The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-15
SALARY BILL
COMPLETED
House Members Object
to the Senate
Delays.
HoUsE-FoRTY-FIFTH DAY.

HoUsE-FoRTY-FI FIFTH DAY.
The ouestion of the delay in the re-
porting back to the House of the status
of the House bills in the Senate IN
view of the approaching end of the ses-
sion was aired by various members on
Saturday morning and communication
concerning them authorized.
Saturdays session was full day 5
one the House for the first time this
session putting in full days work
on the last day of the week. This was
opposed by some of the members but
insisted upon ty the Speaker, who car
ried his point as he always does. As
result the Territorial officials salary
bill was finally passed in committee of
the whole and viii be ready today to
send back to the Senate.
Morning Session.
The Finance committee presented the
first business for the House, report
on House Bill 179, regulating the ex'
penditure of public money. The report
recommended another restriction,
namely, that in expenditures ofamounts
of $500 or over tenders must be called
for and t'that no public work or the
purchase of labor, materials or other
supplies for public purposes shall be
so divided or pareeled out as to defeat
or evade the provisions of this sec
tion.' The report was adopted.
House Bill 20s, relating to licenses,
was also reported on, the bill being
recommended. Another license bill
House Bill 65, was tabled, as being al
ready covered in other bills.
Another bill favorably reported on
was House Bill 194, providing sink
ing fund for the redemption or pur'
chase of Territorial bonds.
Tabling was recommended for House
Bill ia, relating to income tax; House
Bill 1s1, exempting building railroads
from taxation, and House Bill II, relat-
ing to merchandise licenses. In all
cases the committee reports were
adopted.
A DIVIDED COMMITTEE.
A report from the Public Land com
mittee on Sheldon g bill to exempt ir-
rigation systems from taxation was pre-
sented, four members favoring the bill
and two opposing. The majority re-
port was adopted.
The same committee reported On
House Resolution 16S, appropriating
$4,000 for an artesian well for the Hau-
ula homesteads, and On House Bill 199,
making it necessary for the Govern
ment to bear half cost for fencing
land adjoining public lands. Both bills
were recommended and both reports
were adopted.
Coney's bill to turn over the Jails
to the High Sheriff so far as buildings
and repairs were concerned was tabled
on report of the Police committee. The
Education committee submitted draft
bill on the request of House Resolution
ia for a measure to make all police
officers also truant officers. The bin re-
ceived first reading and was turned
over to the Printing committee.
In the absence of Chairman Quinn
Of that committee the Speaker took
the opportunity of comphmenting the
committee on the excellent manner in
which it was handling it's work.
WHO FITZGERALD IsF
In answer TO a series Of questions
submitted by Correa, the Superintend-
ent of Public Works gave a thumb nail
biography of Dr. J. c. Fitzgerald, '.
5. He had been appointed assistant
TO the Territorial Veterinarian on April
Fool = Day, 1906. At that time he was
not citizen, nor has he since had
change Of heart. At present he pulled
down $3.50 a month Of public money
and his work was the same as that Of
his chief Respecting DR.. Norgaard
the superintendent gave a list OF the
ranches he had visited other than those
on Oahu, and explained that the ex-
penses of these visits had been paid by
the ranches.
The answers seemed TO be satisfac-
tory as no comments were INDUCED IN.
a bill providing a fine not TO exceed
$500 for any person violating the pro