The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-02
IN THE SENATE.

Senator Achi presented a majority
report of the committee which con-
sidered the eighteen months bills rec
ommending that the county items in
cluding courts, sewers, etc, be stricken
out. The item of s2S, 500 for inciden-
tails, criminal and civil cases was re-
duced to $25, 900. The report was laid
on the table to be considered with the
bill.
Action was deferred on the House
$4,000 expense bill until the House
bill reached the Senate.
THE PRINTING STALE AGAIN.
The bill to appropriate $1,000 for pay
ing the expenses of printing the House
Journal passed third reading 8 to 8,
but not until after there had been some
pretty plain speaking over the absur-
.dity of letting a contract for $2.1O
when the same work could be done for
s1.3S per page.
Senator McCandless started the row
with an amendment to the bill pro-
vidng that the journal was mot to
cost more than s1.SS per page. He said
that the contract in the House had
not been let open and above-aboard
and that it made no difference what
the House had done, it still required
the approval of the Senate. When the
House passed appropriation bills the
Senate made changes and vice versa,
and he thought it all nonsense that
the Senate couldn't amend this bill,
simply because 1t was for the expenses
of the House. I'VE can't shovel out
the peoples money at the rate of sew
enty two cents a page" said he, "If
we pass this bill everyone will have
right to say that we had been putting
the money into someone's pocket"
ACHI ON THE DEFENSE.
Senator Achi inquired about the pay
of the House officers being more than
in the Senate, and McCandless replied
that he had nothing to do with the
way the $4,000 which was appropriated
in a lump sum was spent but this was
specific item upon which the Senate
had been fully informed, He for one
intended to record his vote against it.
Senator Achi interrupted to say
again that the House officials had work
for thirty men, while the Senate had
but fifteen members.
OUGHT TO ADVERTISE.
Senator McCandless also called at
tention to the fact that the Senate had
previously decided to vote but $4,000
and now it was purposed to vote $780,
600 in two sums. He also said that the
law for government officials provided
that all contracts above $500 must be
let only after tenders had been adver-
tised for and he saw no reason why
the legislature should depart from that
rule. The Senate advertised for bids"
he said, land got their journal printed
for sl.SS per page by while the House
let it's contract in a secret method,
it wasn't open and above board, and
they want to pay $40 per page"
Senator Dickey offered an amend
ment providing that the contract should
be let only after tenders had been call
ed for and then given to the lowest
responsible bidder, and McCandless ac-
cepted the amendment. Dickey said he
did not wish to hamper the House, and
they might not receive as low a bid
as SlSS, Every cent we give more
than they should spend is simply
| throwing away the peoples money"
said Dickey. Must we give the House
100000 If they ask for 1t. whether we
want to or not? I say that the Senate
mas as much right to amend this bill,
as we have 10 amend a bill concerning
the Board of Health. If they made 1t
ten dollars page would you say we
didn't have right TO amend 1T. Just
as much right as the governor has to
| veto bill. ] hold that the contract
was not properly. given. that proper