The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-26
BUSY DAY IN
LEGISLATURE
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legislative bodies of the Territory
\ can not concur in any resolution whlci
presupposes a disposition or admits
! possibility of a majority OF the mem
! bers of both bodies attempting 10
carry over the regular session Tor pure,
Nv personal gain. l believe we shoulu
earnestly work to get within the terms
of the appropriation, but deem 1t uh
wise. unbusinessllke and an ADMISSION
of individual and collective weakness
TO bind ourselves in advance to a
course of action which at present Is
sIqslyoIdun sAoId 6eu pue IoJ peIIeoun
even if the appropriation is made
available. Without binding ourselves
in advance to do so 1 believe we should
make every consistent effort to attain
the object of the resolution. There
fore respectfully recommend that the
resolution be not passed.
p. WOODS.
MAJORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
Senator Smith moved the adoption
of the majority report. He made a
strong argument in its favor, deploring
the language used in the bill passed by
Congress. He thought the wording or
the bill reflected unjustly upon the
character of the members and said
there was no reason why II should have
been stipulated that the members were
to sacrifice their two hundred dollars
for the extra session. He felt that it
would be more dignified for the Legis-
lature to follow the wishes of Congress
in the matter in spite of the wording
of the resolution than to show UNI
bragg at the language used.
Senator Hewitt asked if this appro-
priation bill by Congress was to be
taken as an amendment to the Organic
Act which provides the sum of two
hundred dollars for each member in
the event of an extra session being
called.
Senator Smith said this federal APP
was intended for this ses-
sion and could not be construed as an
to the Organic Act.
Senator Mccarthy favoring the min
ority report said it might be neces
sary for the members to sign off the
two hundred dollars for an extra ses-
sion.
Senator Smith said such action was
not necessary and 1t would not do for
the Senate TO show such feeling.
A motion to adopt the report of the
majority carried by the following vote.
Aye-Senators Chillingworth, Coelho,
Dowsett, Knudsen, Gandall, Hewitt,
Smith, Brown, Kalama, Lane and
Bishop.
No-senators Mccarthy, Makekau
and Woods.
Senator Hayselden reported upon the
ict to prevent the ruthless cutting
Of trees and shrubs in the Territory
of Hawaii. The reports was unanimous
IN favor of the bill which was then
read second time and passed.
Also from the Committee on Lands
to whom was referred Bill % relating
generally to forest reserves. Senator
COelho moved adoption of the report
which carried. This meant the passage
of the bill on second reading.
Under suspension of the rules, Sen
ltor Smith, from the Judiciary COM
nittee, reported on Bill No. 20 emit
lied an act to appropriate the sum of
twenty thousand dollars for the ex-
oense of Legislature He said this
meant salaries and any other matter |
hat was not covered by the appropr;a- |
ion by the Federal Congress.
The passage of the bill at this time
would have been the final action by
he Senate but there was a question |
is to the number of times the bill had |
been read. For moment the report |
and the fate of the bill seemed to be |
n the balance Senator Makekau |
moved the adoption of the report, the
TACT that there was an amendment did |
lot make any difference, the report
could be adopted and the amendments |
entered on the bill later The matter
could not be decided off hand so it is |
made the order of the day for Tues
day.
There being no further business SEN
ltor Coelho moved and Senator Dow
ett seconded an adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE