The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-11-05
Even Firre Looks Good.


Makekau. on section .. relating 10
salaries, moved 10 make the seasonal
paw Of members of the legislature |
$1,000 instead of 5000, as in the bill, for !
regular session.
Smith thought a thousand dollars not |
excessive. but doubted If IL would pass
congress. IL might seem like opening
their mouths too wide. Such provis.
/ ion was liable TO endauger the whole
4 hill. The regular session was limited
20 sixty days and $500 was a fair in
I demnitv He moved the section pass as
! Chillingworth and Harvey in duet
seconded the amendment to the amend.
ment.
/ Coelho was surprised at the opposi-
I ton Of the Oahu members TO the amend
ment, as they voted in 1905 for reso.
lution of Senator John c. Lane for
I $1,000.
Smith suggested that. if the bill was
20 be amended. il should be to make it
/ $500 for regular and $500 for a special
session.
Robinson said they were asking con.
7 gress TO increase the Governor s salary
loo per cent. He did not think it was
going beyond the mark to ask for
similar increase Of the pay of legisla'
tors He moved an amendment to the
amendment. making the pay $500 for
a regular and $500 for any special SEES
sion.
Kalama wanted to defer considera-
ton, as the house had done so.
/ Knudsen advised that the senate act
independently. and if its decision was
4 different from that of the house send
the matter to conference.
There were eight votes for the amend
ment-Sl00O for a regular session-and
four for $500 regular and $500 special.
Aid for Homesteaders.
Mccarthy, on section 3, relating to
Il public Indebtedness, moved the follow
ing amendment:
Resolved That a new section be add
ed to the bill to read as follows:
That section 50 of said Act is hereby
amended by adding thereto the fol-
lowing:
Provided that nothing herein or in
/, this Act contained shall prevent the
legislature of the Territory from loan
ing and advancing money for necessary
permanent improvements to needy citi-
zens or those who have declared their
intention to become citizens, taking up
public lands for homestead purposes and
j, making provision to secure such ad-
vances and the repayment thereof, nor
from voting subsidies to individuals or
corporations or both to secure efficient,
prompt and cheap transportation to
2 market by land and sea of the products
. and freight of the citizens of the Ter
! ritory if aud provided such Legislation
= as the same is enacted receives the ex-
$ press approval of the President of the
2 United States. -
The mover offered remarks in sup
port of the amendment, relating the diff
. tieuties and obstacles with which home
steaders are now confronted.
On motion of Baker the amendment
was deferred until it could be printed
Mccarthy, on section 5, relating to
public lands. said the section was the
. one on which scrap was anticipated
therefore he moved its consideration be
I deferred until the rest of the bill had
!, been considered. Carried.
v Section 8, relating to disqualification
], Of Judges and jurors, passed.
So did section Z, relative to the pub
!, lie property ceded to the United States
: by the resolution of annexation.
b Would Boost Mcbride.
/, Baker. on section 8, relating to sal
4 aries Of officers, moved to make thu
: salary Of the Governor s private secre
I'll tary s2400 instead Of $1,000.
i'll Harvey moved it pass as in the bill
ri Carried
H. Section .. to legalize naturalization
by circuit judges prior to June 20, 1906
e passed.
!, Wants Third Custom Revenues,
NJ Coelho moved to insert a new section
d to read
Section II. That a new section b
70 inserted a. section l03A, to read a
N follows
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ie ~ permanent appropriation, one.thir'
6f the annual revenues Of the custom
district II Hawaii, the same to be
!, permanent endowment, the income froI
n Which Is 10 be devoted 10 the publ
q schools u the Territory for teachers
salaries add school supplies.
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/ from = member Of the school fund con
:, mission, ~ would hurt rs nothing I
!, ask Tor ~ There WAS need 81 the loei
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