The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-02-20

that number ~ committees had been
Appointed ~ the special session, which
had go make retofis on che various
departments. ana Senator McTandlrHs
stated that the committee on the land
onico had been ~ WORK but required
further time as Commissioner Boyd IL
now away.
ACHI WANTS STATEHOOD
senator Achi introduced the following
Joint resolution.
Re It Resolved by the Senate ana the
House Of Representative Of the Terri
tory Of Hawaii that the Congress Of the
United states be and il hereby respect
fully requested 10 pass. al an early
date. an act enabling the people Of this
Territory who are citizens thereof and
duly qualified to vote to meet In con-
ventlon and frame and adopt state
constitution. whereby and whereunder
this Territory may be admitted as "A
state into the Union.
Resolved That the Governor of this
Territory be and is hereby requested to
transmit duly certified copy of this
resolution to the President of the Unit
ed States, the President of the Senate
of the United States, the Speaker of the
I1ouSt VI OF tIlt OTlltu
States. and the Delegate of the Terri
tory of Hawaii in the Congress with the
request that this resolution be laid be-
fore the Congress of the United States"
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Senator Baldwin asked that recess
be taken until his committee had again
visited the Governor, which was grant
ed. Upon the return of the committee
Senator Baldwin reported that they
had waited upon the Governor, who
informed them that the message was
ready, but he preferred to withhold 1t
until the House was ready for business.
The report was received and the COW!
mittee discharged.
Senator McCandless suggested that
the reports Of tire various public Off
Gals be referred to committees. where
upon the chair announced that he WIS
not quite ready to appoint the COM
mittees. He stated that there were
some sixteen or seventeen committees
to appoint, some of which We're super
fiuous, and he suggested that there be
wait until the committee on rules
made its rer )rt. Senator Dickey rose
to move that certain committees be
stricken out, when Senator Brown in
terposed that the matter was already
in the hands of the committee on rules.
A recess was taken at 1910 to 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session Of the Senate
was devoted to a consideration Of the
Rules Of Order, and the Republican
majority placed itself on record as OPP
posed to the gag rule adopted by the
last Home Rule Legislature.
Senator Brown reported for the COM
mittee on rules, after the Senate had
been regularly called to order by
President Crabbe.
The committee reported unanimously
in favor of the adoption of the rules of
1901, with the amendments as herein
after stated.
Rule is amended so as to strike out
the clause making the stenographer
permanent officer and he is TO be
chosen only when needed.
Rule s, fixing the compensation OF
the Chaplain at 500 for the session, is
amended, as the compensation had
already been fixed at $50.
Rule Is changed so as to permit the
pfeSlulnS OlilCer 10 vote III case Oh Ties,
and also where there Is a vote by ayes
and noes, instead of limiting him to a
vote only upon ballot.
Under rule II he clerk, in addition
to his other duties, is required to post
each day a copy of the order of BUSH
ness. Senator Baldwin stated that
this was the custom in the olden days.
Rule IA is amended so that the SER
H.,
only subject to the approval of the
committee on accounts, instead of on
his own motion. A change is made also