The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01


dressing the Legislature on the con-
servation of resources, and asked that
the members of the Senate meet in the
hall of the House of Representatives
Monday afternoon at two clock for
the purpose of hearing the Chief Ex-
ecutive's remarks ON the subject.
The resolution that was adopted in
the House, protesting against the npoi-
eating pictures" shown by Bonnie,
came up for consideration. Senator
Coelho gave it as his opinion that the
matter should go to the judiciary Com
mittee. The statesman from Maui went
on to say that he thought the matter
should not have been brought up in
the first place; that it could have been
avoided by making representations to
Mr.. Bonine, which Coelho was quite
sure would be needed. President Smith
stated that he thought the proper dis
position of the matter would be re-
ferring it to a special committee. Sem
ators Coelho, Kalama and Woods were
then named to consider the ethics of
poi-eating as presented in the BONNIE
moving pictures.
Criticism in Report.
The report of the WAYS and Means
Committee was presented by Chairman
Fairchi1d dealing with messages Nos. 3
and 5 OF Governor Frear. The report
in full is as follows:
s. Your -iJomnittee- on WAYS and
Means, to whom was referred messages
of the Governor, Nos 3 and 5, beg
leave to report that they have had the
same under careful consideration, and
would report as follows:
fThe Governor message, No. 8,
submits for the consideration Of the
Senate estimates for further appropria
tions out of the general revenues of the
Territory for the current fiscal period,
and recommends that this be sepa
rated into unpaid bills incurred during
the last biennial fiscal period ending
June 80, 1907, and additional require
ments for the current period ending
June 80, 1909.
"House Bill No. "a, now before the
Senate on second reading, makes special
appropriations for the payment of GER
tain claims against the Territory, in
Cured during the biennial period end
ing the 30th day of June, A. D. 1907.
Therefore, your committee has not
drafted or introduced any measure to
cover the Governor estimates for I'M
paid bills.
s'Your committee would, however,
recommend that those heads of depart
ments who incurred these unpaid bills
should inaugurate in their respective
departments a system of orders and
regulations whereby, in the future, no
like indebtedness could be incurred eX-
cept with the written consent of the
proper authority, and that consent, for
the incurrence of any Indebtedness, be
not given without full knowledge of
the financial condition Of the appro-
priation for which the expense is to
be incurred. In many instances the
unpaid bills were due to lack Of proper
system, and while innocent parties
should not be made to suffer, the Legis-
lature should not be called upon to rec
tify errors of this nature, and in the
future we .would recommend that only
unpaid bills due to unforeseen or alb
normal conditions be recommended for
payment
''In this connection we would also
call attention to section , of Act 127
of the Session Laws of 1907, which
reads as follows:
- Section 2 The Auditor shall not
draw warrant in payment for any
of the objects named in this Act, ex-
cept as herein provided, and the I'M
authorized expenditures of any money
from the Treasury to be hereafter &C
counted for to the Legislature by in
demnity bill is hereby expressly pro
hibited.'
".That portion of the Governor S
message relating to appropriations for
additional requirements for the eur
rent period ending June 80, 1909, will
be covered by the introduction of
bill by this committee.
LAS regards Governors message No.
). your committee would report that
the item therein recommended. e.,
that an appropriation be made for the
scientific investigation of leprosy at
Honolulu, and to provide the necessary
quarters for such work, is covered by
the insertion of an item in the bill to
be presented to the Senate. ~
The Judiciary Committee reported ON
House Bill No. A, entitled - An Act
Amending Act 19S of the Session Laws
of 1907. - Act los of the Session Laws
of 1907 amended section 66 OF Act 81
known as the County Act, requiring
the Board of Supervisors to hold their
meetings on the first Wednesday OF
each month, except III the County OF
Maui, where it was set for the hrst
Wednesday after the fifth day of eaeh
month. The County of Maui now wishes
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