Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-16
TROUBLE IN HOUSE
IN THE AFTERNOON
Akina and Emmeluth
Differ Over a Motion
to Adjourn.
LOOKED LIKE A ROUGH
HOUSE FOR A MINUTE
Trouble Blows Over and Peace ReignS
Again---Much Time Spent on
Senate Bill No. 36---Long
Windy Session.


House, the first thing considered was
House bill 50. providing for the pro-
mitigation of laws.
Ewaliko wanted the laws publish
ed in Hawaiian as well as in English.
Robertson suggested that the only
remedy was an amendment to the Or
ganic Act.
Kaniho wanted the bill rejected IL
the laws could not be printed in Hawa-
Iian also.
| Makekau amended the bill so that
both languages should be used. Car
ried.
The bill then passed its third read
Ing unanimously
Senate bill &c, relative to the exemp-
tion Of certain personal property from
attachment, came up the second time
for third reading. The result was, ayes
20. noes ..
Senate bill &c. relating to the APP
pointment OF bailiffs came up for third
reading. Section 8. relative to the
salaries OF the bailiffs, was now the
subject OF much wrangling. The Home
Rulers claimed that the section was
still in the bill. but on consulting the
journal II was found that the bill had
been defeated before through that Sec
tIon, and q motion to strike out had
been carried. The bill with five Sec
tions was lost Ayes 70, noes &c.
A small sized riot was precipltated
at this point A motion to adjourn
was made, and the vote was about 10
against the motion but, MS usual.
Akina announced that the motion had
carried. All challenges OF the vote
were disregarded and things looked
like fight between Emeluth and the
Quiet was at last restored by Vice
Speaker Beckley, who took the chair
The motion toadjourn was put and
lost but, notwithstanding that fact
several Representatives followed
Akina.
Gilhllan introduced his bill to ap.
propriate $4,000 for Delegate wilcox's
use in Congress, but 1t was killed on
: first reading.
Naillma's bill to compensate Antoine
serrao for damage done to him in the
late plague, passed first reading.
Prendergast. Makainai and Punk
d We're appointed as special fire claims
committee.
The Judiciary Committee reported on
the Diamond Head road contract. The
committee found that after the can.
tract was let, the department decided
TO put in a ditch beside the road The
ditch was to cost 1920 extra. Nc.
Candless gave the contract to the con.
tractor Belser, who also had the road
contract. AS the Superintendent had
not called for bids for the ditch, which
was contrary to law, the committee
Introduced concurrent resolution or.
= dering the Attorney General to in.
sttute proceedings against McCand.
less for the $3.50 spent on the ditch
The resolution, which is as follows
was ordered printed:
Be 1t resolved, by the Legislature 0.
the Territory Of Hawaii:
Whereas Section of the special ap,
1898 read as follows: Section 5, on al
and every contract fol- the construc
/, ton and repairing public works
amounting to $500, and for furnishing
material, provisions and other sup
plies, shall be awarded only upon pub.
lie advertisement for tender, and ne
A public work. material or supplies shall
3 be divided or parcelled out, for thu
6 purpose Of evading the provisions o.
this section" and
}, Whereas, John A. McCandless, su
}. perintendent OF Public Works, hal
yielded to j. J. Belser contract on tn,
Diamond Head road for an amount o
$3.50 IN excess OF the bid OF said ].
Belser.
Now, therefore. be 1t resolved, Tina
1 r. p. Dole, Attorney General Of thl
Territory, be and is hereby empowers
= and directed to proceed against tn
said J. A. McCandless and his persona
estate for the amount Of the said diff
ference OF 81 ,230 between the tende
\ offer of j. ]. Belser, as shown by hi
/ signed offer, OF date OF February Is
1901, and the contract price yielded hin
' on Diamond Head road contract a
- shown by agreement entered into he
tween the said parties on February II
1901.
Makekau introduced a resolution l.
give AkIna the grand Gust but Emme
luth objected, stating that Akin
could he talked around.
Makekau was finally persuaded I
withdraw his resolution.
Prondergast now resurrected Senat
bill 80 and moved that several amend
ments be made,
by this time, only sixteen member
remained, and so the House adjourRe
out OF desperation.