The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-18
MANY. BILLS
PASS BOTH
BRANCHES
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not the lowest, but who he believed had
some influence 1t was to prevent this
that he wanted his amendment adopted.
After discussion; the amendment was
made coherent by providing that the
bidder shall be citizen Of the Terri
tory and Of the United States, and the
lowest responsible bidder as we'll.
There was a long discussion and sew
eral amendments, aiming at the same
point, to exclude others than citizens
from bidding on contracts. The argu-
ment was without much force or effect,
and finally the amendments were lost.
Fernandez said the voting down of the
amendments was a blow at the people.
He was called up by Harris, who said
the resolution passed prohibiting the
employment of aliens on public works
| covered all these contracts and the
people were sufficiently protected. The
section finally was knocked out by
vote of IL to u on a motion to adopt,
after which the House took a recess.
RECONSIDER MORNING ACTION.
1 uPOn ICdSSClllOAlL6s bAiC
House went into committee of the whole
house and Kupihea again presented his
amendment to section 4, and there was
a wrangle over the disposition of the
amendment. The stenographers notes
showed that the section had been lost
en- out of the bill. Kupihea then moved
and stricken out. Kupihea then moved
ing he was again to the front with his
amendment. Keliinoi raised the point
of order that the amendment had been
disposed of once, and chairman Chill
lingworth ruled the amendment out of
order, whereupon Kupfhea appealed
and the chair was sustained. The sec
ton was then passed.
Kupihea carried on his fight, moving
that the enacting clause be stricken
out. The section carried, and Chilling
worth ruled out of order attempts to
secure rising and aye and no votes
The committee then approved the
amended titles. striking out fire
claims" and putting in ATTORNEY Gen
erals Department"
Wright insisted that the Kona road |
item had been overlooked, and there |
was long discussion ending in Ku-
pihea moving reconsideration of the |
bill.
Beckley said, before voting on recon-
sideration, he wanted to know if there
and said that only short time ago
the Fourth District member (wright)
had been ready to set aside money from
Kona for the Fourth and Fifth Dis
tricts. Wright responded that Kona,
Kau and Kohala needed just as much
as the other districts 1t appeared to
him that the Third, Fourth and Fifth
Districts were trying to "hog" it all.
He demanded justice for his district.
Long made the point that Kuma1ae had
voted with the minority, and followed
Immediately with a motion that the bill
as amended be passed, which carried.
Bill No. 81 was then brought up. The
Judiciary committee had recommended
that No. As be substituted, but owing to
the absence of the author, the two
measures were laid aside for later ac-
ion.
DISCRETION BILL APPROVED. :
Bill No. So relating to assertions of
married persons, was taken up, Ka- e
aw, saying it was necessary to keep 6
couples together, and the people of the '
second District were opposed to the re- II
zeal. Andrade urged the passage of the +
ill on the ground that the present law y
$ unconstitutional, as it endeavors to T
nforce a civil contract by penal pro- l.
-isions, and he would be ready to de- Z
end any case under the law, being GER
ain that he could secure an acquittal. =
said the present law was a
to the statutes of the United !,
tates. The committee then approved >
he measure.
The committee then rose, and Chair :,
ian Chillingworth reported favorable =
ction on bills 20 and So Both bills ,
ere then passed second reading %
Kupihea endeavored to have the rules
lspended so that he might introduce :,
Ills and resolutions. but this was not .,
lie win of the House. "
After a report of the printing COM -
ittee the House took up bill No. IS, =
lating to concealing an infant, in Is
hich the penalty is reduced from two e-
ears to one year, and it passed the
ird reading without dissenting voice.
House Bill No. AZ was then brought
rward, the bill having for its object u
e reducing of the penalty for larceny
one year. and it passed. 25 to 3.
No. 4S, affecting assault and battery. 0'
as next considered. Kaniho opposed 'oi
e bill. finding a number of differences III