The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-17
THE HOUSE

EuBEehllolt as TO Loan Appropriations j
was the first incident at this mornings |
sitting OF the House after roll call and /
prayers. The purely ornamental read /
ing Of the minutes Of yesterdays ses-
sion followed and the House was ready |
for business.
Upon motion Of Rep. Harris it was
ordered that the suggestions Of the
Governor as 20 appropriations be refer /
red TO the Printing Committee TO be
printed.
The Kilohana Art Leagues invita-
tion 10 visit the exhibition Of the
League IN its rooms in the Alexander
Young Building was accepted.
Rep. Long presented petition for
the Improvement OF Diamond Head
road which was referred to the Public
Lands Committee
Rep. HOlstein had a whole bunch Of
petitions. The citizens Of Kau wanted
Hawaii divided into two counties and
also asked for "a $500 school house at
Honuapo. North KOhala wanted a $500
teachers cottage at HonOipu. An APP
preparation Of $4,000 was asked for a
road from Puakea to Nawaihaekai The
matters were referred TO the different
committees.
Rep. COelhO presented resolution
| asking that the President OF the Board
of Health be asked to prepare a COM
plete list Of the persons in the Leper
Settlement.
He explained that the intention OF
this was to facilitate the work Of the
/ House I'm the future. 1t had been usual
for committee from the House to vis-
| Il the Leper Settlement and it was not
| proper that others than relatives Of the
! lepers should be allowed to accompany
the committee. He had been informed
by Supt McVeigh that people who had
gone over there merely for curiosity
had made fun Of the lepers and he
thought that this should be prohibited.
The resolution was adopted.
/ During the discussion Rep. Coelho
who spoke first ln English and then IN
Hawaiian, was interrupted by Rep
Fernandez who said that the interpre-
ter was there 10 do the translating.
Speaker Knudsen ruled that any
member might speak in both languages
a ruling from which Rep, Fernandez
appealed
The speaker was sustained, Rep. Fer.
uandez alone voting against him.
There was trouble brewing when Rep
Kaleiopu introduced a resolution hxinl
the salaries Of officers Of the House a
TIM following rates: Clerk, $f2 day
Assistant Clerk. s.; Interpreter, $40
StenOgrapher, SO; Sergeant-at-Arms
81; Messenger, s.; JanitOr, 81; Chaplain
$3.50 for the session.
IN speaking to his resolution Rep
Kaleiopu supported the large amount,
on the ground that the Senators were
paying their officers large amounts
: and they did not have so much wOrI
10 do. The hall used by the House wal
three times as large as that used by
the Senate hence the officers SHOULD
get bigger pay
This remarkable argument was vigor
Ously opposed by Reps. Rice, Coelh,
2 and Holstein The latter moved tina
? the resolution be referred to the Com
mittee on Public Expenditure, a mo
ton which was adopted after a lonl
discussion IN which Reps Pulaa. Ma
heona and Kalino took part.
Orders OF the day being reached Rep
Harris moved that the County 1911
should be taken up.
Before this was done the resolution
for road appropriations asked for b.
Rep. Fernandez yesterday and table,
: We're raised from the table and referee
to the Public Lands Committee.
The County Bill was then raised iron
the table and on motion of Rep. Harri
y was referred to the Printing Commit
Y tee.
n PASSED FIRST READING.
I The following bills were presente
q and passed their first reading on title
o An act TO authorize the election q
n Tax Assessors and Collectors. CReT
n MahelonaD.