The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-19

| CnlI1ng worm observing tldL the IN
| stitution would not be needed at al
when the juvenile court was in oper
alton for time.
| Makekau moved for the insertion Of
| 300 for the building of wharf al
| Mahukona. Chillingworth asked il
! the Mahukona landing was not pri
waite property. and declared that he
/ knew that landing charges were en-
forced at the present time. He said
that the same question arose at the
| last session. Fairchild proposed a
rider that qualified that the wharf
| could only be built on government
land, and the $4,000 was inserted
The provision was also inserted with
the approved appropriation of $4,000
for a wharf at Hanalei, Kauai.
Baker moved for the insertion of
$4,000 for landing at Napoopoo. bu:
the Senate regarded his efforts to di-
vert a slice of the revenues as some
thing of a joke, and he finally with
drew his motion for a wharf and ask
ed for $4,000 for school agents. Robin
son supported Bakers motion, but it
went down to defeat, the Senate hay
ing declared itself against school
agents on the second reading of the
appropriation bill.
Senator Mccarthy declared that the
duty of school agents was merely NOM
inal, and said he was strongly opposed
to any appropriation for school agents
ture had raised the appropriation for
teachers salaries by $4,000. He said
that the principal of tffe largest
school in each district could well be
commissioned as school agents.
Makekau moved for the insertion of
$500 as a permanent biennial settle
ment on the widow of the late Judg
Hapai.
Senator Fairchild opposed the mo-
ton, declaring that the government
should establish pension bureau II
it We're going to reward the widows
OF all efficient public servants. He
said that the matter of sympathy and
friendship should not influence the dis
posal of public money for any pur-
pose. President Smith also observed
that the settlement of 5000 a year on
the widow of John Kea was a dis
tinet case. fully justified, but that he
understood that the widow of Judge
Hapai was not in need of financial as
sistance
The motion TO insert the item of
$500 was lost, only two affirmative
votes being cast. -
Fa1rchild moved for the insertion of |
an item of $4,000 for the support of
bA T
was carried.
Referring to the item of $4,000 for |
Promotion, Coelho said that it had been
suggested that the expenditure of the
money be placed under the control of |
the Chamber of Commerce. The sug-
gestlon was not received with favor |
and Coelho withdrew his motion.
Coelho next moved that the sum of |
$4,000 be inserted for extension of the |
wharf at McGregor' s landing, but
finally withdrew it. The next Coelho
request was for $1,000 for an armory at |
Lahaina, but the Senate was through |
with financial practical jokes.
The total of $4,000 for medical sup
plies was reduced to $4,000 and a |
special item of $3.50 for vaccination
supplies inserted, also upon Coelho s |
motion
The next Coelho motion was for the
advance of the salary of the clerk of
the Judiciary Department from $175 to
has present salary of 1925. The amend
ment was made without opposition.
Senator Brown moved that an item
OF $1440 for clerk and interpreter be
inserted under the Hawaii taxation dis
triet. The motion carried.
z Chllhngworth moved for the inser-
ton of an item of $65 a month for a
carpenter at the insane asylum, and it
was inserted. Chillingworth said the
carpenter at the asylum had rendered
very efficient service, and was entitled
to raise of SIS month. secured
through the small advance in the gem
eral appropriation.
Chillingworth offered an amendment
for the insertion of an item of $40. 600
for an armory with a provision that
the money should not be expended un-
less the Federal government made pro-
vision for a site. Chillingworth argued
IN support of the motion
1t did not receive much consideration
at the hands of the Senate. Mccarthy
admitted that new armory was need
ed, but it was impossible to load down
the appropriation bill with such items.
The report of the conference COM
mlttee on House Bill No. I57 was
adopted by vote of II to 3 after
President Smith had ruled that the
committee had not exceeded it's au-
thority in its change of the license fee
te 81 for each performance. The dis
senting votes against the adoption of
the report were east by Kalama, Chill
llngworth and Brown.
Senate Bill 142, regulating labor by
prisoners and providing that the City
and County of Honolulu pay fifty cents
day to the Territory for labor per-
formed by Territorial prisoners, re-
ceIyed final Endorsement.
There was some doubt on the proyi-
slons of the measure, Makekau appa-
rentiy thinking that it was intended
Tor anyone to hire contract labor at
fifty cents per diem
tee on House Bill No. 13S, regulating
the sale of iced fish, was adopted, pass
ing the bill upon its second reading.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 3. pro-
vidlng for a commission to investigate
the disposal of school funds, passed
third reading
House Bill No. 1SS. providing for