The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-06


wearisome debate which lasted all day.
Dickey said the member was out of or
der. Makainai thought the resolution
was tabled and not passed. Robertson
did not think anything was done with
the resolution on Monday 1t would
require suspesion of the rules to re-
consider it. Makainai moved to sus-
pend the rules and the motion was
carried. Makainai again moved to the
reconsideration of the bin, which was
voted on favorably. The resolution
was to prohibit the Superintendent of
Public Works from issuing any more
permits for erecting buildings in the
burned district until the sanitary con-
dition there had been investigated by
a committee of the Legislature. He
thought it best to have the commit
tee appointed at once to see whether
the fire limits should be extended. Two
fires had already occurred there and
he did not want to see a repetition.
Emmeluth said the purpose was to re-
strain the granting of further permits
until joint committee could investi-
gate. The resolution should be passed
followed by another to appoint the
committees and give them at least ten
days in which to ascertain conditions
on which to base the project of extend
ing the fire limits to take in the burned
district.
Mossman said this resolution was
presented Friday afternoon and was
resurrected Looking matters over, it
seemed this place was burned inten-
tionally instead of being accidental.
According to the law now in existence
the erection of wooden buildings is
permitted there. If this was allowed
and an attempt was made to have
only fire-preof buildings. they were
usurping their powers. People We're
paying heavy taxes there and did not
have sufficient means to erect buildings
/; there. If the resolution were passed
the poor people would be squeezed. 4
:; hear that this fire was not accidental,
. but was set on fire on purpose" was
Mossman's parting shot.
Emmeluth said the resolution was in
troduced in the interests of the COM
munity at large. The Legislature
should assist in helping the Govern
ment The Government did enough of
that. 1t strengthens the hands of the
Superintendent of Public Works by
appointing this committee. 1t was no
more than right after he called the
Legislatures attention to the matter
that that body should inquire into
them. He said that no man would
stand firmer for the rights of the poor
than he. Il deny" said he, that
standing for the rights of the poor
would bring additional burdens upon
them. They have had enough burdens
in the past. l repeat that the only
course for US in doing something that
the Government proposes for the best
interests is to assist the Government
in righting the conditions
/ Aylett was strongly in favor of the
resolution. The majority of the people
who lived in the burnt district We're
poor and a committee should be APP
pointed to investigate. The troubles
that came on these people were proba-
bly, not accidental. The damage, how
ever, was done and the people scatter
ed. They wanted to get some income
from their property.
Beckley asked whether the commit
tee to be appointed was limited to ten
days in which to make their report
Emmeluth said it did not. If that was
the sense of the resolution the House
should know it definitely. He thought
it gave the superintendent the right to
. stop granting Permits for wooden
buildings and no action might be TAX
en- until the next session. The House
was assembled to make laws for the
benefit of all. The Board of Health
was giving permits. He wanted to
remind the members of the Fourth dis
trict that until change was made
they could not interfere with the eX-
listing law He did not think the SUI
perintendents should be given SO much
power and he was strongly in favor OF
rejecting it. The poor could not put UP
$ a building worth $4,000, $4,000. II
: was preposterous.
| The member from Molokai lost sight
of the fact that the extension of the
fire limits which would cause them &c
f erect only fire-proof buildings would
safeguard their interests and be a
benefit to the community at large.
l The resolution was to him like the
r trunk of an elephant sticking through
a window into the House, while the
body was outside and could not gair
/ entrance. The Government had in the
l past squeezed the poor and assisted
the rich. He would favor a resolu
tipn which did not prohibit the present
granting of permits.
: Emmeluth confessed to a great dea
of regret that the resolution was op'
posed, and he offered an amendment
/ to the bill that a committee of three
I members from the House be appointed
: to confer with like committee from
the Senate and provide legislation fol
the burnt district and report in ter
days. Beckley thought five days was
sufficient and Emmeluth accepted to
} suggestion.
AS the clock struck the noon hour
many of the members began clamor'
} ing for recess and an adjournment
was taken until o'clock.
Following is summary of bills in
, troduced and notice of others which
will be presented later:
J. K. Hihio gave notice of an act
for the suppression of vice, immora
; and lewd practices, and to repeal Sec
, tons S53 to S63 of the Penal Code.
H M. Kaniho gave notice of an act
to amend section 81 of the Civil Code
, relating to cart and dray tax.
r, w. Aylett gave notice of an act
to repeal sections 317, 31S, S19, S22 and
1923 of the Penal Laws.
-