The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-03
AFTERNOON SESSION,

ana promptly resolved Itself into com
| mittee of the whole, with Cohen in
the chair, to consider the proposed bill
| for the amendment of the Organic
Act
The administration bill and the con-
current resolution were read through
and translated. Kama WASH It satisfied
with this; he moved to have it trans
lated and the translation published.
Chairman Cohen tried to head off
any such diiatory tactics, suggesting
that the resolution could be read in
Hawaiian by the interpreter Castro
moved that the bill be read section by
section. He moved that Judgment on
the fore part of the bill be suspended
until after consideration of the essen
tial part of the bill relating to amend
ments of the Organic Act. This mo-
ton carried, and the committee of the
whole proceeded to the consideration
of the bill section by section.
Frear and Kuhio Summoned.
Castro moved that an invitation be
issued to the delegate to congress and
to the Governor to address the COM
mittee of the whole on the subject mat
ter in the bill. Carried. Castro was
appointed a committee of one to in
vite Governor Frear and Delegate Ku-
hio to appear before the committee of
the whole
At 2:55, after recess to wait for
him, the Governor arrived with the
delegate, and they took their seats be-
fore the house.
Castro, addressing them, stated that
while some might understand the bill,
number of the representatives need
ed enlightenment on some sections, and
for that reason he thought it wise to
have the Governor and the delegate
come before them and enlighten them
on the bill as a whole.
Governor Explains.
Governor Frear was first called upon.
"The object of the first section of
the BILL he said, els simply to set
tie questions of doubt. 1t has been
held that certain United States laws
do not apply to Hawaii. For instance,
Hawaii wants to get a photographic
and a soil survey. It is very desirable
that Hawaii get the assistance of the
United States. The section is so
amended that all these appropriations
made by congress shall apply to Ha-
wall, so that the Territory shall get
the benefits as well as bear the bur
dens of the United States-so that we
shall be aided by the United States
in matters relating to soil and hydro
graphic surveys instead of having to
bear all the expense ourselves.
"There are certain statutes of the
United States that apply to the issu-
ance of territorial bonds. 1t has been
claimed that they apply to Hawaii. |
do not think that they do, but this
is simply to settle the question so that
there shall not be any confusion
At the conclusion of the Governor s
explanation of section 5, Castro suggest
ed that Governor Frear go ahead and
give the members any information he
might think wise on all other sections.
COney objected-couldn t see any use
in tit was not necessary.
Chairman Cohen said the Governor
had explained section FIVE, which was
the only one that was little ambigu-
Gus, but if any member wished any
explanation on anything else. the Gov
ernor would be glad to give his views.
The Question of Pay.
Coney wanted to know what was the
Governor attitude on raising the pay
of legislators to $500.
The Governor said that during the
first few years of the Territory there
was always an extra session Immediate
ly following the regular session, but
since congress had provided that there
should be no extra pay for an extra
session, there had been no extra SEES
sions. How congress would look upon
raising the pay of legislators he did
not know, but he thought it very doubt
| full If congress would want to raise the
| pay above $600-to $1,000 for instance.
Sheldon wanted to know how it would
| be if they changed the time of the
! regular session from 60 to 90 days.
Same Old Ghost.
And then he raised the ancient ghost
of the annual session-would congress
consent to annual sessions of the legis-
| latures And Holstein looked embar-
raised.
The Governor thought that on occa-
| sion congress might consent to an ex-
leHSiuH Oh tue regular session TO ninety
days. But the tendency on the main
| land is to make the sessions more infre-
I quent and to make them shorter. For
| instance, in several States, the regular
session has been reduced to forty days.
How congress would look upon more
! frequent or longer sessions he couldn t
say.
Nothing else was wanted from the
Governor for the time being and he was
excused
Coney moved that section FIVE pass
as in the bill. Carried unanimously.
Nawahine and Graft.
Section of the bill. amending sec.
ton % of the Organic Act by raising
the pay of legislators to 5000 was tax.
en- up. Nawahine moved promptly ia
change the $500 to 1920.
Sheldon thought that a pretty deli
cate subject, and asked Delegate Ku
ho to express his views or the matter
The delegate sidestepped and said
nothing
Alfonso expressed the fear that Ma
wahine was too modest, and moved the
amendment be tabled. He was re
minded that no motion had been made
Long moved the section pass as read
Sheldon moved to amend to make III,