The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-15

There was another point of order as
to precedence of motions, Mr. Dickey
claiming that the motion to commit
should come first, as the other mo-
ton was not to table the bill but TO
adopt a report. The chair ruled that
the latter having the practical effect
of tabling the bill should be put first
The report was adopted, laying the
bill on the table, by seven votes.
MALICIOUS INJURY.
House bill No. 5, relating to the mis-
demeanor of malicious injury, was re-
ciary committee.
COUNTY COMMISSION.
House joint resolution No. /, to pro-
vide for a commission to draft a Coun-
ty Act, came up for consideration. Mr..
Dfckey, seconded by Mr.. Wilcox, NOV
ed to amend paragraph to read as
follows:
THAT a commission of five members
be appointed by the Governor, the
President of the Senate to nominate
two and the House of Representatives
to nominate two. to draft County
Act to be presented at the regular ses-
sion of the Legislature. The pay OF
commissioners
next session of the Legislature and be
commensurate with the amount of
actual work done by each. No ex-
penses shall be incurred under this
resolution without the approval of the
Governor"
Mr.. Achf moved that the resolution
and amendment be referred to a COM
mittee. They could not bind the next
LEGISLATURE He favored special
committee with Mr.. Dickey as chair
man.
Mr.. Paris did not believe in County
Act Commission. 1t would only leave
tre work for the Legislature to do
over again, which was the result from
the former commission.
The whole matter was referred to the
judiciary committee.
THE SALARY BILL.
Mr.: McCandless moved reconsidera-
ton of House bill No. 1. The decision
of the Supreme Court in the test case
made all the warrants under the SIX
months bill of 1903 Illegal. When the
motion carried he moved a series OF
amendments to the BILL which the Gov
ernor had by letter requested him as
chairman of the Finance committee to
propose He read the amendments,
which appear below.
Mr.. Achi wished to have the amend
ments, with the bill, referred to COM
mittee, as there was danger of getting
all mixed up.
Mr.. Dickey found a clerical error in |
designating one of the 1903 bills to start
with, and the matter was referred to |
the Finance committee
Mr.. Isenberg was granted leave of |
absence for the rest of the week
At HOS the Senate took recess until |
2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON. SESSION
Mr.. McCandless presented report of
the Finance committee on House bill /
No. i, the salary appropriations, rec |
ommending various amendments with /
which the bill should pass.
Mr.. Dickey said there was one little |
item in that bill he wished to have
changed. therefore he moved the re-
port be considered with the bill Car
ried. Mr.. Dfckey said a great injus- |
tice had been done in reducing the |
salary of the keeper of kerosene AMI |
gunpowder, Honolulu, from 1925 to s109 |
a month The keeper was formerly /
been paying a helper. He moved to IN
sert new item of s25 a month to .he |
helper.
Then clerk pointed out that the |
salary was 1925 in the bin, the 500
having been a mistake made on i |
former reading. Mr.. Diokey withdrew
his amendment and moved that TIE
suggested by the Finance
be adopted Carried.
ATr. Woods moved 10 amend the pay
of Honolulu sanitary inspectors by