Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-29
SALARY GRAB BILL
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upper house means n little additional
delay, there are strong indications that
the opponents of the grab have sue
Ceeded In winning over enough votes
10 defeat the measure when the ayes
and noes are once more called on II.
Long moved u reconsideration OF the
Bill and also that the Senate be re-
quested to return to the House the
bill, which was yesterday rushed up
stairs by Its hackers In an effort to
block reconsideration.
Under the rules. when a motion Is
made to reconsider u bill which has
passed to the other house. the motion
must be accompanied by u motion to
request the bther house to return the
bill. which latter motion shall be vot-
ed on first. If the vote Is negative u:
means the final disposition OF the mat
ter
Pail moved that action be postponed
until the clerk should have ascertained
the status of the bill In the Senate.
Kaleiopu seconded Longs motion.
saying, There has been great deal
Of discussion of this bill and we have
been branded as grabbers. |, there
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The Speaker put the motion to the
House and II was carried.
The Speaker instructed the clerk TO
communicate with the Senate, request
Ing the return of the bill.
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES.
Hughes introduced a bill regulating
the expenditure of public moneys. II
provides that no liability of the Ter
ritory for furnishing labor, supplies.
etc, or constructing public works shall
be created except upon written con-
tract, and all contracts involving moro
than $500 must be adequately secured.
No contract snail be binding unless the
Auditor endorses on his certificate that
there are funds on hand applicable for
paying the estimated expense of exc
cutting the contract.
Section provides that mo officer
or other employee of the Territory
holding more than one Office or emf
ployment shall be authorized to draw
more than the salary of the highest
grade OF the Office or employment held
by him provided that the aggregate
salaries of any one person shall not eX-
coed 800 per month: and he shall be
entitled to no other or further COM
pensation."
Another section provides that I'm
The event of great calamity, misfortune,
peril or other public necessity, tho
heads OF the several departments OF the
government may indebt the Territory
for sums of money In excess of the
appropriation or appropriations al.
lowed by law; provided, however. that
such Indebtedness be first authorized
and approved In writing by the Gov.
ernor of the Territory.
Senate CLERK Savidge informed tn,
House that the report OF the joint con,
ference committee on House Bill 92
relative to private ways and water
rights was submitted to the Senate anC
adopted. Rawlins stated that he haC
had talk with Senator Smith, relative
to the bills properly before the joint
conference committee and was sur.
prised to find the House bill submitted
before the bin was acted upon. II,
asked further time to confer with tn,
Joint conference committee ON the bal
ance OF the bills. Granted.
PHILIPPINE LABOR.
Castro introduced II resolution re
questing the Territorial Secretary, Il
not incompatible with public interests
to send to the House any information
In his possession relative to the intro
duction of Filipino laborers into thi,
Territory by the Hawaiian Planters
Association. Adopted.
THIRD READING.
The House took up the third reading
OF House bill 1856. relative to filing writ,
ten testimony of coroners inquests.
Coney moved to defer action on the
bill until Monday as the subject mat