The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-10
SESSION OF
HOUSE ENDS
IN BIG ROW
Members Call Vice
Speaker Knud-
sen Down.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)


"You cannot force a measure through
this housed"
you cannot cram anything down our
throats!"
Come down on the floor and talk"
81 move we adjourn!
And that carried and the House broke
up with an excited buzz that was like
the distant hum of kona gale break
ing upon a seward grove of tall cocoa
nut trees There had been discussion,
for an hour or two, at yesterday AFTER
moons session, more or less queruious,
more or less with reference to evil
meanings hidden behind speeches ap-
parently candid on the face of them,
over the second reading of the bill! TO
renew the franchise of the Hawaiian
Electric Company. Those members
who had wanted to say things hal said
them, and it had been charged by those
who favored the bill that those VINO
opposed them, though the fact was
manifestly only in a roundabout way,
were opposed to granting the franchise
The question had arisen on a motion
by Pulaa to send to the printing COM
mittee the long report that had accom-
panied the bill and that had been READ
to the House. To proper understand
ing of the position, 1T Is necessary 10
state that the bill granting a FRANCHISE
to the Oahu Ice and Electric Company
had Just passed it's second reading De-
fore the bill of the company already
established in the electric lighting pus-
mess came up. Then the report was
read and Pulaa moved to have 1t print
ed. This was to delay the bill, 1t was
charged, although the charge was de-
MED. At all events, the matter was
threshed out, and the vote was ABOUT
to be taken on the motion to print
when Vice Speaker Knudsen, VINO was
in the chair, said, preliminary to the
voting:
"When House Bill 80 was passed, the
argument was made in this House that
it's passage would give us competing
electric light company. Now, if this
House thinks by shelving this report
in the printing committee that the bill
to give the Hawaiian Electric Com
pany a franchise can be killed, it is
much mistaken. This community would
not stand for that
81 am ready to vote on this bill as
II stands" cried Andrade, land 1 think
every member of this House should be
ready to vote on it, Also
The excitement was rising. you
cannot cram this bill down my throat,
said Aylett. Il want to read that re-
port and have time to think over 1t
before l vote"
And you cannot cram it down my
throat, either" cried Long. IF TINS
committee thinks it can force a vote
on this bill before the members have had
a chance to study the matter carefully, !
then it will find that it is in serious
error l want a chance to study TINS
thing and vote upon it with knowledge
of what 1 am voting for. You cannot
rush franchises through this House.
Again the vote was about to be call
ed. Kumalae had even asked for the
ayes and nays. And then Vice Speaker
Knudsen, with touch, reused the gale
that swept the House into adjournment
almost before anybody knew what mad
happened, although there was a lot OF
bitterness left after it passed. Il want
to say TO the members before voting,
said the Vice Speaker, that l helped
prepare this report and worked nara
upon it. l sat here and watched you
while it was being read. You all listen
ed to it. And now you say that you
We're unable to understand it-that you
could not get through your heads the
plain words as they came from the
clerks mouth"
And the storm broke. Long, Aylett !
Kumalae and half a dozen others
leaped to their feet, shaking their lists
at the Speaker and calling out to him
to do a number of things.
IT call you to order" cried Long.
"You are violating the rules of the
House." yelled somebody else
Come down on the floor If you want
to make a speech" cried another.
You cannot bulldoze this House.
yelled still another.
IF you try to influence my vote,
there will he trouble" said Kumalae.
And then across the shouting of angry
men came the words, II move we adj
journ." The motion was put and car
ried-and after it the House was too
angry with the presiding officer even
to listen to him when he tried to make
a few of the usual announcements Of
committee meetings. The various
chairmen yelled out their own an
nouncements, and the members broke
up into little knots of excited men.
But there was no serious aftermath.
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