The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-15

~ONSIDERATION of Superintend
~ ent McCandless. reply to the
questions propounded by Repre-
sentative Monsarrat, of Hawaii, in a
resolution relative to roads in Monsar-
rats district, which was adopted few
DAYS ago. caused interest In the House
Yesterday morning. The reply was full
of details which interested not only the
author. but the entire Independent
side of the House.
Monsarrat however, was of the opin-
ion that the answers We're too vague,
and he recommended that the reply be
referred to the committee on public
expenditures in order to verify the
truth of the answers. Makekau moved
the answers be printed.
Emmeluth said if that course was
pursued, he would like to see all ques-
tons and answers printed. The speak
er put the Emmeluth amendment that
all previous correspondence of the
same character be printed, which car
ried, and the same was referred to the
printing committee.
A communication from Adjutant
General Soper, n. G. H, was read in
which an invitation was extended TO
the members of the Legislature to be
present at the competitive drill to be
held tomorrow evening on the Drill
shed parade ground by four compa-
MES of the First Regiment, n. CT. H.
Beckley asked for information. He
said the communication was not def
mite as to whether it was from the
adjutant of the National Guard, or the
prison guards. If from the prison
guards, Beckley moved the communi-
cation be ruled out of order. Beckley
got mixed as to his conception of the
military. department. The speaker
, said the invitation came from the
head of the military department. Dick
ey wanted it referred to the commit
tee on military. The discussion as
sumed the character of horse play. As
the adjutant general issued the invita-
ton at the request of Commander-ln-
Chief Dole, and il was only matter
of courtesy to the House, and not a
matter of business. the chair firmly
ruled that the communication was in
oruer, and upon vote, it was referred
to the committee on military.
Dickey called for a point of order on
the habit of members using the ex-
preston tkanalua" The members
should rise from their chairs and ask
for a rising vote. No action Svas TAX
en-, but it is evident that Dickey's sug-
SeStlOn VIII prevail III IuIuIe-
Beckley thought the Legislators
should take lessons in English, and
learn how to spell the word forty
without the letter ''u'' in it. The word
occurred in House Bill l. appropria-
tons, as it passed from the House TO
the Senate, which was referred back
to the House for correction.
Beckley said it was an attempt on
the part of Senators to block legisla-
ton. He thought it proper to send the
bill back to the Senate, as it was, with
instructions to send ii to the Governor
for signature, which was seconded
Dickey opposed the motion. Dickey
said there was no law providing how
to spell words. He could spell forty
with four JUS" is necessary. If the
Senate couldn't see it that way, he
moved to have the House spell forty
with u" and let it go at that, al
though he knew it was wrong. Dickey
quoted Shakespeare and the Bible.
Beckley asked if the changing OF the
word meant it would go direct to the
Governor The chair said it had yer
to pass its third reading ir the Senate.
This is probably one of the most
ridiculous propositions which ever pro-
vided serious discussion in law
making body, and legislators attempt
ing to carry legislation through by the
wrong spelling of words to suit ma
jorfty was the extreme of folly. The
chair also ruled that change