The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-05
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FlVORIBIT CONSIDERED
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The clerk electrified the house b.
calling. Mr. Speaker. what is youl
vote9 The honorable Speaker voted
against the proposition. This called
forth a storm Of protests.
Dickey read the rule applying %
the Speaker. which says he can only
vote in case of tie.
Makekau grew quite vehement say.
ing that while Mr.. Akina was in the
chair and officiating as Speaker he had
no right 10 vote whatever. Beckley
contended that il his name was called
J. A Akina he could vote. being a duly
elected Representative.
Robertson insisted on Dickey's point
OF order. as the chair had no right to
vote on the question, and wanteu to
know how it was TO be decided
The honorable Speaker decided to
Withdraw his vote and thus settle the
question.
The question OF Hihio's vote being
called, he having been absent during
the debate on the question, created a
great deal of comment from Monsar-
rat and Makekau as to the right Of
-tihio voting. They contended that as
Hihio was absent during the DEBATE
on the report, he was not entitled to
vote
Beckley contended that no member
could be debarred from voting wheth-
er he was present or absent during a
debate.
The Speaker decided all questions
nv hn FOL
Ayes, Il; Noes, Is. The majority re-
port was adopted.
Prendergast, for the Printing Com
mittee, reported several bills printed
and ready for distribution.
Kawaihoa presented a resolution
praying for an appropriation for roads
Hihio presented resolution that
$4,000 be placed in the appropriation
bill for roads in his district Referred
to Public Land and Internal Improve
ments.
Under suspension of the rules, EN-
meluth presented the following re-
port on House bill No 4, relating to
fire claims:
of Representatives.
Sir: Your Committee on Judiciary,
to whom was referred House bill No.
{. being an act for the creation of a
Commission on Bubonic Plague Dam
ages" beg leave to report as follows:
We find that the bill does not pro-
vide for the payment of claims adjudi-
Gated by the commission. and would
therefore leave the final payment Of
such claims to an indefinite time in
he future.
We therefore recommend that the
bill be laid on the table and give no
-ce of our intention to submit sub
;titute bill conforming to this report
JOHN EMMELUTH.
S. H. HAAHEO.
J. W. KELIIKOA,
J. K. PAELE.
House bill No. %. relating to a Ter
'itorial nag. was advised to be tabled,
Is there was no precedent for the
adoption of such flag. The report
vas adopted
EmmelHth also handed in a report
rom the majority of the committee on
he Governors request that a revision
If the laws of Hawaii be made, and ad-
Used the refusal of the request. 1t
vas tabled to be considered with the
report.
me Judiciary Committee reported
IN House bill No. 40. bill to pension
x-Queen Liliuokalani. and favored
he giving outright of $150.000 instead /
II $4,000 a year requested by the |
ill.
The same committee advised tnat |
House bill No. 81. relating to cases of |
bsence. disqualification and vacancy |
n the offices of Circuit Judges, pass. |
The committee report was adopted.
Robertson then presented the min
rity report on the Governors request |
or a revision of the laws of Hawaii |
Robertson said the Judiciary Com |
nittee had kind of fallen from grace"
nd said due consideration had not |
cen given this communication. and |
e did not know that the committee |
.ad met and reported on this bill. I'M
il yesterday morning when the maj |
rity report was showed under his |
ose." and further said it was no won |
er members of the committee did not |
now what was going on when only |
ne or two of the members took upon /
themselves the work of the whole COM |
nittee. He scored the committee for |
IS looseness in regard to action taken
n bills brought before them. He fur
her said that he did not see the use
I employing commission of or s
lembers when Judge Frear could /
andle the matter to his and every
ody's satisfaction and. furthermore. |
he cost would not be as much il Judge |
rear was allowed to revise the laws
nd therefore he seconded the motion |
D adopt the minority report The
yes and noes were called and re-
ulted in a vote OF 1s to I for the
doution of the majority report
The following is the minority re-
ort on House bill No. 4:
on. j. A. Akina. Speaker Of the House
of Representatives.
Sir: The undersigned. minority
I your committee. begs leave to re-
ort on House bill No. 4. providing for
commission to take testimony con-
srning claims for injury to property
connection with the suppression OF
lie bubonic plague last year.
This bill was referred to the Judi