The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-28

button fraud was about to pass on
third reading when Robertson detected
a vital error, and it was amended and
placed on the calendar for today. Mr..
Emmeluth's hin to limit the date under
which present plans for street widening
could be completed met the same fate.
Both bills will probably pass today.
The Independent county bill was
brought in from the printer and
promptly referred to a special commit
tee of seven to be appointed today. The
other bills which came up for second
reading were:
Senator cecil Browns forest roads
bill; sent to committee on agriculture
and manufactures. Senator John
Browns bill to abolish capital punish
ment; referred to judiciary committee.
The following Senate bills We're pass
ed on first reading:
Kalauokalani's personal property ex-
iemption bill and Senate bill No. 81, en-
titled, "An act to regulate the fees of
witnesses and jurors This bill will
come up for second reading today. al
though it was only received IN the
House this morning.
One new House bill was introduced
ANO by II" diihO' itieiNiht- ~ liz -'4SN"~
reservation.
! For some reason the Cooper COM
munication relating to the journal was
put off another day. Paele got in a
resolution to deny the secretary's re-
quest for the daily journal, but it went
over with the communication until to-
day The Republicans had evidently
caucussed on the matter as well as the
20, y rnd
the granting of the request as soon as
the matter was reached on the order
of business. Kumalae Rep.) seconded
the motion with equal promptness. 1t
was apparently this move that discon-
certed the Home Rulers and caused
Makekau to follow up Paele's resolu-
ton with the motion to postpone. There
will likely be plenty Of oratory turned
loose on the subject today.
However, the Independents got in
one punch at the Territorial Govern
ment in the form of a resolution by
/ Emmeluth again calling on the Gov
iernor for the records from July Z, 1898,
| to June 80, 1900, which was adopted
without debate.
The Paele resolution reads as fol-
lows:
Be ii resolved by the House Of Repre-
sentatives, That the request of the Hon
orable Secretary of the Territory for a
certified copy of the journal of this
House from the beginning of the present
session of the Legislature to the 26th day
of the current month and that thereaft-
er the journal of each days session duly
certified be filed in his office soon as
the same can be prepared and, also,
that sufficient money be placed at his
disposal for making the necessary cop
les of the same, be and the same is here
by denied.
: House resolution No. 75, by Mr.. EN-
meluth, read as follows:
Whereas, the Governor of this Terri
tory has returned to this House por-
ton of a certain resolution introduced
on the 18th inst, and duly passed by
this House-the Governor stating that the
request was too sweeping etc; and,
Whereas, the information sought is of
a character properly within the prov
irce of this House to enquire into, con-
slider. pass on and ratify or reject ac-
cordingly. as the law and the sense OF
this House may determine; therefore, be
Ii
Resolved, That the resolution herein
referred TO and hereto attached be
amended by inserting the words 'if not
inconsistent with the public service" aft
er the word requested so the same
shall read sis hereby requested, If not
Inconsistent with the public service, to