The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-28
HOUSE.
adjourned.

u0 uldIISI VI CuO1CS VI nNS U16ulDc1S
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 J. L. Kaulukou.
By Pogue-G. r. Carter w. ]. Low
RE, 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. c. 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 a 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. K. 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
COuuJIy was just uOW DIT d I1Ou1SIllOuS
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. G. Winston, w.
ryrio n d 1yto A oh
ertson and J. 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, 9;
J. l.. Kaulukou, 8; P. R. Isenberg, 7;
w. G. Achi, 7; G. R. Carter 6; w. ].
Lowrie, 5: S. K. Kane, 5; f. c. Win
ston, 3; T. F. Lansing, 3.
Gear, Robertson, KaulukOu, Isenberg
and Achi were declared elected but it
was soon found that Achi had only 6
votes so that he stood tie with Carter.
Achi, Carter, LOWrie, Lansing, Winston
and Kane were then voted on and the
result stood: Achi, 5 (elected); Carter
and Kane, f.
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
Tor aid interim:
1. Whether a certain street adjOin-
ing lots sold at Government land sale
by auction, on PunchbOwl slopes and
intersecting Spencer and ThurstOn
avenues, or in or about that vicinity,
has been closed against traffic and per-
manent improvement?
2. Whether each street or any other
in the neighborhoOd so closed was or
was not marked in the plan, map or
diagram of lots to be sold, in cOnnec-
ton with the notice of sale and as part
of the information under which the
public was invited to bid for the pur-
chase of such lots?
3. If such street or streets, so set
down in the scheme Of sale, has or
have been thus closed, by whose au-
thority has such been done?
4. If by order of the Minister of the
Interior (a) will he please state under
what statute he took action and CD
was or was not such action taken at
the request Of a private owner. being
the purchaser from the Government of
any of the lands in the vicinity men
toned?
3. Was or was it net the original in
tention appearing on any diagram or
plating Of streets or otherwise to con-
tinue Green street through to Puma
hOu?
6. Did or did not the Government
accept in view Of such intended con-
t1nuatiOn Of Green street, any lands
fvn I u