The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-04-10
HOUSE ASKS FOR
CONFERENCE ON
COUNTY BILL
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aliens from nSnlnS IN leTTltolidi ""'''"
was unconstitutional. The bill went
over because the introducer was not
| present to explain it, and the House
passed on to the next in order.
Under suspension of the rules ke-
liinoi introduced a concurrent resolu-
ton calling for the appointment OF a
Joint conference committee of fourteen
I members seven from each house, on
Senate Bill !, which Is the county Dill.
The Senate had sent down a commune
cation to the House in the morning
refusingto concur in the House amend
ments to the bill, and it was up to
the House to take action. The Kelliinoi
resolution went through with a rush,
as did a motion that the clerk at once
notify the Senate of the action taken.
CONFEREES CHOSEN.
an appointing this committee" said
Vice Speaker Knudsen, Il VIII say that
| hope it will have better luck than the
last Conference Committee / appointed.
I want to instruct the committee to be
firm with the senate in demanding the
rights of the House, but not stubborn.
1t is better to give up something than
to lose the bill altogether.
Il will appoint as conferees on the
part of the House Gandall, Vida, Aylett'
Keliinoi, Kaniho, Fernandez and Harris
at large. to the House I want to say
that we must repose absolue confidence
in our conference committee. IL we 90
not do that, the business of legislation
is impossible Let us give up our petty
personal wishes and show a spirit or
in the interest of the
people,"
This little speech having been deliv-
cred. the order of the day was once
more taken up. The Oahu Ice and
Electric Company was favored in the
second reading of the bill to give it a
franchise, on the argument that 1t
would mean competition, and then the
bill to renew the franchise of the Ha-
waiian Electric Company came up on
its second reading, accompanied by
very long and favorable report which
set forth the value of the plant of the
company, the excellence of its service,
the fact that it was revenue produc-
err to the government and many other
things, all going to show why the Dill
should be passed. The report was IN
writing, of course.
WANT REPORT PRINTED.
AS soon as the House had heard this
read. in English and in Hawaiian, fu-
laa moved that the report be printed
for the better instruction of the mem
bers Also, there was motion TO
adopt the report, and Chillingworth'
the mover, read the House lecture
on the duty it owed to the committees
for their work. and on some other
things. 1T is coming along toward the
end of the session." said he, land 1t
is time this House was learning to
have confidence in its committees.
They work to save the House work
And it is time to stop these dilatory
tactics in legislation" The effect of
the motion of Pulaa, he said, would be
to delay the bill, whatever its intent
might be- This dilatory scheme is
sword that can be made to cut both
WAYS" Chulinworth went on. 1T
may be applied equally well, after
while. to measures that some of these
gentlemen resorting to 1t now will want
to see passed. This bill is in favor of
an established enterprise. 1t Is n fair
bill. 1t is for the good of the people
And II is time We We're doing some
work"
Aylett and Kumalae wanted to have
the report of the committee printed,
nevertheless, and insisted upon it
At some length. KeliinOi said If the
had used their ears there
would not have been any necessity to
lsk for the printing of the report. The
,ther electrical franchise bill had been
passed without question, and so should
his one be 1t was "A good bill, bill in
he interest of n vested right Above
al, ii was necessary to push the bus
ness of the House along, There had
been delay enough already.
a MOVE FOR DELAY
Harris got the floor to give some fig
ires on the taxes paid by the Hawaiian
electric Company, and upon the prime
act that what was needed in this Ter
'itory was revenue producers. This
company paid taxes last year amount
ng to S659i," he said, land If n fran
,hise Is refused now to n company
already in existence, having a plant
installed that cost half a million dol
ars, then not dollar of capital Will
,ver be brought from abroad TO be in
'ested in this Territory. Men will not
invest their capital where they are not
sure they will be protected. The effect
IF the refusal to grant the franchise,
n fact, will be to drive capital away
rom the Islands, and keep it away"
Kumalae still insisted upon having
The report printed, and perhaps gave
his opponent handle when he said
hat, II II were not, he would fight the
Dill because OF a provision that II would
be exempted from paying the govern