The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-26
debate IN THE HOUSE
COMMITTEES FIGHTING SHY OF
CERTAIN WORK.
The Grand Jury System Comes up for
cussion-Robertsons Bill Relating
to it is turned Down.

A long debate took place in the House
yesterday over a report from the COM
mittee of public lands and improve
ments i'm Kewalo roads. The petition
ers set forth a deplorable state of aft
fairs alleged to exist and complained
of arbitrary acts of the board of health
in the district, but the committee said
I'm it's report that 1t could see no ground
for the charges made and the recon-
mendation was offered that the petit
ton be laid on the table.
Kumulae and Aylett opposed the
committees report, vigorously arguing
for the petitioners. Dickey moved that
the report be sent back to the commit
tee, with instructions to frame bill In
accordance with the committees ideas,
which were set forth at length i'm the
report Regarding sanitary and other
improvements in Kewalo, Gilhllan NOV
ed that the judiciary committee be orr
dered TO prepare the bill and there was
half an hours discussion between mem
bers of different committees who didn't
want the job.
Emmeluth said It was nice for two
members of the public lands committee
to move that the judiciary committee
prepare the bill and for another mem
Der of the former committee TO second
the motion, but he could not see that IL
was the duty of the judiciary committee
TO make bills for other committees and
Robertson, who also happens 20 be
judiciary committeeman, agreed with
him, When the vote came the judiciary
committee got the unwelcome job, by
plurality of Just one and Emmeluth,
the man of many committees, looked
volumes at the representatives who had
saddled a new and by no means small
job on one of his committees.
The House received a message from
| the Senate stating that Senate bills
] t,ttt It,, q nd r,n af
| ed. Number relates to forest roads
and 80 Is to abolish capital punish
ment.
Ewaliko introduced resolution TO
/ appropriate $3.50 600 for street and other
/ Improvements In Hilo. It was tabled
until the appropriation bill comes up
The same action was taken with re-
solution TO set aside $500 for a school
/ house at Puula, Puma, Hawaii intro
duced by Haaheo
Kaniho gave notice that he would In
| troduce a bill to provide that both the
Hawaiian and English language may
be spoken in the Circuit courts of the
Territory
Robertson gave notice that he would
| introduce bills amending the act relat-
ing to appropriation and use of public
moneys and amending sections "a and
So of chapter 81 and section 1888 of the
same chapter, Of the session laws of
1892.
The third reading of House Bill No.
H. an act by Robertson to amend court
procedure, brought Mossman to his feet
again. Mossman has suddenly come
out as a general opponent OF anything
Robertson proposes, and the member
from Honolulu later Informed the
House that he had been told OF boast
by Mossman that he would defeat any
thing Robertson proposed.
Bill II was objected to by Mossmar
for many reasons in which the poor
man" played leading part, and much
was said about court expenses, appeals
and fees. A few quotations from the
old laws and the new one showed that
the new law was designed to take the
place of an old statute that Is already
defunct, owing to Introduction of the
Grand Jury system. Kaniho came 70
Mossman's assistance and though he
began his speech by saying he didn't
see anything against the bill, he wount
up by being its hardest opponent. The
court troubles OF the poor man were
discussed for about an hour and ther
: the bill passed by a vote of 10 to 7
but 1t was reported that a reconsldera
ton would be asked for.
Kauimakeole brought in petitions To-
$4,000 for a wharf at Hamoa and $1,000
for a wharf at Hama, and Nailima pre-
scented a petition for a school house anC
: teacher at Honohina.
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