The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-02
ENNLLUTYGOES IODEFtAT.
VOTES WITH THE REPUBLICANS
FOR ONCE.
Limits-Was Not a Home Rule
Measure.


Measure.
Emmeluth going down to defeat with
the Republican minority and quietly
taking his medicine, Emmeluth, the
man whose stand for caucus rule has
been strongest of all, going against
his party caucus ana letting it land
him high and dry with few powerless
Republicans, was the principal feature
of yesterday afternoons session of the
House. The Independent leader intro
duced resolution his party did not
want and it was very quickly tabled.
The resolution was as follows
Resolved, The Superintendent of
Public Works is hereby directed to is
sue no further building permits unless
it is for a fire proof building in ac-
COrdance with the existing laws for the
erection of fire proof buildings for the
locality known as the burnt district in
the City of Honolulu, until an investi-
cation has been made by a committee
of the Legislature as to the sanitary
condition of said locality as well as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of including the same
within the boundary of the fire limit
of the city of Honolulu"
Mossman Qnd) Interrupted Emme-
luth with a point of order before the
resolution was read and Hihio Qnd..),
moved to table it at once. A number
of Independents seconded the motion.
Mossman and HihO made speeches in
which they said the resolution would
shut poor people out of the burned dis
trict, compelling them to turn their
property over to those who could afford
to erect large fire proof buildings.
Monsarrat Qnd. N. P), said he favor
ed the resolution and Robertson (Rep0,
thought it was wrong to lay a reso-
luton on the table till there had been
time to consider it. He moved that it
be referred to a committee but the
Speaker ruled him out of order. An
appeal was made from the ruling but
lit was not seconded.
Then a vote was taken on Hihios
motion and the Emmeluth resolution
was tabled by 10 votes of Independ-
ents himself alone voting no with the
Republicans.
1t looked as if the Independent leader
had been deposed. But the resolution
had history and the startling vote
had been expected. 1t was presented
in Independent caucus and voted
down, but Emmeluth agreed to intro
duce it by request. The vote therefore
does not indicate that the Home Rulers
have deserted their leader.
Emmeluths other resolutions to
supply Secretary Cooper with copies of
the journal and to appoint S. K. Pua
journal clerk, were passed the former
being changed to "as many copies as
he may DESIRE" instead of Fifteen
copies" The journal of the House is
to be printed and laid on the mem
bers' desks by ten o'clock every morn
ing.
The committee on arrangements for
the Molokai trip, consisting of Hogs,
Emmeluth and Beckley, offered it's re-
port and Kaniho Dem.), started a
long discussion by Directing to others
than members going. The commit
tees report stated that DR.. Engles, a
specialist, Justice Galbraith and Wray
Taylor commissioner of agriculture
had been invited to go, also w. o.
Smith, former president of the Board
of Health. Kaniho wanted to shut
everyone, even the Board of Health.
out of the leper settlement. He said
that the members would not be able
to secure free expressions from the
lepers if the doctors went.
Beckey explained that a specialist
was needed to look into the claims of
some people who We're confined and
claimed they We're not lepers, Justice
.Galbraith would assist in the matter of
providing for courts, while Smiths
long experience and his knowledge of
the settlement would be of much use.
hdHlllO IeluIItu W dlldCh Will lllOIc
objections but he was voted down and
told to take his seat. He moved for
a reconsideration but there was no
second.
Robertson moved that the second
reading of House bill number be TAX
en- up and after Dickey had made a
point of order this was done. Paele
wanted to lay it over because the
House had not copies of the code to
show the sections which the bill was
designed to repeal. Robertson in re-
ply characterized the motion as foolish
and Kaniho wanted him told not to
use such words as foolish" on the
floor of the House But Robertson
thought it was foolish and said SO again
/ and was not called to order. If this
| bill were laid over because there were
no codes others would have to be too
and the House could do no business
at all, said Robertson.
About half an hour was spent with
various motions and points of order
and then the bill finally got to the judi
ciary committee. Dickey made the
usual discovery during the debate.
This time it was that the bill hadn't
been read, except one section. Robert
son said that reading by title was suf-
| ficient and was sustained,
Robertson (Rep), gave notice of his
| intention to introduce a bill to change
procedure in the circuit courts.
Mossman Qnd), gave notice that he
would offer a bill to specify a time
within which all electric wires in cities
of over 500 population throughout the
! Territory, should be placed under
ground.
A communication was received from
the Senate giving notice of the appoint
ment of the Senate committee to go
to Molokai and Robertson moved that
the House committee be instructed to
act with the Senate committee. The
motion carried.
Prendergast reported for the Print
| ing Committee that House bill number
! 6 had been printed and was ready for
distribution.
Kaniho ended the session by a mo-
ton to adjourn. He is getting quite
a reputation for such motions and
when a session has lasted long enough
to tire the secretaries and stenogra-
piers it is to Kaniho's desk they hope
/ fully turn. The House adjourned till