The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-06
COUNTY ACT
CONFERENCE
Agreement is Reached.
Amendments
Made.

nearly dumped the County bill in the
closing moments of the meeting Of the
conference committee of seven men,
bers from each branch of the Legi.la-
ture, held in the Senate chamber last
night Senator Paris threw the
bomb.
1t was on motion by Senator
Dickey that the committee recon-
mend to both houses the passage Of
the bill with the amendments agreed
upon in conference.
Mr.. Paris quoted from Cushing, at
the critical moment. a rule to put the
chair in the wrong for ruling made
on one of the amendments.
Senator Dowsett was chairman Of
conference and his ruling was that
a majority of the conference con-
separate majorities of members of the
respective houses.
After a warm discussion the chair
decided to maintain its ruling for the
SAKE Oh SSllLliS ~ the SlAu VI
even if it was not according to
Gushing.
Mr.. Paris, on the strength of his
citation, had intimated that the mo-
ton to report agreement would avail
nothing, since a majority of the Sen
ate conferrees-Dickey, Gandan, Me
Candless and himself-had voted
against the amendments to the sec
lions apportioning supervisors for the
counties of Oahu and Hawaii.
When it came to the vote on the
motion to report, however, the whole
danger was averted by a majority of
the Senators voting to report agree
ment The dissident Senators were
Paris, GandaIl and McCandless.
There was one other serious dis
agreement on parliamentary practice,
which arose on the question of wheth-
er new itenn-created by splitting one
in the original bill-could be raised
from the figure passed by the Sen
ate. This referred to the creation of
a deputy tax assessorship for Molokai.
After a lengthy wrangle, in which
Senator Woods quoted the Congress
sional Record for the affirmative, the
chair ruled that any item referred to
the conference iii4SlAI NC eiliiNiiOGd CD
desired by a majority.
THE AMENDMENTS.
While the one county instead of two
for Hawaii as made by the Senate,
was agreed to the county supervisors
for Hawaii were reapportioned as fol-
lows: One from North and South
Kohala. one from North and South
Kona. enc each from Kau, Puma and
Hamakua, and two from North and
South Hilo, seven in all.
Oahu's supervisors We're reappor-
toned as follows: Three from the dis
trict of Honolulu, one from Eva, one
from Waianae and Waialua, one from
Koolauloa and Koolaupoko, and one
at large.
The pay of supervisors was left at
where the Senate placed it-$600 a year
instead of $500 as the bill passed the
House.
Rep. Harris had the pay of Oahu
officers raised as follows: assessor,
from s24OO to $27O0; treasurer, from
$4,000 to s2400; county clerk, from 5000
! to $500.
Senator Hayselden had pay of depu-
ty assessor of Lahaina reduced from
$500 to $10S0, owing to the cutting out
of Molokai as a separate district; also
Makawao deputy assessors from $500
to $1,000 1t was on his motion to pay
the Molokai deputy assessor S720 in
stead of $500 that the row already
mentioned arose. The same member
had the deputy sheriff of Wailuku
raised from $500 to $1,000 because he
was deputy for the whole county.
Rep Rice had all of the Kauai items
restored as in the bill from the House.
ming fight throughout against the
raises, the former throwing financial
statistics in punches at the movers.
Rep Holstein, when Paris threw
Cushing at the conference. asked bit
terly if the understanding was that
the Senators there wished TO dump the
County bill.
Paris disclaimed any such desire, but
wanted things done according to par
liamentary practice.
Rep. Fernandez claimed that a ruling
accepted without appeal was binding.
Rep. Aylett backed him up. Rep. Ka-
ieiopu contended that Cushing did not
bind the conference. They were gov
erned by the chairs ruling.
McCandIess resented the assertion of
Holstein. saying that the raising of
salaries was what would kill county
government. The House in demanding
concessions and granting none was do
ing the mischief
Holstein retorted that of "a items
amended by the Senate SO had been
agreed to, while the House conferrees
had only obtained q items of the
bunch as amended in conference.
Harris made a strong speech on the
same line as HoIstein had developed.
Dickey came to the rescue by saying
that although he had voted against
House propositions in several cases,
yet he would like to see a unanimous
report At his request Harris became
the mover to report favorably on the
amendments.
Chairman Dowsett had made ar elo-
uuent plea for harmony to expedite
the business of the Legislature in
maintaining his ruling.