The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-03
ENABLING ACT FOR
PAY Of LABOR
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miss an appointive officer without con
firmation Of his action by the Senate
He declared that such was the rule IN
nearly all the States and could not but
he considered as measure for the Pub
lie good.
Two bills were passed by the Senate
YESTERDAY. The first measure that re-
eejyed the final Endorsement of the Sen
ate was the bill providing for re,
organization of the Board of Commls-
sioners of the Department OF Pubic In
struetion on the basis of island repre-
sentation. All the Senators voted for
the act with the exception OF President
Smith who voiced an emphatic mo
when his name was called by the clerk
The substitute divorce bill introduce
ed by the Committee on Judiciary pass
I'd it's third reading and is ready for
action by the House. The measure
makes several changes in the existing
law, the most important of which is
the period of thirty days elapsing after
the fling of the complaint before court
proceedings can be held.
The members of the Senate are look.
ing askance at the bill for the lndis-
cr;minate amendment of the existing
liquor law. 1t is plain that the sentl-
ment of the Senate does not favor
tampering with the existing law on
the subject.
Yesterday morning in the House an
enabling act was foreshadowed
through notice of intention by Kalei-
opu. the bill he had in mind being one
to authorize the City and County of
Honolulu to pay those public employees
who have been working since the first
of the wear on the assurance of the
City Attorney and his potent deputy,
but who, the Supreme Court has de-
eided, have no legal position, despite
the weighty opinion of Messrs. Cath
cart and Milverton. The notice spe-
cited that the bill was to authorize
payment of these employees "of the
Board of Supervisors from January
A, when the board took the bit in its
teeth and ran away from the Mayor,
to the end of February, when the Su-
preme Court decided that they had no
claim against the city for wages. The
bill actually introduced was to pay
- ernployes of the City and County of
Honolulu and the time for which
payment by the city and county is au-
thorized is from January until March
Is.
Why March Is? That is what re-
mains to be found out. The reason
why the men who have no legal claim
against the city are still to be kept
on the payroll for two weeks viii prob
ably be told this morning, when the
bill will come up on second reading
ON special order of the day.
This is one of the extraordinary do
ings of yesterdays House. Another
was the acceptance of a committee s
report that the bill to prohibit con
viets from doing road work is move
toward making the penitentiary self
supporting The bill forbids work in
which there is no competition and
allows work in which there is; forbids
work to which there is no limit, and
allows work to supply very limited
market, 1t is good politics, though,
which excuse covers a multitude of
follies.
House Bill 100 was reached during
the day.
THE SENATE.
Vice President Kalama of the Senate
took the chair when the upper House
went into session as a committee of the
whole to listen to Governor Frear Z
views and explanations on the Organic
Act amendments as proposed in the bill
now pending before Congress. Presi
dent Smith suggested that it would b.
well to have the proceedings taken by {
stenographer, so that the questions ant
answers could be preserved for refer
enee. Clerk Savidge was instructed t.
notify Governor Frear that the Senat'
was sitting as committee OF the whole
for the consideration of Coelho's reso
tion and the Organic Act amendments
Governor Frear entered the Senat
chamber after few minutes delay, ae
companied by his secretary, Claudiu
Mcbride.
President of the Senate Smith state
that while the amendments under cor
sideration dealt chiefly with land mat
ters. a number of other questions wer
included which would profit by a gel
eral discussion and explanation by tn
Governor. Clerk Savidge read the RESI-
lution and on the motion being put tn
Senate formally voted to consider
with the amendments proposed to th
Organic Act.
President Smith explained that Co
ernor Frear had been kind enough
agree to give the Senate the benefit {
his views on the amendments. The i
repressible Coelho then made point {
order against the consideration of Il
amendments, declaring the Senate W;
sitting as committee of the whole Fl
the sole purpose of considering his res
luton condemning the propose
changes.
Mccarthy Explains.
Senator Mccarthy declared that !
action could be taken on the resolutl'
without taking up the amendments
the same time, and that the resoluti
was general in its bearing.
President Smith supported Senat
Mccarthy s views. He stated that t
resolution asked that the bill be ste
ped not only in reference to the la
laws but variety of subjects. As t
tod ha