The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-06-17

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y. D. PARIS.
wv. F. POGUE.
Il. L. McCANDLESS."
y do not occur with this report. as
l do not believe Mr.. Rowell has
been treated fairly.
PAUL ISENBERG."
The report was referred to the Print
ing Committee.
Amendments to Senate bill Al, relat-
ing to roads TO private lands, passed
third reading.
Third reading of Senate amend
ments to House bill 81, relating to
pounds, estrays, etc.
Things in the House had been going
along at rather unfnteresting pace
but, as soon as this bill came up, there
seemed to be an awakening on the
part of the members. Rep. McCand-
less was the leader of the opposition.
He did not believe in passing a law
that would work such a hardship and
moved for an indefinite postponement
of the bill. The Speaker ruled that
indefinite postponement was out Of the
question for the bill had passed sec
ond reading in the House and had
then gone to the Senate, which body
had made Two amendments. The pro
per course to follow was to act on
the amendments of the Senate. The
ruling of the Speaker was appealed
from but upon being put to vote, it
was sustained.
The first amendment of the Senate
was concurred in. Then came a
drawing out Of the books on rules on
the part OF all the members. One
contended this and another contended
that. Finally the second amendment
was indefinitely postponement by a
majority of one vote. Such action OF
course practically killed the bill as,
under the circumstances, it would be
impossible for the conference commit
tees of the Senate and House to have
any meeting. The members of the
bill naturally went home for luncheon
with a feeling Of sadness for they saw
no way out of the dilemma. The bill
which they considered one of the best
introduced during the session, had
been doomed.
At z noon the House took a recess
until p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The faces of the members in favor
of the bill wore a very bright express
ion as they took their seats in the
House in the afternoon. They hat
discovered a way to have the bill pass
ed. As soon as the Speaker had call
ed the House to order, Rep. Kaeo, o.
Kauai, who had voted for an indie.
finite postponement of the bill, arose
and moved for a reconsideration of The
motion to indefinitely postpone This
was carried. Then Rep. Loebenstein
moved that the House concur in the
amendment OF the Senate. This was
likewise carried. Rep. Robertson call
ed the attention of the House to the
fact that he had voted in the afnrma-
tive. 1t was also noticed that Reps
McCandIess and Achi voted the same
way so that the vote was unanimous
Immediately after this, Rep. Loe-
bernstein arose again and moved thai
the vote TO concur in the amendment
Of the Senate be reconsidered. Reps
Robertson, McCandless and Achi saw
the point at once and, taking their
hats, departed for parts unknown. The
Speaker despatched the Sergeant-at-
arms to call back the members, while
Rep. Loebenstein protested against
the action of the Speaker in allowing
the members TO leave the rooms.
There was no quorum. The Speaker
explained that he was not at all pleas
ed with the action of the three mem
bers and that he had sent the Ser
geant-at-aIms after them as soon as
they had started to leave the room.
At this Rep. Loebenstein apologized
for what he had said. A little after
This the members returned and, once
again, there was a quorum. Rep. Nc
Candies at once arose and denounced
the member from Hilo as being man
who had applied sharp practice. He
had waited until there were absent
some of the men who had voted the
other way and had then taken advan-
tage of the opportunity to ge the bill
through
Rep. Loebenstein then made again
his motion TO reconsider the vote to
concur in the amendment Of the Sen
ate. OF course he had in the mean
time gone around among the members
who were in favor of the bill and,
when it came TO taking the vote, he
and the members he knew TO be on
his side, voted mo" This settled
matters for this session and now the
bill viii go through.
Rep. Loebenstein played his cards
well and succeeded in a move that
has so often failed.
Rep. McCandless could not stand
this sort OF thing and walked out OF
the House, did not put in an appear
ance again during the afternoon.
The following report of the Finance
Committee was presented by Rep
Pogue on items under the head OF
Fire Department" in Senate bill 5:
we have secured an itemized state
ment, making up the total of the Ho-
nolulu Fire Department, regular pay
roll, $50, 40. Said items do not in
clude the pay roll for the proposed
chemical engine on the Plains. This
in very much needed as. the residence
portion of the plains is rapidly grow
ing and there is very inadequate pro-