The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-24
HOUSE ON
EXPENSE
QUESTION
Matter of Printing
Is Taken
Z Up.
An Early Adjournment
Because of the
Holiday.
Senate Discusses Schools Dickey
wiIa Introduce a City Gov
eminent Bill.

wofk in earnest was inaugurated
yestefday by the Legislature, though
only Ewo hours were given to the ses-
sionsA Of the House and Senate. The
holida3 " came in between, but as much
was bone as possible. owing to the fact
that much of the most important of the
IegisElation has reached the stage of
prin ting ana committee work
he county bill was offered in the
Hou hse and passed through it's first
reaSaing By title, and sent to print.
TRY important part of the proceeding
Viii be taken in charge by the House
committee. under the arrangement be-
tween the two bodies The expenses of
each body will be kept separate this
time. and it was determined at a joint
committee meeting this morning that
there should be only one translation
printed in sufficient numbers to supply
the needs OF both houses and the ex-
pense wilr be shared equally
There were informal meetings be-
tween members of the committees dur
ing the half hour after adjournment of
the House, and the rules committee,
especially, prepared for action later by
asking that each member find from
others of his party what is wanted, so
that there may be a new set of rules
framed. Other committees got down to
organization, and will proceed with
work Immediately.
An old friend appeared in the House
when Jessie Makainai, chairman of the
Home Rule party, was made assistant
clerk and began work with Meheula.
AyIett introduced his old bill to repeal
the laws in regard to segregation and |
contEox lepers, and the regulations |
for APPROPRIATIONS were offered freely. |
Both bodies took interest in their
measures for paying expenses. The
Senate passed its bill, and the House
forwarded its own, the former carrying
SIS 900 and the later $4,000.
gJhen business had begun, Speaker
B&ckley said that much delay had been
caused at the last session because of
the partiaIity shown some printing
houses. which resulted in an accumu- q
lation OF work, rendering it impossible g.,
that the bills could be gotten through
With dispatch. There was a great deal
II work to be done at this session. and d
,Ierk TO call for bids for printing from v
Ill the printing houses, SO that the Il
Srinting committee would have basis p
mon which to work. and which would o
stablish a rate for printing. He hoped
hat the printing would be so distrib- S
ted that there would be the least delay h
o the House. Despite the fact that 81
his day was being celebrated as II
oifday in honor of the Father of the cl
.ountry, he hoped that the House tt
-ouid spend the morning in hard work, al
nd then adjourn. al
Aylett gave notice of his intention to tn
ltroduce a bill repeating the laws re- W
lting toy segregation of lepers and
'eamentfof leprosy. ca
Fernandez presented resolution pro- Al
iding for appropriations for home gr
cad roads in Hamakua, the main road, ha
I'd for school houses. In support OF CO
lie resolution Fernandez told of the W
ads needed. and the resolution was of
Continued on page 81 he