The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-08
THE SENATE
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proposed.
I'VE would therefore recommend
that the bill be tabled and the act
submitted herewith be introduced en-
abling the counties to increase their
present tax rate by one-fourth of one
per cent, if necessary to provide a
fund for the construction of the ne
cessary internal improvements
COUNTY OF HAWAII.
Woods presented a report of the Sc
lect committee of Hawaii members on
Senate bill to provide for increases in
salaries of the county clerk of the
County of Hawaii and the deputy She
riffs of the districts-of North Hilo, Ha-
maliua and South Kohala, recommends
ing its passage.
Makekau wanted to take the bill up
right away.
President Smith reminded the SEN
ators that only sixteen days of the
session remained and urged that moth
ing should stand in the way of con.
sideration Of the appropriation bill
The bill was left to take its course
after a lot of talk.
PRIMARY LAW KILLED.
Knudsen presented a written report
of the committee of the whole on the
primary law bill.
Mccarthy amidst a confused jangle
over the status of the bill and the ques-
ton of whether the report should be
adopted before the bill was reprinted,
said he had not heard a single mem
Der speak in favor of the bill If it's
purpose was only to get a test vote,
he would move that the report and the
bill be indefinitely postponed. The
motion carried on the following vote:
Ayes: Brown, Coelho, Fairchild, Har-
vey, Knudsen, Makekau, Mccarthy,
Moore-S.
Noes-Baker, Chillingworth. Kala-
ma, Quinn, Robinson, Smith, Woods
Z.
Mccarthy observed that he Thought
members should vote as they talked.
Quinn took the shot for himself say
ing he talked against the bill, but aft
er it had been thrashed over he was
in favor of it.
PROSECUTION OF ABE
Coelho presented this resolution:
Resolved that the Attorney General
of the Territory be and he is hereby
requested to forthwith file with the
Clerk of the Senate a detail report of
all expenses incurred by and through
his Department for and on account
of the prosecution of the case of the
Territory of Hawaii VS. Abe"
Chillingworth said he happened to
know that the Territory had not ex-
pended a cent in the pursuit of Abe
The expense had been borne by the
Merchants Association.
Adopted.
TRANSFER TO COUNTIES.
Mccarthy presented the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved that the Ways and
Means Committee present to the Sen.
ate all bills, whether House or Sen,
ate, relating to the transfer of Ter
ritorial functions and income over tC
the counties, so that the Senate car
act intelligently in the premises"
TIME EATING TALK.
/ President Smith for the second OF
third time announced the special or
der of the day to be consideration o
the appropriation bill in committee o
the whole.
Coelho suggested evening sessions
for that bill and made a speech.
! The president advised the Senate t.
go ahead with the bill and see how
they got along Night sessions wer,
unsatisfactory, everybody being tired
In the morning when they were fresl
and strong was the time for import
ant matters.
Woods suggested opening at 8 a. IN
/ Coelho moved that the bill be tn,
order of the day for the afternoon.
President Smith ruled that unles
the Senate decided contrary the!
should proceed with the appropriation
bill in committee of the whole.
Quinn advocated night sessions TO
it. u
Fairchild reminded the body that i
was six days since the ways and mean
committee submitted the bill-tim
they got on with It,
Robinson was understood to with
draw a motion he had made to g
through other orders of the day frs
and Quinn again broke into the wran
gle with a plea for night session.
Robinson then discovered his me
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