The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-18

tribute the amounts prorated for thi
island, and now to submit the ques
ton to the House would disrupt tn
entire arrangement, would in effec
, make the whole house the judge o
the Oahu appropriations. Keliino
made the same point and urged it.
QUESTION OF VERACITY.
Harris said that he wanted to max,
a personal statement. Much of the at
tack was made on the basis that ht
had made a report personally. He
said that before he made the report
and he made the statement on his
honor, that he went to Mr.. Vida and
that member had told him to make the
report
Vida jumped up and declared that he
did not say so. That he had never
known about Manoa items; that he
had not agreed TO a report he had not
seen; that there had been no meeting
at which the Manoa item had been
asked by any member. Harris insisted
| that he had been so justified in max
| ing the report and Vida threw the as
| sertion back and said he must have
been misunderstood.
Andrade ruled that resolution max
ing the various county delegations the
judges of the appropriations under that
prorating, was a contract, and that If
it was to be broken by one party then
it would be of no force as binding the
delegations from the other islands.
The result would be the disruption
of the entire basis of appropriation. He
therefore ruled the motion to reconsid-
er out of order.
Aylett and Kumalae appealed, the
latter declaring that there was no rule
under which the chair could rule out of
order such a motion to reconsider
HOUSE BOUND BY RESOLUTION.
Andrade said that the House bound
itself by a resolution to accept the
reports from the islands and, if now
the resolution is thrown aside, and the
report from one island reconsidered,
the entire basis of the action is des-
troyed and the work under the reso-
luton is thrown away by the House.
Vida said he agreed with the chair
that the resolution was binding but he
did not think there was anything in
it which would prevent reconsideration.
He said the members who inserted the
Manoa item went outside their bounds |
when they put it in, as there had been
twelve votes in the delegation against |
it. He said that as chairman he knew |
that nothing had been done with res
pect to Manoa and he thought the men
who put in the item did SO without
Kumalae said he had worked for
$4,000 for Kewalo street but he could
not find the item in the bill but he
did find Manoa roads $4,000. Aylett de-
clared he did not know of the valley
road items until he saw them printed
and he knew they were not voted in in
committee. He thought it was secret
practice and he could not approve of
It. Fernandez said he was opposed to
opening the door for reconsideration as
Ill reports might be so treated. He said
when Harris made the report no one
objected from Oahu, and he thought
hat the complaint came too late. He
opposed reconsideration. I
Chillingworth said he endorsed Fer I
andez; it was no time to delay the i
ill. He said the Oahu men should t
ct together and decide on the items [
nd if the majority of the delegation T
hould vote to strike out the item. he t
-ould so cast his vote. Third reading +
ffered ample opportunity he said to,
actify any error. The pledge to leave
ne distribution TO the island delega-
ons kept him from questioning some
ems, and so he had left the matters a
5 reported by the various island mem il
ers. He said time would be saved and I
rged such action.
KELIINOI STANDS FIRM
Keliinoi was called to the chair and Il
/ response to Kumalae said he in
.oduced the resolution sending the Ie
lrious prorated appropriations to the Ii
land delegat ions. and he considered a
lat this bound the House to accept ]