The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-30
APPOINTMENTS PLACED
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Il Confined from First P1ee.)
| Consideration on Senate bin No
| 2s- relating to exemption Of persona
property from execution. Was continu
ed from Thursday and waxed quite
warm before the bill was finally pass
ed
Robertson did most Of the taIkfns
against the BILL saying il Was an
instrument for furthering fraud and
putting premium on crime and ask
ed that his motion to refer the bill
to committee be considered. The
i motion was lost Emmeluth Their
moved to refer the bin to the Ju
dietary Committee, as this bill need
ed many changes
Robertson rose again and said II
looked very much as if the majority
wanted to cram this bill down the
| threats of the minority
Dickey then got in his old chestnut
| about the bad English used in the
bill and suggested as an amendment
to section two. to insert $500 instead
| Of $4,000. The proposed amendment
was lost Mahoe then moved that
sections 2. 3. and 5 be reconsidered
and passed without amendments. He
| was seconded by Makekau who said
the bill suited him as It was and he
did not see why objections should be
raised to it.
Emmeluth protested against pass
ing the bill without amending section
16. so as to make it read ION approx
al" instead of ION its passage" and.
| furthermore, he said he did not like
the way bills were railroaded through
the House ahd that the Horse would
come to it's senses Monday aud find
out that the section he referred to
would need to be amended. The mo-
lions to pass the bill on its second
reading was carried.
Robertson then got sarcastic and
wanted the House to suspend the Or
ganic Act. so as to pass the bill for
the third time then and there. The
bill passed it's second reading and
was ordered typewriter and made an
order for Monday.
The House then proceeded to the
order of the day. House bill No. 80,
an act to amend section of Act 90
of the laws of the Republic of Hawaii,
session of 1896, and provide compen-
sation for damages sustained on prop
erty by the proposed street widening.
was first on the calendar and was
passed in its third reading.
House bill No. A, an act to estab-
lish and maintain school libraries,
passed its third reading by vote of
Is to s.
House bill No. 81 an act relating to
-
and was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The committee on Public Lands and
Internal Improvements reported in
favor of House bill No. Al, an act pro-
viding for names of streets, roads and
lanes in the District of Honolulu, ISL
and of Oahu. The committee report
was adopted and the Dill made an
order for next Monday.
The same committee also presented
lengthy report on House bill No.
AZ, an act providing for the number
ing of buildings and lots in the Dis
trict of Honolulu. A warm time then
ensued as to whether or not the COM
mittee's report should be adopted.
Dickey sprang to his feet and wanted
an amendment inserted in the bill,
providing. that instead of the owners
or renters of buildings and lots being
made to pay for the proposed num-
bering. the Department of Public
Works should pay for the same. A
motion to adopt the report of the
committee resulted in a tie vote and
vlce-Speaker Beckley then cast the |
deciding vote for the adoption Of the |
report The bill was ordered type |
written ard made an order for Mon |
day.
At this juncture Representative |
suave, asked for a sus-
pension of the rules 10 allow him to |
present a memorial It was from a
few of the business men of the city,
protesting against the passing by the
House of Senate bill 26 relating to |
the exemption from executions and
forced sale of debtors on the ground
hat said bill is unfair to the mer-
chant and a detriment to the poor
man.
Prendergast gave notice of a bill
to an act providing for a
specific tax of so on each ton Of SUI
yar annually produced in the Terrific
y of Hawaii.
Emmeluth gave notice Of bin re-
ating to an act requiring directors
Ind other officers having the manage
nent of joint stock companies, to
zeep true accounts of the business of
he companies and providing for the
ludit of such accounts. The House
hen took recess until o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Mossman started the ball rolling
y a motion to suspend the rules, to
Illow him to introduce a resolution
king the salaries of the sergeant-at-
rms, stenographer, clerks, interpre-
er, janitor and messenger:
Be 1t resolved, that the different
nicers of the House of Representa-
ives Of the Territory Of Hawaii. be
aid out Of appropriation for the ex-
lenses Of the Legislature Of the Ter