Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-02
LEGISLATORS SORE
At THE GOVERNOR
Think They Were TriCked
ShamefuIIy By The
Executive


feeling. Many Of them are plainly
sore, chiefly at the Governor. The
more they think about it the less
they like the way in which they
think he tried to trick them. Their
, only consolation is that they called
his bluff and passed the taX-division
lii over his veto.
Yesterday the Legislators were con-
graduating themselves that the ses-
sion had gone along without any
open break between the lawmakers
and the Executive, and even without
any serious differences. And then
at the last minute came break
that, if it had occurred earlier in the
session, would have meant trouble
and strained relations until adjourn
ment and would have interfered Sc
liously with the work of the session.
AS usual, after a legislative ses-
, sion closes, there are all sorts of ru-
mors and guesses flying about, Nv
: erybody is confident that the trouble
law suit between the Counties and
=, the Territory. The Governor is said
= to have indicated his intention of in
= shutting the suit himself, so as to
= have the matter settled.
. And there is the usual talk OF
special session If the talkedof law
j., suit is brought, and the decision is
4 against the Territory. the result will
= pecan that the Government will be
:, short of funds. The Legislators, or
!, some of them think that in such
c case the Governor will call special
70 session to provide funds. But this
10 IS only guesswork
ri The soreness is not all on account
up Of the Governors action. Some OF
w the members are sore at one another
- and at themselves. 1t is safe to
-. say that there were few of them who
~ did not hope that the Senate Con-
nc current Resolution asking Congress
TO raise the salaries of the Legislators
nt to $1,000 would pass. But, although
mr. the Senators voted as they honestly
thought, unanimously in favor OF the
esoution, there were not enough OF
"a the House members who had the
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90 and these the most innOcent-VetOed
Among the items of which he ana no'
approve was the one FOR Government
o1 physicians, which be refused before
30 the session began to recommend. 1ht
other items We're:
"a Salary of night librarian, Supreme
so Court library ($40), $3.50
Salary Of Portuguese interpreter for
., circuit and district courts ($lO0), $1,000
81 General Health and Sanitary Officer
($l50) $4,000.
Health officer and Government Pny
5ician Hilo ($125) $4,000.
Rice fatty contradicted the Cover
N. nOr's statement that all the vetoed
Inv items were new ones and called atten
Mt. ZION to the fact that the present law
provides for Government physicians
Deferred pending action by the Senate
n. Similar action was taken in the cast
&c. Of the veto of Senate Bill ia, author
H. ling the Maui bond issue.
til STILL CRY POVERTY.
u Again crying poverty, the Governor
en- returned House Bill "A, the Depart
nd mental Appropriation Bill, with sew
th aral items vetoed The first item dis
cd approved of was that for the new ka
ay Hhi hospital. The House OVERRIDE thi
nd veto by vote OF 70 to 10.
The next was the $4,000 item for re
pairing the Judiciary building. over
M ridden by Q vote of rs to 5.
q. The same action was taken in regar'
he 10 the hospitals at Lihue, Eleele ant
- MauOani
ate SALARY BOOST AGAIN.
nm Kaleo moved to reconsider the &c
ne ton taken on the Senate Resolution t.
boost the salaries of the Legislators
90. Carried by vote of 13 to Il, KaIe
i'll. then moved to defer action until even
S. ing This also carried
-S kaleiopu introduced a resolution pro
vidng that the Speaker OF the Hous
and the chairman OF the Committee o
Accounts shall be committee to pas
- upon all accounts and claims tina
might be presented after adjournment
'i@ Adopted.
- TWO BILLS TABLED.
The Judiciary Committee recon-
mended tabling House Bill 1t, pre-
IN hibiting Territorial officers from prat
ext ticing law. Adopted.
le- The Health Committee made sin
If liar report on the vaccination bill, an
This, too, was tabled.
nj HOUSE IS SIRE.
- Pail moved to reconsider the actlo
- on House Bill 213, the substitute hi
giving 80 per cent OF the taxes an
~ license fees to the counties. This me
4 ton was made on account of the fee
= ing Gu the part of the legislators tht
the Governor had played them di;
honorable trick. He had let it /
understood that If new bill wei
lIought remedying the defects of til
first bill, which he vetoed, he Woul
APP sign it, But yesterday afternoon
viii become known that he intended
IN pocket-veto the substitute bill Hen(
ck the desire to reconsider and pass tt
, first bill over his head.
There was a lengthy discussion as
eo- the right OF the House to recall ii
ION bill, but it was finally decided that
de- couId ha done Action was then dt