The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-09
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ritory OF Hawaii that speaker shall u
authorized with the approval Of th
chairman Of the Committee on 40
counts and Printing 20 employ extr
clerk or clerks, who shall prepare 10
printing the journal Of the House o
Representatives Of 1907, to call 70
bids for such printing and binding an,
to Immediately proceed to complete
said work" Adopted April 3, 1907
Chairman Harry Murray, of the Re
publican County Committee. who wan
dered in after the House rose, said thai
the committee were not going TO tax,
up the matter provided the work waf
to be given out to the lowest bidder
They had intended to protest against
the work going to Tesla and Fernandez
as had been at first reported.
ECONOMY FORGOTTEN.
This was the one incident of the
day, unless the change of the members
from their fit of economy over the Ter
ritorial officials salary bill as long as
the heads of the departments and the
other Honolulu officials were concern
ed to another boosting fit may be 50
considered The arguments advanced
in most cases for raising salaries whole
| sale were puerle and in most cases Sill
| ly. one man would be raised because he
| lived in cold part of the country
and then all the others would be raised
in order that there would be no dis
elimination among them. The $22 200
Topped off the bill at first will be all
taken up and then some before the
statesmen get through boosting the
pay of their many political friends.
Morning Session.
The House plunged into its business
yesterday morning, rushing matter
from the tap of the speakers gavel.
A communication from the Senate,
transmitting Senate Bill 10, relating TO
elections, was the first item taken up,
the bill being passed on first reading.
PETITIONS FOR SCHOOLS.
The residents of Mahukona, Kohala,
Hawaii, petitioned for the establish
ment of school and the appropriation
of money for IL teachers salary. The
petition recited the great need of a
school there for the eighteen children
Of the district, the nearest established
schools being five miles away. The
petitions went to the Education com
mittee.
TO RESCUE UNFORTUNATE BOYS.
Hughes presented the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the Health
committee:
Coney presented another bill deff-
ing the rights of innkeepers in respect
to the baggage and property of guests.
This bill differs slightly from the one
introduced at the beginning of the ses-
sion and tabled. The measure is in,
tended to protect landlords from guests
that pass in the night. It passed first
reading.
BIRD BILL UNDER FIRE.
Castro and Long objected to the
passage of Coney's protection toaHo-
nolulu birds act and demanded an ex-
PLANTATION of the introducer. Long could !
not see what right there would be in
stopping the shooting of mynah birds
here and letting the good work go ON
on the other islands. j
Mahoe objected to the penalties for
the minimum being fine of |
not less than $50 or imprisonment for
not less than fifty days.
Coney explained that he had present
ed the bill at the request of Homo
lulu residents. Those who opposed the
bill were principally those who 90
birds on Sunday and other
wise disregard the law.
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE.
Long moved an amendment making
the law applicable all over the Terri.
tory. What's was good for Honolulu
was good for outside districts.
sheldon was glad to hear this 1t
WAS the first time he had found any
Honolulu member willing to share any
thing good with the outside districts.
Rawlins called Sheldon down prompt
ly for the remark and also took "A
shot at Mahoe for wanting n Kauai
to keep his fingers out of Ilo'
noluln's pie. The members are repre-.
senting the Territory, not their own
particular districts only. Long, too,
came In the line Of FIRE and his amend
mont termed "ahsolute fooliahness.
Tho bin was 10 prevent the promlsen'
ous shooting which goes On ia Homo
lulu every Sunday,
The motion 10 table was lost aud
kaleiopu offered an amendment 10
make the law good FOR ten years IN
stead OF five, Ne dgured that n that