The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-04

/ Organic Act. making the Constitution
Of the United States and laws thereof
not locally inapplicable have force II
the Territory, passed without comment
Even Figure Looks Good.
Makekau, on section ., relating Il
! salaries. moved to make the sessionar
/ pay Of members of the legislature
| $1,000 instead Of 5000. as in the bin for
| d regular session.
| Smith thought thousand dollars not
/ excessive, but doubted if it would pass
! congress. 1t might seem ike ope1ins
/ their mouths too wide. Such provis-
| ion was liable to endanger the whole
! bill. The regular session was limited
| to sixty days and 5000 was fair in
demnity. He moved the section pass as
in the bill.
Chillingworth and Harvey in duet
seconded the amendment to the amend
ment.
Coelho was surprised at the opposi-
tion of the Oahu members to the amend
ment, as they voted in 1905 for a reso-
luton of Senator John C. Lane for
$1,000
Smith suggested that, if the bill was
to be amended, it should be to make it
| 5000 for regular and $500 for a special
session.
Robinson said they were asking con-
gress to increase the Governor s salary
100 per cent. He did not think it was
going beyond the mark to ask for a
similar increase of the pay of legisia-
tors. He moved an amendment TO the
| amendment, making the pay $500 for
regular and $500 for any special ses-
sion.
Kalama wanted to defer considera-
| ton, as the house had done so.
Knudsen advised that the senate act
Independently, and if its decision was
different from that of the house send
the matter to conference.
There were eight votes for the amend
| ment-$l000 for regular session-and
four for $500 regular and $500 special.
Aid for Homesteaders.
Mccarthy, on section 8, relating to
public Indebtedness, moved the follow
ing amendment:
Resolved, That new section be add
ed to the bin to read as follows:
That section 55 of said Act is hereby
| amended by adding thereto the fol-
| lowing:
Crowded that nothing herein or in
this Act contained shall prevent the
| legislature of the Territory from loan
ing and advancing money for necessary
| permanent improvements to needy citi-
zens or those who have declared their
| intention to become ci+.1ens, taking up
public lands for homestead purposes and
IL rarnxr.crn1 RI n.
vances and the repayment thereof, nor
from voting subsidies to individuals or
corporations or both to secure efficient,
prompt and cheap transportation to
market by land and sea of the products
| and freight of the citizens of the Ter
| ritory if and provided such legislation
as the same is enacted receives the ex-
press approval of the President of the
United States.o
The mover offered remarks in sup
port of the amendment, relating the diff
fculties and obstacles with which home
steaders are now confronted.
On motion of Baker the amendment
was deferred until it could be printed.
Mccarthy, on section 5. relating to
public lands, said the section was the
one on which a scrap was anticipated,
therefore he moved it's consideration be
deferred until the rest of the bill had
been considered. Carried.
Section 6, relating to disqualifcations
of judges and jurors, passed.
So did section Z, relative to the pub
lie property ceded to the United States
by the resolution of annexation.
Would Boost Mcbride.
Baker, on section s, relating to sal
aries of officers, moved to make the
salary of the Governor S private secre-
tary $2400 instead of $4,000
Harvey moved it pass as in the BILL
Carried.
Section 9, to legaize naturalizations
by circuit judges prior to June 29, 1906,
passed.
Wants Third Custom Revenues.