The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-11

vious days discussion.
Dickey arose at the conclusion of tae
reading of the journal, to have certain
matters corrected. He called attention
to an amendment which he offered and
which was ruled out of order, which he
thought should have been spread on the
minutes.
Makekau thought, as Dickey had been
ruled out of order, the clerk had a per-
fact right to drop the amendment out
of the journal. Dickey took except on
to this statement and called for the Ste
nographel's notes. While Stenographer
Avery was looking over his notes to find
the passage asked for, Dickey arrived 1T
the conclusion that the matter was not
very important after all, and asked to
let the affair rest where it was.
Under the call for reports of the
Standing Committees, Emmeluth handed
in a corrected report from the Finance
Committee on the Dow reimbursement
application. The corrected amount WAS
placed at s439.95 instead of $40, as asked
for by the High Sheriffs clerk.
Prendergast moved to table the report
| to be considered Monday with the mi
| nority report.
! Makainai wanted to consider both re-
ports at once. Mahoe said Saturday was
an important day to the committees and
| it should be set over until another day.
\ Robertson agreed with Mahoe. He said
| llltTe were several DllfS winch Hdu HOt
| yet been referred to a committee, and
the committee should devote the after
noon TO a consideration of these bills, and
| ne therefore favored setting the consid-
Grafton of the report over until Mon
| day. Upon vote this was done.
! Makainai for the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported favorably on the Pc
! tition introduced few days since, ask
| ing for an appropriation of $3.50 for the
construction OF a warehouse at Hoopuloa,
South Kona, Hawaii.
| Kaniho moved to adopt the report of
the committee. Dickey moved to have
it considered with the appropriation bill
Makekau thought it should be adopted
at once. The warehouse should be built
at once as goods recently shipped from
Honolulu were badly damaged by the
rains. He was one of the committee in
favor of having the appropriation made
available as soon possible.
Emmeluth said if this motion was
adopted he would like to have the last
member say how many more such petit
lions would be sent into the House from
people who believed they were similarly
situated. 1t mattered little whether it
was a petition or a resolution. If the
petition was granted, inside of ten days
there would be fifty more such petitions
pouring into the House. The Speaker
ruled Emmeluth out of order
"Oh, I've said all I want to, anyway"
II.
Dickey SAID the money could not be
made available before the appropriation
bill was passed, so he did not believe 1t
would make much difference whether
the report was adopted then or at some
future time.
ter what you do with this report" said
the member from Maui. Upon a vote.
the report was adopted to be considered
with the appropriation bill
, Kaniho asked for information. He
. wanted to know what had become OF
House Bill II. which was to abolish per-
sonal taxes.
Kaniho said he intended to ask for a
reconsideration of the report of the
Committee on Finance, instead of the
2 bill
r Robertson then took Kaniho to tasl
l for asking for a reconsideration after 4
e had been debated for several hours the
e day before and adopted.
;, Kaniho said he had not come to tn,
n Legislature 10 fall asleep in his chair
= but to watch every point According t
d what he heard the day before that tn
d bin be referred TO special committee
on taxation, and he wanted to know
Y where his property had gone. Robert
e son said the Chair had ruled that Their
: was such a committee. Kaniho thel
: practically admitted he had gone to sleep
i by stating he had heard no such ruling
|
e House and the irrepressible Makeka1
n took a hand in it. as usual. Makeka
wanted to have the report reconsidered
n Robertson said the gentleman was a
sea and didn't comprehend the matte
at all. There was a joint committee-on
| from the House and one from the Sen
e ate-and this committee would TAX
= charge Of the report. He said the min
utes show and the Speaker had rule
that the House did have such commit
{ tee. and he deplored that fact that $
u much time should be wasted
II Speaker Akina ruled that in futur
: when such questions as Kanho had ask
! ed were desired to be put, they coul
e ascertain their information from tn
clerk.
o Still Makekau couldn't understand III
! had one idea in his head and no arg Il
S ment could knock it out Between Kani
Il no and Makekau the House wasted muc
q of the time of the morning session, an
i the progress OF the proceedings wa
q often blocked He chung to the ide
l. that the joint committee procedure wa
II out of order despite the Chairs ruline
Robertson SAID it was only the day be
fore that Makekau called a meeting Z
a joint committee of the House and Ser
q ate, and he submitted that Makekau WI
entirely out of order, at sea, off his bass
=, and he delivered few more bouquet
of this kind, which settled Makekau f.
a few minutes.
p Paele was of the opinion that all sue
o matters should be discussed on days TO
s. lowing the original d scussion of report
h and he moved that the report be take
= up and reconsidered. He advised Kan
no to ask the clerk in future as to WIN
:, had become of his bill.
IL Upon the request of the Speaker II
lie clerk read the minutes over again NJ
g. hoe, Kaniho and Makekau were all ,
is the opinion that too much time was bein
IS wasted in unnecessary discussions. pu
like the ostrich which hides itself Z
burying its head in the sand, they 70
got they were the whole show Their
selves Kaniho then withdrew his n
ton to reconsider bin II and the Hou.
- resumed business on ether matters
= Beckley then presented a strong res
- luton in regard to sewers, which res
as follows:
, Wanted from Superintendent OF PuI
III lie Works information and copies
agreements, ETC., as follows: Origin
sewer contract, specifications, call f.
bids, list of tenders and amounts, nan
of successful bidder, agreement betwe.
same and Government, names, hondsmo
if any, present status and condition
n the work performed under this contra
10 and financial statement as OF date, r
garding same
be Second sewer contract Iilya opd u,