The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-27
IN THE HOUSE

Whom the House got to work there
was a message from the Senate no''is
ing the lower body of the passage VI
,bree hills. Nos. 81, 1903, and los. These
we're passed to second reading peioie
the House took up it's regular pus'
ness. There were several members Who
had resolutions ready for introduc'ioi'
notably Kupihea, whose elior's nav
been successful in tying matters ih,o
knot hut he was cut off by the motior
to go into the regular order OF business
Tbere were no committee reports'
ord tho Sneaker asked about bills NO,
., ond 90 for electrical franchises, say
inc thew had been 10 days in the COM
mittee's hands. He said the SESSION
,,as half over and the House had only
90 days more, with 10 days for the GOV
ernor. He directed the committee 10
meet this evening and report tomorrow
Avlett wanted to know about bill NO.
r and Paele about bill No. z, ana
chairman Chillingworth said the heaith
committee was being piled up with
resolutions, and consequently coula uo
nothing. This committee also was oi-
rected to get to work at once, ana re-
port today. Kumalae called attention
to bills l6, TO- and IA, which had peen
in committee for % days
HACK BILL CONSIDERED.
The House then took up the hack
hill. IT being read with the report.
Kupihea wanted the bin referred
10 the public lands committee, his
own. but he was laughed out of court.
The bill then was read section by Sec
tion. The first amendment came on
the granting of licenses by the Sheriff
and two licensed hack drivers. Kuma-
lac moved to cut out the hack drivers
as members of the board. saying they
might be prejudiced and would there
fore keep out of the ranks any one TO
whom they had personal objections,
Aylett defended the proposal that two
hack drivers be put on the board. he
said the trouble now was in the pres
ence of so many japanese and Chinese
drivers, licensed by the Sheriff, who
did not know the places in the city.
He thought this would be obviated II
there was board of examiners. he
said the regulations We're printed in
English and Hawaiian,and an Oriental
could not read and so would do injus-
tice to the passengers.
Kupihea raised the point that Aylett
was hack driver and he thought he
should not vote on the bill, but he had
to apologize for his way of putting it,
Kealawaa favored two disinterested
persons on the board, rather than two
hack drivers
PUT ON ONE OUTSIDER.
Vida moved to amend by making the
board of inspection the Sheriff, one
licensed hack driver and person not
connected either with the police depart
ment or the hack business, and this
was carried without dissenting voice.
Keliinoi wanted the title changed so
as to limit the action of the bill to
Honolulu Speaker Beckley left the
chair to take part in the debate, saying
that his Maui constituents wanted to
do away with Oriental hack drivers,
This was direct contradiction of the
position of Keliinoi, who said his peo-
pie were thoroughly satisfied with the
japanese hack drivers. Beckley said
many Orientals could qualify under the
act, but the door would be shut against
the field laborer who wanted to desert
the plantation to compete with the
American citizen. He called on Kelii-
moi to help protect his constituents
from Oriental competition. The bill
passed unanimously
The House then adjourned SO that
committees could work