The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-26
A DAY IN THE LEGISLATURE.

through on Wednesday next. 1t reads:
An Act to prohibit the employment
of any person not a duly qualified
voter of the Territory of Hawaii. as a
kind. manner or description in the
Territory of Hawaii. by any public
officer, servant or agent of the Terri
tory of Hawaii. or by any contractor
under and with the Territory OF Ha-
wall; and to provide a penalty for the
violation of such Act.
Under suspension of the rules Ka-
nuha's bill relating to Territorial
boarding school at Lahaina passed
second reading
No bill was called for a Legislative
kindergarten a measure which surely
would have been supported.
Then came Whites concurrent reso-
luton, which is intended to give into
the hands of the Hawaiians the full
control of the Legislature in the fu-
,ture sessions, Judge Humphreys. whose
man Friday drafted the concurrent
his success in bambooz1ing the .Lesis-
lature, as well as the Senator, Baldwin,
who stuck to his colors and spoke
earnestly and sincerely against such
! an unprecedented measure He refer
red 10 the Governors veto. but wes
responded to by deristve laughter
of the Humphreys men, who know
! that a concurrent resolution Is not
submitted to the Governor. The reSo-
hutton reads:
Concurrent resolution providing for
! a joint session of the Senate and the
pose of electing and apportionine
eight Senator'S from among the menu
bers Of the Senate for the term and
period of four years.
BE it resolved by the Senate OF the
Legislature of the Territory of HavaiL
the House Of Representatives conesr-
ring, that on the Both day Of March. A.
d. 1901, the members of the Senate
and the members of the House Of Rep
resentatiyes do convene In Joint SEES
sion in the chamber of the House Of
Representatives at the hour OF eleven
of the clock in the forenoon OF said
day, with the president of the Senate
presiding over such joint session. ana
, the clerk of the House of Representa-
tives and the secretary OF the Senate
acting as clerks Of said joint session
: and that the Senate and the House e1
Representative in joint session afore.
said, shall directly upon beng called
to order by the presiding officer afore-
said of said joint session. proceed u
, nominate and elect two members OF
, the Senate from the First Senatorial
, District, who shall hold their respeo
tive offices as Senators for the perloi
} and term of four years: two member
of the Senate from the Second Sena
torial District, who shall hold thei
+ respective offices as Senators for TIT
t term and period of four years; three
members of the Senate from the Thlrs
= Senatorial District. who shall holi
, their respective offices as Senators foa
the period and term of four years
, one member of the Senare from tn
y Fourth Senatorial District, VINO shall
. hold his office as Senator for the tern
a and period of four years. The nouh
Of oil loh Cor chan -
! viva voce and the vote thereon shall
be viva voce by aye and nay on tn
o roll call of the Senate by the secretar
n thereof, and House of Representative
= by the clerk thereof, respectively. TIL
v said joint session may adjourn from
: time to time, and for sucn length O
time as may be necessary until tn
g election of the several Senators afore
: said is completed. The Senators VIII
: receive a majority of all OF the vote
}. of the joint session, majority Of a
. the members elected to both house
o being present, shall be duly elected
provided, that the vote shall be take
n so as to elect one Senator at a time
r. and.
/ BE it further resolved. by the Ser
a ate aforesaid, the House of Represer
e tatives concurring, that the Senator
s resolution, be respectfully declared
s assigned and apportioned to the Sena
l. torial term of four years, In conform
ity with section thirty Of an Act {
e the Fifty-sixth Congress of the Unit
], ed States, approved on the s0th day
% April, 1900, and entitled, An Act I
provide a government for the Territor
a of Hawaii and that the eight Sene
l. tors elected. assabove provided. sha
e. severally be furnished with a certif
n cate of apportionment signed by til
e presiding officer and the clerks OF sal
Is joint session aforesaid which certif
n cate shall entitle said Senators to hol
le their respective offices for the term
k four years: and
lc BE It further resolved by the Senat
7 aforesaid the House of Representa-
)r tives cOncurring, that a copy of thes
= resolutions and the proceedings Of II
s. Of the Senate aforesaid. and House
d Representatives aforesaid. in joint Sc