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ter may now be expected to "reIigiously''
perform his duties.
The minutes of the extra session final
ly being read, message from the Gov
ernor was received.
Ewaliko wished to be placed on record
that he was there at the beginning of
the session and that Hihio wasn't
Makekau asked for suspension of rules
to introduce his bill that given no.
tice of the day previous.
Prendergast submitted that the Gov
ernor's message should first be read, and
that Makekau's bill for compensation Of
services, although important, could be in
cluded in the Appropriation bill.
Makekau. book of rules in hand, sub
mitted that the question of compensa-
ton was one that must be taken up.
Mahoe agreed that this was the proper
time to introduce the bill, but that
suspension of rules was not necessary.
The bill was then read, being an Act
to appropriate funds for the expenses of
the extra session and the unpaid bills OF
the regular session Of 1901.
The bill passed it's first reading.
The Governors message was then read.
Dickey: st move that the message be
referred to the Finance Committee with
instructions to bring In an Appropriation
bill as soon as possible
The motion was seconded and carried.
The rules were suspended for the read
ing of a concurrent resolution of EN-
meluth that committee of two be in
structed to wait upon the Governor and
ask what had happened to the County
bill and other measures that had been
submitted to him.
Emmeluth: II read in the evening
papers that the Governor had received
reports from the Attorney General that
had prompted him to sign at least one
of these bills. 1 am sorry the Governor
did not aliude to this In the message. I
don't feel that we can go into the APP
preparation matter until we find out the
Governors feeling towards these bills.
therefore ask the adoption of this res
olution."
Robertson: ut is just such resolutions
that tend to perpetuate the bad feeling
between the Governor and the House.
The Organic Act shows clearly what
happens to bills not reported back to the
House. They have experienced what is
termed pocket veto. There seem to be
members of this House who delight in
exceeding their authority as Representa-
tives and trespassing upon the Govern
ors domain of duty. / move to indefi-
nitely postpone this resolution
Emmeluth: IF the Governor has done
what the papers say he has done, we
have right to know about it. If the
Governor in his high sense of duty sign
ed a bill-if he consulted the pulse of the
people-he would have signed the Coun-
ty bill. Twenty-three votes were regis
tered in this House, ten votes in the Sem
ate sufficient to pass this measure over
the pocket veto of the Governor. The
Governor is standing between the people
and their rights. If he has done work
between sessions, so can we. There is
nothing that comes up in the Supreme
Courts more important to the people
than the matter of the County bill. 1t
is unconstitutional to deprive them of
the rights provided for in this BILL"
Dickey seconded Robertsons motion
saying that the last slxty-day session
was frittered away by constant taxes
against the Executive. THE Governor
is the best friend the Hawaiians ever
had, though they don't know it. know
personally that he is anxious to supply
any information wanted. This resolution
sion and we can't do anything but what
| it calls for
| Emmeluth: ''Tll show up Mr. Dole's
aloha before this session is over
| Robertson: .It seems to me that the
honorable members remarks are TOM
| myrot. The majority of this House is
responsible for the delay of the County
| JILL II 10 Il SLySteT tTlCh TO put the re-
! sponsibility on the Governor. AS to
passing over pocket veto, that is abb
surd. 1t can't be done. If the honorable
member would rise to the occasion and
| swallow the personal spite he has shown
toward the Executive since the begin
ming of the session, this special session
would accomplish something"
| Emmeluth: Were it not for the news
papers I would not have spoken. My
personal ends have never been further
ed 1 deny it. I could speak all day and
all night. 1t is my right to fight the
| Governor on this floor to a finish. I will
prove the Governor to have never been
the friend Of the Hawaiian. I will show
up the Governor in way to blacken the
| record of any man and his honor. A
record that fills the country with Japan
csc is dirty enough for any man. 1 am
lighting for the rights of the people, and
as long as I have a tongue to wag, /
VIII wag 1t for the people. Ever since
| 1893 that man has worked against the
Hawaifans. Annexation! They never
wanted annexation. If my personal feel
ings toward the Governor have made me
fight more firmly for the people. that is
my right, and 1 will fight it out along
the lines of Patrick Henry I am aware
that anything we do may be Illegal. but
so was the Governors action illegal If
he signed bills between sessions / know
that the County bill is wished for by the
great majority of the people, and NO
man-Governor or no Governor-can pre-.
vent me from making every effort to &C.
complish the ends Of that measure"
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
Prendergast: "In order to bind down
the Governor, I amend that the clerk be
instructed to ask the question,