Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-26
HACK BILL CALLS FOR ORATORY
ON DUTIES TO AMERICAN CITIZENS
Vida Didn't Know.

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malae. He said that he was not aware
Df the fact that any member had come
into the House for the purpose of pro-
tecting the Chinese and japanese in
the hack driving business. As he und-
erstoOd it, every member had taken his
seat in the House of Representatives
pledged to the support of American
citizens. The Chinese and Japanese
had driven the Hawaiians from the
hack business and they were driving
them out from every other calling in
which they were wont to engage. Even
down along the wharves the Asiatics
were taking the place of the Hawaii
ans. lie for one had had enough of this
kind of business and wished TO have 1t
plainly understood that he was in favor
of the bill as II stood.
Fernandez for Citizens.
Mr.. Fernandez, who has from the
very beginning Of the session stood for
the rights of the people, took the floor
after Mr. Vida had finished and spoke
in favor of the bill in its present form
He wanted the citizens of the Terri.
tory to be given n chance to live The
bin as II stood was perfectly just and
It Disseminated against no one. All
who could comply with the provisions
could obtain license without any
trouble whatever.
Father Of the Bill.
Mr. Aylett, father of the hack bill.
was another who made u strong de-
Tense of the bill as II stood. He said
he had framed II 10 fill long felt want
and TO regulate the business in the
Territory so that American citizens
would he given u chance to live. There
was absolutely no discrimination in
the bill. He had seen the High Sheriff
on that very day and had had talk
with him on the subject of the bill.
They had read the measure over to-
Igethcr and at the conclusion of the
reading, Mr.. Brown shook hands with
him and told him IL was one of the
very best measures that had been pre-
scented before the Legislature during
the present session.
Mr.. Pail made speech against the
bill along somewhat the same lines as
Mr.. Kumalae but his remarks were not
very enthusiastically received.
The Speaker announced that the only
,motion before the House was the pas
jsage of the bill in third reading. The
amendment of Mr.. Kumalae had not
been seconded. Just previous TO tax
Ing the votes by ayes and noes. the
Speaker said: "All those in favor OF
the rights of the people as against the
encroaChments of the Asiatics will say
aye All those opposed will say no
How the Vote Stood.
The vote on the passage OF the bill
in third reading stood as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Aylett, Chillingworth,
Damien. Fernandez, Gandall, Green
well, Haia, Harris, Jaeger. Kali, Kala-
ma. Kealawaa, Keliinoi. Kou. Knudsen,
Kupihea, Lewis, Long. Nakaleka. Oil,
Paele, Purdy, Vida and Speaker Beck
!ley-24.
Noos-Messrs. Kaniho, Kumalae, Pa
Ii, Pulaa and Wright.
After the Auditor.
A motion was next made to adjourn
but il did not carry and under sus-
pension of rules. Mr.. Damien intro
duced the following resolutions:
That special committee OF three
be appointed to investigate the dis
charge Of certain government en-
! plOyccs"
| MIR. Damien mentioned number OF
men such rs Solomon Mahelona, Nee
mano ana others who had been dis
charged from office after long terms of
, service In the matter of MahelOna, he
and Mr.. Kumaiae had been TO the Aud
ilor's Office when it was rumOred that
Mahclona was to be discharged. 1t
/ was learned that he was i'll and the
Auditor had said that there was no
intention Of discharging him. As soon
rs he returned he would be given back
his old place. Mr.. Mahelona was on
the scene II few hours later, perfectly
we'll, and he was discharged. In this
the Auditor had told direct false
hood.
officials Crazy.
Mr. Kumalae supported the resom-
ton, saying that the officials must be
crazy and II they were he was in favor
OF having them put where such people
are generally confined. 4 direct false.
hood had been told himself and Mr..
Damien, two representatives of the
people, These officials were discharged
men without any cause whatever. A
resolution Of want of confidence should
he passed to show the United States
Government what the officials of the
Government were doing.
Cooper Again.
| The resolution carried and the ball
having been started rolling. Mr. KanihO
introduced a resolution to the effect
that an appropriation having been
made for the volcano road from Pa
hala to the volcano house, the Super
mtcndent of Public Works be asked
why the road was not completed, how
much had already been expended and
why the balance had not been cXpend-
ed.
The next by Mr.. Kaniho was a reso-
luton making II incumbent for the
House to visit each department of the