The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10


began speaking AT the same time with
Rep, Loshsstein.
RicharGS-''Ws want fair play.
Spssker-'Sit down. Sit down
Losbsnstein-'I viii when l am
spoken 10 like q gentleman.
Speaker-''Sit down everybody"
Riehards-'what right has he got
10 say that the influence Of money
was brought TO bear. He'iS the man
who has got profit out OF the bill al
ready and he expects TO set more. I
move Mr.. Robertson be allowed 70 eN-
plain. retraet or apologize
RoherIson-'The members who flew
upon the floor in such an outrageous
manner
Then came storm that was worse
than the first The word ''outrageous"
had done its work.
Rep. kaai could be heard down AZ
the Carter memorial Stockade. His eN-
eitemenJ, was intense and he pounded
the desk in the ardor of debate, The
Speaker was all wrong about telling
Rep. Losbenstein 10 sit down and Rep.
coming member Of the House.
Rep. Losbenstein became excited
again and. pointing his finger At
| Speaker kaulukou. stated that he
would maintain the floor until ruling
had been made on his question OF priv
ilege.
Speaker kaulukou stated that he
had the right when there was an APP
pearanee Of disorderly conducts in the
I House 70 order every one 10 sit down.
Rep. Loebenstein stated that it was a
question as 10 his having the floor that
they were talking about. The Speaker
ruled that his time had gone by. Upon
voting on the appeal OF Rep, Loebeu-
| stein. the ruling of the chair was not
sustained. In making his remarks on
the appeal, previous TO the taking Of
/ the vote. Speaker kaulukou stated
that there was no personal matter
whatever so far as he was concerned.
Rep Loebenstein answered: There
is There is"
| Just here the Acknowledgement made
a few remarks telling of an instance
I
there was rumpus in committee OF
the whole under temporary chair
man II was necessary for Speaker
Reed TO take the chair. As soon as
he had done this he told the members.
most of whom were on the floor shak-
ing their fists at each other. 10 sit
down There was quiet in q minute.
I Sol
things they did not mean. at times. He
hoped the matter would cease and
work proceed
At u m. House took 2 recess until
1870 p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening Of the afternoon ses-
sion Speaker kaulukou announced
that Rep LOebenstein had the floor.
That member was not present and the
Speaker announced that the House
would wait There was discussion on
and objection to this for the space of
about ten minutes. when Rep. Loebsn-
stein arrived He apologized for the
delay. stating that personal business
had kept him away. He would state.
speaking on question OF privilege,
that certain remarks made by Rep.
Robertson may have been unintention-
al and made in the heat Of debate. He
moved that Rep. Robertson be given
q chance TO retract-
Rep. Robertson then explained most
satisfactorily the meaning OF his re-
marks which made the objections OF
the members from Hilo superiuous-
In regard 10 the statement he had
made regarding the influence of wealth
changing the vote If that was the
Objectionable statement then there was
no reason for him TO retract- He was
honestly and conscientiously stating
what he believed. Wealthy men had
been present at the meetings when the
bill was concerned. There was no ides
Of bribery in his mind As 10 Rep
Loebenstein's remark TO the effect thai
he might have made his remarks il
the head OF debate he would most Ger
tainIy deny. He was not in the habit
of flying of the handle" while speak.
ing
Rep. Loebenstein moved TO accept
the explanation. This was seconded
by Rep. Richards. Carried.
Speaker Kaulukou-'-I am glad 20 see
this matter amicably settled and sin,
cerely hope there will be no repetition
Certain members of the House beeam.
a little excited and the chair did too
Rep. Atkinson spoke briefly On the
income tax matter All Theoretical
writers on income tax we're unanimou.
. in saying that II was certainly tbs
fairest tax on any nation. 4 mai
earning ten or twenty thousand dol
lars a year, under present eircum-
stances, paid a smaller amount Of
taxes than a man earning only So, 900
A laboring man making $40 per month
was assessed nearly 3 per cent while
there were men in Honolulu witt
large incomes, paying only one-haIf o.
per cent
The ayes and noes were taken OF
the motion TO indefinitely postpone tn.
: bill. The vote stood Z 10 Z. Tn.
Speaker voted against this and wa.
applauded by the friends OF the bill
The vote TO postpone consideration
of the parts Of the majority and mino
rity reports on the Joint Resolution
stood TO Z. Speaker Kaulukou voteC
, in favor of this.
The bill was read section by sec