The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-03-15

This is probably one of the most
ridiculous propositions which ever pro-
vided serious discussion in Jaw
making body, and legislators attempt
ing to carry legislation through by the
wrong spelling of words to suit MA
jority was the extreme of folly. The
chair also ruled that change
made in the spelling, making the word
appear ''fourty." cansed 1t To become
Il new bill.
The clerk read the communication
from the Senate in which that body
stated ii mad amended the House Bill
by eliminating the letter IN" from
the word ''fOurty," as II appeared In
the House bill, making it read forty.
Kumalae favored changing the spell
ing in accordance with the request OF
the Senate Keiki said the error prob
ably occurred in the typewriting tile
bill before being finally printed.
Emmeluth said as there was no mis-
take in the original, and inasmuch as
the House passed the original. tho
Senate could be informed to that er-
feet.
Hogs, al This juncture, appeared IN
the House bearing a volume of Web
ster's Dictionary, opened it at e. ana
proceeded to show the word forty as
officially spelled.
Dickey said the House couldn't tell
when the bill was read The leglsia-
hiGS tbuiN tltl ltll NHctlltl II WAN
forty az "fourty." but the wise
men of the Senate" had found it out,
and dumped ii back on the House. He
thought the Senators were foolish to
pick up such small matter as the
spelling Of a word.
Emmeluth asked how the word for
ty'' was spelled in the bill introduced
by Representative Mossman. The lat
ter said il was correctly spelled. He
offered Il motion that the bill be made
to conform with the original bill as
introduced. His contention was that
the original bill was the one introduc-
ed-not the one sent to the upper
House
Emmeluths motion carried, and was
made the order of the day on Friday.
Kekaula was of the opinion that not
only should the secretary sign each
bill, but the speaker as well, should
sign eanh bill before the same was
sent to the Senate. Prendergast's mo-
ton that the bill be typewriter and
made the order Of the day for Friday,
was carried
Dickey inquired why conference
committee of the House was not ap-
pointed to confer with a similar com
mittee from the Senate, according to
the rules. The chair did not find any
thing in the rules giving him power
to appoint such committee. Emmeluth
suggested that the chair inform him
self as to whether there was any pro-
vision 10 that effect from the upper
House
kekaula moved the communication
be sent back to Caypless, as the latter
had not appended his official title os
clerk of the Senate. Carried.
Kumalae presented the following pc
tition, signed by thirty-six Kewalo
residents. as follows: 1--WE, the under
signed residents Of the district of ke-
walO, in Honolulu, respectfully petit
tion this honorable body that a bill be
passed accepting the roads in the said
district, and that the said bill provide
the Improvement of the roads" The
reason OF thisN petition is that the
Board of Health by its arbitrary action
is compelling the residents of the said
district to do impossibilities.
Upon motion of Kumalae the petl-
ton was referred to the committee on
public lands.
Emmeluth presented petition from
Miss Holt in part, as follows:
The undersigned represents that she
is the owner of a certain piece of land
in Honolulu, situate on Maunakea
street. That the government has taken
a portion of this property, in area one
tenth of an acre, for the use Of a road,
refusing to pay your petitioner more
than 5000 for the same, measuring by
the square feet, which is grossly an
price for the land taken.
Petitioner has no remedy at law
against the government, and that the
same is unfair and unjust, and will de-
prive your petitioner of her right to
her property without just compensa-
ton, and prays this honorable body to
this matter and see that an
adequate price is paid your petitioner"
Emmeluth moved 1t be referred to
the committee on public lands. Make
kau then began to steam up, and gave
vent to several Jets of oratory in sup
port of his contention that the matter
be referred TO the committee on public
Emmeluth said that in
Il few days the House would find that
the committee on public expenditures
would have enough to do in finding out
what had become of the public money,
that was gone, without having new
matters thrust upon 1t. The bill was
referred 20 the committee on public
lands.
Beckley, tor the public health COM
mittee, asked for more time to report
On Petition 3, as they We're waiting for
the report of the special Molokai com
mlttee. He understood the latter re-
port would be in next week. Request
granted
Emmeluth, chairman of the commit !
tee on juci larry, asked for further
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