The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-18
IN THE HOUSE


rics for officers Of the House. His main |
argument In support OF his resolution /
was that the throne room In which the |
House meets is three times as large as |
the Senates chamber.
He came over to the press table this |
morning and raised an awful roar
You fellows on the press can't say
what you please" he said. You can't ,
put in part of my speech and leave out
part. You must put in all my speech.
If you don't I move a resolution TO put
you out"
one member OF the Fourth estate adj
vised the honorable member to put his
head i'm a bag and another told him to
run away and play. He accepted the
latter suggestion and went to play at
being lawmaker.
Copies Of the Revised Laws of Hawaii
were brought down by Chief Clerk
auckland from the office of the Secre-
tary and were distributed to the MEM
bers
The Standing Committee on Rules re-
port was presented by Chairman Long
1t recommended that the rules of the
1903 session be adopted with certain
amendments:
That the Committee on Public Health
| take into consideration all reports on
/ public health referred to them by the
House and report thereon.
| That the Committee on Public Edu-
cation take into consideration all
educational matters reported from the
House and report thereon.
To amend Rule "a to comply with the
foregoing.
To add a rule making Reference
Committee to examine each bill before
it is printed.
The report was adopted. It's most
important clause was that respecting
the new Standing Committee.
SO many bills have been submitted
for the consideration of the House,
many of them bearing on the same
question, that it would be plainly a
waste of money to print them all, hence
it was decided to appoint the Commit
tee of Reference to which all bills shall
go before being sent to the Printing
Committee.
Speaker Knudsen announced the
Reference Committee to be made up as
follows: Smith LIST District; Holstein,
End: Nakuina 3rd.; Long. 4th.; Cox,
9Th. Sheldon. 9Th. and Andrade, at
large.
The report of the Committee on Pub
lie Expenditures was presented by
Chairman Warehouse. 1t recommends
ed the following scale for the payment
of House employees: Clerk. $40 per day:
Assistant Clerk, Sc per day; Interpre-
ter $40 per day; Stenographer $40 per
day; Sergeant-at- Arms Sc per day;
Messenger, $3.50 per day; Janitor, $3.50
I per day; Chaplain, $3.50 for the session.
Rep. Lewis, a member of the Com
mite, did not concur.
| A heated debate followed. Reps.
Holstein and Greenwell Directing siren
uously to the high rate of pay. Rep
! Fernandez moved the report be tabled.
The motion failed. Rep. Greenwell NOV
ed the report back to the Committee
and this also was lost. Rep. Harris said
he was as anxious as anyone for econ
omy, but it was false economy to un-
derpay the employees and possibly hang
up the work of the House.
Rep. kaleiOpu moved an amendment
to raise the janitor's pay from SO 80 to
81 and the House agreed. The report
was adopted as thus amended.
Chairman Greenwich of the Printing
Committee reported that bills 10, IA, 1G
and Is had been printed and were ready
for distribution
Orders of the day being reached.
House Bill No, 3 to appropriate 500, 900
for the expenses of the House for the
f.I 20,
reading. There was a bungle i'm the
wording of the bill which it took ten
minutes to straigbten out, but it was
finally submitted in proper shape and
passed by q to 0, Reps. Quinn, Shell
don and Greenwich were absent.
Senate Bin No. >, to appropriate 800
900 for the expenses of the Senate for
the session was rushed through it's
scond reading and will come up for its
final reading on Monday.
The following petitions were present
ed
From Second District:
/ That the Road Board law be repealed
and supervisors be elected instead.
That a law be enacted prohibiting
heavy carriage on muddy roads.
nat B'll NtAAs tbdu TAX no SCnOOl TAX
be cancelled for citizens of 50 years in
stead of go years.
That the license on light refreshments
be reduced from 5000 to 500 in country
districts.
That calls for bids on contracts be
published only in the district where the
work is contemplated.
That an appropriation be made fol-
printing the proceedings of the legis
lature each week and furnished to the
citizens.
This was presented by Rep. Puaf
and was referred to the Miscellaneou,
Committee.
For appropriation Of $1,000 for roaC
from the Volcano road in Puma, run
ming northerly between Lots Al, A. A.
and A on one side and Lots 80. 81 s.
and 50 on the other.
FOR $4,000 for a school at Makapala.
To repeal the leper suspect law.