Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-09
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the Territory They found its intent
was to place the militia on similar fot-
!ng with that Of other parts Of the
United States and recommended its
passage. Laid on the table TO be con-
sidered with the bill
Senator Wilcox introduced a bill ID
amend the acts relating TO the praG-
rice Of medicine and surgery.
The Haekmen's Bill.
Senator Baldwin presented report
Of the Ways and Means Committee on
the House bill relating to passenger
vehicles for hire, etc. They were Of
opinion that the large amount of tour.
ist travel touching at Honolulu made
% desirable that hack drivers should
not only be familiar with locations and
names but also have a speaking nc
quaintanCe with the Hawaiian lam
guage. They recommended the passage
of the bill with an amendment that its
restrictions as to language should not
apply to present holders Of hack lie
enses.
on motion OF Senator Cecil Brown
the report was adopted, the bill 10 be
read a third time on Saturday.
The Appropriation bill for depart
mental services was on motion of Sen
ator Dickey deferred on its second
reading for one week.
TWO BILLS PASSED
OVER GOVERNORS VETO.
senator J. T. Brown moved that the
Senate consider the yctOes by the GOV.
ernOr OF the Language Joint RCsulu-
lion and the Beer Bin. Carried.
Clerk Savidge read the first veto,
being that OF the Joint resolution to
request the Congress. to amend Ine
Organic Act so as to permit the use ol
the Hawaiian language in legislative
proceedings.
The Party Platform.
Senator Cecil Brown was the first to
break silence and spoke as follows:
This resolution was one Of the planks
OF the Republican party and one on
which the Republican party went 10
the polls at the election last NOvem.
Der. | appreciate the remarks OF the
Governor regarding the argument used
in Congress against the admission Of
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
but the Republican party having gone
out with this plank in its platform |
do not see how the Republican mem.
bers of this Senate can vote to sustain
the veto of the Governor. 1t Is upon
that basis that the veto OF the Govern.
OF should not be sustained by the Sen.
ate or the Legislature. | recognize
the force of the Governors objections
in regard to the use OF language in
our legislative proceedings different
from the language used in the business
and the courts OF the country. II II
were not that took part in the form
ing of the Republican platform and in
the elections upon II. | should be very
much inclined to sustain the veto. |
want 1t distinctly understood by tho
Senate that am not making these re.
marks with regard TO any caucus OF
the Republican party. know moth.
ing about what my fellow Senators
ieel in this matter, but | believe that
We all leel the same way about main.
tanning the platform upon which We
Mere elected"
Senator Baldwin said: What say
will be in support Of Senator Browns
remarks. believe that the views cX-
pressed by the Governor are sound. |
believe that We will obtain statehood
sooner II we have no other language
used in the Legislature than the Eng.
lish. Yet | shall vote against sustain.
ing the veto. believe at the same
time that anybody who has not ac'
cepted the Republican platform would
be doing his duty by his country and
his people in sustaining the veto.
When that platform was adopted these
considerations presented by the Gov
ernor were not known TO u.s."
Senator Dickey spoke substantially
as follows: Il feel the full force Of
the Governors remarks, but we are in
a very peculiar situation. The Organ
ic Act is very ambiguous on the ques.
ton. II says distinctly in one place
that the proceedings OF the Legisla-
ture must be in English, yet in anoth.
er place, among the qualifications for
a member Of the Legislature, is one
that he must be able to read and