The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-20
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irs the once Of transportation Con
missioner. rendered their report on
the bill. recommending its passage
With . few slight typographical cor
recfions- Prenderzast moved the bill
pass It's third reading and called for
the ayes and noes TO be taken on IL
Vote Was unanimous 1
Senate bill No IA. relating TO the
receiving of stolen goods, was then
taken up and q majority report frum
the Judiciary Committee vas read.
recommending the bill pass with few
amendments Mahoe moved the re-
port be tabled to await the minority
report on the bill Carried
j. K Paele presented the following
resolution
Whereas. a resolution was intro
duced In the House Of Representatives
dated March Is, 1891. No 81. and the
same was adopted. a copy thereof
was presented TO Henry E Cooper,
Secretary Of the Territory of Hawaii;
and
Whereas. 1t is now fully over four
weeks since he has had possession OF
the same; therefore be it
Resolved. that five days be grant
ed the Secretary of the Territory TO
transmit to this House the answers
to the said resolution" The resolution
referred to requests the Secretary to
furnish the House with the names of
all persons employed by the Territory
in the city of Honolulu, their nation
atty, whether citizens or not and
how long they have held their posi-
tons. The resolution was tabled to be
considered today.
Emmeluth moved that the vote TAX
en- on the County bill the other day be
reconsidered, in order to make a few
more amendments. Carried.
The amendments referred to the
manner of election Of officers and the
time when the law went into effect.
Carried.
The reconsidering of the vote start
ed numerous amendments. Dickey
offered an amendment which was lost.
Prendergast offered amendment max
ing the seat of Lunalilo county. Wal
mea. instead of Lihue. This started
the racket.
Kaauwai objected to the changing
Of the county seat. as, in case Waimea
were made the county seat, they
would have to travel twice as far and
it would cost twice as much to keep
buildings in repair, as it had no pro-
lection from storms.
Speaker Akina called Beckley to
the chair in order that he might voice
his views on the subject. Vice Speak
er Beckley ruled that under Rule II
| he could not allow Mr.. Akina to speak
as he could only occupy the chair in
the absence of the Speaker. Father
Dickey was then called to the chair
and Mr.. Akina then proceeded to en-
] tighten the House in regard to the
matter. Greater expense" he said
would be entailed by the proposed
change, as they already have govern
ment buildings at Lihue and none a
Waimea, and although it would neces
state a greater expense, the sugar in
terests should be taken into consider
| alton"
He said there were seven large plan
| tat1OnS IN the nefgnuOrhouu or Wal
mea and as for the statement tina
| there was no good site for the pro
posed government building, he sait
there was forty acres of ground suita
BILE for such buildings. He disagreed
| with Kaauwai, who said Waimea wa.
poorly situated. He closed with ;
strong plea to auopt the amendment.
Wilcox the silent arose and asket
the Speaker who owned the fort.
acres to which he referred. Thu
Speaker answered the Government.
Continuing Wilcox said: I'VE do no
want the county seat in a harbOr, WI
want it inland, and I want to see ;
| place that is more convenient to tn,
people. We want a central place.
want to tell you what Waimea is. II
the summer the dust is two feet thicl
and in rainy weather the mud is TIVE
feet deep, and l don't believe tina
/ Honorable Prendergast has ever beef
in Waimea, or he wouldn't talk ik'
that"
| The cali for the show of hands oI
the question started a lively conten
| ton. The Speaker declared the pro
posed amendment carried. The vote
was questioned and it took four diff
ferent calls for votes to decide thu
question. The Speaker declared tn,
motion carried, although the rising
vote showed the majority against thu
proposed change.
| Dickey moved to change the county
seat on the Island of Maui from Laha
| ina to Waikiki. which was lost.
Dickey moved to adjourn which wa,
| lost by a vote of 10 to IL.
Beckley moved to pass the County
bill as amended on its second reading
| Carried.
| A motion to adjourn was then made
| and carried at 1905.
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