The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-26

3. For the road from Mahukona to
kapaau. South Kohala, $4,000.
l. For the government road from
Kapaau to Honokaa. North Kohala,
$1,000
For the government road from
North Kohala to waimea, $4,000. To
tai, SOS. GOO.
A resolution by Mr.. Achi was refer
red to the same committee, being:
That the sum of $4,000 may be in
serted in the Appropriation Bill or
Loan Bill for the expenses OF grading,
filling and macadamizing the road on
the east side of kalihf valley. extend
| ing from King street
There is something the matter with
Senate rule IL and Mr.. White proposes
to fix it up. He gave notice of his in
| tention to introduce an amendment to
Rule Il of the Senate rules. relating
TO the punishment for disorderly con-
duct of any member of the Senate
Final consideration on Senate Bill
No. 16 was deferred until Wednesday.
Several Senators expressed desire
to further examine into its provisions.
Senate Bill 80, an Act to abolish
capital punishment within the Terri
tory of Hawaii and substitute in lieu
thereof, imprisonment for life, was
read the third time and passed by a
party votes
Senate Bill No. 6, relating to for
est roads. passed its third reading by
unanimous vote.
Sepate Bill No. 81, relating to the
regulation of the fees of witnesses
and jurors, was postponed until Tues
day on motion of J. Brown, who stated
that he had an amendment which he
wished to introduce
The piece de resistance of the NOR
ming session was Senate Bill No. sc.
relating to the appointment of bailiffs
in certain courts. The bill was in
troduced by Mr. White. This was
enough for the minority. The anvil
chorus hammered long and loud. Six
Senators were on their feet at one
and the same time A ruling from the
chair was demanded. Clamor and bed
lam broke loose. A visitor from Ka-
lamazoo leaned over the reporters
table and with a worried and anxious
expression depicted on his counted
nance cautiously inquired if he had
made mistake and got into the
wrong den. He had been told the
Senate met in the bungalow, but now
he felt real sure that something was
out of joint. He was assured that the
sergeant-at-arms would afford strang-
ers all necessary protection in such
outbreaks.
Mr.. Paris meantime had the floor.
During the pandemonium he took his
seat.
The chair maintained that the ques-
ton of the previous question was in
order and that Mr.. Paris, having sat
down, was out of order.
MeEsrs. Achi. Brown and Carter
dealt sledge-hammer blows to the top
of their respective desks after the
manner of the Pike county, Missouri,
preacher when he comes within sight
of his "sixteenthly"
The racket which waited out on the
breeze was likened to the echoes from
a monthly meeting of the newsboys
union Sounds such as: Go Home"
shame" Rotten" biff bang, bizz.
Tell"
The eruption was summarily check
ed by the timely motion of Mr.. Ka-
nuha for a recess until afternoon.
During the afternoon the Senate no
titled the House that concurrent re-
solution had been passed by that body
providing that the two houses should
meet in joint session for the purpose
of selecting the eight Senators to hold
over for the term of four years.
There was a great TODD over the
resolution but the House finally pass
ed it with something to spare. Sew
eral members asked to be excused
from voting on the resolution on the /
ground that they had not sufficient |
knowledge of the subject to vote in
diligently upon it