The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-27
BURNING THE SENATE.


BURNING THE SENATE.
Kumalae asked that House Bill 20
which was the emergency appropriation
bill. be read as it had come down from
the Senate, because some OF the Hous'
amendments to that measure had beer
rejected, and some new amendment:
had been added. There was discussion
as to the proper course, because severa
Of the members did not want their PEI
! appropriations rejected, nor the Sen
ate's pet appropriations passed. Hall
a dozen members tried to get the floor
when Knudsen suggested the appoint
ment of a special conference committee
Then the Speaker came in. and Ku-
maiae got recognition and moved that
| the House refuse to concur in the Sen
ate amendments, supporting his motion
with a motion iii which he charged that
the Senate was trying to dictate to the
House, and expressed extreme resent
ment thereat His motion carried, and
Chillingworth secured the passage Of a
resolution calling for a special confer
ence on the bill
The special committee on the Chinese
fund asked further time, as it was de-
sired to have a conference with the
Governor before submitting a report
TROUBLES OF KUPIHEA.
And then Kupihea got the floor and
created his little daily disturbance by
the introduction of the following reso-
luton:
BE it Resolved by the House of Rep
rcsentatives and the Senate of the Leg
islatnre of the Territory of Hawaii that
all government officers as provided be-.
low, be elected by the majority vote of
the people who are qualified as electors
for Senators and Representatives in the
respective representative districts of
The Territory of Hawaii and further,
all and every woman who has attained
the age of Is years be allowed to vote
for ali and every officer of the Terrific
~.al government, and as follows, to-wit:
First-Attorney General. Treasurer.
Commissioner of Public Lands. Com
missioner of Agriculture and Forestry,
superintendent of Public Works, Super
-sisor of Roads, Bridges and Wharves.
Docks, Piers. and Lands and other in
ternal improvements of the following,
islands:
Island of Hawaii of the First Repre-
sentative District and the Second Rep
lesentatlve District, two on each dis
trict.
Islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
one.
oahu, for the Fourth Representative
District one, and for the Fifth Repre-
sentative District, one.
Island of Kauai, one.
THE superintendent of Public In
struction, Auditor, Surveyor. High
Sheriff, members of the Board of
Health, Commissioners of Public In
structicn, Board of Prison Inspectors,
Board of Registration and Inspectors
of Election, the District Judges of every
Judicial district of each island of the
Territory and any other boards of a
public character that may be created
by law; and provided further that the
sum of $1,000 be appropriated from all
money not otherwise appropriated for
the purpose of defraying the expenses
of election of officers as aforestated, and
further provided that the aforesaid
officers be elected within sixty days
AFTER the approval of this joint resolu-
ton"
KUPIHEA SUPPRESSED.
The Speaker reminded the mover that
even if the resolution did pass, it would
not repeal the provisions Of the act
providing for the appointment OF those
officials, and was therefore merely al
waste of time But that didn't stop
Kupihea. He was surcharged with
language, and he was proceeding to
scatter it, when the Speaker ruled that
he was out of order. And at this cruel,
though not unusual punishment he
" ithdrew from the House and did not
show UP again all during the morning
session.