Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-04
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Mr.. Andrade said that since the ap.
pearance of the clerk and stenogra.
rher in court this morning, there had
been another subpoena for the stenog.
rapher. who was ordered to take with
him to the court. the journal of the
House of the regular session.
journal in seeretary's Hands.
The journal of the regular session,
said Mr.. Andrade. was no longer in the
hands of the clerk of the House, but
was in the hands OF the Secretary of
the Territory, according to the terms
OF the Organic Act. Besides that, in
q late decision of the Supreme Court
Of the United States, II Is held that
the journal of any house of Legisla.
ture Is not evidence. but that a cert.
fed copy of a bill in dispute, is eyi.
dence. The speaker said he could
not see how the clerk and stenographer
could get out of obeying the summons.
II they did disobey, the Judiciary Com.
mittee might have to issue a writ of
habeas corpus. However, when they
did appear before the court, they
should not take along any document
in the hands Of the clerk.
Bring Them Back"
Vice Speaker Knudsen asked what
should be done in case the officers
were kept over at the court until after
o'clock and the answer came from
various directions in the House: Send
for them and bring them back" Mr..
Knudsen then asked what should be
done in case the House continued its
session until after ~ noon, and the
answer again came: Let the court
wait" Mr. Andrade explained that
the officers OF the House were not on
the same par with the members, and
Mr.. Harris, in answer, called attention
To the fact that by subpoenaing the
officers, the work Of the people was
brought to a standstill Mr. Andrade
said he felt sure that arrangements
could be made with the court by
means of which a delay of fifteen min.
utes or so, one way or the other, could
be arranged
| MS NlONtu Nlt Sulhtul VII INV oHb'
ject and the House went into Commit
tee OF the Whole for the consideration
OF Senate Bill No. 1, the Unpaid Bills
Act, Mr.. Harris in the chair.
8ubonie Plague Guards.
The deferred item Of $1,000 for
buards on Molokai during the bubonic
plague, was the first taken up for con.
sideration, Mr.. Kaniho beginning the
argument and conteuding that the
claimants were poor people who need
ed the money. When the matter had
been brought up the other day. Mr.
Gandall had told Of the people of Ka
uai serving as guards and asking no
compensation. He should remember
that these were rich people-planta
tion owners and the like. The guards
Of kau and other places had been
paid. Why should not the guards OF
Molokai be compensated?
There was quite a long discussion
and Mr.. Chillingworth finally made the
motion to indefinitely postpone the
item, which carried by a vote Of IA tc
w. Tue dytS anu uo'o b'ihb 10 iSiO"S
Ayes-Messrs- Andrade, Aylett
Chillingworth, Damien, Fernandez
Gandall Greenwell, Haia, Harris
Knudsen, Lewis, Long, Oil and Pur
dy-l4.
Noes-Messrs. Kalama, Kaniho, Ke
alawaa, Keliinoi, Kou, Kumalae, Paele
Pail Pulaa and Wright-l0.
Absent-Messrs Jaeger, Kali, Ku
pihea, Vida and Mr.. Speaker.
. Mr. Nakaleka was excused from vot
ing on account Of being one of the
; Claimants concerned in the item.
On motion of Mr.. Chillingworth, thu
committee arose, reported progress
) and asked leave to sit again. Repor
accepted.
More subpoena Talk.
Mr.. Knudsen said he would lik'
some action taken in the matter Of thu
appearance of the clerk and stenogra
- pher in the Circuit Court with the rec
: ords of the House of Representative
b OF the regular session.
Th,,a uau rnnGidprahla discussion