The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-23
GRAB BILL
POSTPONED
House Has Warm De-
bate Over County
Salaries.
HOUSE -TwENTY-sIxTH DAY.

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A bitter attack was made in the
House yesterday on the County Salary
bill, generally termed the Salary Grab,
by Representative Hughes and many
members scurried to cover when it was
seen that the measure would very prob
ably be lost. Many of those who took
part in the debate hastened to say that
they had been opposed to it from the
beginning but had been hurried along
during the second reading by the
others.
Hughes characterized the measure as
legalized robbing of the taxpayers
and blow at county government. The
final consideration was put off, after a
long debate, until Thursday.
Many members spoke their mind,
also, on the bill to pay deputy assessors
five per cent. commission in addition
to their salaries. During the discus
sion of the third reading the word
graft was mentioned, driving some
members into a fury.
Wallach, the female rock faker, was
discussed again by the legislators dur
ing the afternoon, a resolution to allow
him to experiment at the expense of
some leper patients and with the Board
of Health footing the bills being in
troduced. Moanauli, of Hawaii, had
the honor of introducing the resolu-
tion and speaking in favor of it. The
feeling of the House regarding the re-
quest was f1ttingly shown when it was
laid over for whatever action was
necessary until April FOOLS day.
Morning Session.
There were no reports nor communica-
tions to be heard by the House at it's
opening session yesterday, the order
of notices of new bills being the first
to be taken up. Under this Kaluna,
Rice and Sheldon, each presented a
measure for consideration and put
these through their first readings.
MAUI LOAN.
Ka1una s bill was duplicate of the
House Bill 141, the measure providing
for public loans by the County of Oahu,
with Maui put into the place of honor.
Sheldon s notice included these bills,
one to amend the eoroner's inquest law
to provide for the forwarding to the
Attorney General of true and correct
copy of all reeognizances and examina-
provide for true and correct copy
of the inquisition of a coroner's jury
to be forwarded to the same official,
and another providing that evidence
before q coroner must be written and
signed and a transcript forwarded to
the Attorney General.
An act authorizing the counties to
provide for county loans was presented |
by Rice. This is a general act, pre-
the nature of county loans |
and the manner of their issuance. No |
bonds are to be issued except for the |
erection of penal, charitable and edu |
institutions and for public |
buildings, wharves, roads and harbors
and other public improvements. No
such bonds shall be issued without the
unanimous consent of the supervisors,
he confirmation of the proposed issue
1y the Legislature and the approval of
he President of the United States.
A HEADY JUDGE.
The presentation of the report of the
Police committee regarding the re
noval of the koolauloa courthouse
rom Hauula to Laiewai, which advised
gainst the move, brought out an ex-
,ression of opinion from Rawlins that
lie would like to see petition pre-
jared asking for the removal of the
udge of that district from Office. This
udge, the speaker declared, was stub
'orn, headstrong and lacking in judg-
nent or sense of the fitness of things.
f the petitions had asked Tor the re-
novaI of the courthouse to Laiewai
e would have favored it.
Akau objected to the Health and
'oliee committees report on his reso-
ution asking for $4,000 for draining,
ling and making sanitary WaiolamaI
wamp, the report passing the same up
o the appropriation bin. He wanted
0 know how this was to be done as
he appropriation bill had passed out
f the House.