The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-06

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Ing out the pledge u the Republican
platforms then SHE'D away from by
all the other senators: theu introduced
into the House by Democrat and
thrown into committee Of the whole be-.
fore the Senate had taken any action
on IL on second rcading-it all had
sinister look to the House.
The bin came up rs the last item Of
business yesterday afternoon, being re-.
fcrred 20 the committee Of the whole
What is the bill all aboutt" asked
Rice. 81 would like 20 hear from the
iniroducer, Mr.. Furtado"
You will find what it is all about
by reading the BILL answered the
member from Hawaii. 81 can not give
you any information.
kaleiopu could, however lie said
the bill had been smugged into the
House by Furtado to help o-t the Sen.
ate, which had the bill under discussion,
was afraid of 1t, and wanted the House
to assume the initiative on it and reap
the responsibility.
"This is a Republican MEASURE an.
nounced Castro. 81 am in favor of
passing the bill, but it must be care.
fully considered by the members first.
This is the bill the Republican party
pledged itself to pass.
IA Republican measurel' asked
Sheldon, incredulously. Then why was
1T introduced into this House by n
DemocratI / move we table this bill
and let the Republicans introduce their
own bill.'
81 move to kill it altogether, said
Kawewehi. "Nobody wants this law.
| move to indefinitely postpone
81 rise to second Mr.. Sheldon IS mo.
tion,' said Long. 81 want the bill
laid on the table to be taken up a week
from today, and in the meanwhile |
would like to have the members read
the bill carefully and come. here with
some knowledge on it, ready to carry
on an intelligent debate on the merits
of the bill. l don't know much about
it.p
Several other members spoke, all con.
Tossing that their ideas concerning pri-
mary elections were most vague. Some
denounced the Senate, others the Demo.
Gratis, and some the bill.
IL was finally decided to lay the bill
on the table to find out what the Sen
ate intended to do about it,
The Appropriation Bill was passed
on second reading yesterday ou the re.
port of the committee of the whole. the
total in the amended bill being $2,7l7,.
$40, a little over half million less
than the original estimates of the Gov.
ernor and somewhat larger than his re.
vised estimates. The Territory will not
have all the difference to spend, how.
ever, by a whole lot, the increase of
work on the part of the counties max
ing it necessary to correspondingly in.
crease the revenues of the counties.
For this purpose there is now being
drafted bills turning over toNthe coun.
ties all the license fees and the police
court fines and costs, totaling some.
where in the neighborhood of quarter
of a million in all.
A railroad charter bill was presented
in the House by Makekau, to allow w.
A. Wall and his associates to build
new line in Kona and Kau, Hawaii,
and to subsidize the new line to the
amount of 5000 a mile a year for fif-
teen years, or until the road is able
from earnings to pay running expenses
and interest on construction bonds.
Little Routine.
Only one resolution, a little request
from Kawaakoa for $1,000, to build,
construct and complete a jailer cot.
tage at Kipahulu, Maui, separated the
minutes from the order of the day yes.
terday.
The first bill for third reading was
House Bill 167, making a two-year
closed season in Hilo Bay so far as
seine or dragnet fishing is concerned.
The bill passed.
Refunding Bill Passes.
Rice's Refunding Bill, under which
he stated the 4 1-2 per cent. bonds
could be refunded at 1-2 per cent,
etfecting saving of possibly $4,000
year to the Territory, was carried on
final reading.
Kamahu discussed high finance and
wanted to know why a sinking fund
was not provided for to pay off the
territorial debt.
Rice agreed that the scheme of pay
ing the debt was a good one but
thought that in the meanwhile it would
be wise to save some of the interest.
One-eighth of the appropriation bill
just passed was for public debt inter.
est.
General Disbursing Bill.
Senate Bill 80, Fairchild, measure
intended to cover all the provisos and
directions to the Auditors heretofore
appended to all appropriation bills,
passed third reading
Kamahu, who is evidently the high
fnancier of the opposition, thought the
bill was one aimed at high wages for
laborers. $50, fellow members" he
said. 81 ask you to defeat this bill
in the interest of our constituents. 1t
will take the bread and butter from
the mouths of our constituents if we
allow it to pass"
Castro said that Kamahu had, signed
the report of the committee recon.
mending the passage of the bill and
his attack upon it now was n strange
thing. The bin had been carefully con
sdered in committee.
81 want to say that I would be
ashamed, even if / were a Democrat
to come in this House and be so in
consistent as he is" concluded Castro
Kamahu was the only member OF
roll call to vote no.