The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-03

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| by the Governor.
| Pail wanted to know what sense there
was in sending bill to certain death
along the veto route, whereat Sheldon
withdrew his amendment
The bill passed third reading in its
original form.
WAIKIKI RECLAMATION.
The House joint resolution authoriz.
ing the appointment of Waikiki Re.
clamation Commission by the Governor
to inquire into the feasibility of carry
ing out President Pink ham s project of
retaining the Waikiki swamp was
carried through the third reading.
COUNTY BONDS.
The measure authorizing the raising
of loan funds by the counties on the
issue of bonds brought a discussion on
high finance between Rawlins and Rice,
the former expressing a fear that the
restrictions specified as to interest,
discount and redemption of bonds might
result in a difficulty in selling them,
while Rice declared that the bonds
would be gilt-edged security and bound
to go at premium. The bill passed
House Bill 100, which is the companion
bill of the previous one and allows
the Territory to accept county bonds
In payment for whatever might be sold
any of the counties, waterworks sys-
TENS, let it be whispered, passed with
out opposition.
House Bill 156 was further postponed
GRAB BILL.
The reconsideration of House Bill 136
was taken up on a third reading
Coney moved to amend to place the
supervisors pay back to 5000 year,
seconded by Sheldon.
kaniho hated to see the matter go
back so far and moved that the item
be placed at 800. The mover and Ma
kaleka alone voted for this and Coney s
amendment passed.
Coney amended the item of the Coun-
ty Clerk of Oahu back to $4,000 year.
kaleiopu wanted to know what the
member from Kauai had to do with
the officials of the County of Oahu
I'VE have given in to them SO far
as to cut down the Supervisors pay,
but they are not satisfied with that and
want to cut the other salaries. | think
the Oahu delegation should do this.
We don't want any meddling from the
island of Kauai, Maui or Hawaii. I
think the members from oahu know
more about the oahu business than
they do. / move the item pass as in
the BILL
Hughes came to Coney's rescue. He
said that the Kauai members had been
blamed for many things, but We're not
guilty of all. The Oahu members, of
which he was one, We're responsible for
this amendment.
A standing vote carried the item at
$1,000. -
Coney moved to cut the County Clerk
of Hawaii from s2100 to $4,000, Akau
to leave the item alone. The
amendment was lost.
Coney moved to amend the Maui
County Clerk to $500.
kaleiopu struck back by moving to
cut the Kauai County Clerk to $1,000. |
Sheldon moving to leave it at $500. |
Kaleiopu's motion was lost.
Coney moved to cut the Oahu Audi i
tor to $4,000, which drew Kaleiopu's ire
again.
1t is not the proper spirit for each |
man to come here to do all he can do |
to grab. A man may be elected from |
Il DdChNDbCS low IL On hdudI VI -hddi, /
but he is here to look out for the whole I
Territory One Of the party planks 1
was to give an economical administra-
ton and cut down the burden of taxes. /
During the election not a Republican /
candidate asked for a raise of salary 4
or promised to give a raise of salary.
Does this House represent the peo-
pie or few office holders? Are we to
give away the peoples money for a /
few persons? The members of Kauai /
md Maui may receive the congratula-
tons of their friends for raising SAL
aries, but how about us of Oahu?
These raises will raise a cyclone here
he force of which will reach clear to
he city of Washington.
Il am for the poor man and am
against these raises of salaries, because
he men who will get them could not