The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-29
AIM ENDMENT LOST
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/ continued ErOn FIRST PdSe.t
Bill for improving the road from Ko-
| ele TO the sea shore on Lanai.
! Second reading Of amendment 10 Ar
ticle 81 of the Constitution. Rep. Ka-
haulelio wanted pOstponement until
the afternoon. He wished TO present
an important matter in connection
Herewith. Rep. Pogue moved for in
| definite postponement. A discussion
arose here Rep. Kahaulelio stated he
! believed he could throw the vote on
the side OF the passage Of the bill and
in case the members voted against his
motion of postponement until the aft
| ernoon, he would vote for passage.
| As it was, he intended to vote for in
| definite pOstponement in case his mo-
ton carried. Rep. Kahaulelio was
called 10 book by Rep. Achi, McCand-
| less and the Speaker 1t was mani
testify improper for a member to make
such conditions as he had on the floor
of the House.
Some of the members of the House
were anxious for indefinite postpone
ment and expressed their opinions in
that direction Rep. Richards said he
was going to Hilo but if a vote was
postponed any longer he would stay
right here. All the members were pres
ent and the matter should be settled
at once for all. The chairman made a
ruling to the effect that Rule "a did
not apply to an amendment to the Con-
stitution and therefore motion for
indefinite postponement was in order.
Rep. Achi appealed from this ruling
but the Speaker was sustained.
Rep. Gear spoke in favor Of the
amendment. The House had been in
session about a month and had found
| the necessity for an increase in the
membership in the House. Most of
| the present members were on from
three to five committees and every spe-
cial committee took from these. The
work was therefore very much delayed.
Rep. Gear said he had not heard a
| single good argument against the
amendment Rep. Robertson said he
| had not found "a single good argument
| in favor of the passage of the amend
ment. The delay in work would be
greater if the representation was great
er. Rep. Robertson stated further that
he believed the members who were in
FAVOR OF tHe passage OIL Tie dmeHu-
ment had unwittingly become the tools
of the enemies of the Government.
Rep. Achi a. ose to point of order.
He did not believe an accusation
against any of the members of the
House to the effect that they were
the tools Of the Royalists, was allow
able. The Speaker expressed the same
opinion. Rep. Robertson said that he
didnot for one moment impugn the mo-
tives of any of the members of the
House. He was sure they intended do
ing tn right thing. He had expressly
used the word ''unwittingly," meaning
that the members referred to were do
ing what they considered right but
were playing into the hands Of the pO
litical opponents of the Government.
Rep. Loebenstein said that the House
was the popular branch of the Legis-
lature and, as such, was insufficient in
numbers. The people, at the present
time, were not sufficiently represented.
The Constitution certainly had defects.
If such was the case, why not correct
| these.
Upon being put to vote, the members
stood Z to z. The Speaker voted
against the passage of the amendment
Recess until 1870 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.