The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-06

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them personally liable fef indrHfm
obtained against them vhilr ntii6e
under nfdrfa -
Upon Toe Ycadine ~ iho report Oosl
no moved for iis adoption President
Smith suggested that he provision iof
the payment VI inieresi wns aversion
ping the bounds ~ conservation lir
said that " the Judgment was paid IL
Was al that could be legiiimatclt ct.
pccird ~ tho Territory in view 81 ne
fact that v Was not legally liable for
the amount
Slap At omcials.
senator Fairchild said that be NO.
dcrstood the appropriation would pay
claim "uf which the less said the
better"
senator knudsen said that IN view
Of the remarkable actions Of the gov
eminent ia the ease the people are en-
titled to interest" having done the
Illegal work while acting under instrtic
tons of government officials, from the
Governor down.
Senator Fairchild asked if the claim
had been considered and adjusted On
the basis of intentions of paving inter.
est, but was informed by Chairman
knudsen of the Judiciary Committee
that nothing was dependent upon the
payment OF interest
"lf we can save any money without
inlicting hardship. we should do so.
said Fairchild. Yesterday we saw the
need of money for the Settlement Of
Kalaupapa-if we can drop the interest
with Justice. ! think we should do So -
. Makekau said that the Baker claim
should include interest because of the
action of the government and the ad.
ditional fact that IL the claim was set
tied in full IL would prevent another
suit heiug instituted.
Attention was called to the action OF
the Senate in striking out the provi-
sion for interest in the appropriation
for the payment of the $4,000 claim OF
John A. Cummins, and President Smith
said that he saw no reason for not fol
lowing the precedent, in view of the
Territory not being legally liable.
| Amendment Lost. '".'
The amendment to strike out the in
lama, Quinn and Robinson voting in
favor of it, and the bill was then pass
ed on second reading.
Senate Bill No. 125 passed second
reading on the motion Of Senator Nc
earthly. He said that it allowed the
Superintendent of Public Works to
place meters on the supply pipes of
persons supposed to be using more
water than they were entitled to.
| The management of the visit to Mo
: lokai, and the work of the fine Italian
hand of Senator Coelho, came up for
consideration when Clerk Savidge read
letter from Manager George henshall
of the Hawaiian Star, arraigning Coel-
.ho in scathing terms for his childish
methods in the issuance of passes for
the iunlet. Mr.. Henshall stated that
Supervisor Daniel Logan had failed To
receive a pass both as representative
of the Star and as a member of the
Board of Supervisors and that Mr..
Sabin, who was detailed to accompany
the Legislature, was not permitted to
go on board the Mauna Kea. The let
ter concluded that the management of
the whole affair was not in keeping
with the dignity of the Legislature.
When the communication had been
read Coelho struggled to his feet and
moved that it be referred to the con-
sderation Of the judiciary Committee
He stated that he was ready to answer
all questions and that the matter would
be dealt with Mt length in his report.
Apology For Coelho.
Senator Chillingworth thought that
President Smith should decide any
ian. .al g n,
members of the judiciary Committee
went on the iunlSet.
| President Smith then said
l. eff any discourtesy has been done
we regret it very much. The arrange
ment of an affair of this kind is diff
cult and | am sure that the committee
did everything in its power to mako
the arrangements complete. If the
chairman made mistake we are sorry
for it, / do not see that anything can
be done beyond instructing the clerk
to write to the paper and express the
views of the Senate in this con
nection''
The Senate again went into the com
mittee of the whole to consider the
amendments submitted by COehlo and
after one had been accepted and two
rejected the committee rose and recon-
mended that the bill pass second read
ing. The report was adopted.
/ Several Statues.
The Committee ON Military and Pub
lie Expenditures reported on House Bin
No. l66, providing $4,000 for the
erection of "A statue of Keauikeaouh
(Kamehameha IID. The committee
failed to see why Kamebameha LII
should be the only man to whose mem.
DRY a statue should be erected and
submitted, by way of amendment, the
names of Liholiho (Kamehameha w,
Kapuaiwa QKamehameha W, and Luz
nalilo. The report was laid on the
table to be taken up with the bill
The committee recommended the pas
sage of Senate Bill No. 81, intended
to give county employees the right OF
appeal to the Supreme Court from de-
cisions of the Boards of SUPERVISORS
sitting as court of impeachment.
The Military and Public Expend,-