The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-01

former Legislatures ad stated that this
was the greatest legislative expense bill
I in the history of the country.
A report from the special committee Sc
Iected TO interview the Governor regard
ing the bribery charges and extra ses-
sion stated that the Governor had prom
ised a reply in the course of the even
ing.
Senate bill IS, the Loan bill, was intro
duced by Emmeluth and an attempt was
made to take 1t through.
Beckley demurred at taking up the
measure, as there were only two hours
left and it should be considered careful
ly.
section by section.
Kaniho objected, he having no copy OF
the bill, and suggested placing it in the
hands of a committee and awaiting their
report.
Dickey: Whom the gods would de-
stroy, they first make mad That is,
think, what is the matter with this
House. 1 cannot understand any men,
ger facing his constituents without hav-
ing done his utmost TO pass this neces-
| sary measure for important improve
ments."
Mahoe said he didn't know about bill
s.. but he did know about the provision
in bill IS for $500 900 for Honolulu alone
He therefore asked that it be referred to
a committee.
A motion to refer the bill TO a select
committee was declared carried by the
Speaker Dickey called for a rising vote,
which confirmed the Chairs ruling.
A resolution asking that the data COL
1eatef hy ha
transferred for the use of further legis-
Ia ton, was carried.
A message from Secretary Cooper an
nounced the signing of Act Is, fixing the
Territorial seal; Act Is, repeating obso-
| lete laws; Act 10, amending section 80
chapter 81 Of Session Laws of 1892, were
also signed; also Dickey's income tax.
Beckley introduced a concurrent reso-
luton to engross and send memorial to
President Mckinley, to read as follows:
House concurrent resolution No. T, by
F. w. Beckley:
Resolved. That the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives be Instructed to have
engrossed, to sign and to forward the
following address:
To the President of the United States.
Sir: For and on behalf of the mem
bers of this, the First Legislature OF the
1eII4lDIy VI hawaii, We extend 10 you,
and through you to the people of the
United States, most heartfelt and sin
cere greetings. Aloha nui oe
The initial session of this Legislature
is about to close by Limitation. The Gov
ernor was requested and refused to ex-
tend the same through the thirty days
additional permitted by the Organic Act,
thereby preventing the completion of
much needed legislation, to which his at
ant rr-nn ifad h-r
bodying the request. a copy of this
resolution and his answer thereto are at
tached to and made a part of this me-
mortal. Z ,
We cannot allow to pass unchallenged
the imputation of unfaithfulness to the
high trust placed in US by our constitu-
ents, which is contained in the reply of
the Governor. This is the first Legisla-
ture of these Islands elected under man
hood suffrage and educational qualifica-
lions for electors. Heretofore the voting
privilege has been hedged about with
property qualifications. But by the liber-
atty of the American people in the Or
ganic Act our rights as men were recog-
nized. We do not wish to build up here
class privileges by preventing a major
ity of the sons of the soil from taking
an active part in the affairs of State.
Under the Provisional Government and
the Republic this rule did not prevail. In
proof of this we need only to recite the
fact that at the last general election I'M
der the Republic of Hawaii, in 1898, the |
total number of votes passed was only |
about 1900 while at the first Territorial |
election the voters numbered over II 0l0. |
legislation and such as did have the ex- |
preston of votes was TO bring to the |
Legislature majority Of members, who. !
however otherwise qualified, have but |
little experience in the actual work OF |
legislatio, and such as did have the ex-
perience were handicapped with line of /
thought and action based on the re-
stricted conditions Of the past. This |
made doubly difficult the task of formu- |
lating plans for the legislation necessary |
to re-adjust the local conditions to the |
political changes which had come to the |
Islands. To these may be added that a |
of the legislators came to their |
duties prejudiced against the Governor |
on his record for the previous seven /
years. The Governor either utterly fall |
ed to comprehend the changes IN Gov |
contemplated by the terms of |
the Organic Act or ignored them in his |
message to the Legislature, proposing in !
their stead dual conditions, not only un- |
American in principle, but utterly mis- |
leading as well, resulting in confusion OF |
minds to a large number of our member |
ship. The Governor throughout the ses- |
sic now closing has studiously maintain |
ed an attitude Of hostility to the Legis- |
lature. It's proceedings have been mar /
red, and the temper of its members ruff |
fed by q fat refusal on his part to |
yield to them information concerning the |
proceedings of his Executive Council, in |