The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
Senate Makes Order for
Pay for Special Session.
House Elects Members of Council
of State-Street Matters
in Discussion.
SENATE.
Sixty-first Day, April q

Senator Brown was adopted directing
the Clerk to draw warrants against the
appropriation made for that specific
purpose.
On recommendation of the Health
Committee, the petition of a white wo
man to be transferred from Molokai
Settlement was laid on the table.
The report of the committee favoring
the passage of the bill making it an
offense to import, etc., goods so mark
ed as to induce anyone to believe they
are of Hawaiian manufacture was
adopted carrying the bill through sec
ond reading. Third reading was set for
Thursday.
The bill authorizing the use of S. NJ.
Ballou's compilation of the Penal Laws
as reference book passed second read
ing.
HOUSE.
The matter of choice of five members
to the Council of State was announced
on the order of the day. The follow
ing were placed in nomination:
By Kahaulelio-A. G. NJ. Robertson,
w. C. Achi, A. V. Gear, P. r. Isenberg
and ]. L. Kaulukou.
+ By Pogue-G. R. Garter, w. J. Low
rie, A. V. Gear, J. L. Kaulukou and T.
F. Lansing. Rep. Pogue said the names
spoke for themselves. He would there
fore make no remarks.
By Robertson-E. G. Winston. In
placing Mr. Winston in nomination,
Rep. Robertson said that the nominee
had been one of the members of the
Council of State returned by the House
at the last session. He had proven
himself valuable member and had al
ways been present at the sessions of
the Council. He was good, level
headed man and should be sent back
By Minister Damon-S. X. Kane.
In placing Mr. Kane in nomination,
Minister Damon spoke of the necessity
of choosing as member of the Council
of States men who had the love and
the interests of Hawaii at heart wheth-
er such were born in the country or
had come here from foreign lands. The
country was just now at momentous
stage when the question of possible in
dependence should be considered. He
did not consider it wise, however, to
dwell upon the future until the mat
ter of annexation was definitely set
tied. He wished to suggest that the
men appointed to the Council of State
be Hawaiians in the broadest sense.
By McCandless-E c. Winston, w.
j. Lowrie, G. R. Carter, A. G. NJ. Rob
ertson and ]. L. Kaulukou.
While the votes On the candidates
were being counted there was one dis
covered that had the names of Achi
and Kaulukou only with opposite the
first and 2 opposite the second. There
was objection Immediately. Rep. Ka-
haulelio was the only one who said
that he believed the thing perfectly in
order. Of course he did not know who
cast the ballot. However, the House
voted that one vote should be cast for
both Achi and Kaulukou and not and
2 as suggested
The counting of the votes continued
and the following result announced:
A. V. Gear, 10; A. G. M. Robertson, 8;
J. L. Kaulukou, s; P. R. Isenberg, 7
W. C. Achi, Z; G. R. Carter, 6; w. ]
Lowrie, 5; S. K Kane, 5; E. C. Win
ston, 3; T. F, Lansing, 8.
Gear, Robertson, Kaulukou, IsenIbers
and Acihi were declared elected but i
was soon found that Achi had only
votes so that he stood tie with Carter
Achi, Carter, Lowrie, Lansing, Winston
and Kane were then voted on and tht
result stood: Achi, (elected); Cartel
and Kane, 4.
Rep. Pogue reported for the Finance
Committee on House bill n, relieving
Sailors Home from taxes, recommend
ing that the same be laid on the table
Rep. Gear propounded the following
questions to the Minister of the Inter
ior ad interim:
l. Whether a certain street adjoin.
ing lots sold at Government land salt
by auction, on Punchbowl slopes ant
intersecting Spencer and Thurstor
avenues, or in or about that vicinity
has been closed against traffic and per
manent improvement?
2. Whether each street or any othel
in the neighborhood so closed was OF
was not marked in the plan, map o,
diagram of lots to be sold, in connec
ton with the notice of sale and as par
of the information under which tht
public was invited to bid for the pur
chase of such lots?
8. If such street or streets, so Sc
down in the scheme of sale, has O
have been thus closed, by whose au
thority has such been done?
, 4. If by order of the Minister of tn
Interior (a) will he please state unde
what statute he took action and (b
q was or was not such action taken a
the request of private owner, beini
the purchaser from the Government O
any of the lands in the vicinity men
toned?
8. Was or was it not the original in
I tention appearing on any diagram o
plating of streets or otherwise to con
: tinue Green street through to Puma
hou?
6. Did or did not the Government
l accept in view of such intended con
T tinuation of Green street, any land
from F. B. McStocker, R. I. Lille @
: others, as free gifts or for nominal cor
> sheraton?
Z. Does the Government know, or