The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-06

was between the rich and the poor The
law lald down by the great Kamehame-
ma that personal rights should be re-
spected should prevail today with the
poor property owners of the burned dis
+, trlct. Then Puuki brought out a bril-
llant line of arithmetical knowledge and
new methods for solving the length OF
the four sides of a triangle" The true
methods of making progress was not os
beating down the poor. God had given
life and the means of gaining progress.
put the resolution did not help the poor
but gave everything to the rich.
Mossman then entered the oratorical
tournament The Organic Act did not
make a difference between the poor and
rich. II made every man equal, be he
rich or poor. The wishes of his constit-
uents We're to stand by rich and poor
alike. He strongly favored tabling the
resolution.
Gilfillan said, in looking at the matter
from Hawaiian standpoint, he did
rot wonder why they were mistaken. He
recalled the first fire many years ago.
The Hawaiians did not erect the build
;ngs afterwards After the fire 1t was
leased for $50 a month"; whereas, before,
il rented for $40, and in twenty years the
buildings would belong to them. The
native would be a great deal bette cTf
by having the matter investigated IN
stead of tabling the resolution The
burned district has become the most val
liable property in Honolulu. Lots worth
$1,000 before the fire cannot be bought
for $4,000. If the river was opened fer
wharves the property would become as
valuable as if paved with $40 gold pieces.
Giifillan began to show signs of having
the making of great orator as he
progressed in his little speech, AMI he
bad ha him
Aylett then took hand in the loren
sizes. He favored the Emmeluth amend
ment.
Emmeluth hastily arose at one stage of
the proceedings to state he had not said
there We're fifty poor applicants" await-
ing building permits. but had said fifty
applicants, and three-fourths OF Them
were Chinese" and II was very evident
that the plumber legislator believes the
Chinese not a poor man under Hnv cr-
cumstances.
Aylett said President Raymond of the
Board of Health had violated the law by
putting up a wooden building on Aiakea
street This was the man who held the
power in granting permits. and ne had
done wrong himself.
Hihio thought if the members did not
stop talking they would take all riay and
all night. Never bad such a aeighty
matter been introduced into the House.
he did not propose to bite. Hihio's fin
ger pointed ominously at the Speaker as
he warmed up
If a fisherman should go out to fish
the first thing he would do would De to
throw out bait and attract lots of fish.
Then he would give a jerk on his rod
and land his victims. This was a bait
for crabs He did not propose to be a
sucker. The whole House ought to go
to the burned district and look at the
holes there. AS the House laughed at
Hihio's coarse jests and poor SMILES, he
waXed more eloquent than ever. He
wished it plainly understood that En-
meluth in introducing the resolution was
a fisher of men. The resolution should
be rejected. The plumber scion bore his
honors easily. He moved it be tabled.
Mahoe began to talk and Dickey arose
and protested, saying Mahoe was out OF
order The motion to table was not de-
batable The Speaker told Mahoe TO &c
ahead. Mahoe said the resolution stood
two legs; the right one was the SUI
perintendent of Public Works and the
left the proposed committee 1t should
be tabled. The elephants trunk story
was revived and worked overtime for a
few minutes After the investigation
made by the committee. he argued, there
was time enough to bring in a resolu-
ton to extend the fire limits. The ko,
kuas came in thick and fast to this
proposition.
EWaliko said the Superintendent OF
Public Works should not issue more
permits. The resolution should be adopt
ed with his amendment that the com
mittee consist of five persons.
Paele said the bill was introduced a
the instance of one of the Government
officials who was at fault during tht
great fire
The Speaker interviewed at this juno
lal he
Paele called for the ayes and noes OIL
the motion to table the matter. Maho,
withdrew his amendment.
Intense interest attended the calins
for the ayes and noes, resulting in thir
teen ayes and fourteen noes. and tn
motion was lost The following mem
bers voted:
Aye-Ahulii, Aylett, Ewaliko. Haaheo
Hihio, Kaauwai, Kauimakaole, Kaniho
Kawaihoa. Kumalae, Mossman Nailima
. Paele, Puuki.
Noes - Dickey Emmeluth, Gilfillan
Hogs, Keiki, Kekaula, Keliikoa, Ma
hoe, Makainai, Makekau, Monsarrat
Prendergast Robertson.
1t was moved that the resolution pas
with the amendments, resulting in it
being carried by comfortable majority
and the wordy battle of the day wa
won for Emmeluth, the father of tn
resolution.
' Inc sSpedheT idueu the d
follows: Emmeluth, Makainai. Aylet
Paele. Hihio.
Jonah Kumalae, Fifth District, CAV
notice of his intention to introduce hi
entitled AN Act to Provide for and
Regulate the Sending of Youths to IN
Mainland and Abroad to Be Educated.
The House adjourned at $50 p. m. ur
til 10 o'clock this morning.