The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-04

| committee and then, if the report is
satisfactory. call it for first reading.
| In this case the Judiciary committee
got the, bill after it had passed the
| first reading.
The Judges of the First Circuit COM
municated their objections to what they
deemed the unwarranted reductions in
the salaries of their clerks as recon-
mended by the Governor in his mes
sage. In the Senate there seems to be
some opposition to the proposed reduc-
lions.
Senator Lane introduced a bill re-
lating to the appointment of tax as
SCISSORS and collectors.
The Senate was advised of the pas
sage of Bill No. % by the House and
it has been referred to the Governor
for signature.
On the order of the day it was pro-
posed to take up the bill introduced
by Senator Coelho relative to schools.
In the opinion of the young man from
Maui there is something rotten in the
administration of the school system.
port of the committee is question.
There is a feeling among some that
the Board of Education is an unneces-
sary body and the direction of the
schools had better be in the hands of
someone who will have freer scope and
who will pay some attention to the
complaints handed in. For this reason
Senator Coelho has formulated a bill
which may correct this and, in a great
way, be the means OF redeeming the
pledge given by candidates that the
control of the schools would be placed I
in the hands of the counties The data
necessary for the intelligent presenta |
tion of the bill not being at hand |
postponement of consideration was |
made to the 9th inst.
Senator Dowsett from the Ways and |
Means committee reported on Senate
Bill No. So as follows:
Honolulu. T. H, March /, 1907.
Hon. E. T. Bishop. President of the
Senate, Honolulu, T. H.
Sir: Your Committee on Ways and
Means, to which was referred Senate
Bill No. Sc, entitled AN Act Making
Additional Appropriations for the De-
partmental Use of the Territory of Ha-
wall begs to report as follows:
Your committee recommends the
passage of the bill with the following
Under the head of Department of
Public Works amend the item read
ing Completion Extension Wailuku
Lease to County from Feb
ruary /, 1907, $780, to read as follows:
Completion of Waikiki Jail and Fire
Building, and refunding
the county for amounts expended by it
in construction of such building, $1,000
Under the head of Department of
ton amend the item reading
Unpaid Rents and Incidentals, $500.
to read Unpaid Rents and Incl
dentals $780,"
In explanation of the above your
committee would state that it has been
to its attention that the
County of Maui has already expended
and is still spending it's own funds to-
ward the completion of the building
known as the Waikiki Jail and Fire
and independent of any
possible existing arrangement made be-
,ween the Superintendent of Public
Works and the Board of Supervisors
Of the County of Maui, it is your COM
mittee's opinion that the county should
De reimbursed for such amounts thus
expended.
The reduction of the item of 5000 to
$3.50 under the head of Board of Edu-
alton is occasioned by the striking out
IF the item inserted by the Superin-
.endent of Public Instruction for the I
purchase of an automobile. Your COM
nittee is of the opinion that it is not
advisable that such an item should be
Inserted in bill which, as recommend
I'd in the message of the Governor, is
presented to meet the estimated re- j
Iuirements Of the several departments :
IF the Government to the end of the
present biennial period. Your commit
zee does not consider an automobile
3ne of these requirements.
From the same committee Senator
Dowsett reported favoring the bill fix
ing the wage of laborers as follows:
Your Committee on Ways and Means,
o which was referred Senate Bill No.
r. entitled An Act to Designate the I
PAY Of Laborers Engaged in Construct
ing or Repairing Roads, Bridges or
Streets, Water Works or Other Works
for the Territory of Hawaii, or for Any
Political Subdivision Thereof begs to
report a follows:
While not DESTROYS of hampering the
administration of the work
IF the counties, your committee feels
hat there is merit in the provisions of
this bill to the extent that if a judi
ciOus selection of labor is made, and
faithful and efficient service is render
ed in carrying on the public works In
the several counties, the wage rate as
fixed in the bill is not excessive.
When the bill was called Senator
Smith opposed. In fixing the hours for
labor the matter was different, but to
say that all kinds of labor, good and
bad. should be paid alike, was wrong.
He understood the objections that
would be raised by his opposing the