The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-20
BOOSTING
SALARIES
House Is Generous With
Money of the
Counties.
HoUsE-TwENTY-THIRD DAY.

HOUSE-TWENTY- THIRD DAY.
The members of the House are fast
becoming used to their jobs. They
have lost, for the most part, the air
of timidity which characterized the
new members during their first fort
night and some of these are beginning
to show their teeth. Yesterday after
noon was marked by a spirited clash
between Long, of Oahu, and Sheldon,
of Kauai, the former making a fierce
attack on Sheldon's 8 measure making
it compulsory for a court to appoint
counsel for the defense in all cases of
persons charged with a felony when
the prisoner demanded same. The
measure was also scored by Rawlins,
he and Long having been the minority
in the Judiciary committee, which rec
| commended the bill.
Sheldon, in reply, taunted Long over
the anti-treating bill he had brought
| in.
ONtT Inc Dlll W luCItdSt lut
of the various county officials there
were many flashes of ill-temper, more
especially over the first item, that in
creasing the salary of county super
visors from 5000 to 5000 year, during
the debate many sarcastic remarks be-
ing INDUCED in at the expense of the
county fathers. This increase was
granted by majority of one vote.
A chilling message from the Gov
ernor respecting the manner in which a
vetoed bill had been drafted was re-
ceived in silence. 1t appears that the
flaws in question had been injected in
the bill during its amendment in the
Senate.
Morning Session.
The usual grind in the House was
commenced yesterday morning with the
consideration of a number of reports
from committees. The Public Land
committee recommended that Mahoe 5
item of $4,000, for a new bridge at
Kaluanui, be considered with the APP
preparation bill, and also an item of
$6SS0, desired by kahana for the ex-
tension of Richardson street in Hilo,
from the Volcano road to School street.
Another item of Mahoe's, that of 500
for the repairing Of the courthouse and
Jail at Waianae, was recommended for
insertion in the appropriation bill.
A petition from the taxpayers of
Kalihi, Honolulu, asking that $4,000 be
appropriated for the extension of
Gulick avenue to Kalihi avenue was
laid on the table to await further
consideration when the appropriations
were up. This petition had been pre-
sented by Correa, who also had return
ed from committee with the same rec
omnendation his resolution to appro-
pirate $4,000 to extend Pua lane to
School street. Keouli' s request for
$4,000 to extend Kamuela s water pipe |
was turned down and an item of $500
recommended.
Kahana's petition No. 80, was re-
turned with a request that it be put
into English and a petition from Rev.
Samuel H. Davies, of Honalo, pray
ing that the House secures land from |
the Sherwood estate to widen the road
leading to his residence was tabled.
TEACHERS, PENSIONS.
Longs bill to establish retirement
fund for pensioning retired public
school teachers was returned by the
committee, and passed, as
for the second reading.
The same committee recommended the
tabling of Kaleiopu's bill to enforce
the educational rights of children, the
same being covered by House Bill ~.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The report of the Committee of the
Whole on the departmental appropri-
alton bill. which formed the bone of
contention on Monday, was read and
adopted without discussion, the bill
passing second reading and being put
upon the order of the day for today.
AS amended this bill carries l,j51 400,
some $1,000 more than the original
draft, although at one stage there had
been 100000 added 20 II, 70 make
room for which several Oahu items
,xsra rrt 10 the bone
PETITIONS.
Forty-three qualified voters Of the
district Koolauloa netiti0ned the House