The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-06
IN THE HOUSE
AND SENATE
Interesting Session of
the Territorial
Dads.
sENATE-ELEvENTH DAY.
Morning Session.

Morning Session.
Yesterday was one of expectancy In
the Legislature. And that means both
houses 1t was known that the chair
man of the Committee on Education
had prepared a list of teachers in the
public schools with all Of the data con-
nected with their careers as instruc-
tors, the term of service under present
schedules, total service, salary past
and present and the certificates under
which they hold their positions.
The list was long one for 1t in
cluded all of the teachers In nearly
every instance the pay is advanced, in
some it is left as 1t was prior to the
twenty Per cent. reduction. In few
instances there is an increase over the
old sum paid and in others there is a
reduction. This question will be
handled by the Senate a little later.
and there may be something doing.
The committee seems to be favorable
to the ladies. probably because the
members are all married. Last week
the teachers made a bold stroke in
diplomacy. Suddenly there was dew
eloped within the four walls of most
of the public schools a burning desire
to learn something of the labors of a.
Legislature, so the teachers gathered
in body in the House and looked
pleasant. About the same time some
of the classes expressed a wish to
watch the process OF law-making and
their teachers took them to the two
houses to look and see. Ever since
that visit, it is said, the members have
been in doubt as to whether they or
the little children were the ones on
exhibition. But that's another story.
The communication submitted by Su-
perintendent Holloway relative to the
reclamation of the Waikiki lands as
proposed by President Pinkham was
listened to with a great deal of inter
est as it was read by the clerk. There
is no question of its meeting with the
approval of the Senate if the menu
bers but knew where the money was
TO come from Part of this land, it
appears. is the property of the Bishop
estate. Any one familiar with the
methods of that corporation will tell
you it is not keen on selling land. For
that reason, If the measure is carried
through, it is only natural to believe
there will be a lot of ITO Let" signs
ap.
The Standard Oil bill regulating the
storage of oil has occupied the aIten-
ton of the chairman of the Ways and |
Means committee for moments during /
the time that has elapsed since its |
Under the present law all oil is stor-
ed in the government warehouse and /
the fees for the service go to the
government. But this does not please
the Octopus. 1t wants to have some
thing TO say as to who shall store oil
and it does not wish to store in any
warehouse but its own. The bill that
has been introduced and known as
Senate bill No. %. provides that any
one with a five thousand dollar build
ing built according TO specifications
provided in the bill and formulated
by the promoters of the scheme, may
store oil. The passage of the measure,
i is thought by a majority of the COM
mittee, would mean a cineh for the
Standard Oil Company and once that
gets a cinch all other
dealers feel that it is best to go into
some other line of trade. Miss Tar
bell has given to the world and Ha-
yaii, some of the inside history of the
Trust and that history is being look
ID up and read by some or the men,
oers. Under the flash test bill intro
iuced at the last session there was
| clause relating to storage. The
lash test has been omitted from the
lew measure but everything else in
he bill is recognized by the members
Is an old acquaintance. In order that
he people may have a chance to give
heir opinion Senator Dowsett has
;alled a public meeting for Thursday
light when both sides may be heard.
Senator Makekau is the father Of q |
,il that is so ridiculous that it ap- ,
,ears to have been Topsied and Just
'rowed." This bright thought was
lever evolved in the Uranium of the
tatesman from the gulch region of J
he big island. He is not in the field !
o make the laws for the business ,
nen so obnoxious that they will have
o give up and locate elsewhere. He
vould rather fix things so more would I
ONE, for he likes business men. This ,
ill provides that for people who do :
business OF anything up to ten thou
and dollars q year, the strong box in
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