The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-29

ChillingworthIs Against
designations in
Advance.
sENATE-THIRTY-FIRST DAY.

Yesterday, the thirty first of the ses-
sion of the Legislature of 1907, was
the most strenuous of the series. There
We're some points in the debates in
which the members showed feeling but
which was obliterated after the vote
was taken. Hard feeling among oppo-
nents did not last long and considering
the different interests it may be said
that the day ended amicably.
The jolt of the session was admin
istered by Senator Chillingworth at
the close of the consideration of the
appropriation BILL As member of the
Judiciary committee he had learned
that all of the deputy tax. assessors had
been asked to hand in dated or undated
designations and the same were in the
hands Of the Treasurer of the Territory
1t was not the intent of the Senator
to have any of the money appropriated
expended or disbursed by an official
who had surrendered his manhood to
his superior officer. Hence the resolu-
tion to that effect which was to have
been tackled to the bill as rider.
Incidentally Senator Chillingworth
learned that all of the heads of de-
partments were IN the same class with
the assessors. He had discovered that
when the Governor called in the un-
dated designations of the district mag
istrates he overlooked more important
ones. The presentation of the resolu
tion, or rider to the bill, was shock
to Senator Smith, so much so indeed
that he could not recover from it in
time to do more than object seriously.
Those of the Senate in whom the young
Senator had confded, were anxious that
the matter should be fought to a finish |
and the tension became so great that |
the discussion of it was dispensed with |
under motion for a five minutes re-
cess. A number of senators, including |
those belonging to the Judiciary com
to talk it over. Fifteen minutes later
they returned and when the session re-
sumed Senator Chillingworth withdrew
his rider and asked for the appointment
of a committee to wait on the Govern
or and learn from him to what extent
he had carried this resignation fad.
The motion was seconded and carried.
More will follow today.
THE REGULAR ORDER.
On the regular order of the day was
the consideration, under the head of
unfinished business of the Municipal
bill in which Senator Lane has put his
soul. He seems to toy with it, to adj
mire its provisions as a man would his
house and lot SO that it
was with some reluctance that he con-
;ented to let the consideration go over
and give the appropriation bill pre- /
,edence. Aside from that bill there
was little attended to and little that
,ould pe zone for the entire day was
aiken up by 1t. rom the start there :
vas a decided intention shown to in ,
.rease the salaries of a majority of g
he employees, an act which some of i
he members felt justified in doing when q
he Governor had given them a prece- i
lent in the increase of the salaries of T
he heads OF all of the departments b
nd increasing the incidentals of his b
wn office thlrty-six hundred dollars. t
some of the advances made seem fool T
sh and unwise and We're apparently a
warded to the man rather than the f
flee. 1t was suggested that these
ould have been omitted without Grip t
ling the service. Senator Dowsett, as t.
hartman of the Ways and Means com a
littee, had made some wise recon- 4
but they were frequently Il
by the Senate and so dis
usted did he become that he was will V
lg to let everything go by the board,
spending upon the members of the :,
.ouse to make good. 1t is said the =
)lkS below have caucussed and recau-
lssed with the result that every item.
as been decided upon. There viii be "a
D delay there when the bill is call
up and there is feeling in the |
enate that when the bill goes to con-
rence committee there viii be a thor s-
Ugh understanding as to which item
lall be cut.
What the salaries of the heads of
,partments viii look like when the
overnor signs the bill may be guessed
There was an attempt made to have
e Chillingworth rider brought up as 90
separate bill but he objected on the as
ound that the Governor could veto F.
bill while he would not veto an APP
opriation measure. -,
Senator Dowsett stood for retrench
ent all along the line. So did the III
hers but there were exceptions which ev
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