The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-05-23
THE SENATE.

The Senate met and adjourned very
peacefully yesterday, although there
was Just a hint of war when Dickey
moved that Senate Bill Z, making al
tentative appropriations, in case the
County Act should be declared in
valid, be referred to the Ways and
Means Committee under suspension of
the rules. There was discussion upon
it threatening for just moment to
grow acrimonious, when President 1sen-
berg ruled the motion out of order, as
the bill had not passed first reading.
Dickey insisted that it had passed,
and that the vote so passing it had
left the bill in the hands of the clerk.
"There is nothing before the SEN
ate," said President 1senberg, "but
] will instruct the clerk to return that
bill to the Judiciary Committee, that
it may be introduced in due form and
take the regular course
"And that is the only way to set
tie it, said Dowsett.
A letter from the House informed
the Senate of the adoption of the con-
ference committee reports on Senate
bills and 8. The House likewise re-
turned Senate Bill as having passed.
The communications were laid on the
table.
Senate Resolution No. ], the Paris
resolution introduced yesterday, pro-
viding for the appointment of a COM
mission for the revision of the elec-
tion laws, was read for the second
time and passed. 1t will be read for
the third time today.
Senate Bill 8, appropriating $50 to
pay bills contracted in behalf of the
Board of Agriculture and Forestry,
passed second reading. 1t will be read
for the third time today.
There being no further business, the
Senate adjourned until 10 O'Clock this
morning.
THE HOUSE.
The House of Representatives spent
the whole of yesterday in considering
the salaries bill Is. B. No. p on third
reading. 1t finally passed that last
ordeal, but it got through in such u
shape that its own fond parents will
not know 1T when they see it.
There were increases all along the
line, so many, in fact, that ten members
refused to vote for the passage of the
third reading on the ground that the
did not know whether the bill as
amended brought salaries within the
amount available out of Territorial
revenues.
That there will be hot fight in con-
ference goes without saying and that
some salaries raised by the House will
get cut again is equally apparent.
BAND WANTED.
The only interesting debate of the
day was over the Territorial Band,
which was brought up by Aylett IS
moving to appropriate $4,000 for the
salaries of bandmaster, bandsmen
and two vocalists.
Aylett made a strong appeal for
Territorial support to the band, trac-
ing its history since its foundation and
declaring that its work had brought
credit to the whole of Hawaii.
SMITH OBJECTS.
Smith of Hilo objected most siren
uously to the Territory's paying for
"Honolulu' plaything.' The band
was an excellent institution he said
but Oahu ought to pay for it. If the
County of Oahu would not do it, there
we'll able to support the band if il
came to be n question of whether the
band was to remain in existence oil
not
Nakuina supported the band appro
priation, as did Coelho, also a repre-
sentative of an island other thar
Oahu. Coelho made strong appeal il
favor of the band, in which he declare.
that the present band had done 1
great deal more than most people i'm
agiued in advertising the Islands.
A motion to indefinitely postpon,
was lost on vote of ayes 10, noes 10
and the item for the band passed.
TREASURER SALARY.
Kaleiopu moved that the salary o
the treasurer which had been advanc
ed by the House committee from S25
per month to 1900 be reduced again t.
| $3.50. The amendment lost on vot
of 13 to -.
Kaleiopu moved a new item for tn
bureau of taxes as follows:
-Four assistant deputy assessors
S125 ............... .$l2, 90
One clerk, 500. o.............. 2,4O
Four clerks, $75............. 7,20
Total ......,...... $2l go
The amendment was adopted an
the corresponding general item o
$40, 400 was reduced to $24,s00 to kee
in the amount.
UP GO WAGES.
Kalawaia moved to increase the sa'
airy of registrar of public account
from 1925 to $3.50. The motion carried
Kaleiopu moved to increase the sa
ary of the registrar of the bureau @
conveyances from $l75 to 5000; deput
registrar and indexer, $l25; two clerk
$75, and five clerks. 500. The amend
ment was adopted.
Kaleiopu moved to increase the pa