The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-03
IN THE HOUSE.

The House was called 10 order yes
terday by Vice Speaker Knudson. A
communication was read from Secre-
tary Carter to the effect that the Gov
crnor had signed two bills amendatory
OF the Territorial code.
Chillingworth, from the committee
on public health, reported adversely on
House Bill %, the effect of the passage
of which, he said, would be to do away
with the leper settlement at Molokai,
stop the isolation of lepers, and scatter
the disease broadcast over the Islands.
1he report was tabled, 30 be taken up
with the consideration of the bill.
The judiciary committee reported
favorably on the Senate bill for the
prevention of cruelty to children.
Adopted.
Kupihea handed in document, sign
ed only by himself, which he presented
as report from the committee on
public lands, recommending that House
ELL 81, forbidding the storage of lumber
and coal within the fire limits of Homo
.Liu, be referred to the committee Of
the whole house
This is no report at ALL" said Knud-
son. ut is only signed by one member
of the committee. I will reject it. Be
tides, the recommendation to refer to
the committee of the whole house Is
not report. But I would like some
information on this matter 1 will ask
Mr.. Lewis, who is a member of the
committee on public lands, what he
knows about this?"
Lewis entered on a long explanation,
the effect of which was that he knew
rcthing at all about 1t, never having
seen the so-callcd report. Kumalae
thought the bill should go to committee
o: the whole. 1t was his bill, and an
important one. Mr.. Fernandez, as a
member of the committee, though he
had not signed the report, thought the
hill should so to Tie committee of the
whole, too.
JARS THE COMMITTEE.
at seems to me-" said Knudsen,
that this committee should be able to
mske some definite report, for or
against the bill"
The committee must, under the |
rules" said Harris. The coal and |
lumber yards bring in a sood deal of !
revenue, and it is the duty of the COM
mittee to go into the matter and in
struct the House. We are entitled TO
tits tNlueiltt taken tHe Cplll- {
mittee.'
II have the evidence" said Kupihea,
waving n mass Of documents above his /
head. Here are the minutes of the
committees meeting"
Then the House should have them"
snapped Harris
II offer them" said Kupihea,
Harris read from the rules, showing
n
gently consider all bills referred to !
them, and that all reports must be
signed ny the majority of committee |
Now" he said, there are seven men,
bers Of the land COMMITTEES. Mr.. Kupihea .
cannot come here claiming that he is .
the majority of that committee, for he ,
isn't"
Kupihea was still waving his docu-
ments aloft, and the Speaker was about !
10 accept them, when Kumalae said that
under the ruling O. the chair the re-
rort had already been rejected. Knud- /
sen then stated that If The committee
was unable to do any work, If, as the
chairman said, he could not get the
members to sign reports anl everything
%GS upside down, then he would rec
cmmend that the committee resign and
Permit the appointment of one that
would work. Kupihea had remarked
tefore This that there was nothing be-
fore the House, and the incident closed.
FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORTS.
number of reports were received
from the finance committee, the first
one being accompanied by long state
rn"nt from the Land Commissioner
showing the general condition of affairs
In that functionary's offica. Discussing
this, on a motion to table the report
TO be considered with the appropriation
tLi, and until the schedules in the
Land Commissioners report could be
printed for the information of the
members OF the House. Harris said the
schedules showed deficits of varying
age In the Land Commissioners office,
such deficits aggregating $1,000 which
amount should be paid into the Ter
ritoriai Treasury. and It was important