The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-07-08

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Interior Department against the Road
Supervisor and had found 1t false.
The barbed wire fence bill, prohib-
iting the erection OF barbed wire along
the sides OF public highways, came up
for passage. This was on the third
reading and before the vote was an
nounced 1t was found that the bill
lacked one vote OF passage. Under
suspension OF the the rules President
Wilder voted, in the affirmative.
The report on the emergency loan
bill by the Conference Committee was
adopted.
The Revision Committee announced
that the bill amending the law OF en-
inent domain to include water, water
rights and easements, the Senate light
wines and beer license bill, the sal
aries and the current account appro-
priation bills, had been sent to the
President for his signature.
The new bill sent up from the House
was passed, providing for the appoint
ment of a Circuit Judge temporarily.
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed second reading. Third reading
was set for Thursday.
The Finance Commit .ee was appoint
ed the Committee to cooperate with
the House Committee to burn the old
| issue silver certificates.
| The Committee recommendations on
the Rapid Transit bill came up from
the House and with no discussion were
| adopted. The bill was sent to the
Joint Passed Bills Committee for re-
vision. 1t will be revised and type
written and sent to the President at
once.
Senator McCandless was opposed to
the loan bill providing for the issue
OF bonds at 5 per cent. redeemable in
ten years. Minister Damon, Senators
Baldwin and Brown supported the
measure and 1t passed second reading.
Third reading was set for Thursday.
HOUSE.
The House adopted the report OF the
Conference Committee on the Rapid
Transit bill and sent 1t at once to the
Senate. The Committee made one i'm
portant change in the bill as sent to
thtHl, Nnltu "Iii NHdDl' tht hV" 'uh-
pany to lay rails around Kapiolani
Park. On the beach side, where the
road is narrow, with the permission
of the Park Commissioners, the track
may be laid in the park confines mauka
Of the road and parallel with 1t.
The route was slightly changed from
Liliha street and the House withdrew
from its position asking for Mer-
chant street. Provision was made to
prevent the acquiring OF portions OF
the Tram Company's track by the law
of eminent domain.
Agreement was reached on the pas
sage through Thomas square and the
speed of the cars through the square.
The Senate amendment limiting the
issue of stock to actual improvements
was accepted.
The fate of the Hawaiian flag in the
event of annexation was the subject
| Of an interesting discussion brought
out by the following resolution:
Whereas, a treaty OF political union
between the Republic OF Hawaii and
the United States has been made by
the President with the approval OF the
Cabinet, has been ratified by the Sen
ate, which treaty awaits final ratltica-
ton by the United States of America,
Be 1t Resolved, That It is the ear
nest desire Of the Legislature Of the
Republic Of Hawaii that upon the ef-
fectuation thereof by the United States
OF America, the National ensign of the
Republic OF Hawaii shall thereupon
and thereafter be the ensign OF the
Territory of Hawaii.
This was signed by Representatives
| W. +. Pogue, ID. ii. Kahaulelio, L. Il.
McCandless and a. B. Loebenstein.
Representative Robertson offered an
amendment changing the wording OF
the form of the resolution and adding
that the great seal of Hawaii shall be-
come the great seal OF the Terr tory.
Representative Atkinson was op-
posed to the resolution. He styled 1t
sentimentalty. lie thought 1t was
not proper for this Legislature to dis
cuss the question at all. That should
be left for the future.
Representative Robertson supported
the resolution.
Representative Achi said that sup
posing the resolution was adopted that
the flag OF Hawaii should be the ter
ritorial Nag after annexation, what as
surance was there that the Islands
would be territory. What II the
United States chose to make the
Islands district, or perhaps a state,
and the resolution called for a terri
torial flag? 1t seemed to him like i'm
posing a condition on the United
States as to what form annexation
should assume, and he believed that
the House had no right to dictate In
any form whatever to the United
States. For this reason he objected
to the resolution and moved that II
be laid on the table.
Rep. Gear hoped that this disposi-
tion would not be made Of the reso-
luton. 1t had no effect as law. but
was merely on expression of the pres
ent Legislature and showed their re-
gard for the Hawaiian flag. His mo-
tion that the resolution be deferred
to Thursday was carried