passed.
Drawn Battle Ensues.
Senator Isenberg went at the gen.
eral proposition again, hammer and
tongs, upon Senator Dickey's attack.
Jig the item of 81. 200 for clerks, as be.
ing a new item, and moving II be re.
ferred to a special committee. This
was seconded by Senator Kalauokala-
nj. Senator Isenberg did not see why
Senator Dickey persisted In saying
that they did not know what they we're
doing. The clerks were being paid out
Of incidentals now. There was an
item for sanitary inspectors of Homo.
lulu, which the Senator for Maui might
as well move to strike out because II
was not there two years ago. In i'm.
| passioned terms he spoke of the
struggle against pestilence through
which Honolulu had passed. They
were being watched from Washington.
II was to be always matter of eternal
vigilance. If once pestilence were ad.
mitted the word might go forth to
close all our ports. Then vessels
would be unloading into scows and
their sugar would be rotting upon the
wharves. This was the most import.
ant department the Territory had to
maintain and he would say don't go
monkeying with It.
Senator Cecil Brown said 1t was an
old saying that charity began at
home. II they commenced to be mig.
gardly with their appropriations for
the Board of Health the whole com.
munity would feel It. If they had any
epidemic like that of the bubonic
plague the whole country would go
bankrupt. They must act in concert
with the Federal authorities and that
was one reason why their expenses
had increased.
| Senator Baldwin moved that the
item be referred to a special commit,
tee, at the suggestion of Senator Isen
berg changing it to all Of the Board OF
Health items. He had rather some
doubling Thomas" rather than him
self should be appointed chairman.
senator Achi thought II would be
enough to have the amount for clerks
itemized.
Senator McCandless considered ref
} erence to a committee would be only &
waste of time. He had been on com
mittees several times which had rec
commended reductions only to be turn
, ed down. He reminded Senator Dick
J ey of his like experience.
Senator Dickey admitted his reports
had been rejected often enough I,
! make him used to II, but still he wa
: In favor of these items being investi
gated.
The motion carried and the Presi
/ dent appointed Senators Baldwin
, Dicliey, Achi. Kaiue and Woods a
} the committee.
The reading of the bill proceeded 4
: the end without other amendment
when, on motion of Senator Paris, III
. further consideration was deferred un
I'll the special committee reported.
Biennial Appropriations.
The bill making appropriations To-
the use of the departments for the en-
suing biennial period came up for sec
: ond reading.
Between a motion to lay It on tn,
: table TO await the action Of the Hous,
: and one to refer It to the Public Eek
pendturos Committee, the latter b.
SeGaor McCandless prevailed.
Eighteen Months' Salaries.
The bill appropriating Territorial
salaries and pay rolls for the eighteen
months beginning July l, 1908. an,
: ending June 80, 1905, came up for sec
ond reading.
Senator Dickey. questioning himsel
II 1t was in order, moved the Who'll,
bill be amended by changing tn,
! items requested by the Governor TO
the entire biennial period to three
quarters of their respective amounts.
President Crabbe, supported b,
voices from different quarters, rule,
that each item must be dealt with ser
, arately.
The process began, but the lightnin
calculator was lacking and 1t becam
, irksome. Queen Liliuokalanis pen
sion passed at $3.50 over poorly sur
ported motion to reduce 1t, but tn
Senate went only a short distance ful
A., Their.
Senator Baldwin moved that the BIZ
D be typewriter with copies enough /
go round. Senator Achi moved 4
/. amendment that it be printed, whic