The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-03
Representatives Refuse
to Be Worked
'AppropriationBiIlHas
Second Reading.

Yesterday the House of Representa-
tives walked all around the Primary
Law Bill, eyed it suspieiously, made a
few cursory remarks about it, confess
ed their total ignorance of what the bill
might contain, and then tabled it. In
trodueed into the Senate by Repub-
iean as a Republican measure, carry
ing out the pledge Of the Republican
platform; then SHE'D away from by
all the other Senators; then introduced
into the House by Democrat and
thrown into committee of the whole be-
fore the Senate had taken any action
on it on second reading-it all had
! sinister look to the House.
The bill came up as the last item of
business yesterday afternoon, being re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
aWhat is the bill all about?o asked
Rice. Il would like to hear from the
introdueer, Mr.. Furtado.,
sYou will find what it is all about
by reading the BILL answered the
member from Hawaii. ~ can not give
you any information. y
Kaleiopu could, however. He said
the bill had been Struggled into the
House by Furtado to help out the SEN
ate, which had the bill under discussion,
was afraid of it, and wanted the House
to assume the initiative on it and reap
the responsibility.
s.This is Republican measure an
nounced Castro. ~ 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
"A Republican measured" asked
Sheldon, incredulousIy. .sThen why was
it introduced into this House by a
| Democrat? / move we table this bill
/ and let the Republicans introduce their
own bill y
Il move to kill it altogether said
| KawewehI. ssNobody wants this law.
move to Indefinitely postpone,
~ rise to second Mr.. Sheldon IS mo-
laid ON the table to be taken up a week
from today, and in the meanwhile I
/ 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,,
/ Several other members spoke, all con-
4 L 4
mary elections were most vague. Some
denounced the Senate, others the Demo
/ Gratis. and some the bill.
It 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 on the re-
port of the committee of the whole, the
! total in the amended bill being $2,717,-
| S76, 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 to the coun-
| ties all the license fees and the police
| court fines and costs, totaling some
where in the neighborhood of quarter
of million in ALL
A railroad charter bill was presented
in the House by Makekau, to allow W.
A. Wall and his associates to build a
! new line in Kona and Kau, Hawaii.
and to subsidize the new line to the
amount of 5000 mile 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, little reouest
from Kawaakoa for $1,000, to build.
1 construct and complete a jailer's 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.
Reminding Bill Passes.
Riee's Refunding Bill, under which
he stated the 4 IL per cent. bonds
could be refunded at 1-2 per cent,
effeeting saving of possibly $4,000