The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-05-09
THE SENATE.

The Senate sat but half day on
Saturday, tussling with the loan bill,
and at that the session almost br.-, up
in row. AS it was, the air was So
heavily charged with electricity that
old hands felt that there might be an
explosion at any minute. The war
came on the consideration of the APP
preparations for Kauai, not so much
upon the first item in the committee q
| report, namely, $4,000, for the extern
sion of the belt road system from Kali
hiwai to Moloaa, as upon a question or
privilege. Senator Achi wanted to
talk, but arose after the President had
declared the item carried.
"What kind of way is that to shut
off discussionf" asked Achi.
"You are out Of order,' said the
President, "the item has passed"
81 am not out of ORDER" cried Achi.
''I rise when I want to address the
chair, and you have no right to shut off
discussion; as a representative Of the
people l have a right to talk. move
for a reconsideration of the item"
sUsTAINs HIMSELF.
The vote was tie upon this, and
the President voted to sustain his own
ruling. Consideration of the Kauai item
proceeded, in an atmosphere charged
with electricity. Kauai, however, got
through without being cut down any.
There was still electricity in the air
when it came to Oahu appropriations.
The appropriation of $4,000 for new
laundries was stricken out.
The item of $4,000 for sewer system
and storm drains in Honolulu caused
some discussion, Achi moving that the
item be put at $4,000, as recommend
ed by the Governor. This carried.
Dowsett moved that the item for
launories be inserted at $14,500. Car
ried. But the air was still charged with
electricity. The item of $500 for
the Manoa road came, and nobody said
anything.
President, ''unless / hear a request for
the question.
There was general cry for the ques-
tion-and then, when it came to vot-
ing, the members diu not raise their
hands, for or against.
SHOW OF TEMPER.
81 ask for rising vote,'' cried the
President. On this the item was in
serted in the bill
On the item of $500 for widening
Nuuanu avenue, Hayselden moved to
reduce to $4,000. President Isenberg,
who had left the chair, moved that the
item be increased to $l7,500.
Bishop explained that all the prop
erty owners, save a very few, living
along Nuuanu valley road above Judd
OBJ a.
ment ten rect of land to be used in
widening the road. And he hoped that
the Senators would vote for the APP
preparation. He had not asked for more
than $500 for fear it would not be
given.
Achi, however, protested that the
Nuuanu road was an old road, and that
therefore the Legislature had no right
to put any appropriation for it's i'm
provement in the loan bill. He want
ed the road widened, but did not see
how the work could be done in this
way.
Dickey read the law on the point,
and contended that the Legislature
had full power to appropriate money
to widen the road
Hayselden withdrew his motion to
cut down the appropriation, and Isen-
berg withdrew his motion to appro-
pirate ST. 800 in favor of one by Dow
sett to appropriate $4,000 for the
work
McCandless made a long speech in
protest against raising the appropria-
ton, contending that the Senate should
in justice stand by the recommendation
of the committee.
Isenberg replied to McCandless, urg-
ing the need for the improvement of
Nuuanu valley road. He did not feel
like asking too much for Oahu, but
this was most important matter.
Every stranger who came to Oahu
was driven over the Nuuanu road to
the Pail, and it should be put in good
shape.
Dowsett likewise urged the necessity
for improving the Nuuanu road.
NUUANU's NEED.
In order to meet the difficulty he had
raised, Achi moved to amend by max