The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-11-04
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the assistant clerk was one dollar
more than that paid at the regular
session. TF"U
Quinn moved to amend the resolu-
ton to make the pay of the assistant
clerk the same as last session. Lost,
to 4.
Makekau moved that the seasonal
pay Of the chaplain be $50 instead of
$25.
Quinn regarded it an outrage to
have raised the pay of the assistant
clerk. The session might only last
few days, but the people looked to
them to be economical.
Makekau contended that the pro-
posed raise of the chaplain's pay was
not out of proportion to the 5000 al
lowed to Senators.
The amendment carried, to 5, on
show of hands.
LAND FOR PERSONS RELEASED
FROM LEPER SETTLEMENT.
Harvey presented the following
resolution:
Resolved, that it is the sense of the
Legislature of the Territory of Ha-
the Governor of the Territory set
aside suitable public lands for the
purpose of placing such of the per-
sons who were segregated at the
Leper Settlement at Molokai and
who were examined since April 1,
1909, and found free of the disease of
leprosy and ordered to leave the Set
Element, as may apply to locate there
on, upon such terms and conditions
as the Governor may prescribe.
| Be it further resolved that a GER
tilted copy of this resolution be trans
mitted to the Governor of the Ter
| ritory.
Referred to committee on public
lands.
GENERAL LEGISLATION.
! House joint resolution for the re-
lief of homesteaders passed first
reading on motion of Mccarthy.
! Chillingworth, referring to the ac-
ton just taken, Suggested that the
question should be determined now
whether other matters other than
the proposed bill to amend the Or
ganic Act could legally be taken up
at this special session.
President Smith did not regard il
proper to take up general legislation
except in cases of emergency, but
this House resolution was not foreign
to the special business of the SEES
sion. 1t might help in the problem
of amending the Organic Act.
Chillingworth accepted the ruling.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
| Senate bill No. 1 appropriating
$4,000 for the sessional expenses OF
this branch passed third reading.
Coelho's bill increasing the salaries
of certain officers of the County OF
Maui came up under the report OF
the special committee recommending
its passage.
A motion by Coelho to adopt the
report of the committee, which would
pass the bill on second reading, was
lost on a show of hands.
This was the first setback to gen
eral legislation at this special SEES
sion, but the battle royal was vel
to come.
i THE FIGHT ON.
Coelho scored the next point in the
game when his motion to take uI
reports Of the committee on ways
and means upon certain bills carried
Then he moved the adoption of the
majority report recommending the
passage Of Senate bill No. 8, relating
to license fees for the sale Of fish
etc.
President Smith called attention
to the fact that the bill was foreign
to the purpose for which this session
of the Legislature was called.
Quinn called for a ruling Of thu
chair on the question of general leg
islation.
Coelho argued at length for thu
legality Of the procedure in question
The constitution of the State of New
York specifically prohibited legisla
ton at a special session foreign Il
the purpose for which the Legislature
WAS called. Our Organic Act did no
prohibit it, which the speaker regard
ed as significant fact In 1904 tn
Attorney General filed an opinion o.
the question, and at the special sci
sion of that year Mr. Knudsen, the
, member of the House, voted in ia
Won of bill not related to the specia
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