The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-22

OIL nVe De appointed Dy the GONerHOT
to draft a County Act. the members
thereof to serve without pay. And
that such Act SO prepared and such ex-
penses as may be incurred by them,
with the approval of the. Governor, be
submitted to the next regular session
OF the Legislature"
Mr.. Dickey moved that the resolu-
tion pass
Mr.. Paris did not believe in leaving
the expenses open. Neither did he be-
lieve in having the members serve
without pay. It was a serious piece
of work and the Commissioners should
be paid. He believed In putting limit
on the expenses as the Senate resolu-
tion did.
Mr.. McCandless moved to defer ac-
ton.
Mr.. Achi moved to insert an amend
ment, "if paid at all, not to exceed
$1,000, and expenses not more than
81, ,00O."
Mr.. Paris said II they went on
amending they would get all tangled
UP.
The matter was deferred.
A message from the House intmated
its concurrence in the Senate amend
ments to House bill No. 6.
Then another recess of ten minutes
was taken.
COUNTY RESOLUTION.
The Senate took up House resolution
No. 3.
Mr.. Paris moved the resolution pass.
Mr.. Dickey moved to insert the
amendment, two to be nominated by
the Senate and two by the House."
cAh-h-h!" by Mr.. Parls.) The mover
said the Governor preferred that the
houses nominate the Commissioners.
He had asked the Governor about it
that morning.
Mr.. Paris-"I do not believe in that.
The Organic Act puts the RESPONSE
bility on the Governor, and let him not
shirk it."
Mr.. Brown, speaking in Hawaiian,
agreed with the previous speaker.
There was no second to the amend
ment, and the resolution passed on the
following vote:
Ayes-Achi, J. T. Brown, Crabbe,
Dickey, Kaiue, Kalauokalani, Nc
Candless, Nakapaahu, Paris, Wilcox,
Woods-11
THE LAST THROES.
President Crabbe-"I believe that is
all the business before the Senate"
Mr.. Dickey moved that the House
be notified that the Senate is ready to
adjourn sine die.
At this point Vice Speaker Knudsen
Mr. Fernandez and Mr.. Long came in
and, being given audience, announced
themselves as a special committee of
the House of Representatives to an
nounce that the House was ready to ad-
journ, and to request the Senate to ap-
point a corresponding committee with
them to inform the Governor that the
Legislature in special session was ready
| to adjourn.
| This was evidently too sudden, for
the Senate took another recess
HOUSE WAS PREVIOUS.
A communication was received from
the House at HOS, which indicated
that it had not been quite ready to
adjourn when it had said it was. The
letter intimated that the House had
/ receded from its action on Senate bill
No. 13, to amend Act 40, Laws Of 1898.
In another letter it told of new amend
ments it had passed to the bill.
| Mr.. Dickey pointed out mistake in
| the amendment, as it referred to the
wrong section.
Another recess was taken and Pres
ident Crabbe asked somebody to tele-
| phopa stea mar companies to hold the
Kinau and the Mauna Loa for the
Maui and Hawaii members half an
| hour.
Vice President Paris in the chair, a
| corrected message was received from
the House, whereupon by the votes of
the ten members now present Senate
bill 13 as amended by the House passed.
The title Is amended and Sec. made
to read as follows:
mo money shall be obtained on such
account or accounts except by draft
of the Treasurer, countersigned by the
Auditor and approved by the Cover
nor"
HILO PARK RESOLUTION.
The Hilo park joint resolution, lait
on the table Monday, was taken up.
Mr.. Dickey moved, seconded by Mr.
Wilcox, that action on the resolution bt
deferred until next regular session
Lost.
President Crabbe resumed the chair
The resolution was declared carried
on a show of hands, Mr.. Achi having
secured an amendment making it ;
concurrent instead of a joint resolution
So the parks name was voted to b.
"Mooheau," after Admiral Geo. c
Beckey of Wilder's fleet.
Mr.. McCandless insisted on hi
amendment to call the park after Sena
tor j. Il. Brown, which was put ant
lost, Mr.. Achi raising a laugh by pro
testing the vote OF Mr.. Brown becaus
he was interested in the question.
THE SENATE ACCOUNTS.
Mr.. Paris presented the following re