The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-03
THE LEGISLATURE
Is NOW PAU.
not wish such chafre' lnyc'iIgal'd0

committee report On The matter vas
carried
Emmeinth, "Nobody knows better
than / do that there is no report No-
body knows better than DO that the
member who voted this motion down
are afraid 81 a report"
Robertson submitted that the Chair
should send the sergeant -at-afms 70
make an official enquiry as report was
referred TO iu the resolution. and moved
for a recess until T.
motion was made for adjournment
Robertson; III THIS Is the last DAY uI
the session. as claimed by the Governor
all work will be lost % the House ad
journs until tomorrow.
Becltley amended the resolution TO take
n recess until $50 TO lO-mluutc recess
until the strgeant-at-arms could report
The serFehnt-at-arms reported that the
clerk Of the Senate had told him that
there was no report on the concurrent
resolution, but that Senator Nanuha
brought up the resolution and was here
present TO speak for himself.
The Speaker asked the Houses pleas
ure.
Emmelu,h said that 1t was piece OF
presumption for the House to ask the
Senate for n report when the meaning
was plain upon the face of the thing.
The resolution was then adopted, all
the Republicans except kClld and Aylett
being absent
Emmeluth and Makainai were appoint
ed n committee to act on the concurrent
resolution.
Makainai asked to be excused, as he
had too much work on hand The eN-
cuse was granted and Mossman APP
pointed.
A motion to go into recess until 7;S9
was then lost
the same carrying. The outlook for a
quorum seemed doubtful.
NIGHT SESSION.
The night session started without any
attempt at serious work and indeed no
decided attention was given to any mat
ter during the evening \ large crowd
gathered and hung around for some time
in expectation OF amusement or excite
ment and found meme Frequent adjourn
ments were taken and with the eXccp-
ton of the short fight over the Loan bill
the session was almost informal.
KeliilIoa wanted to take the stationery,
etc. home and despite suggestions from
Hoogs and others that pictures, cuspi-
doris and waste paper baskets be also taxi
en- as souvenirs, also rafting Off the
clock, the motion came to the ayes and
noes being taken.
The motion was, for a wonder. lost
The bill providing that hack-drivcrs be
compelled to speak English was passed
over by vote of l2-l2.
House bill lO3 the Plumbing bill, pass
ed its third reading.
The report of the Committee on House
Expenditure was read in full giving
detailed account bringing the total House
expenditure TO about $4,000 out Of the
S45, 600 allotted for the Legislature.
Robertson compared the report with
former Legislatures ad stated that this
was the greatest Legislative expense bill
in the history of the country.
A report from the special committee Sc
lected TO interview the Governor regard
ing the bribery charges and extra SEES
sion stated that the Governor had prom
ised reply in the course of the even
ing.
Senate bill to, the Loan bill, was intro
duced by Emmeluth and an attempt was
made to take 1t through.
Beckley demurred at taking up the
measure, as there We're only two hours
left and 1t should he considered careful
ly.
Robertson then suggested reading 1t
section ny section.
Kantho objected, he having no copy OF
the bill and suggested placing it in the
hands of committee and awaiting their
report.
Dickey: "'Whom the. gods would de-
stroy they first make mad That is, |
think, what is the matter with this
House. | cannot understand any mem
ger facing his constituents without hav-
ing done his utmost to,pass this neces-
sary measure for Important improve
ments." .a!
Mahoe said he didn't know about bill
G5, but he did know about the provision
in bin Sc for Sl,5O00O0 for Honolulu alone.
He therefore asked that's IN be referred to
committee.
A motion to refer the bill to a select
committee was declared carried by the
Speaker. Dlckey called for a rising vote.
which confirmed the Chairs ruling.
resolution asking that the data col
lected by the Taxation Committee be
transferred for the use Of further legis-
lation. was carried.
A message from Secretary Cooper an
nounced the signing of Act l6 fixing the
Territorial SEAL Act IS, repeating obso-
lete laws; Act 10. amending section 30.
chapter 81 of Session Laws of 1882, were
also signed; also Dickey's income tax.
BeciSley introduced a concurrent reso
luton to enEross and send a memorial to
President Mckinley, to read as follows:
House concurrent resolution No. Z, by
f. W. Beckley:
Resolved, That the President OF the
Senate and the Speaker Of the House OF
Representative be instructed to have
following address:
To the President OF the United States.
Sir: For and on behalf OF the mem-
bers Of this, the First Legislature OF the
Territory of Hawaii. -e extend to you,
and through you to the people of the
United States. most heartfelt and sin
cere greetings. Aloha nui oe.
The initial session of this Legislature
is about TO close by Limitation, The Gov
ernor was requested and refused TO eN-
tend the same through the thirty days
additional permitted by the Organic Act,
thereby preventing the completion OF
much needed legislation. to which his at
tention was called by a resolution em-
bodying the request. a copy OF this
resolution and his answer thereto are at
tached TO and made a part OF this me
mortal.
We cannot allow 90 psss unchallenged
the imputatlon Of unfaithfulness 20 the
high trust placed In us by our consttu-
ents. which Is contained IN the reply OF
the Governor This IS the first Legisla-
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