The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-22

~ were introduced and passed frs
K reading:
X House bill No. 81 by Ewaiko, en-
X titled "An act to repeal section SIS OF
the Civil Laws of 1897 relating to dos
tax"
: House bill No. Ga. by Ewaliko, en-
k titled, IAN act to amend section SIG OF
k the Civil Laws of 1897 relating to dos
k tax"
Dickey's bill for fixing salaries of the
|. Treasurer, Attorney General and Su
! perintendent of Public Works at $4,000
( in each case was killed because tn,
+ House did not think 1t wise to fix any
/ salaries until all were fixed Monsar.
rat objected to fixing any salary by q
bill. He thought the only proper way
was by an appropriation bill. Gilfllar
thought it was only taking nibble al
/ a big cheese and that all salaries
should be reduced. This remark
brought out several expressions OF
"Pololei'' from all over the House.
Mr.. Emmeluth requested information
relating to the Pail road contract from
/ the superintendent of Public Works.
I Mr.. Keliikoa introduced resolution
for an appropriation for roads in
North kona, Hawaii. Referred to the
committee on public lands and internal
improvements
Mr.. Prendergast presented a resolu-
/ ton which read:
THAT all communications received nv
the House of Representatives during this
present session of the Legislature from
the Honorable Governor of the Territory
other than the Governors message, be
spread upon the Journal of this House
forthwith, and that all comunca tons
which may at any time in the future be
received from the Honorable Governor be
, spread Immediately upon the receipt
!, thereof by the House, upon the Journal
of the House; and, be IL further
! Resolved, That all communications re-
CctVed during this present session of the
Legislature from the Honorable Secre-
tarY of the Territory be spread upon the
journal of the House, and that all COM
munlcatons which may be received in
the future from the Honorable Secretary
be spread Immediately upon the receipt
thereof by the House, upon the Journal
of the House."
The resolution was adopted
Beckley introduced his bill No 60, en-
titled IAN Act Creating the Office of
Transportation Commissioner, Fixing His
Salary and Defining His Duties and Du-
ties of Common Carrier and Providing
Penalties for Violation Thereof and Re-
pealing All Laws in Conflict Herewith"
, The bill passed first reading.
Notice was given of the following bills:
BY Ewaliko, for IAN Act to Permit Any
! Person to Treat Leprosy Without Lii
cense."
BY Dickey, for "An Act to Extend the
Fire Limits of Honolulu"
The Committee on Public Lands and
Internal improvements made three re-
ports:
on Petition No. IS, relating to ma
cadamizing Iwilei street
On Petition No. II, relating to the ma
cadamiZing of Liliha street between Wy
lie and Puunui road they recommended
an appropriation for both purposes. Post
poned to be taken up with appropriation
bill; also recommending an appropria-
ton for a court house and jail at East
kau, and for enlarging Waiohinu court
house, Kau, Hawaii. The report was
adopted.
The Speaker yesterday brought from
his house copy of his letter to the Gov
ernor and explained to the House that
two resolutions were on his desk to be
enclosed TO the Governor but by some
oversight one of them did not go. The
two were the original Land Commission
er Brown resolution, which his private
secretary had returned to the Committee
on Public Lands as mot In shape to be
considered" and the Gilfillan resolution
asking wherein the resolution was not
in shape. A new letter was sent to the
Governor yesterday with copies of both
resolutions.
Beckley was not satisfied with Super
intendent McCandless' answers to his
questions about the Hama road contract,
and the matter was referred to the Pub
lie Lands Committee with full powers to
investigate. Mr., Hoogs suggested that
Hugh Howell, who was the target of Mr.
Beckley's HETEROGENEOUS, was In town
and would be willing TO go before the
committee and tell all about the con-
tract.
The stormy adjournment of Wednesday
was succeeded by "un exceeding calm"
when the cause of the agitation, Senator
Browns fiscal period bill, came up under
the order of business yesterday. Puuki
was on hand first thing after roll call
with n motion to take the matter up,
but subsidized at the Speakers suggestion
that he could bring II up under the head
of communications from the Senate. The
rules were suspended at that point and
the close vote OF li-12 OF Wednesday, by
which the bin was saved. was changed
TO 20 for rejection and for allowing the
bin TO take It's course. Keih voted with
tho Independents for rejection. but the
balance Of the Republicans voted for the
bin, Emmeuth favored II but evidently
did not want 70 vote against his caucus
and was excused. Dicsey claimed he
could not be excused except he did not
understand the question, ana Emmeluth
stated that was exactly hts reason for
asking 10 Doe excused Robertson Ulep)
ana Keniho und) were absent
Mosfmsn dropped hls political prisoner
Of 1898 resolution which Secretary Coop
~ had returned aa 1lsoouTtaous and
the matter was laid upon the table
ltohrrtsun's hill 20 make tho criminal
practice conform 10 the Grand Jury sys,
tom has had hard time II has been
On the calendar for third reading for oy-
~ "a week. bat one thing or another has
wont d bach Today Robertson WAS not
there ana lt went over % await Ms re-
turn
AFTERNOON SESSION
0n raHaHYfHlHH at 20 a.. Nj nfaklsY
moved a. suspend The rlllrH IA order ~
faHsfIsr communications ffufn lie aau