The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-19
IN THE HOUSE.

The peregrinations of Land Com
missioner Jacob F. Brown caused an
other tempest in a teapot in the ses
sion of the House of representatives
yesterday morning, but the row was
not so much ON account of Mr.. Brown
as it was because of the reply TO the
resolution from the House asking fol
statement from Governor Dole, as
to Browns whereabouts and some 9th
er matters. such as who has paid his
salary since he absented himself from
the Territory to go to Washington tC
try to effect the repeal of one of the
most pruden. sections of the Organic
Act
Brown has returned, but the Legis
lature still wants to have the little
details of trip explained to them be
| fore they are ready to accept him in
the light of a public benefactor To
this end the body framed a resolution
to the Executive of this Territory and
asked the Governor to tell the House
| just what the status of Mr.. Brown
| was, as regards the people of the Ter
ritory.
Yesterday the committee which has
| haa< charge of the matter received a
communication from the Private Sec.
rotary of the Governor which read:
| The Honorable,
Jesse P. Makainai,
Chairman of the Committee on
Public Lands, etc.
Sir:-I am directed by the Governor
to return the enclosed papers as they
are notIn such shape as can be consid-
cred by him.
Yours respectfully.
ALEX. G. HAYES. JR-,
Private Secretary to the Governor.
The House received the communities
ton in silence and almost Immediately
several of the members rose from
their seats and FASTENED out of the
room The House considered that the
Executive had treated it with scant
courtesy by replying to an official re-
quest in the. name of his secretary.
The House at once took action on the
matter and the following resolution
from Gilfillan's pen was introduced:
Whereas. the Governor of this Ter
ritory has seen fit TO return to this
House, resolution transmitted to him
in accordance with the terms thereof.
with the information that the same
is not in such shape as can BE- con-
sidered by him as communicated to
this House by the committee on Pub
&C Lands, through the chairman, and
Whereas. the Governor. in return
ing these documents las failed to in
dictate the shape in which the same
should be placed in order TO enable
him to yield them consideration.
therefore be il
Resolved. that the Speaker Of this
House transmit to the Governor GER
tilted copy of the communication
which is the subject matter Ga this
resolution in order to make n accept
able to the Governor Of this Terri
tory"
Later in the day the resolution was
passed and was sent TO the Governor
for his edifcation- The members were
completely in the dark as to the rea-
son for the curt refusal Of the Execu-
tive to examine into the matters they
brought 10 his notice. And they seem
ed TO be hurt at lis refusal to deal d.
rectly with them
Outside OF ..-as one feature there
was as sleepy a session as has been
dragged ont so far by the House
There was some little routine work
accomplished by the body but nothing
of any great interest came to light
Late In the afternoon. Puuki caught
the Speakers eye and delivered the
prize Grafton of the session on the
subject OF Education II was growing