The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-24

little pa1es Of glass in the bungalow
windows were perceptibly Jared The
chair ruled in favor of Mr.. Carter, so
Nr. White sat down
Mr. Achi began to realize that he
was missing some of the giamor By not
participating in the matter. He had q
large volume Of law. which he at
tempted to turn loose upon the un-
suspecting legislators Mr.. Achi'was
Mr.. White moved that the ill be re-
ferred to the engrossing committee.
SENATE-THREE=
called down He maintained that he
intended only to offer information.
Mr.. Carter evidently disapproved of
the Achi brand Of wisdom and called 10
the chair to rule Mr.. Acli out of or
der. as the Senators evidently were
not in need of pointers.
From the rear OF the room. where
Mr. Crabbe sat, came a noise that
greatly resembled a motion to ad-
iourn II was not entertained
The irreprsssibIe Achi succeeded
in hurting some legal lore at the law
makers before he was summarily
followed one another. The objection
able motion by White was withdrawn,
another substituted. and the incident
for the time being was again closed.
The clerk read a communication
from the House submitting Mr. En-
meluth's joint resolution relating, to
the fire limits. which was adopted in
the House on the 18th inst
Owing TO the fact that Mr.. s. B.
Dole had neglected to affix his off,
cial title to a communication submit
ted to the Senate yesterday the mem
bers of the upper house INDUCED in
considerable comment pro and con re-
garding the matter After the read
ing of the communication, Mr. Crabbe
arose and said he presumed it was
from the governor, but nevertheless
he believed that in the interests of
strict legality and proper formality
the document should be signed with
the name of the executive and his title
affixed This was the custom in all
other states and territories. If Mr..
Dole was the governor of Hawaii, and
he had no reason to believe that he
was not, why should the official title
Governor of the territory of Hawaii
be omitted? Mr. White made motion
to the effect that the message be re-
turned to the Governor with the re-
quest that he place his title below
his name.
Messrs. Achi and Carter said some
thing about ''red tape" The chair
settled the matter by calling for other
business. The message reads:
TO THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
TERRITORY OF HAWAII.
Upon the approval of AN Act to
provide a government for the Terri
tory of Hawaii" l requested Judge
Walter F. Frear. of the Supreme
Court, to prepare revision of the
Hawaiian laws as affected by such
Act.
My reasons for doing so were as
follows:
the commission to recommend to Con-
gress legislation concerning the Ha-
waiian Islands.
He had also prepared the text for
publication printed by the Federal
Government. entitled the Laws of Ha-
wall. which comprised he Civil Laws.
Penal Laws and the Session Laws Of
1898, modified in conformity with the
recommendation of the Hawaiian
Commission.
The Organic Act as finally adopted.
departed in many instances from the
original draft as reported by the COM
mission, and the publication referred
to became thereby a defective state
ment of Hawaiian Laws.
The familiarity with the subject
which Judge Frear thus acquired gave
am special qualifications for the work
of putting the Hawaiian laws in a
revised form for permanent use. Much
time might be saved by such early re-
vision.
The item of $4,000 in the Estimates
for compiling and publishing revised
laws. was intended to cover $1,000 for
the work of compiling and revising.
about $500 for translating into Hawai-
ian $4,000 for publishing in both Ian
guxges. and. $500 for incidentals in
Guiding reading and preparation of
an index and table of contents.
The cost of publishing the Civil and
Penal Laws was, understand, sl0.-
500. The English version of this work
is now practically exhausted.
| recommend that the Legislature
take measures to acquire Judge
Frear's revision. which is now sub
stantiafly complete. and enact the
same at the present session as Ha-
waiian Code. and provide for the pub
lication thereof.
SANFORD B. DOLE
Executive Chamber, March 81. 1901.
The joint resolution Of the House
as introduced by Mr.. Emmeluth was
again brought up and, on motion of
Mr.. White. seconded BY Mr.. Kalau-
okalani. indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Paris, chairman of the Public
Lands Committee. recommended the
appropriations asked for by the Ma
kawao people The report was adopt
ed and laid on the table to be con-
siiered with the Appropriation Bill
Several bills were reported printed
and Others were referred to various
committees on second reading