The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-09
IN THE SENATE.

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IN THE SENATE.
A communication from the House of
Representatives, in reply to an in
qury as to its action on House bill
No. 3, stated that action had been de-
ferred until that day.
Third reading of the departmental
appropriation bill for eighteen months
beginning January ], 1904, was the
special order OF the day.
Senator Dickey said 1t would save
day to the House to have the bill
passed and sent down promptly.
Senator McCandless thought, as
many members were absent, such an
important bill should not be rushed.
He moved the Senate adjourn until
Tuesday.
THE COURT TROUBLE.
President Crabbe asked the mover to
wait, as he had statement to make.
The previous day their clerk was sum-
moned to the court with an order to
bring the journals. He ordered the
clerk not to take any papers over with
out consent of himself or the Senate,
but the clerk was threatened with con-
tempt proceedings and, fearing he
might have to go to Jail over night.
produced the papers in court. The
court wanted all of the journals, but
1t was impossible to furnish them.
They were scattered about between
clerk, printer, proofreader, etc. He
suggested that the clerk be allowed to
produce in court the journal for any
particular day required. 1t Appeared
they wanted all reports and proceed
ings bearing on the case. They were
fighting the County Act.
Senator Dickey held that the journ-
ais of the regular session were out of
their hands entirely. The clerk under
a subpoena of court would have to pro-
duce them. To the suggestion of Sem
ator McCandless, that the journals
were in the hands of the president, he
answered. "They are in the hands of
the president and other officers of the
regular session. We have nothing to
do with the matter"
SEEMING PREDICAMENT.
Senator McCandless deprecated huv-
ing the journals tied up as evidence n
court, when the law required them TO
be in the hands of the Secretary Of the
Territory within thirty days of the
close of the regular session.
NO" the president explained; the
clerk can take them right back" He
went on to say that the journals were
not complete, the copies having not
yet been compared.
ORGANIC ACT VIOLATED.
Senator Achi contended that the Sem
ate had nothing to say about it. The
journals were in the hands of the pres
ident and clerk, who had possession Of
them. Not only that, but he claimed
that the president and clerk, by net
hurrying up, had caused the Organic
Act to be violated.
Senator Cecil Brown-"What IS the
penalty?"
Senator Achi-"I do not say there Is
penalty, but it is a command that
the journal shall be in the hands of the
Secretary of the Territory within thir-
ty days. I would advise the president
not to disobey the order of the court.
We are not called here for this purpose,
but to pass appropriation bills. I raise
the point of order that any talk about
the journals of the regular session is
out of order.
President Crabbe-"Thank you.''
SETTLED WEATHER.
A calm that could have been sliced
with cake knife ensued.
Senator McCandless broke the still
ness by moving that the third read.
ing of Senate bill No. 8 be deferred
until Tuesday next. When Senator
Dickey asked why not Monday, the
mover with a laugh barking back TO
the point of order said the clerk was
ordered to appear in court on Mon lay.
The motion carried
WANTS A VACATION.
Senator Achi desired to move that the
House be requested to allow the SEN
ate to take a vacation of one Week
after passing the pending bill. There
was no use in meeting day after day,
waiting for business from the House.
Senator Cecil Brown-'Where do you
want to go, to Kona?"
Senator Achi-'I want to do some
work" He deferred his motion until
Tuesday.
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