The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-18
DOING BUSINESS
Continued tro1n First Page.)

then the ylce-Speaker swear in the
Speaker. Representative Lobenstein
was Of the opinion that the matter
could be very easily settled by the adj
dition OF an extra clause to Rule IA to
the effect that the Speaker administer
the oath.
Attorney General Smith arose to
make some suggestions in regard to
the question in point, finishing which,
Representative Atkinson rose for in
formation. He wanted to know if the
Ministers had any right to suggest.
Attorney General Smith explained that
the Ministers were ex-officio members
of the House without the power to vote
and, as such, had right to speak in
debate.
Representative Robertson stopped
further debate by putting forth line
of action in clear manner. The Off
GERS, other than the Representatives OF
the House, could be sworn in by the
Speaker. The Speaker and vice-Speak-
er were members of the House and had
already been sworn in by the Chief
Justice; therefore Rule IA did not ap-
ply to the first two officers of the
House. This was put in the form of
motion and carried.
The Speaker then instructed the Sc
cretary and sergeant at arms to stand
and these officers were sworn in.
At this point the committee appoint
ed to wait on the acting-President
Withdrew and returned shortly after
with the report made through Repre-
sentative Robertson that the acting
President had been informed of the
readiness of the House to proceed to
business. The report was accepted and
the committee discharged.
The Attorney General presented the
following reports in pamphlet form:
1. Message of the acting Preside1L.
2. Biennial Report of the Minister
of Foreign Affairs.
g. Biennial Report of the Minister
of the Interior.
A. Biennial Report of the Attorney
Generals Department.
s. Biennial Report of the Board of
Health.
g. Preliminary Report of the Minis
ter of Finance. Statistical part later.
Representative Richards moved that
copies of the Civil and Penal Laws be
supplied the members of the House,
with the understanding that these be
returned at the end of the session.
After many suggestions and attempts
at amendment, the original motion was
carried.
Representative Achi introduced re-
solution to the effect that the House,
on all days except Saturday, continue
in session from 10 a. m. to II m. and
from 1 p. m. to p. m. and that on
Saturday, the House meet at 10 a. m
and adjourn at II m.
/ Representative Robertson moved to
amend Representative Achi's motion sc
as to read: The hour Of assemblage
unless otherwise specified, be 10 a. m
He said the House might not always
wish to remain in session one hour.
| Carried.
The Speaker then announced the fol
| lowing standing committees of the
1 House of Representatives:
/ l. Foreign Relations: Representa-
/ tives Atkinson, Robertson and Pogue.
| 2. Judiciary: Representative Rob
kertson, Achi and Kaeo.
InduCS L 70 NN
Gear and Paris.
NJ Public Lands and Internal I'm
provements: Representatives Loeben
stein, McCandless and Kaai.
5. Commerce, Agriculture and Man
ufacture: Representative Wilder, Isen
berg and Richards.
6. Public Health and Education
Representative Gear, Atkinson ant
Kahaulelio.
Z. Military: Representatives Isen
berg, Gear and Kaai.
8. Enrolment, Revision and Print
ing: Representative Richards, Pari
and Kaeo.
9. Accounts: Representatives Nc
Candies, Wilder and Kahaulelio.
10. Rules: Representatives kahau
lelio, Gear and Achi.
A message from the Senate annount
ed the readiness of that body to pre-
ceed to business.
Another communication from tn
Chief Justice announced his intentio
to send in the remainder of the repol
of the Judiciary Department in th
near future.
The Speaker announced that he ha
chosen Judge Wilcox as the translate
for the House of Representatives du-
ing the session of 1898. Certainly thel
was no one in the Islands who coul
perform that duty as we'll as he.
Representative Isenberg moved tn;
the clerk be instructed to prepare
message to the Senate announcing tt
readiness of the House to proceed
business. Carried.
The Attorney General announced h
intention to introduce the followir
bills:
1. A bill entitled can act providir
for the suspending Of sentence in ce
tain cases."
2. A bill entitled can act to amer
Section 81 of the act entitled An a
TO reorganize the Judiciary Depar
ment.' approved November 10Th,
D. 1892, relating to the terms OF Il
Circuit Court.
8. A bill entitled IAN act to amer
Section 20 of an act entitled An a
to reorganize the Judiciary Depar
= ment,' approved November 10Th,
D.. 1892, relative to the divisions of Il