The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-03
REDUCED
THE CRAB
House Reduces Salaries
of the County
Officials.
HoUsE-THRTY-sIxTH DAY.

The more obnoxious features of the
county salary grab bill were cut out
on the reconsideration in the House
yesterday morning and the grab bill Is
a grab bill no longer. But the cuts
were not made without opposition and
strong opposition on the part OF some
of the House members, kaleiopu being
the principal supporter of the grab
features. This led Sheldon, of Kauai,
into twitting the Oahusns with the fact
that the grabbers were not now among
the Kauai delegation but among the
members from Honolulu.
He had good deal of justification
for the retort, Coney, of Kauai, leading
the faction which would have eliminat-
ed practically all the swollen salaries.
The principal motions to amend We're
made by Coney, leading off with one to
put the Supervisors back on the 5000
basis and then assaulting the Oahu
items for auditor and treasurer.
This brought Kaleiopu into the fight
red-eyed, demanding by what authority
the member from Kauai dared to med
die with the affairs Of the county OF
Oahu. Hughes and Rawlins came to
Coney's rescue and had the vials of
Kaleiopu's wrath poured upon them.
During the debate the Oahu mem
fha
late Board of Supervisors and denounc-
ed their extravaganza, Kaleiopu being
especially vehement upon the question
of the purchase of the Kunst property
at waikiki, whereby $50, 1000 was tied
up that might have been spent among
the citizen laborers of the county.
The fight among the Oahu members,
while not a new thing in the House,
seemed to afford the outside members
a great deal of satisfaction, while ka-
niho and Sheldon clipped in to keep
the matter going.
One of the new bills introduced dur
ing the morning session establishes a
new lot of licenses, concerning which
it is expected that the Japanese busi-
ness men viii get busy. One of the
clauses puts so license fee on bar
Der shop and adds So for every chair
more than two. This is something that
will hit the Orientals severely. Anoth-
er clause puts a $3.50 license on all
merchandise brokers except those do
ing their importing from the mainland
of the United States, and this will be
another matter for the japanese to be-
stir themselves about, although they
viii not be the only ones affected.
Morning Session.
Nearly all the standing committees
had reports to make yesterday on the
bills in their hands, many of the re-
ports being unfavorable to the meas
ures proposed.
The Finance committee recommend
ed the passage OF House Bill 40, relat-
ing to the licensing of trust compa-
nies, the report being adopted.
Waiwaiole's s bill directed at attor-
news, was tabled, the Judiciary com
nlittee failing to find the hidden merits
in the measure.
SUNDAY LAW TABLED.
The measure to make more strict
the enforced observance of the Sab
bath was recommended for tabling, the
committee being of the opinion that
the present statutes are fair and are
working no injustice 60 the citizens.
With proper and vigilant police OBJ
servance the present law was deemed
sufficient. The consideration of the
report was laid over to await kaluna 8
return.
LEAD PENCILS FOR BALLOTS.
Rawlins' bill to amend the election
law relative to the marking of ballots,
was commended by the Judiciary COM
mittee.
The object of this bill is to remedy
the present law. which allow any kind
VI pencil to be used, and which ex
perience has shown is unsatisfactory
By the use of indelible and colored
pencils there is a possibility of the
ballot becoming spoiled by reason of
the voter unintentionaIly discoloring
his fingers and then leaving their i'm
print upon the ballot. This bill pro-
vides that lead pencils only shall be
used.
The same committee favored House
Bill 169. relating to judgments, exeeu-
tiens and new trials.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The Committee on Public Lands rec
commended House Bill 166. introduced
by Kaleiopu, which provides that their
be a fund enabling the outgoing tenant
of public lands to receive the value of
his improvements as soon as the same
is deposited with the treasurer. Under
the present law the outgoing tenant
has to wait for his money until the
Legislature makes an appropriation.
SENATE RAILROAD BILL.
Senate Bill 81, encouraging the con
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