The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-26
ENABLING ACT HAS
BEEN SIGNED AND THE
ROAD MEN WILL Be PAID
Official Lobbyists Are
Warned by Senate to
Keep Away From the
Members.

The Fifth Senate of the Territory of
Hawaii has fallen into line with the
precedent cStahlls he'd by the House of
Representatives and hereafter will wear
a dark, thunderous frown upon it's Dig
nifed brow for all official lobbyists It
will not stop with the frown, however,
for by resolution introduced by Co
elho yesterday and adopted, it goes on
record in such an unqualified way that
1T must demand the prompt dismissal
of any departmental employee that hap
pens to even whisper the word "appro-
priation' near the Senate Chamber.
No lobby limits are set.
The bill to amend the existing law
so the Secretary of the Territory can
publish the session laws in any news
paper published in the Territory was
not regarded with much favor by the
upper house. Coelho appeared as the
champion of the existing law. 1t APP
pears that he does not possess a very
high opinion of the journal that is
printed on his own island and he. de-
clared that the proposed amendment
was simply introduced in behalf of Sec
rotary Mott-Smith in an effort to dis
rupt the "local newspaper monopoly.
None of the Senators rose in defense
of their home town journal. 1t was ex-
pected that Coelho's remarks would
cause a ringing defense of the ''Kohala
Midget by Senator Palmer Woods but
for some reason unknown the legislator
from Hawaii was silent.
The Senate went through the formal
ity of endorsing the report of the joint
conference committee on the new ZEN
abling' act and the members of the
upper house now hope that they have
heard the last of the municipal squabble.
Warns Against Delay.
Upon the converting of the Senate
yesterday morning President Smith
omplimented the members on the
amount of work accomplished in the
thirty days of the session, but also adj
vised the Senators to refrain from de-
laying any of the business of legisla-
ton that must be concluded before ad-
journment.
House Bill No. IS, the militia enroll
ment measure, was received from the
House and it passed first reading by
title
A petition was received from the
president of the Sodality of the Immac-
ulate Conception, protesting against a
change in the age Of compulsory school
attendance or reduction III the appro-
priation for teachers salaries. A sim
liar petition was read from the Catholic
Ladies' Aid Associa lion, both docu-
ments being handed over to the Edu-
cation Committee and making nearly a
score of petitions on the same subject
that have been received by the Senate.
Senator Fairchild then submitted the
report of the joint conference commit
tee on House bill l40, the latest version
of an enabling act. Fairchild ex-
planned that the only change of eonse-
quence was that the names of each
claimant would not appear in the bill
and that the only changes in the bill
were because of dropping the list IN
question Senator Kalama asked if
anything new had been inserted in the
measure by the conference committee,
but was assured by Fairchild that the
conference committee had simply
agreed to avoid eneumbering the jour
nal'' with the list of names, which had
been regularly certified to by Mayor
Fern, his secretary and the City and
County Clerk. Fairchild said that the
lists in schedule form would be suffi-
cient for Identification and would not
detract from the efficiency of the meas
ure.
Report Is Adopted.
After concluding his explanation
Senator Fairchild moved for the adop-
ton of the conference committee report.
Senator Chillingworth was absent from
the Senate Chamber, the motion being
carried on the vote of the fourteen
Senators present.
Coelho decided that one day of COM
parative quietude was enough for him
and he introduced resolution in
strueting all departmental employees to
refrain from lobbying on pain of
prompt dismissal The resolution was
adopted after Senator Makekau s mo-
ton to table it was lost on a tie vote.
Coelho thought it was an outrage
that dignifed members of the upper
house should be constantly approach
ed by departmental minions.
eff we need the suggestions of
these people, Numbered Coelho, eve
can call 'em before us. So l move
this resolution be adopted. =
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