Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-02-26
DEMOCRATS Will NOT
PLEDGE THEMSELVES
Buck Resolution Relating
To Congressional
100000
FOURTH DAY
Mormon session

7 II' NfNNNf IN' N|lNfIfN NI d. ilH i .N~
torday Afternoon, the President open
ug the session WITH tap Ul new
rnvci. presented tn him by ID. r. a.
isenberg Who presided during tho 1900
session The payol was % very hand
some anair Tho head wga bound aiun
two broad silver bands bearing ihr iu-
sciiptiun ~. T.. Bishop. President OF
the Senate. 1901
The House transmitted House 1871
70. appnopriaung $4,000 Tor the Hous"
expenses. Passed ngst reading.
Secretary Atkinson brought iu a
message from the Governor. containing
| the budget for lsUl-J Only part OF IL
was read, when kuuds,u suggested to
dispense with Tie reading at present
The message was referred to the Ways
ana Means Committee aud niou pCuu-
I ing action
senate Bills -, providing for the Office
OF county registrars. %, establishing
county offices OF registration; and 20.
/ relating 10 merchandise licenses, passed
bnrst reading The first two went to
fthe judiciary Committee. and the last
To the Ways ana Means Committee
Hewitt introduced a bill regulating
/ suspension OF Sentences Passed Grst
reading and referred to Printing Com
lnittcc.
| STANDARD OIL BILL.
Brown iinTo1uged q resolution set
| ting aside $1,000 IN the appropriation
| bill Ia pay Tor HilD High school furni-
ture. Referred to Education Cummit-
] Tee.
! ChillingHOflh introduced a bill per
hitting private persons, firms aud cor
| pOutiuns Ia store oil ia their own
warehouse. Passed first reading by
] little.
Aftcr u long recess Dnwsctt reported
verbally for the Ways and Means Com
mittec. stating that the contents
would be- offered ia form uf bills lie
then introduced an Act providing funds
Tor departmental use Of the Territory,
aud an act providing for salaries ana
pay of employees OF the Territory. Both
passed first reading by title.
knudsen reported the Accounts Com
mittee recommending that the concur
rent resolution relating Ia the S3O,Uu0
congressional appropriation he passed.
but that u bill for 100000 to pay bills
as incurred without the necessity OF
both passing "A bill to meet cuntin-
gcnCies as they arrive.
MINORITY REPORT
Woods filed n minority report stating
that the 100000 was the first Instance
OF the kind IN the annals of Congress,
sional legislation. and was inserted ~
a Corrupt Practice Act 10 prevent
filibugiering ana delay ON the part OF
the members OF the Legislature lol
] Al "a
that the Legislature should try<n6 ~
within the terms OF the improvisation,
but did not think II well that II bind
itself In advance. ~
w. o. Smith said he regret Seo1hcI
the prlvisO had been made IN q
preparation, but he did not thinie3Sdl
Il had been inserted as reflection on
the Legislature. This ill-adyised pro.
yisO should not be there, but as II was
there, ii should be used. He thought
the refusal of 1t would create a bad
feeling with Congress and Il would be
best To overlook the proviso, although
he himself could not help sharing to
some extent the sentiment expressed
in the minority report.
Hewitt wanted to know whether the
resolution had the effect OF. repeating
the section of the Organic Act prUyid,
ing pay for extra sessions.
Smith said Ii did not repeal Il, but
had the effect of excluding extra pay
for the present session.
DEMOCRATS SOLID.
Mccarthy moved that the minority
report be. adopted. He was In SYM
pathy with the feeling that the none,
should be used. He did not think thai
the resolution would cover the ground
This could be done only by signed
statement from each member.
Makekau seconded McCarthy's mo
ton.
Smith moved to adopt the maiorit!
report. Lane seconded.
Smith said the Legislature would b,
bound II the resolution were passed.
The vote was taken on the majorit!
report as follows:
Ayes: Brown, Chillingworth. Coel
no, Dowsett, Gandall, llaysclden, Hew
Fit, Lane, Kalama, Bishop, Smith
Iinudsen.
Noes: Mccarthy, Makekau, Woods
The Lands Committee reported II
favor of the bill relating to the dam
, aging Of trees. The bill passed secon,
reading.
The same committee recommends
the passage of Senate Bill 20, relating
To forest reserves. II passed secun'
reading.
The Judiciary Committee recon
mended the passage OF Senate Bill 2:
relating to forest reserves. 1t passe
second rending.
The Judiciary Committee recon-
mended the passage Of Senate Bill 9,
To provide the pay Of the senator,
with some amendments, so that II IN
cluded the general expenses Of the Sen
ata The report was adopted
. At 3:55 the Senate adjourned.