The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-22
HOUSE IS
CALLED To
ITS DUTY
Vice Speaker Acts
In Accord With
Law.
(From Thursdays daIly.)


sity to have everything in the most reg
ular manner, Vice Speaker Knudsen
yesterday, shortly after II o'clock in
the morning, called the House to order,
and had the roll called. Nothing else
was done and adjournment was taken
until this morning.
1t was the most common gossip yes
terday that Speaker Beckley will this
morning order the clerk to strike from
the records Of the House the fact that
this meeting was held. Should this
be done it will have the effect only OF
showing the belief of the Speaker in
his own opinion, as against that Of
the best legal talent in the Territory,
for the Governor acted only after hav-
ing been advised by three Of the Judges
as to the view they would take should
there be brought before them the ques-
over three days.
There was no intention to transact
business and the only reason for the
calling of the House to order was that
there might be clear record of COM
pliance with the law on the part OF
the lower house of the Legislature.
Thus as soon as the prayer had been
offered by Representative Kali, on
motion of Mr.. Harris the session ad-
journed. This makes the record right
in the event that there may be in the
future any question raised over the
matter.
Meanwhile the various delegations
put in a hard day over the appropria-
lions which are to be made in the
Loan bill. Maui completed it's list and
East Hawaii made up a program, us
did West Hawaii. In Kauai the men,
bers have so far failed to get together
and have made no effort to look after
their proportions. The island in the
bill as printed and sent down from the
Senate at the regular session, has not
nearly full quota, and it will be Il
light matter to add the necessary items
as there is seemingly not sufficient de-
mand for the money, but the county
will take it so that there may be full
benefit gained from the expense to
which the county will be put in the
payment of it's share of the interest
and sinking fund charges.
The Oahu members have never yet
had a complete attendance but after
two days of discussion, the caucus ad-
journed last evening without being
anywhere near to a solution of the
problem. 1t was water which caused
the tie up. 1t had been practically de-
cided that the Pahoa water scheme
should be inserted in the bill at pre-
vious meetings, and the plans of the
engineers, for the development of the
gravity water system in Nuuanu, had
been cut out in consequence. But at
yesterdays gathering all of this was
changed. There was a decided feeling
in favor of the Nuuanu system. 1t
was shown that there is now a chance
to get 700 horse power by the putting
in of small electric light plant addi-
ton, and this with a water system
which would obviate the expense Of
pumping. This gained strength until
the majority seemed to favor the Nuu-
anu plan, which will mean an expense
of over 100000. This action threw out
of joint every other item which had
been passed, as there had to be pro-
vided the money wherewith to meet the
addition and this could come only from
shaving down other items.
The result was that the adjournment,
which came soon after the vote upon
the water system features, left every
thing in the air, and that with no out
look for speedy adjustment. 1t is taken
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DE the shaving down OF the general ISL
ana provisions, so as TO accommodate
tne advance Whlch Is maze on 'he wa
Ter problems
ihere was some teellng developer
yesterday when the matter or proVi-
SION Tor the dredging or the hafoor was
discussed ~ was the general OPINION