The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-05

Dckey: That is a Prohibition Stale Z"
Makekau: There are no towns where
men do not drink. Eden was the only
place where no intoxicants were used"
The majority report was voted on and
a point raised as to Akina's ability to
vote
Makekau Mr.. Speaker, when you are
in the chair, you are Mr.. Speaker; when
you come out of it Giercely gesticul.ttpg)
you are Representative Akina."
Robertson remarked that the last
speakers energetic demonstrations SEEM
ed TO insinuate that If Mr.. Speaker"
dared to come out of his chair his name
would be Mud" Oaughter)
The clerk calling the name of Akina
practically gave the honorable gentle
man two yotes-that In his personal ca
pacity and that of the Chair. /. was
finally settled that the Speaker votes as
arranged for by the rules, on ballots,
third readings and to decide a tie.
The majority report was adopted by
the narrow margin of one. 14-13.
House bill No. 4, relating to evidence
of claims for fire damages, aroused some
discussion. The minority report of the
Judiciary Committee recommended lay
ing the same on the table, which was
adopted.
The majority report objected that If
no funds were available to pay claims
arrangements could be made to obtain
the same; that the Republican party was
DESTROYS of adjudicating the claims, and
that the unfortunate claimants are wait
ing for action. Therefore a resolution
was offered that the same be paid
Robert Wilcox, Delegate from the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, looked on from the
door for some minutes, finally occupying
chair near Beckley, where he remained
until the close of the session.
The minority report on the Revision of
| Laws providing that $1,000 be paid JUS
| tice Frear for revision then came up.
Representative Robertson stated that
| the Judiciary Committee had never met
as whole, never had seen Judge Frear
| or looked properly into the matter. nor
had he heard of the majority report un-
| til typewriter copy of the same was
! put under his nose that morning 81
| have myself" continued Mr.. Robertson.
| been at all the meetings that 1 was
| told about. These statistics should be
collected and printed for the benefit of
everyone who has occasion to look III
| the law"
| The minority report was indefinitely
postponed by a vote of 1871
| The minority report on bill 40. relating
to pension for ex-Queen Liliuokalan nj
was read by Dickey. Ine majority re-
port read previously by Emmeluth pro-
vided for lump sum being paid in
bonds to settle the affair, the amount tc
/ be s15O.OO0
! The minority report stated that all pro.
ceeds of Government bonds that were
to be Issued should be used on Pubic
I Works, and recommended that an an.
nuity be granted not to exceed the sal.
airy of the highest Government official
also that $4,000 should be placed in the
appropriation bill to cover the biennia.
period.
motion to lay both reports on the
table, to be brought up with the bill la.
ter on was carried.
The majority report of House bill 4s
establishing certain counties in the Ter
ritory of Hawaii and providing a form
of Government for such counties wa.
read. The special committee having tn,
matter in hand asked for further tim,
to bring in substitute bill, the presen
one being too voluminous.
A motion was carried that the repor
be laid on the table until such tim,
that the minority report was turned in
the substitute bill to be printed in tn,
meantime.
An announcement of a bill relating t.
the sale of liquors and communication
from the Department of Public Works
concerning the cost of the Pail road
closed the days proceedings, Monsarrat
attempt for a night session being over
ruled by a regular adjournment.