The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
SPEAKER AKINA' 5 ruling
ENGLISH THE LEGAL LANGUAGE
OF PROCEDURE.
Point of Order That Words Spoken in
English Were Not Interpreted Into
Hawaiian, Not Sustained.

1dWdlldnt NOI sustained.
Speaker Akina made a ruling this
morning in regard TO tne nterprelauon [
INTO t1aWailan OF the prlceeungs or [
inc house. During one OF the pdrlia- /
mentary tangles IN the house the re- /
marks of DIckey on the subject, aid
not happen to be translated into Ha- /
waiian.
II rise to point of order" said /
Representative Beckley. "The remarks
Of the member have not been inter- I
preted into Hawaiian"
"The point is not well taken" re
Piled the Speaker The remarks of
the member were spoken in English |
which is the legal language of proce-
dure. Therefore it is not a breach of
order if they were not translated into
Hawaiian"
Speaker Akina afterwards said that
while 1t was the custom of the House
to have debate translated from Eng Il
lish into Hawaiian, if the interpreter
failed to translate it, there was no
breach of order, and the point of order
that it was not translated could not
be sustained
1t was announced in the House this
morning that Representative WncoX
was seriously i'll and would probably
not be able to attend the sessions for
a week
Paele presented a petition from the
Hawaiian Woman's Relief Society
asking an appropriation to aid it in
carrying on its work. 1t was referred
to the Committee on Education.
The Committee on Public Expendi-
lures reported through Emmeluth on
the petition of II. NJ. Dow for payment
of sundry sums inadvertently overpaid
into the treasury. The committee rec
commended that an item of 1889 be in
serted in the appropriation bill for this
purpose 1t was stated that minority
report was being prepared, and on mo-
ton the majority report was tabled to
be taken up with the minority report.
Representative Beckley asked for
and was given more time for the special
committee appointed to investigate the
petition of the lepers at the Molokai
Settlement
Representative Keliikoa offered a
resolution directing an appropriation
| of $4,000 for the repair of a road in
South Kona. He said the road was
much Travelled, but narrow. Formerly
an appropriation of $500 had been
made. But the road had been much
damaged lately, several accidents had
happened, and it was desired to thor
cughly repair 1t. The resolution was
tabled to be taken up when the appro-
priation bill is considered.
The following bills of which notice
had been previously given were intro
duced, read by title and passed first
eading:
BY Kawaihoa bill providing for
school libraries.
By Hihio, bill to prevent, vice, and
| lewd and immoral practices, and to re-
peal the act to mitigate.
By Prendergast, an act providing a
| great seal for the territory.
BY Prendergast an act authorizing
a tpI
construct, operate and maintain a sys-
| tenn of electric railways in Honolulu.
By Makainai, an act for the control
and regulation OF the government sew
erage system.
BY Aylett, bill to repeal sections
ST. 318, 319, 322 and 1923 of the penal
| code relating to Sunday.
| By Nailima, an act providing for the
election of a territorial delegate to
Congress and confirming the election
already held.
By Emmeluth providing for com
pensation for property taken for street
| widening.
Monsarrat gave notice of bill Civ
ing right of appeal in all cases of
contempt of court
| Makainai gave notice of intention to
| introduce two acts, one providing for
| numbering the houses and the other
for naming the streets, in Honolulu.
| I1OuSG Dill NO. ii pTOHlDlllnB the
Board of Health from destroying prop
erty without making compensation
was, on motion of Kumalae, referred
| to the committee on Public Health and
| Education.
Paele's bill, House Bill No. 20, giving
the Board of Health power, with the
| consent of the governor and the senate
to make rules and regulations for the
| interment of the dead and respecting
| cemeteries and burying grounds, was
! brought up. Dickey wanted it referred
! to the Judiciary Committee Makekau
wanted it printed and passed to third
| reading. There were two or three mo-
! lions made and a long debate ensued
on the proper parliamentary proceduce.
| 1t was finally settled by reconsidering
! the vote by which 1t passed second
reading and referring it to the commit
! tee on Public Health and Education.
In the course of this debate Emme-
| luth said he thought a great many
motions were made and a great deal of
time was lost in merely passing bills
! from one stage to another. This time
could be saved by the Speaker merely
| declaring the action of the House
| where there was no objection. The
| rules ought to be amended If neces-
| sary to permit this. Makekau agreed
| that time was valuable but that the
| House could not do its work in a
slovenly manner, nor without due OBJ
servance of the requirements of the
Organic Act