The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-02
THE EXEMPT TAX
BILL IN HOUSE
Home Rulers Show an Increased
Disposition to not Only
Rule but Ruin.
CFrom Saturdays dailyD


storm in the Senate yesterday. 1t
was a hurricane which swept away
from the political stage the Home
Rule party. President Russell Is on the
floor and has declared war against
Senators White and Kalauokalani, Kali
tie is in the chair and can not help his
party. Oily Bill Is out of sight and
very numerous in the House of Repre-
sentatives, where he expects to get
even with Russell & Company.
If Mr. Russell, Mr.. Kanuha and Mr..
John Brown sincerely mean to join the
Republican party, as they did today,
they will have the support of many
citizens who regretted their antics at
the beginning of the session of this
Legislature.
Senator White was politically crush
ed, but when the political avalanche
rolled down from Russels resolutions
mountain he managed to smile, but he
smiled in "a very poor manner
No endeavors will be made to make
the Russian faction return to the fold
of the Home Ur lies" but last night
it was whispered Al political headquar-
ters that Russell will be fired on the
same grounds which were at one time
advanced against him. to-wit, that the
petition asking him to stand for an
election was not signed by twenty-five
qualified voters, as prescribed by the
Organic Act.
Everything went off smoothly until
Russell took seat on the floor and an
oar in the debate. He will not resign
from the Senate, as reported in the
city but Will become a Senator, ready
to expedite" business.
JN,t. he. in
Honolulu, matters in the interest of
good government should certainly be
attended to at once, and, if Mr.. Russell
is in earnest, he should help Nessrs.
Baldwin, Cecil Brown, Carter and the
other intelligent Senators who try to
do some good work in the best interests
of the Territory.
When the Senate met Russell called
Vice President Eaiue to the chair and
he humbly took seat next to Senator
White and became an ordinary Sena-
tor
The secretary presented the following
communication
Honolulu, II. l., March %, 1901.
Sir: Section 50 of an Act to Provide a
Government for the Territory of Hawaii
approved the Goth day OF April. a. ID.
1901 provides among other duties of the
within thirty days after the end of each
session OF the Legislature transmit to
the President the President of the Sen
ate and the Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatves of the United States one
copy each of the laws and journals of
such session"
In order that ! may comply with this
section OF the law, l respectfully request
that the journal of the Senate from the
beginning of the present session to the
present date, duly certified by the Presi-
dent and the secretary, be transmitted
to me as soon as possible, and that
thereafter the journal of each days ses-
sion, duly certified. be filed in my office
as soon az the official copy can be pre-
pared; and also that sufficient money be
placed at my disposal for making the
necessary copies of the same.
HENRY Il. COOPER
Secretary of the Territory.
To HON. NICHOLAS Russell, Presi-
dent of the Senate
1t Jared on Kaiue's nerves TO have
the communication referred to President
Russell but harmony, due to payday,
still prevailed, and on Monday the SEN
ate has decided TO consider Secretary
Cooper's communication, If no luau in
tervenes,
Then Senator Crabhe looked triumph
ant when the secretary read two COM
munlcations from the House submitting
House bills II and 49, the latter relating
TO the employment OF minors In saloons
upon motion, they passed their first
reading Another communication was to
the effect that Senate bin 2s, relating TO
c. a. r. badges. had been passed in
third reading In the House. The com
munication was referred TO the Military
Committee ana Mr. Crabhe
Senator Crnhhc Is quite n politician and
has worked earnestly for the two bills
which are now before the Senate
whether ne viii succeed In carrying the
"mnor' hin has Vet to he seen
Then came two reports from the Judi
clpry Committee which read IA f0llows'
The majority ~ the Judiciary Commit,
tee, 10 whom was referred the Govern
0r's message I'm regard Ia the revision
Of the laws 81 the Territory ~ Hawaii
nv judge Walter Y. FreRr beg leave 10
repnrt that said message has had their
attentive consideration.
Tho majority ~ the committee beg fnrr
Their 10 report that the "requesr made
by tho Governor 90 Judge Frear that no
prepare q revision ~ the Hawaiian laws
as "nnrctedn by The Organic Act was
an unWurrHuted assumption ~ authority
on mo mart ~ tho Governor iu The 0pin-
ion ~ the majority which should not ne
in any wise ratIhri nr confirmed hv ne
l.priFiRtuTf. tho majority also deem u
not impr0prr in say thhi ihfY have hefn
SURPRISED tn lrirU from ihr Governors
message tnHt lulFr frHHr should nave
pranHrfi lhr revision ~ ihe laws tn
question Un0n thr mere request ~ ne
Governor without legislative sanction nr
authority No ~ customary ln hl NJ me
Irmcd sIatrs Rs ven as W me TfVi-
tories ON thf TwlHieR Hr compilation NJ
lave iu ~ eHH.tTi lN special Ani ~
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