The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-11
HAWAII FINANCES
SOON TO Be KNOWN
HoLDovER COMMITTEE REPORT
ON THIS Is DETACHED FROM
OTHER COUNTIES.
From saturday Advertiser.

1t was announced by Senator Judd
just before adjournment Of the senate
yesterday morning that the report of
the holdover ways and means commit.
tee of the senate will be presented at
the session this morning. For that rea.
son the upper house will meet at nine
O'Clock this morning in the hope of
getting through the bulky document.
This is a report which has been ex-
pected daily since the opening of the
session. Those who should be in posi-
ton to know state that the main report
of the committee will contain nothing
of sensational nature, though a sup.
Elemental report now in course of prep.
aration will deal Mt length with condi-
tions in Hawaii's administration of
financial affairs and perhaps tear the
cover off number of things some
would fain keep secret.
Judd Is announcement came Mt the
close of one of the most busy hours
the senators have yet spent An ordi-
nary days work was done in that brief
period, giving the lawmakers an oppor-
tunity to adjourn at eleven clock to
accept the invitation of President Gil.
more to visit the College of Hawaii,
Governor Frear submitted message
containing a detailed statement Of the
financial conditions of the City and
County of Honolulu and the Counties of
Hawaii, Maui and Kauai. 1t contains
forty-seven closely written tabulated
pages, showing in detail the sources of
Trevenue, amounts paid out and the pur-
pose of the expenditures. These state
ments are from the auditors of each
of the counties. In his message Gov
ernor Frear makes no comment, leaving
that to the legislators after they have
had time to go through the voluminous
document and making such investiga-
tions as they deem proper. Possibly
the message will finally be referred to
the accounts committee or thu ways
and means committee where arrange
nents can be made to have expe.ts pass
on the different reports.
Two Democrats, Senators Writ and
Metzger, lined up against the passage
on third reading of house bill 81. This
is the measure which provides for the
payment of members of the National
Guard of Hawaii who took part in
the Camp Damon Encampment last
year. 1t went through by a vote OF
eleven to two and now goes to the
Governor for action.
Fears "Furbelows."
Senator Metzger succeeded in casting
such a cloud of uncertainty about the
real meaning of house bill SO that ht
succeeded in having final action de
ferred until March 10 next. Had il
gone up for final passage yesterday
morning it would have been defeated
This bill would "make it lawful" t,
add course of agriculture and polit
ical economy in the public schools O
the Territory. The bill went alon,
swimmingly until yesterday morning
when Senator Metzger began making
inquiries as to why it would be neces
sary to make such action "lawful'' AM
asking if the real purpose, after all
was not an attempt to add "additiona
furbelows" to the school curriculum
and incidentally more teachers an,
,. further unnecessary expense" Be
fore the measure could be brought t.
a vote a motion was made that actiol
be deferred until March 10. This car
ried.
House bill 20 went through secon
reading without opposition. This meas
ure amends the law relating to jur
5 duty and includes wireless operator
in the list of those who will be exemep
from jury service.