The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-14

much opposed to taking off tn
restriction so far as the de
partments We're concerned, however
and the members debated until tn
time for the call on Queen Liliuoka
lani arrived.
Why Kaleiopu Objected.
Kaleiopu said he thought the head
ing to the fact that the power the,
have always had Of complete contro
over the appropriations was slipping
away. He favored the bill as it stoot
and instanced the manner in which tn,
Federal officials had to get pins, inl
and paper from Washington. The Ter
ritorial purchasing agent would b.
close to hand always and no trouble
to find when his D. K. on legitima II
vouchers was needed. Even the Gov
ernor could go to him for travelling
money without loss Of dignity.
Fight on Bill Resumed.
Shingle and Cohen led the fight
against the bill after the noon recess
Single again moving in amendment
that section s, the section providing
for the appointment of such an agent
be cut out of the bill. He pointed out
the trouble that would ensue, trouble
which Cohen described, of the Governor
naming an officer to whose music he
and the heads of the department would
hereafter have to dance.
Douthitt also pointed out cases where
trouble and unnecessary delays would
result and quoted the Governor to the
effect that this section Of the bill was
bad
Kaleiopu fought hard for the bill as
it stood, being assisted by Kamahu,
who moved to indefinitely postpone the
amendment. His motion was defeated.
''The truth is this said Kaleiopu,
that when the heads of departments
found they were tied up under Act 62
by the Senate amendment, they did not
go to the Senate for remedy, but
came here to- the House. That is where
the trouble comes in. The whole thing
in nutshell is that they want to do
just as they please with the appropria-
tions-hack hire and smoke hire and
any other hire. I move the amend
ment be indefinitely postponed
Rice was in favor of the amendment,
but said little beyond that
On a show of hands the amendment
carried.
Single then presented an amendment
to the title and after this had passed
the bill as amended passed on rollcall.
No Use for Old Claims.
The report of the minority of the
Public Expenditures and Accounts Com
mittee on the bill to repay the license
fees collected in 1900 on licenses to sell
imported goods, declared unconstitu-
tional, was presented. The report stat
ed that the claims amounting to $4,000
were outlawed and that there was no
showing that the claims were legal
claims at any time. The minority OBJ
jected to paying these claims and open
ing the way to further claims aggregat-
ing $4,000 in ALL Nawahine agreed
with the minority and moved the adop-
tion of the minority report.
Sheldon made long and spirited de-
Tense of the bill, just as if there was
enough money in the Treasury to pay
the claims if the bill passed and there
was any idea that the bill would get
gether in Hawaiian and there was no
Interpretation.
The minority report was defeated
and that of the majority, carrying a
substitute bill through first reading
was adopted
Motion to Disagree.
House Bill 81, the Depository Bill
came back, bringing with it number
of Senate marks, with which Cohen
moved the House do not concur. Rice
said the changes were slight and asked
for a day in which the House might
think them over. His motion carried
in spite of Cohen s arguings. The
changes in the Senate allow only IS PEI
cent. of public moneys to be placed il
the bank.
A number of routine reports anu com
muncations were read and a number OF
bills received their second reading
Among these was Castro IS substitute
Primary Law Bill. This, on motion OF
Castro, was referred to a special com
mittee consisting of one member from
each electoral district and one at large
Those named are: Hubby, Cohen, Ma
kekau, Moanauh, Carley, Like and Fur
tado.
Graft Charges in House.
Kaleiopu cleared his throat and per
sonally read the following resolution
Be 1t Resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives of the Session of 1909
That a committee consisting of tbs
chairman of the Committee on Finance
chairman of the Committee of Public
Expenditures and Accounts, and chair
man of the Printing Committee, tt
forthwith investigate into the matter
of certain honorable members of this
House alleged TO have done certain
translation work of Hawaiian bills from
English under assumed names as pub
lished in the Evening Bulletin of thi;
date
Said committee is hereby authorized
TO subpoena witnesses. hire attorney.
and do every means of bring this mat
ter to light.
Said committee to report the result.
of their findings no later than Friday
A. 5. KALEIOPU.
Sheldon moved that the resolution b,
made to include the chairman of the
Education Committee on the investi
eating committee, he being one nance
as back of the charges.
HThe article in this Manor is ebaro.