The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-04
IN THE HOUSE.

Six and a half hours Of legislation
was the amount of time put in yester.
day by the House of Representatives.
The session was not barren by any
means although the quantity Of bills
passed along was rather Insignificant.
Even the minutes of the previous
session were questioned and question
ed so strongly that IL took call Of
the ayes and nays and the vote of the
Speaker TO determine Just what
should go on record as the authentic
gyrations of the House.
The first business was a commu-
nication from the Governor in answer
TO Emmeluth's resolution asking that
the House be furnished with copies of
all records, books, documents. papers
and vouchers having bearing on the
transactions of the Executive depart
ment from the time of annexation TO
date The communication stated the
purpose of the resolution as under
stood by the Governor and then went
on to say that he agreed to give any
desired information IL the House
would only relieve his mind by speci-
flying what it really wanted. It closed
with the following:
1T does not appear from the reso-
luton that the House has under con-
sideration any specific matter refer
ring to the records referred to-
SANFORD B. DOLE"
The letter was not pleasing to the
members of the House and they were
not shy about saying so. Beckley
finally made a motion to return the
communication to the Executive be-
cause it was informal in that it did
not have the title of the Governor
appended to his signature.
The House thought so too and sent
the letter back.
During the afternoon session the
House received word from Sanford
B. Dole that he had received the letter
in good order and strictly up to sam
pie. When the first communication
was read in the House Emmeluth took
little flyer at the Governor and
scored the institution known as the
Executive Council for it's numerous
Illegal acts.
Nearly all the rest of the time OF
the morning session was occupied
with killing the Act to protect food
fishes. The debate on this subject
was long and warm and showed that
there were a number of small fishes
in the waters of the Territory which
are legitimate food for the people.
The bill provided for the use of nets
with meshes of such a size that II
would be impossible to capture the
fish with them.
The bill was killed.
The nicely embalmed remains of
the Pain Franchise bill were laid out
in state in the Eouse and after a per
functory vote and quite little fervid
oratory its obituary was pronounced
and it now slumbereth The members
said some nice things about the bill
and quoted more or less Scripture
above the remains. but when it came
to vote all the friends of the people
stood together and Punk came over
and stood with them.
The insurgents died hard.
In the afternoon the unfinished
business of the previous day was con-
sidered. There was a very sleepy
session. The members slumbered and
wrote letters and yawned. A bill
fathered by Gilfillan giving the Oahu
Ice & Electric Company, the right to
put up and operate electric light and
power lines in the streets of the city
for period of twenty-five years was
read for the second time. Besides
this bill there was a whole raft Of
small caliber stuff passed along by the
House.
Late in the session a wad Of com.
was received from the
Governor. Superintendent McCandless
and the Attorney General.
The Governors letter was simplv
q note signed by Sanford B. Dole ac-
the receipt of his mes
sage OF the morning which had been
nred back at him by the House.
superintendent of Public Works
McCandless answered the queries of
the House in regard to the ownership
Of the Navy wharf and the letting of |
the contract for the construction of |
the Diamond Head road. About the |
status OF the title of the Navy wharf
ne said that as the negotiations to de-
'ermine il were still pending he did
not feel justified in making them pub
&c at the present time. In regard to /
he Diamond Head road contract he
made a detailed report giving dates
ND figures and furnishing the House
With biue-prints and plans of the pro
'osed work. He also gave the con-
ract and the bond of the successful
bidder. The House listened with at.
ention when the report was read.
The feature of the whole session
anne in the shape of communication
rom Attorney General Dole in reply
Q the restoration of the request OF the
House for the correspondence which
'assed between A. NJ. Brown. L. A.
Andrews, H. S. Overend and Lyman.
n regard to the double crossing of
Judge Moananli of Honokaa.
The communication was in the shane
letter of instructions to Brown
md was a fine effort as far as its
anguage was concerned. In other
aspects il was what could truthfully
'e termed a daisy.
The amended request to which the
etter is supposed to be reply. speci.
ed the letters required by the House
nd the subjects upon which theyl
'ere written.
The Attorney General in his letter
Z instruction says that as the new
equest calls for only ten or fifteen
atfers instead of thousands roy hn!