The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-24

the Executive to make that street ex-
act width. believing that some latitude
should be allowed TO meet contingen-
gencies that may arise. We recon-
mend that the section pass IS in the
BILL
Upon motion of Rep. HaIuaIani, the
committee report was accepted and
laid on the table for consideration with
the bill
Rep. Richards reported for the Print
ing Committee, that the replies OF the
Minister of Foreign Affairs in answer to
the questions Of Rep. KamauOha had
been printed; also House bill proVid-
ing for the importation Of kerosene oil
for fuel and mechanical purposes.
Dimensions of National Ensign.
Minister Cooper announced his in
tention Of introducing bill fixing the
dimensions of the national ensign.
Halt, Petitions.
Rep. Robinson presented the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved. That no petition be re-
ceived after April 1, 1896.
Rep. Richards-It seems TO me that
the member is clipping us little too
short. [ would recommend that the
date be fixed at April 10Th. Making
the date so close does not give people
on the other islands a fair chance to
get in their bids.
Rep. Kamauoha said that the previ-
Gus speaker was right, so far as he
went, but in his opinion he did not
go far enough The date should be
fixed at April Both.
Rep. Robertson stated that he be-
lieved the resolution should be adopt
ed. The whole country had been given
ample notice of the time of opening of
the Legislature. One year and a half
was certainly time enough to consider
what petitions were to be presented.
In the beginning of the present ses-
sion of the House had met from TWEEN
ty to thirty minutes every morning
for about a fortnight. Why were the
petitions not presented at that time?
There was plenty of time to ventilate
them. The member from KOhala
seemed to be under the impression that
the session of the present Legislature
was six months sitting, as in the
days gone by. 1t might be we'll to re-
member that the limit was ninety
days.
Minister Smith referred to the COnsti
tuition and pointed out the place where
it was given as a right to any citizen
to present petition at any time during
thu sessions of the Legislature. He
questioned the propriety of introduce
ing such a resolution, when the people
had Constitutional right to petition
when they wanted to.
Rep. Kamauoha's First Intention.
Rep. Kamauoha said it was his first
intention to move that the resolution
be tabled, but he didn't quite like to do
that. The House represented the peo-
pie. and as such should be their mouth
piece at all times. The people must be
listened to-not ignored. AS it was,
they had to wait until the introduction
of bills and learn of the action taken
or them, through the columns of the
newspapers, before deciding upon what
to do Petitions could not in any way
effect or interfere with the work of the
House.
Rep. Robertson withdraws Resolution.
Rep. Robertson-The point made by |
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is a good one,
and l ask to withdraw my resolution.
Third reading of the Registration bill
announced.
Rep. Robertson said he was not pres
ent during the second reading of the |
bill. and he had taken his cue from the
newspapers, which conveyed the idea
that a certain section had been re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee to
be amended. The Secretary's minutes
and the decision Of the House con-
veyed special instructions to the COM
mittee. He had made his report on
the newspaper statement, so, of course.
he had no report bearing on the mat
ter, as desired by the House.
Second reading of Senate Bill No. 6,
relating to widening streets in Hilo,
Hawaii, announced.
The report of the committee was to
the effect that the third section pass
as in the bill.
Minister Smith thought the section
had better pass as in the bill. 1t was
a questionable matter to limit the
width of the street by law. If, later,
the Government found it necessary to
make the street sixty instead of fifty
four feet, it would be necessary to pass
another Act of legislation.
Rep Kamauoha said it was wise
provision to fix by law the width of
the streets People would then know
what is what Upon houses being
built, there would be no danger of the
Government coming along and moving
them back. 1t would not do to have
matters left in that kind of a mess
People did not, as general thing, care
to pay for moving their buildings back
and forth, which would surely result,
if the Government was allowed control
of the matter.
Give the Government a Margin.
Rep. Robertson said that the speaker '
had answered his own argument. Hilo
was being built up very quickly, and I
might at some future date rival Homo {
lulu or even San Francisco. Conceding
the argument of the former speaker,
would it not be well to allow a margin /
for such growth? Under such hopeful
would it do to make a