The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-21

necessity of returning the resolution,
above referred to. unanswered, for the
reason that 1t is discourteous and I'M
precedented In form and not the usual
and established manner of seeking infor-
nation from an executive officer.
1 have the honor to be, sir. your ODE
dent servant,
HENRY E. COOPER,
Secretary of the Territory
Dickey suggested that all communica-
tons from the chairmen of the various
committees should go through the Speak
er instead of being addressed directly to
the Governor, but no action was taken
in the matter.
According to Makekau, the Governor
was not justified in saying that the let
tiers were not in proper shape, while, &C
cording to the resolution of the morning
there was more than one resolution. The
matter was discussed at great length,
and finally Dickey called for Beckley's
motion, reminding all of the fact that
much valuable time was being wasted.
Makekau insisted that the answer of
the Governor was altogether too prema-
ture and that he should have waited I'M
til he could meet the committee instead
of taking the message In it's printed
form.
In the lively discussion which follow
ed, Emmeluth expressed the wish that
the difference between the legislative and
executive departments might be over
come. He intimated that this would
never take place, however as long as
the Governor lacked the dignity to sign
his official title to his messages. He call
ed for the resolution in question having
to do with the wish of the House that it
be shown wherein the resolution was at
fault. He thought that there would new
er be harmony until the Executive ceased
to misconceive the actions of the House
! and to make so much of trfles 1t was
simply matter of veracity between the
Speaker and the Governor, he said judg-
ing from the tenor of the messages. He
moved that the matter be laid over until
today.
/ A bill relating to the fixing of an an
nual fiscal period for the Territory of
Hawaii, Senate Bill No. 3, was received
and read
Both Beckley and Prendergast had a
great deal to say on the resolution. Rob-
ertson, in answering them, declared that
the bill was not net for the purpose
Fof catching rice and sugar planters. nor
was it a bill intended to fix the date uf
appropriations, as stated by the two gen
| tlemen from Molokai and the First Dis
trict. He said that it did fix the closing
of accounts however. He went on to say
that business should not be conducted in
{ the same manner in which it was carried
on by the Senate He moved that the
! bill pass on the first reading.
| 1t seems that Makekau had been UNI
able to say what he wanted to in the
matter; at least. he claimde that he had
not yet had his say. He wanted to re-
/ ject the bill because he thought that it
might be a lesson to the Senators not
to reject a House bill on first reading.
He wanted the bill rejected and a new
| one framed.
Giving evil for evil was not approved
of by Kumalae He thought that this
was the plan being pursued by some OF
his associates. He believed that the
House should cease to play with the Sen
| ate.
Twelve were for and fourteen against
a motion by Makekau to reject the bill
and it was lost.
The report of the Judiciary Committee
relating to the petition of the Inter-Isl-
and Steam Navigation Company for the
return of the balance Of the license OF
the steamer Kilohana, was read by En-
meluth. The committee advised that
the matter be laid on the table. Make
kau was for having the report consider
ed. but he was called out of order by tht
Speaker, inasmuch as Ewaliko had al
ready moved that the report be adopted
Ewaliko's motion carried.
On the suggestion of the Finance Com
mittee, Resolution No. "a appropriatfns
money for the use Of roads in Hamakua
was laid on the table. Makekau asked
!, I'd nave Ine report IeJtCleu II wa
adopted, however after considerable dis
cussion.
A bill was introduced by Robertson t
| reward n. NJ. Levy, formerly clerk IN tn
Hawaiian Hotel for damages sustaine
by him during the plague. The claim o
the petitioner is that he was moved I
the pest house against his will and un
wisely. Mental anguish and bodily pal
are claimed as the result of the removn
= to the pest house and the petftione
wants recompense. The House took tn
noon recess after the bill had been re
. ferred to a committee.
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