The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-08
IN THE HOUSE
AND SENAT
SENATE ELEVENTH DAY.
Morning Session.

SENATE DAY.
Morning Session.
Yesterday was one Of expectancy IN
the Legislature And that means both
houses. 1t was known TINT the chair
man of the Committee on Education
had prepared list of teachers In the
public schools with all OF the data con-
nected with their careers as instruc-
tors. the term OF service under present
schedules. total service, salary past
and present and the certificates under
which they hold their positions.
The list was a long one for IL In
cluded all of the teachers. In nearly
every instance the pay is advanced, In
some it Is left as 1t was prior to the
twenty per cent. reduction. In n few
instances there is an increase over the
old sum paid and in others there Is a
reduction. This question will be
handled by the Senate n little later
and there may be something doing.
The committee seems to be favorable
to the ladies, probably because the
members are all married. Last week
the teachers made a bold stroke In
diplomacy. Suddenly there was dew
eloped within the four walls of most
of the public schools a burning desire
to learn something OF the labors OF n
Legislature, SO the teachers gathered
in a body in the House and looked
pleasant. About the same time some
of the classes expressed wish to
watch the process of law-making and
their teachers took them to the two
houses to look and see. Ever since
that visit, 1t is said, the members have
been in doubt as to whether they or
the little children were the ones on
exhibition. But that's another story
The communication submitted by Su-
perintendent Holloway relative to the
reclamation of the waikiki lands as
proposed by President Pinkham was
listened to with a great deal of inter-
est as 1t was read by the clerk. There
is no question of its meeting with the
approval of the Senate II the men,
bers but knew where the money was
to come from. Part of this land. 1t
appears, is the property of the Bishop
estate. Any one familiar with the
methods of that corporation Will tell
you it is not keen on selling land. For |
that reason, If the measure is carried |
through, it is only natural to believe |
there will be lot OF TO Let signs
up.
storage of oil has occupied the atten-
ton of the chairman of the Ways and
Means committee for moments during
the time that has elapsed since its
introduction.
Under the present law all oil is stor-
ed in the government warehouse and
the fees for the service go to the
government. But this does not please
the Octopus. 1t wants to have some
thing to say as to who shall store oil
and 1t does not wish to store in any
warehouse but its own. The bill that
has been introduced and known as
Senate bill No. 30, provides that any
one with q FIVE thousand dollar build
ing built according to specifications
provided in the bill and formulated
by the promoters of the scheme, may
store oil. Inc passage of the measure,
1t is thought by a majority Of the COM
mittee, would mean cinch FOR the
Standard Oil Company and once that
corporation gets n cinch all other
dealers feel that 1t is best to go into
some other line of trade. Miss Tar
bell has given to the world and Ha-
wall, some of the inside history of the
Trust and that history Is being look
ed up and read by some or the MEM
bers. Under the flash test bill intro
duced at the last session there was
q clause relating to storage. The
flash test has been omitted from the
new measure but everything else in
the bill is recognized by the members
as an old acquaintance. In order that
the people may have "A chance TO give
their opinion Senator Dowsett has
called a public meeting for Thursday
night when both sides may be heard.
Senator Makekau is the father of a
bill that is so ridiculous that 1t APP
pears to have been Topsied and Just
growed." This bright thought was
never evolved in the Uranium of the |
statesman from the gulch region of
the big island. He is not in the field |
to make the laws for the business
men so obnoxious that they will have |
to give up and locate elsewhere. He
would rather fix things so more would
come, for he likes business men. This
bill provides that for people who do
a business of anything up to ten thou
sand dollars a year, the strong box in
the treasury will receive license fee
OF fifty dollars and for those who do
a business of anything more than
twenty thousand dollars the fee will |
no VI pllt pei N'AN' Va NhS
gross. II the Trainer OF the bill had |
thought he would have had a clause
providing for men who do between ten
and twenty thousand dollars a year.
During the forenoon report was
circulated that the Governors mes
sage, containing the appointments
made in recess, would be up for a read
ing, As a rule this important docu-
ment is considered in executive session |
after the press representatives have
fitted. But yesterday was an eNcep-
ton, for on motion OF Senator Chill
lingworth the session was an open one.
Senator Smith, with the taste of the
old days still in his mouth, looked hor-
ror-stricken when 1t was suggested
that there was to be no secrecy in the
business. When the first vote showed
seven to six by the raising of hands
he asked for a rising vote, But there
was no change; the men who wanted |
AN open session bad enough to hold up |
their hands wanted 1t sufficiently to |