The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-07
MANY BILLS
PRESENTED
KumaIae Revives Old
MOnarchicaI
Idea.

| A TTENTIVE and observant, the
| m solons of the House began their
| IA labor yesterday auspiciously.
The aftermath of the wordy bat
tie of the day before on the extepsion
of the fire limits to include the burn
ed district had it's effect. AS a num-
ber of Representatives had given no.
tice on Tuesday that they would in
troduce bills, the title of many of
which were novel to say the least, ex-
pectancy was written upon the counte
nances of the legislators. The spec
tators were numerous and appeared to
anticipate a repetition of the previous
days humorous proceedings. 7-1
The minutes were read and approved.
| Dickey opened the ball by asking for
a reconsideration, as he desired to
make correction. He was granted
the privilege by rising vote. A rule
mentioned in the minutes as IL should
have been 18. The amendment was ac
cepted.
Paele offered a petition relating to
highways and bridges, in which an ap-
preparation of $25, 900 was asked for, and
also a breakwater along the coast in
the Fifth district. This was referred
to the committee on public lands.
Beckley presented a petition from
Hauula from a number of residents
asking for a new school building. Re
ferred to committee on education.
Haaheo presented a petition from
Puua asking for $4,000 for the con-
struction of road from Kaola to Ka-
hauolea, distance of eight miles. The
petition was laid on the table to be
considered with the appropriation bill.
Prendergast, for the committee on
revision, presented a report on bill 2,
IAN act to appropriate an emergency
fund to be used in repairing damages
caused by the late storm" and also on
bill 4, AN act to provide for a COM
mission to take evidence concerning in
juries to property caused by the ac-
ton of the Board of Health in connec-
ton with the suppression of the bu-
bonic plague in Honolulu on January
20 1900, and to report thereon" and
also bill Z, "An act to authorize and
regulate the placing of electric wires
in the streets of Honolulu" and also
bill II, "An act to abolish personal
taxes" also bills IL and Is, saying they
had been printed.
Makekau arose to say something
about rules. Prendergast said the
rules were still in the hands of the
printer. Dickey asked Prendergast If
the rules as printed on blanket-form.
paper contained the amendments. He
received an affirmative reply. 1t still
rests with the House to decide whether
the rules should be printed in book or
pamphlet form.
Dickey moved rule 12 be amended by
erasing the words by vote of the
House." in lines 1s' and 10. Makekau
interrupted by declaring Dickey out of
order, but later begged Dickey's par
don.
Dickey said after the reading of the
minutes that an ominous silence fell
upon the House, and It seemed more
like a Quakers' meeting than the Leg
.islature. He thought it was unneces-
sary to vote upon the journal, and
hereafter the speaker should allow
them to stand approved unless some
one made objection. Dickey's motion
did not receive a second.
! Kekaula offered resolution to have
an item inserted in the appropriation
bill for the construction Of a warehouse
at Hoopula landing, South Kona, Ha-
wall, to cost $780, Referred to commit
!, tee on public improvements.
.. Dickey made one or two attempts to
read rules which he considered in
point, but a general tittering caused