The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-19
CLAIMS ARE
ON THE LEAD
Kerosene Bill Passes
Makekau Would Know
Licenses.
sENATE-FoRTY-NINTH DAY.

SENATE-FORTY-N NINTH DAY.
The Kerosene Oil bill had the center of
the senatorial stage yesterday morn
ing for the few minutes necessary to
pass the measure on third reading.
This is the bill that has had the un-
divided attention of Senator Chilling
worth from the time of its introduc-
tion and in explanation of this the
young man says he was so opposed IN
the beginning that he was determined,
though not the father of it, to see the
bill through, no matter the nature OF
the criticism. He denied all connec-
tion with trusts of any description
and called attention to his attitude on
the bill for the relief of the Pioneer
Mill Co., in the matter of cost of send
ing the militia to Lahaina at the time
of riot there. But just the same
Senator Chillingworth has been critl-
cized and sharply, too, for his eonnec-
ton with several measures, one OF
which is the license act which taxes
the owners of fishing boats of more
than thirty-inch beam. In this case,
at the morning session, he favored the
tax and in the same bill he advocated
putting tax on BARRIERS, remarklng
at the time that he knew the BARRIERS
were willing to pay hundred dollars
a year for the privilege of cutting hair
and shaving their customers. But in
the afternoon he came back to the
Senate with a feeling that the fisher
men should be let alone; also desire
to let the BARRIERS go free of tax. In
this he was undoubtedly right. There
was an obvious desire on the part of
the trainers of the bill to reach the
Japanese in both instances and the
young Senator opposes anything like
class legislation when the facts are
pointed out to him.
In defense of his action in the oil
line he points to the action of highly
reputable Senator in all matters per-
tanning to plantations and consoles him.
self with the fact that this Senator
has not once gone against bill that
would be to the advantage of plan
tation. With that under his hat Sen
ator Chillingworth defies the critics and
laughs at the idea of anyone consider
ing him the arch conspirator of the
Senate. He claims the right to Kill
the Primary law for the reason that 1t
would mean that no capable and re-
sponsible man would ever get the
nomination for Senate under the pro-
visions of that bill Confdentially he
will tell you that the big "Oiwi' So
ciety with an unpronouneeable name Will
control things in the event OF the bill
becoming law.
There were number of House bills
introduced in the upper chamber or
the Legislature yesterday and they were
dulv sent to the committees for
wrestling bout.
SALARY APPROPRIATIONS.
1t required a good deal of time for
the clerk to read the salary approprla
ton bill and its many amendments at
tached by the House. The list was
a long one and it was plain to De seen
that it was the intention of the House,
in some instances, to legislate for the
man rather than the office. This rule
worked both ways for the wise people
below stairs had both cut from, and
added to. the pay of many OF the
officials, the take-from principle being
adopted mainly in the case of the
heads of departments and the strange
part of it all is that some of the hlgh
officials say it was done because OF
the dislike of members of the House
for one man. The saving by the ac-
tion of the House amounts TO trlhe
more than sixteen thousand dollars.
This difference of opinion necessltated
referring the report, and bill, to con-
ference committee of which Senators
Dowsett, Kalama, Woods, Smith ana
Knudsen will represent the Senate.
Senator Smith reported from the
Judiciary committee on House Bill No.
IA, relating to garnishments. The
committee did not agree with the rec
concentrations of the House and re-
ported in favor of cutting the amount
to be taken from a defendant to TWEEN
ty-fve instead of fifty per cent. pro-
posed in the bill. The report was
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