The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-16
AFTERNOON SESSION.

secretary MOtt.Smith ana Attorney
General Hemenway faced the House
yesterday afternoon when the session
was resumed, the two being on the
carpet in regard to the items in the
Appropriation Bill for their depart
ment.
Pending the time when the House
should go into Committee of the Whole,
a number of Senate communications
were read.
House Bill II and House Bill Is came
back, the second altered somewhat.
Consideration of the amendments went
over until Wednesday.
Senate Bills IS, So 80 and SO were
received and read and passed by tito.
Democratic Wage Bill.
Like presented another minimum la,
borers wage bill Democracy having
evidently tired of its efforts to hitch
on to the two or three similar Repub-
lican bills in the House.
Like IS bill deals with the employees
of the City and County Of Honolulu
only and is n generous one, raising the
daily allowance to $500 a day.
Resolutions.
Kealawaa asked for $500 to repair
eight miles of road between Keauhou
and HilO and talked volubly on the
merits of the resolution when point
of order was raised. The Speaker ruled
the resolution out of order.
Questions for Campbell.
Makekau present resolution in
which lie displayed n large amount of
curiosity regarding the Mckinley High
School. The gst of the several ques
tions he wants the Department of Pub
lie Works to answer is: Why was tho
building accepted and paid for when
it was incomplete, leaky, the job be.
ing unfinished in several particularsY
He had also resolution asking the
Education Committee to find out the
method and manner of permitting or
refusing students to enter the Normal
and High Schools, and under what con.
ditions. certificates and diplomas are
given to those graduating from these
schools
Committee of the Whole.
With Like in the chair, the House
resolved itself into committee of the
whole. Secretary Mott Smith was in.
vted to step up and be questioned.
The first item inquired about was
that of 1925 month for the Adju'
tant General. The Secretary referred
the House to Colonel Jones, but was
asked to tell what he knew, anyhow.
The Secretary accordingly outlined the
duties of the Adiutant General as the
mouthpiece of the Governor so far as
National Guard matters. were concern
ed. Up to this time Colonel Jones had
worked for nothing but as the Guard
WAS being increased on request of
Federal authorities, the work was get
ting too much for pro bono publico
man.
The Secretary urged the item, point
ing ont how the Federal government
had spent S4l 900 in the Territory on
the Guard during the past two years
$25 900 in cash and $4,000 in equip
, ment.
Kaleiopu wanted to know how about
paving the captains, the Secretary ex
planning that they were paid now when
on active duty.
Sheldon moved to defer action on
the item.
The next item was for $500 for a
clerk and assistant for the Adjutant
General. lie thought it was new
item.
Rice moved that it pass but il was
deferred on motion OF Castro.
= Secretary's Office.
, "Clerls, assistants, stenographers
messengers, $1,000"
The Secretary explained that this
was cut of $1,000 and pointed out
The value of Jumping the sum.
Castro. Kaniho and Kama had o
t good deal to say about the item, the
latter particularly obieeting to giving
@ the Secretary the power to fix the sal