The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-22
RICE COT
HEATED UP
HousE-rwENTY.FouRTH DAY.

TWENTY. FOURTH DAY.
The Honolulu press came in foi
some attention at the hands of the
House members yesterday, the members
seeming to realize of sudden that
their actions and doings were the sub
jects of comment.
Speaker Holstcin began the matter
by remarking that the press had treat
ed Representative Comes shabbily, in
asrnuch as he had not signed commit
tee report as stated and then votet
against it. This appears to be fact
although the members of the commit
tee and Comes himself thought he had
signed the report until the comment
in the Advertiser drew close attention
to it. The neglect to sign was an
oversight, but the member wanted
credit for the oversight.
Rice, of Kauai, ventured the opinion
that the Honolulu papers wanted to
dictate the course of the government
and urged the members to stand firm
against such influence.
Most of the time of both the morn.
ing and afternoon sessions was taken
up in sundry chickering's between mem
bers over items in the departmental
appropriation bill, when Oahu found u
solid arrcy against her, and over the
salary figures for some Hawaii county
Offices, in which the delegation from
the Big Island drew party lines against
themselves and fought triangular
battle, with other islanders assisting.
Incidentally the House rebuked the
Senate for meddling with and spelling
one Of it's bills.
Morning Session.
Consideration of the departmental
appropriation bill was the firsS bugipess
taken up by the House, yesterday morn
ing. this bill being up for the third
reading. AS amended the bill carries
$1,557, ,465.
Rawlins offered an amendment to
the item for the repair of landings and
wharves, desiring the amount for Oahu
made 1000 instead Of $4,000 as pro-
vided, pointing out that there were
thirty big wharves on the Honolulu
waterfront, calling for at least the
larger amount.
Rice objected to amendments on
third reading. The bill was going up
to the Senate and many changes would
probably be made and there was the
place for inserting the larger item for
Oahu wharves.
The amendment was lost.
Kaleiopu made an earnest effolt to
secure reconsideration of the Pro-
motion item, to have it placed back at
its original figure of $4,000. The
value of the work of the Promotion
Committee for all the islands was great
and worthy especially of the support
of every white member of the House.
Rice thought the press of Honolulu
was trying to run the Territory. 1t
had attacked him, but he was not
to go back to Kauai and ex
plain what he had done. One day one
was attacked, the next day an
other was attacked, and now because
the Promotion Committee didn't get
all it asked for at once it attacked the
through the press. Now was
the time for the members to show that
they had the backbone to stand up
against this outside influence.
Kaleiopu denied that the news papers
had had any influence on him and re-
sented the slur that the House was SO
Pail moved the previous question,
which Hughes resented as an attempt
TO shut off the debate.
Kaleiopu moved for the ayes ard
noes. On this motion there was tie
vote at first, but the request was de-
MED ON a second call.
The amendment was lost.
The rollcall ON the third reading Of
,he bill showed eighteen ayes and ten
ioes. every oahu member opposing It, |
DOCTORS MUST SPEAK ENGLISH. |
Rawlins' medical act, which relates
20 the practice Of medicine and sur
,ery, the most important item of which
makes English the only language IN
which examinations before the Board
If Medical Examiners can be conduct
ID, was read.
The rollcall showed no opposition 70
he bill.
PENSION ACT QUESTIONED.
Longs bill creating pension funn
or retired public school teachers was
cad. Before the vote Rawlins asked