The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-06
.A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
CECIL BROWN TELLS HOW IT
HAPPENED.
Makes a Statement Regarding the Oc-
currence of Yesterday Afternoon in
the Senate-The Tax Commission.

When the Senate began business this
morning Senator Cecil Brown arose to
a question of privilege and stated that
he wished to make a statement in re-
gard to the occurrence of yesterday af-
ternoon in order that the same might
appear on the records of the Senate
The first question that arose" said
Mr. Brown, upon which there was a
difference of opinion was that of the
right of fthe President to vote on a call
of ayes and noes. l claim that the
President had no such right on a first
ballot and could only vote in case of a
tie; and to support that contention will
read the rules relating to the duties Of
the President, providing that Ae can
vote in case of tie or by ballot on. the
final passage of a bill Rule 40, sub
division 4, provides that the President
may vote in case of a tie. In the vote
of yesterday the President voted and
then changed his vote. AS the change
was made prior to the announcement
of the vote, it was according to rules to
that extent.
After that / understood the Presi-
dent to declare that he had the right to
vote in an aye and nay ballot the same
as on the final passage of the bill.
think the President became confused
between Senate and House fules The
House permits the Speaker to vote on
ayes and noes, but the Senate does not.
Understanding that to be the deCi-
sion l appealed from the chair to the
house This matter was not debatable
and the member from Lahaina arose
to speak upon it and | stood on the
point of order, was ordered down and
refused to be seated because l was
plainly simply insisting upon following
the rules.
IF l had felt that 1 was wrong. 1
would apologize; but l do not feel SO.
l lost my temper at the time, and
probably if l had not a part of what
happened would never have occurred"
Dr. Russell ruled that the statement
of Mr.. Brown should he spread upon
the journal
The secretary reread the communica-
ton from the House and the Act ap-
propriating money for the expenses of
the Legislature. Cecil Brown contend
ed that the proper certificate was still
not with the bill. and on motion it
was referred back for correction.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
THE PRINTING OF SENATE
BILLS.
Your Committee On Printing, after
having caileu on the various printing
houses OF the city. with the view OIL Sc
curing the lowest bias for the printing
follows in the bias received:
hepuDncan $l.OO per page.
Bulletin .................. LOO per page.
HaWanan Gazette ...... Loo per page.
kuokoa (Ind.-Testa). -. 100 per page.
Your committee therefore recon-
mends that the printing of the Senate
be distributed equally 10 the printing
houses that have submitted bills, this
with the consent of the Senate.
Mr.. Garter asked if bids had been
asked of other printing Offices
Mr.. kalauokalani replied that other
tenders had been asked, but none had
been received.
Cecil Brown read his numerous bills
by title and they went to the Printing
Committee.
Mr.. Achi also read the bills of which
he had given notice and the same went
to the Printing Committee.
Mr.. Kalauokalani:
l hereby give notice of my intention
to introduce a bill providing for the
exemption of certain personal property
from attachment, execution, distress
and forced sales of every kind and des-
cription and to repeal all laws in con-
flict with said bill.
Mr.. Carter:
l hereby give notice of my intention
to introduce bill providing an amend
ment to the Penal Laws. Section 764 and
165, relating to merchandise licenses.
Estimates of the Governor were
thereupon taken up. Cecil Brown
moved that it be referred to a COM
mittee with instruction to reduce the
estimates to the form of a bill.
On motion of Senator Achi the esti-
mates went to the judiciary committee.
The House concurrent resolution on
the subject of taxation was then taken
up. Cecil Brown moved that the reso-
luton be adopted He here proceeded
to discuss at length the subject of
taxation and the duties of the commit
tee
Mr.. Carter spoke strongly in support
of Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. Baldwin and other Senators con-
tinued the discussion until the recess
hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the Senate resumed its sitting
this afternoon, Cecil Brown moved that
the concurrent resolution in regard to
taxes be referred to the Ways and
Means committee adding Senator Bald
win to the committee.
Mr.. White offered an amendment,
proposing Senator Paris in place of
Baldwin, and the same squeezed
through.
FORESTRY EXHIBIT.