The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-07
Effort to Cut House
Salaries May Start
a Fight.
Talk of Passing Bills as They
Came From Governor
Carter.

The first day of the special session
of the legislature was almost without
incident, aside from the expected Home
Rule manipulation of the House. In
the Senate new organization was com
pleted while in the House Speaker
Beckley declared that the old officers
would hold over, and Solomon Niche
ula lost his old job only through abb
sence.
The Senate passed the current ex-
pense bill on first reading and the
House did the same for the salary bill.
The bills in both Houses will GO. to
committees on second reading today. In
the Senate there is some disposition to.
pass the bills as recommended by the
Governor, but there is also opposition
to this. Some of the House members
also favor this plan, but on the other
hand members of both Houses expect
to reduce the appropriations still fur
ther. In the Senate also a number Of
repeating bills passed first reading.
In the House today there may be
some trouble over the attempt to re-
duce' the salaries of officials. Members
of both Houses who were loud in their
economy talk before the Governor had
called the special session changed their
ideas regaralng consolidation of legisla-
tive Offices when once in power and in
both houses a full set of officials is do
ing business. The salaries were cut in
The Senate but when the attempt is
made to do likewise in the House some
opposition will be encountered from the
rierds of the Home Rule officials.
TIE HOUSE.
Representative Jaeger was the only |
member absent when the House was
allied to order shortly after ten o'clock.
speaker Beckley was in the chair, and |
he Home Rulers did not relinquish |
heir control from the opening of the
ession. Unabashed, Kumalae was in
is chair. but Meheula had the grace
D remain away; the ex-Republican
lember's presence being necessary to
ontinue the Home Rule control in the
louise.
Speaker Beckley gave the Republi-
ans no opportunity to put into effect
ny plans which they may have formed
garding the organization. The Speak
cooIly announced that the old rules
overned, and that the special session
as but a continuation of the cne which
ad been adjourned sine die, and no
epublican had the nerve to say him
~. Consequently the old organization
as maintained intact with the excep-
On. of Meheula, whose place as clerk
as filled by the election of John Wise,
e Home Rule nominee.
Chaplain Manase said prayer, and
enographer Thielen then called the
II. The Speaker suggested a notifica-
IN to the Governor of the Houses
a less to proceed and this being put
to effect by motion of Keliinoi, Knud-
n and Lewis Were appointed as
to carry the message.
THE MESSAGE.
Upon their return they were accom-
MED by the Governors message
1ich was read by Interpreter W. j.
'elho. A second communication from
e Senate informed the House that
at body had been duly organized for
siness.
Upon the suggestion of the Speaker
ielea then called the roll of officers,
sheula, clerk; Jesse Makainai, his as
tant. and the messenger all being
sent
BECKLEYS RULING.
to the rules of the House,
Speaker Beckley, there is
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