The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-18
THE HOUSE
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X. Kinney put in resolution calling
for copies of the Revised Laws and last
Session laws for members of the
House, the Secretary of the Territory
to be asked to supply them, Adopt.
ed.
Kaleiopu put in bills to provide for
the construction of roads from public
lands opened for settlement and, Sec
ond, to amend the law creating the
City and County of Honolulu. Pass
ed by title on first reading and up to
the printers.
Alfonso of the Big Island entered a
resolution seeking to insert an item
in the appropriation for schools an
item of 1872, 500 for the erection of new
schools and additions to schools on the
island of Hawaii. Sheldon moved this
go to committee of the whole, Ella
Long, chairman of the education com
mittee moved that the resolution be
adopted The chair suggested that it
might lie on the table and be taken up
when the appropriation bill came up.
Correa rose to Suggest it be referred
to the education committee which
would report to committee of whole.
Speaker Holstein stated that no stand
ing committee reported to committee
of the whole, it reported to the House
and the House could then take the
matter up in committee of the whole.
Rice believed the education committee
would be advised as to school needs
and might well have this resolution
referred to it. How is the education
committee going to know what is need
ed unless it goes to see, and how can
it go to see unless the matter Is re-
ferred, thought Kaleiopu. The reso-
luton was given to the education COM
mittee, Long of Oahu, chairman.
Alfonso put in a couple more resolu-
lions for the contemplated benefit of
| the school system on Hawaii. He
asked S3,S45 for furniture and fixtures
and $46,125 for repairs, alterations and
| improvements.
Clerk Woodward, religiol(jy read
every tiny particular of just how every
few dollars was intended to be ex-
pended until the Speaker from behind
the great vase of roses presented him
by Hon. Bob Shingle, called halt on
items OF paint, mending porches and
putting in new window panes and the
lengthy resolution for school repairs
thereafter read. by places and prices;
both were referred to the education
committee.
Alfonso came in with other resolu-
lions 2eelling items in appropriation
bill f0l, $4,000 for a reinforced con-
crete court house in Hilo, $4,000 for
such a building at Honokaa, and 49, 900
for repairing and altering Hilo Ar
mory. All referred to the committee
having charge of public improvements,
although a voice came from Rice's cor
ner that it might be referred to the
police committee.
Correa got in resolutions, first, for
the appropriate committee to investi-
gate the systems of accounting in all
| government departments and second,
that the clerk of the House be order
ed to request the Board of Education
to at once supply the House with in
| formation as to whether all books
used in the schools were supplied by
the Board Of Education and, if so, II
they are sold at cost. Adopted.
Rice put in a resolution providing
that resolutions for the appropriation
OF money, for internal improvements
from current receipts be referred with
out motion and debate to the COM
mittee having in charge the current ap'
preparation bills.
| Cohen's concurrent rdsolution for
the Secretary of Hawaii to have print.
ed acts passed by this Legislature was
| adopted. -"
A message from the Governor re-
commended an appropriation of ST.
27O to reimburse persons from whom
property was taken by the Board OF
Health in 1907. The message was or
dered printed. Later Rice put in q
bill, which passed first reading, Gov
ering the Governors message.
Kaleiopu introduced a resolution
that the clerk be instructed to request
heads of all departments Of the gov
renment to send full lists of the pay
rolls of the respective departments
Adopted,
Moanauli had a resolution that the
printing committee of the House be
ordered that before a translation copy
of any bill is printed, the committee
shall be satisfied that said translation
is correct.
Ruel Kinney's resolution called fol
the Territorial Secretary to furnish
the clerk of the House with sufficient