The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-02
HOUSE WILL
RECONSIDER
HousE-THrRTY.sEcoND DAY.

4 THIRTY SECOND DAY.
That a reconsideration of the Salary
Grab bill was agreed to by the House
yesterday with only four dissenting
votes shows that spirit of reason has
returned among the members and that
the matter has by no means as yet
been settled, even if the bill had been
rushed to the Senate and there passed
a first reading. 1t seems practically
up again it will be so amended as not
to look like the original measure and
the more glaring of the grabs will be
cut out The raising of the salaries
for the county Of Hawaii will be, it
is stated, limited to one official; there
will be a general pruning down of all
the Oahu salaries and Kauai and Maui
will be satisfied now to limit their
boosts to only those offices which really
need it, while the supervisors go back
to 5000.
The vote to recall the bill from the
Senate was carried yesterday morning,
but there seemed to exist some little
doubt as to how the Senate would act
on the request, considering that there
the first reading had been passed The
matter came up in the afterroon, Ka-
leiopu wanting to know how about it.
He was assured by the speaker that
now that the House had decided to
reconsider within the twenty-four-hour
limit there need be no fear of the
matter. The clerk informed the House
that he had sent in their request for
the return of the bill and it is sup
posed that Monday will see the matter
again under discussion among the
members.
1t is expected that this morning g
session will be a short one, the mem
bers desiring time to make all arrange
ments for their three days trip to
Molokai. Those who will take this trip
are the House and Senate members,
the members of the Board of Health
and the press representatives, about
one hundred in all.
| An interesting report was presented
yesterday by the Committee on Agri-
culture, dealing with the proposed ex-
emption from taxation of lands de-
voted to certain diversified industries.
Thn
down the exempted lands to areas of
forty acres and then only when the
entire area is in actual cultivation.
Morning Session.
One indication of the lengthening of
the session of the Legislature towards
it's close is the daily shortening of the
invocation delivered by Chaplain Lono.
In the opening days he took full five
minutes to ask for wisdom to descend
upon the members, now brief half
minute suffices for the reverend gen
| tleman to include all his wants. The
members have either received their
share of wisdom or the chaplain has
become discouraged
| SENATE SURPRISES RAWLINS.
A communication from the Senate
informed the House that the report
of the special joint committee on House
Bill 92 had been adopted in the Sen
ate. The speaker asked what the
III har nf 4
done about their report, which drew
an explanation from Rawlins.
1t appears that the joint committee
had adopted report, which at the
last moment had been found not to
cover the ground, an unconstitutional
point having been unearthed in the
bill. Accordingly the report was to
have been held up and not presented
That the Senate had received the re.
port was surprise.
While Rawlins was speaking note
was handed him, which explained that
the presentation of the report in the
Senate had been a mistake.
FILIPINO LABOR.
A resolution was presented by Castro
asking that the Secretary give the |
House whatever information was in his |
possession regarding the intention of |
the Planters Association to import
Filipino labor into the Territory. The |
resolution passed. This information is
wanted before any discussion of immi- |
grafton matters is begun.
Long moved his expected Grab Bill
motion to the effect that the Senate be |
GRAB BILL AGAIN.
requested TO return House Bill 1856, for
further consideration by the House.
The Speaker asked what the status
of the bill was, the clerk hastily tell-
ing him that the matter had passed |
first reading in the Senate. He added |
that this knowledge was unofficial
and was rebuked for giving any hear
say information to the House.
Correa seconded the motion to bring |
back the bill but was ruled out of or