The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-07
IN THE HOUSE

The House received notice from Sec
rotary Carter of the signature by the
Governor of the Unpaid Bills Act and
from the Senate announcing that the
upper body refused to concur in
amendments to the Six Months Salary
bill, when it's usual morning business
was over.
Long introduced under suspension OF
the rules bill appropriating S3,SS5.SS,
to meet unpaid bills of the Board OF
Health. There are thirty-one bills in
the list of which more than half are
dated June 30th. and all come due dur
ing this year. The bills are for sup
plies to the Kalaupapa store.
House Bill No. 9. to purchase right of
way from the Coney estate, for the
Tantalus road, was passed second
reading. Chillingworth suggested that
the measure should be sent to a spe-
cial committee, saying he was without
knowledge as to its provisions. When
the bill had been read, however, he
said that as it simply placed the ST.
900 at the disposal Of the government
he would withdraw his motion, that
finally doing away with all opposition.
FIGHT OVER COUNTY.
Keliinoi presented the report of the
conference committee on the Loan bill,
as it has been published heretofore,
with the addition of a minority report
signed by Oil and Kaniho, stating
that they do not concur owing to the
insertion of the word "or'. after Coun-
ty in the heading of appropriations.
Aylett moved that consideration De
taken up Immediately and began to
discuss the insertion of the word or
In the designation of the island ana
county. He said 1t seemed like an ex-
preston of doubt as to the erect Oh
the County Act. For himself he telt
that the act was valid and that II
would be effective. He then explained
how the Republican platform mad de-
clared for the County Act and one mad
been passed. He said he had been ac-
cused of being a Home Ruler and Roy
alist, but he was a full fledged Repub-
lican. The bill he said carried two mil
lions and q half, and 1t was his de-
sire that this money be expended by
officials elected by the people and not
by one man, for the people Will bear
the burden.
The retention of the word or, he
said, would mean that county oficlais
would have nothing to work upon or
with. He then read from the AdVer-
tiser the report of the position taken
by Mr.. Cooper that he should do all
work under the Loan Act. He said the
county officials would be robbed or all
their prerogatives. He would lave OPP
posed such appropriations he said, but
for the passage of the act giving the
people control of the expenditures. IL
this is done, he said, the county officers
would take possession of county build
ings only to find them haunted by the
ghost of the word "or'. If that word
was out and the district were desig-
mated the result would be better.
FERNANDEZ WANTS IMPROVE
MENTS.
Mr.. Fernandez called attention TO
the fact that the Supervisors would
| have simply the power of the road
boards, with the handling of funds
remaining here Aylett contended that
the Superintendent of Public Works
had no power over county matters.
Fernandez said he moved to adopt
the report for his contention was that
the appropriations should be spent at
the point for which intended and at no
other. This was his main fight and he
won 1t as we'll as that to keep the word
County" in the bill 1t was simply n
matter OF getting around a difficulty so
as to reach the desired end, He eN-
planned that without the word ''or''
there would be no money available and
that what the people wanted was work
done, and that right away. The House
took recess when he concluded.
Oil began the argument against "or"
after luncheon, saying that the word
would act as n door to close out the
people from their rights. He insisted
that 1t was the intention to keep the
word county" in the bill without any
limitations. He said there seemed
doubt on some hands as to the validi-
~ of the County Law, which was now
being expressed by the qualifications,
He declared the reason was that the
officials simply wanted To be able TO
use all the money within the six
months.
Fernandez argued that the question
was whether the wants OF the people
We're not more important than the little