The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-19
THE Observation-Disclosures DAY.
THE HOUSE.

! Far and away the most important
work done at yesterday morning 5
meeting of the House of Representa-
tives was the adoption of a suggestion
Rules for the formation of a new
standing committee to be known as the
Reference Committee. Although the
session is still young it has proved
fecund in the production of bills of all
sorts, sizes and shapes, and be it said
to the credit of the Legislators, they
are with few exceptions earnest in
their intent though many are crudely
drawn. 1t necessarily happens that,
lacking a cohesive organization, there
are ideas duplicated and Implicated in
different bills submitted and it would
quite obviously be a useless expense
to order the printing of bills which
contain the matter in common.
THE NEW COMMITTEE.
The report of the Committee on
Rules was presented by Chairman
Long early yesterday. IT recommends
ed that the session rules of 1903 be
adopted with these 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 a Reference
Committee to examine each bill before
it is printed.
The report having been adopted
Speaker Knudsen announced the fol-
lowing as composing the new commit /,
tee:
Reps. Smith, 1st District. chairman; |
Holstein, End; Nakuina, 3rd; Long, /
4th; Cox. 9Th: Sheldon, 9th, and An /
drade, at large. /
PRAYERS OR ROLL CALL? |
There was a minor squabbIe at the
opening of the House as to whether
prayers should be said before roll call
or whether the roll should be called
before prayers. The matter went to
a vote and it was decided by 16 to IS
that prayers came first. Chaplain
Desha said prayers and then every
thing was plain sailing.
Copies of the Revised Laws of Hawaii
were brought down by Chief Clerk
auckland from the office of the Secre-
airy and were distributed to the men,
1ers.
PAYMENT OF OFFICERS.
Chairman Waterhouse presented the
'eport of the Committee on Expendi-
scale for the payment of House en-
'loyes: Clerk, SO per day; Assistant '
clerk, Sc per day; Interpreter, SO per
lay; Stenographer, $40 per day; Ser '
Sc per day: Messenger,
$50 per day: Janitor so per day; y
chaplain. $3.50 for the session.
Rep. Lewis. member of the Com f
nittee, did not concur
The report was not adopted without 6
fight Rep. GreenweH leading an OPP t
'csition to the payment of such large 7
alaries and being backed by Rep 7
IoIstein. I
Rep. Kaleiopu's motion to increase [
he pay of janitor from $3.50 to 81 was /
ccepted and the House passed the re-
ort in its amended shape. (
A formal report of the work of the I
Printing Committee was presented by 7
rep. Greenwich
THE COST OF GOvERNMENT. f
The House Bill for the appropriation
100000 for the expenses of the ses-
ion passed its third reading without :
dissenting voice and the Senate Bill =
Dr $4,000. for the expenses of the up
er house went through its first degree
-ithout a murmur.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
The petitions presented and sent to :
he different standing committees con- \
arned We're as follows: I
From Il voters of the Second Rep b
sentative District: +
That the Road Board law be repeal h
I and supervisors be elected instead b
That law be enacted prohibiting
aavy carriage on muddy roads. h
That poll tax, road tax and school a
* be cancelled for citizens of 80 years r
sfead of 50 years. s
That the license on light refresh b