Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-20
Wild SCRAMBLE FOR
SPO|lS N H0US!
Legislators Vote To Give
Supervisors SIS
A Month
HOUSE
gard Day--Afternonn Session.

There was a Wild scramble for spUils
In the House yesterday afternoon. All
during the session the members OF
that body talked of the necessity OF
economy, OF pairing down apprOpria-
lions, of their sacred duty to prevent
any waste of the peoples money.
Many meritorious bills have been
knocked out because the legislators
thought II unwise to spend the money
or could not see where the funds wCrc
to come from to pay for the various
improvements proposed. They could
TT AFFORD to support @ library or an
orphan asylum.
But when II came t. the pay of the
various county officers well. that was
Il different matter. Some of he mem
bers evidently have their eyes on fu-
ture Jobs as supervisors, county clerks,
etc. and they want 10 see good fat
salary attached to the jobs which may
be theirs some day. And so they
boosted salaries.
The pay of county supervisors was
iattencd, so far as the House Is CON
Cerncd, to the tune of $2J 4 month,
making total of 81. dollars ter the
work done by them each month.
Rice of Kauai redeemed himself by
his strenuous opposition to any such
spoil grabbing, and he was ably backed
by Hughes. Long and one or two 9TH
ors. But the majority of the Oahu
delegation was found ON the wrong
side OF the fence. Ealeiopu in partic-
ular distinguished himself by the pa
thetic pleas he made Tor the poor, over
worked supervisors who get only $50
month for their efforts of three or
Tour days In the month In behalf OF the
people. His speeches were almost
fearful.
Kaleo backed him mp strongly! Per-
haps the Supervisors do work only
three or four days IN the month. he
said, but they are the most important
officials In the county and should be
paid proportionately.
The motion was finally crowded
| through by vote Of II to 49, Two
members managed 10 escape from the
loom and avoid committing themselves
ON the proposition.
Sheldon and Long had little spat
that was interesting while 1t lasted
The belligcrent Representative from
Kauai, speaking on the report of the
! Judiciary Committee in regard to mis-
/ bill providing for the pay of lawyers
appointed to defend moneyless pris-
oners, took occasion to make some ugly
slams at Honolulu lawyers. He had
| Long on his back I'm n minute ana
heard a few remarks about country
lawyers which didn't seem to please
him a littlc bit The fur flew for u
while but there were no serious re-
suits
The House resumed work at the
usual hour and took up reports OF
standing committees.
The Miscellaneous Committee, re
porting on House Resolution appropri-
ating $4,000 for new roads and .eX-
tension of old ones, recommended that
II pass, with the first item stricken
out
KaleiOpu moved that the report be
| returned to the committee for further
| consideration, rs the committee had
| struck the first item out and that II Is
| impossible to tell what the rest of
them were for.
Mahoe wanted the item for the cX-
| tension of Kukui street to the asylum
stricken out.
Kalciopu stated that he was not OPP
posed to the report, but he wanted the
items specified. Furthermore, The re-
port, he said was not In correct form.
The report was re-committed.
NO ANAANA.
The Health and Police Committee re-
PORTED on House Bill 81, relating to the
practice of medicine, recommended Its
passage with the borrowing amend
ments:
Section -. Any person who shall
attempt the cure OF another by praC-
tlce OF sorcery, witchcraft, anaana,
hoopiopio, hOounauna, hoOmanamana,
or other superstitious or deceitful
methods, shall, upon conviction there
Of, be fined in sum not less than
one hundred dollars, nor more than
| two hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
not to exceed six months.
Section 10. This Act shall take eff
lect upon its approval.
CHANGE OF NAME.
Rawlins introduced bill relating to
change of name IL provides that no
person shall change his name except
upon decree of the Governor. The
bill passed first reading.
A LEGAL SCRAP.
The judiciary Committee reported,
recommending the passage of House
Bill 3. introduced by Sheldon, relating
TO the assignment of counsel for the
defense in felony cases. The bill pro-
videS that where the Court assigns
counsel to defend a person unable to
pay a lawyer, the fee shall not be less
than sl5 nor more than $50.
This didn't look good to Rawlins,
the lawyer, who signed IA minority re-
port lie objected decidedly to the
bill, which, he said, leaves the door
| open for prisoner to perjure himself
by saying he Is without money to pay
a lawyer, and have the Court appoint
one. lie didn't think the TERRITORY
should pay for the defense of those
who break the law. Only in capital
cases should the Territory pay for the
defense of the prisoner, he said, che
! Tee ought to be 800, and counsel
should be reimbursed for their cX-
! penses.
Kaleiopu said that it was plain
enough that the only ones who would
get any good out of the law would be