The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-21
IN THE HOUSE
TwENTY-FOURTH DAY.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


the streets in Honolulu
No. 81, to authorize a verdict OF
judgment for a lesser offense under a
charge of a greater offense, amending
Section 2S66.
No. SO, relating to the writ of quo
waranto, amending Section 2O44 of the
Revised Laws, amending the section.
No. 81, to amend Section 1855 relating
to the publication of statement of
partnership.
Senate bill No. So, was also report
ed to have passed with the house
amendments.
The Governor sent his message No.
0 to the house vetoing House bill on
the ground that it was loosely drawn
up. This bill provides for the pay
ment of coroners' juries.
Representatives Rawlins and Correa
made speeches in which they saddled
1.-THE blame for faulty bill being sent
the governor on the Senate which
had amended the bill. Correa moved
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Mahoe also spoke along the same lines.
The veto was sustained by unanimous
vote
Correa then presented the same bill
in revised form and under a suspension
of the rules it will come up for action
tomorrow.
The Miscellaneous Committee re-
ported on House Resolution No. 143 re-
communicating adding to the appropria-
ton bill an item of $4,000 for the ex-
tension of Judd street from Nuuanu
street to DR.. Camps and Pacific Heights
Electrical station and thence to Pauoa
Road
The House then went into a commit
tee of the whole to consider the salary
bill.
The House adopted a resolution call
ing on the superintendent of Public
Works to furnish information concern
ing the cost of permanent improvements
of the Waikiki Water Works, and how
much for the Lahaina water works, to
date; the receipts of both Water Works
in each year; and the amount of cur
rent expenses of both plants.
Most of the session was devoted to
House Bill No. 1856, amending the
salaries section relative to salaries of
county officers, the House going into
committee of the whole for the pur-
sideration the previous day and had
precipitated lively fight on the mat
ter of the salary for the County At
torney of Hawaii and this fight was re-
newed with undated vigor this after
noon.
With the opening of the salary ques-
ton a move to reconsider the action on
the salary of the auditor OF Maui,
which yesterday was made $4,000 was
made and it was carried, restoring the
amount to $780,
On motion of Sheldon, the salary of
the auditor of Kauai which was al
lowed to stand as drafted yesterday.
was raised from $500 to $1,sOO.
The fight on the salary of the County
Attorney of Hawaii which occupied the
time of the house most of yesterday
afternoon was again the center of a
hard fight.
Ma 'lima's effort to have this salary
raised to $4,000 instead of $2,4OO as in
the bill met with opposition from Raw
Inns and others who spoke briefly "a
gainst it, Nailima pressed his argu-
ment strongly but on a vote his mo-
ton was defeated, and $2,4OO approved
The committee then in rapid sue
.cession passed the remaining items OF
the bill without change except in the
following cases, in which no opposition
was made:
Treasurer of the County of Kauai
$1,SOO instead of $500.
Deputy Sheriff of the district of Eva
County of Oahu $500 instead of $1,000
Deputy Sheriff of the District of La.
haina, County of Maui, $1,000 instead
of $3.50.
Deputy Sheriff of the District .oi
Hama, County of Maui, S1,OSO, instead
of $3.50.
Deputy Sheriff of District of Maka'
wac. County of Maui, $1,000 instead o.
1850.
Deputy Sheriff of District of Moloka
County of Maui, $3.50 instead of 5000.
On reviewing the bill as corrected
however, more trouble arose. Rice
moved to reconsider the raising o.
supervisors salaries from $500 to $500
thus threatening to precipitate tn
fight of yesterday, but afterwards with
drew the motion.
Representative Akau then moved t.
reconsider the action of yesterda!
which increased the salary of the Coun
| ty clerk of Hawaii to $1,000, and t,
substitute 81, 100 as originally proposes
in the bill He said that the clerl
himself after the session of yesterda!
had told him that he would be satisfie'
with an increase of SIS per month, max