The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-19
IN THE HOUSE
TWENTY SECOND DAY.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

appropriation DID FOR the use OF the
Territory.
Ehe chair returned two petitions pre-
scented the judicial committee by Rpe-
resentative Mahoe because they were
written in Hawaiian. Mahoe withdrew
the petitions and pleaded lack OF time
for preparation.
on the special appropriation ell
which carries 100000 for the use of the
government, Rice moved that COM
mittee consisting of one member from
each district be appointed to confer
with a senate committee. The motion
prevailed and the committee will be
appo'nted later.
Two petitions presented the Judicial
committee by Mahoe wehe returned by
Chairman Rawlins on the ground that
they were written in Hawaiian Ian
guage. The committee he said, belev-
ed that it was not authorized to con-
slider matters until they were present
ed in English, The petitions were
withdrawn by Mahoe who pleaded lack
Of time in preparation.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Hughes House bill No. II which
/ providesfor the maintenance Of the
family of a deceased person during the
administration of his estate was re-
turned with recommendation that it
pass.
Sheldon's typewriting machine bill
authorizing the use of such machines
in making public records was also
recommended for passage.
The judiciary recommended the pas
sage Of the Hayselden Senate bill to
regulate the conduct of the trial of civil
and criminal cases.
Senate bill No. %, relative to pro-
hibiting the cutting or injuring of trees
and shrubs within the Territory, was
reported by the Judiciary committee
fayorably with several minor amend
ments and recommended for passage.
The Rawlins House bill No. 100 relat-
ing to the registration of Copartner-
ships and amending Section 1858 of the
Revised Laws of Hawaii, was reported
by the Judiciary Committee and re-
commended for passage.
The House them resolved itself into a
committee of the whole and took up
the General Appropriation bill, House
bill No. "a
Attorney General Peters first explain
edwhy ne deemed it necessary to have
a fund of $4,000 for incidentals. He
explained that the exegencies OF his
office often demanded money that
could not be forseen and that the bust
ness was increasing steadily. Rice
and Rawlins questioned the item and
urged that $4,000 was sufficient.
Peters admitted that he could get
along on less than $4,000 but declared
it would be to the detr.ment of his de-
partment.
Rice declared if lit was necessary
to have so large a sum for incidentals
it would entail cutting down the salary
item, which he thought inadvisable'
The House OF Representatives yester-
day afternoon in Committee OF the
Whole finished with the consideration
of the general appropriation bill ana
submitted it for a third reading Inc
bill as reported carries an appropria-
ton of $1,545, 465, or an increase OF JUST
$1,000 over the amount it had been.
There was some rather hetaed debate
of a number of items, but for the most
part they passed about as they had
been previously reported
Rice's motion reducing the Attorney
Generals office incidental fees item
from $4,000 to $4,000 after consider
able discussion, carried.
On Rawlins' motion an item of $SOOo
was passed to cover expenses OF the
Attorney General in appeals to courts
not within the Territory.
The sheriff's office item of $4,000 for
current expenses and support ana
maintenance of prisoners, was passed
without argument.
Kaletopu took the floor in behalf OF
an item of $4,000 for support of pub
lie library. He was opposed by Rice
who stated that there are enough rich
people in the Territory to support nee
essary libraries. Hughes then took the
floor and spoke at some length strong
ly supporting the appropriation. vote
was called and the item was ordered
stricken out by a vote of IA to IL.
An amendment was offered by Rice
and carried, substituting for the item
of $4,000 for promoting the interests of
the Territory, the sum Of $4,000. This
amount was afterwards approved and
carried
For the department Of Public Works
general expenses an item of $500 car
ried.
An item Of $4,000 for repairs, main
tenance and additions to Government
property called forth considerable aeri-
moniods discussion. Rice wanted the
amount to go to each island to be speci-
fed, and proposed an apportionment as
+olIovya. Oahu $4,000: Hawaii, $1,000;