The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-04

titled AN Act to Amend Sections 10 and
II of the Session Laws of 1885,"
The House then took recess until 2
o clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoons business started with
the reading of House bill SO on the plac-
ing of poles and wires of the Oahu Ice
and Electric Company. The bill was
read in full.
Mossman moved to postpone the bill
indefinitely, stating that it locked like
another monopoly The bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands
and Internal Improvements.
House bill 60 was read and proved a
direct antithess of bill So providing for
the placing of wires two feet under
ground i'll all cities of 1000 inhabitants
and over.
House bill 81. relating to amendments
+ of section 9S9-990, Penal Laws 1897, rela-
tive to leprosy, unanimously passed is
second reading.
House Bill 81, relating to treatment of
leprosy without license, was read for
the second time by title and it called
forth another set of intelligent remarks.
IMakekau thought any one should be
allowed to treat leprosy, and made n
motion to pass the measure Prender-
CAST concurred.
Monsarrat pointed out that relatives
| and friends might then come into close
relation with lepers under plea of trying
| to cure them.
sons as a remedy and that the bill would
give all a chance to handle such deauly
means. The bill was finally referred to
the Committee on Public Health.
House Bill Sc, to regulate employment
of none but citizens on the public works
of this Territory, and setting time linn
it of eight hours, came up for the third
reading.
Dickey suggested an amendment to use
other labor ii the requisite number OF
fcitiZens were unavailable.
Beckley waXed indignant and Make
kau. Hihio and Prendergast held the
floor until Keliikoa. recognized the flood
time of his oratorica1 reputation and
talked and gesticulated, obvious to the
sarcasms of Beckley and the. gavel of
Speaker Akfna. Dickey again introduced
his amendment, and developed unexpect-
ed pantommic ability by a spirited imi-
tation of the last Speaker, which Beck
ley appropriated to himself until unde-
cetved. Emmeluth, supported by Gilfl-
Ian, the introducer of the measure,
fought strongly for the adoption of the
bill without amendments.
There was a strong attempt to differ
entiate between mechanics and laborers
and clerks, and to except specialists, ex-
perts and the court Interpreter.
After nearly two hours of useless talk
ing the bill was ordered typewriter and
held over till today.
Monsarrat introduced a resolution in
Producing night sessions, to commence
Monday, April s. Beckley offered to
amend the date to April 8.
Robertson strongly objected to the ex-
ira hours and w. II. Hogs moved an
adjournment Half dozen Representa-
tives Were on the floor at once to be
called down by Speaker Akina. At his
request, Hogs withdrew his motion, the
rules were suspended and the following
communications read.
request to the superintendent of Pub
lie Works answering enquiries as to the
construction of the Diamond Head road.
The answer was referred to the Commit
tee of Revision.
A request to the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works concerning the Naval wharf,
brought a refusal from McCandless to
submit correspondence on the subject, as
same was not closed, and to show the
letters would be discourteous.
The reply was referred to the Commit
tee on Public Works.
A letter from Attorney General Dole
stated that he had asked the High Sher-
If for the information required by the
House, i. e.. the correspondence between
Rufus Lyman, Overend, Lorrin Andrews
and A NJ. Brown, and that Mr.. Brown
had written for copies of the same. but
did not think originals should be shown
in any case. By motion of Monsarrat,
the letter was laid on the table until the
correspondence alluded to should come
in.
A communication from the Senate was
read to the effect that the amendments
to Senate bill % were accepted: also
that S. e. Kaiue had been appointed
PRESIDENT, vice Russell. resigned, with
halauokalani Vice President
a message from the Governor was re-
ceived in silence. The effect of the an
swer was as follows:
The letter of the clerk OF the House
returning my letter has been received
very respectfully, Sanford B. Dole"
Prendergast then exploded at five min
utes to five carefully prepared mine
giving notice of an Introduction by him
of An Act to Provide for the Constr,1c-
ton of Street Railroad by the Hawaii
an Tramways Company. ne House i'm
mediately afterward adjourned with
standing vote until O'Clock this morn
ing.