The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-10

The Speaker decided that the chill
lingworth motion was out 81 order. on
the ground that the House had no rec
ord that the gentleman had voted as
he said that he had. The resolution had
passed on viyv voce vote.
Chillingworth thereupon sat down,
and Harris arose to make the point
that he had seen Chillingworth vote To
the affirmative. and to call for the
minutes on the question. He believed
that Chillingworth had "A right TO make
the motion that he had made.
THE RESOLUTION BEATEN.
The Chair thought the point well
taken. and reversed its ruling, allowing
the motion TO reconsider to be put
The motion carried, and Chillingworth
continued his address on the same lines
There was no member of this House
he said who could prove that there
was plague here or that this was an
infected port. He was supported by
Harris, who said that we were about TO
ship away from this port 9O,OOO,OoO
worth Of sugar. Quarantine now would
mean that this would be stopped. ana
all commerce would be stopped. Ihls
would mean the loss of millions of dol
lars to the Islands. He moved that
consideration of the resolution be IN
definitely postponed.
Kali opposed this, saying that there
never had been a meeting of the COM
mittee on public health and education
and he thought 1t time that one was
called More than that, If there was
plague here he wanted to know it. He
did not believe in bringing people here
in ignorance of the true condition, 10
die OF plague and be burnt 1t would
be better and more honest in the inter-
est Of all the people, to declare quar-
antine and close the port.
Greenwell favored the Harris motion
and several of the Home Rulers oppos-
ed it, being desirous of arriving at the
true statues of the plague situation
here After the discussion had con-
tinued past the noon hour, vote was
taken and the Harris motion to post
pone consideration of the plague reso-
luton indefinitely was carried. Then
the House adjourned until today to
give the several committees a chance
to prepare their reports.
THE SENATE.
The Senate met in regular session
yesterday with all members present.
secretary luSt ltdu Il
ton from Secretary Hawes acknowl-
edging the receipt of the Senate's con-
firmation of the medical appointments.
The notification of the Houses adop-
ton of the Senate leper and fire claims
resolutions was read and accepted
LICENSE FOR DRESSMAKERS.
Senator Dickey reported for the COM
mittee on Miscellaneous Petitions rec
ommending the passage of kalauoka-
lani's dressmaking bill, but favoring the
reduction of the license from S25 to $40.
Senator McCandless reported for the
Public Lands Committee recommending
the passage of the bill containing the
Governors emergency recommends
tions.
He reported also recommending that
Kalauokalani's general electric bill be
laid on the table, to be considered with
the loan bill which contained an item
of sl5O,OOO for an underground conduit
to hold all wires, government and pri-
vate corporations.
Senator Kalauokalani opposed the re-
port and the burying of his bill Sena-
tor Dickey said that was not the in
tention of the committee.
Senator c. Brown also favored the re-
port and stated that an estimate for
a conduit had been made for the Mutual
Telephone Co. and 1t was found that ii
would cost $4,000 The report was
tabled to be taken up with the appro-
priation bill
FIRE CLAIMS EXPENSES.
Senator Achi moved that the fire
claim expense bill be taken from the
table and considered on its third read
ing. He offered an amendment which
proved to be a substitute. Senator c.
Brown objected to the substitute be-
ing considered as an amendment, and
he was sustained by the chair. Achi
appealed from the ruling but was not
sustained by the house. Upon motion
of Senator Brown the bill was referred
to the Ways and Means Committee.
McCandless wanted the committee in
structed to report within thirty minutes
which brought an angry retort from
Senator Brown. and Senator Baldwin
stated that the committee would re-
port as soon as it could. A motion by
Isenberg to take recess until two
o'clock was lost
Senator Achi gave notice of an act
providing for the payment of the
bonds to be issued by the Governor
and secretary as authorized by Con-
Eress."
Senator j. T. Brown moved the in
sertion in the appropriation bill of an
item of $4,000 for the Improvement of
| Richardson street in South Hilo and
also OF $500 for a school house in Puma,
| Hawaii.
TANES TWICE 4 YEAR.
Senator G. Brown gave notice Of an
act amending the law relating 10 in
| ternal taxes. Senator Brown stated
| that the act provided that taxes should
in the future be paid twice a year, in
June and November instead OF all at
| one time,
JUDICIARY REPORTS.
Senator Brown reported for the judi
ciary Committee on the following bills;
! Recommending the passage of IN,
hin regarding notice by publication