The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-10

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suspension W rules was not necessary.
The bill was then read. being an Act
! 90 appropriate funds Tor the expenses OF
The extra session and the unpaid bills OF
the regular session " ilnl
The hill passed It's first reading
The Governors message was then read.
Dickcy! II move thet the message be
referred to the Finance Committee with
instructions to bring In an Appropriation
bill ~ soon MS possible"
The motion was seconded and carried.
The rules we're suspended for the read
ing Of concurrent resolution OF En-
mcluth that a committee OF two be In
siiuctcd to wait upon the Governor and
ask what had happened to the County
bill aud other measures that had been
submitted to him.
Emmeluth. 81 read In the evening
papers that the Governor had received
reports from the Attorney General that
had prompted him to sign at least one
of these bills. | am sorry the Governor
did not alludc to this In the message. |
don't feel that we can go into the APP
preparation matter until we find out the
Governors feeling towards these bills
therefore ask the adoption OF this res
olution"
Robertson: 1T is just such resolutions
that tend TO pcrpetuate the bad feeling
between the Governor and tae House.
The Organic Act shows clearly what
happens to bills no, reported back to the
House. They have experienced what Is
termed a pocket veto. There seem to be
members of this House who dehght In
exceeding their authority as Representa-
tives and trespassng upon the Govern
ors domain of duty l move TO inden-
nitely postpone this resolution"
Emmcluth: IF the Governor has done
what the papers say he has done, we
have right to know about 1t. If the
Governor in his high sense of duty sign
ed a bill-if he consulted the pulse of the
people-he would have signed the Coun-
ty bin. Twenty-three votes were regis
tered in this House, ten votes in the Sem
ate, sufficient to pass this measure over
the pocket veto of the Governor. The
Governor is standing between the people
and their rights. If he has done work
between sessions. SO can we. There Is
nothing that comes up in the Supreme
Courts more important to the people
than the matter of the County bill. 1t
is unconstitutional to deprive them Of
the rights provided for in this bill"
Dickey seconded Robertson's motion,
saying that the last siXty-day session
was frittered away by constant taxes
against the Executive THE Governor
is the best friend the Hawaiians ever
had. though they don't know 1t. / know
personally that he is anxious to supply
any information wanted. This resolution
will do no good. This is a special ses-
sion and we can't do anything but what
1t calls for"
Emmeluth: "Ill show up Mr.. Dole's
aloha before this session is over"
Robertson: 1T seems to me that the
honorable members remarns are tom
myrot The majority of this House is
responsible for the delay of the County
bill. 1t is shyster trick to put the re-
sponsibility on the Governor AS to
passing over a pocket veto, that is alb
surd. 1t can't be done. If the honorable
member would rise to the occasion and
swallow the personal spite he has shown
toward the Executive since the begin
ming of the session, this special session
would accomplish something
Emmeluth: "Were it not for the news
papers l would not have spoken. My
ends have never been further
ed. I deny it. could speak all day and
all night. 1t is my right to fight the
Governor on this floor to a finish. l will
prove the Governor to have never been
the friend of the Hawaiian. I will show
up the Governor in way to blacken the
record of any man and his honor. A
record that fills the country with Japan
fighting for the rights of the people. and
as long as I have a tongue to wag, 1
will wag it for the people. Ever since
1898 that man has worked against the
Annexation They never
wanted annexation. II my personal feel
ings toward the Governor have made me
fight more firmly for the people, that is
my right. and I Will fight it out along
the lines of Patrick Henry. I am aware
hot htt,or 40 In h,,t
so was the Governors action illegal If
he signed bills between sessions. I know
that the County bill is wished for by the
great majority OF the people. and no
or no Governor--can pre-
vent me from making every effort to ac-
the ends Of that measure
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
Prendergast. I'm order to bind down
the Governor, I amend that the clerk be
instructed to ask the question"
Emmeluth thereupon changed the res
olution to a House instead of concur
rent resolution.
Makekau: II do not think 1t proper to
take up newspaper and street talk in
such a matter. l think this ought to go
to the Upper House."
Emmeluth: 1.-The Upper House has
frequently been pestered on behalf of the
people and. found wanting; therefore /
make this a House resolution and move
that the same be adopted"
The motion was adopted and the
House adjourned until today.
After the session many of the Home
Rulers thronged around Emmeluth and
shook hands with him. while Makekau
held forth in English to silent au-
dience al the other end of the throne
room.
whats the use of listening to what
newspapers say? BY goly, Emmeuth
fool all our time away. He try too, to
overthrow our monarchy, but he got left
and now he il mad We don't want to
waste time talking about all that We
know. We saw with our own eyes. They
all try to steal our monarchy What do
we want to hear all over again about
those times one thief gets left and he
kicks. Emmeluth talks too much"
Some of the Home Rulers are talking
about extending the session until Beck
ley comes back from the Coast. Owing
to Beckley's absence, two changes were
made necessary on the committees-J, X.
Prendergast taking his place as chair
man OF the Agricultural Committee and