The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-08
IN THE SENATE.

The clerk read supplementary opin
ion from Assistant Attorney Genera
Weaver, upon the eight hour labo
law, holding the section referring L
labor in public offices to be invalid. II,
says that the title relates to public
works only, and that the Organic Ac'
provides that but one subject may b.
embraced in an act. The violation OF
this makes only the section affected
void The opinion concludes:
I'm the light OF these decisions, ] see
no escape from the conclusion that the
words in any public Office of this Ter
ritory in the third line of section are
contrary to the Organic Act and there
fore invalid. This, however, does not
invalidate the remainder of the Act,
which is properly described in the
title"
A communication was received from
Delegate Kuhio signifying his inten-
ton to help secure the wants of Maui
people as expressed at the Wailuku
mass meeting of April 25.
DISCUSSION OF PARKS.
A letter was read from l.. A. Thur
ston. secretary of the Honolulu Park
Association, extending an invitation to
the Senate to visit Kapiolani Park. He
called attention to the fact that the
park was now a public institution. and
also to the need of improvements, sani-
tary. and in increasing it's beauty.
Senator Brown. also a member of the
Commission. said that the park no
longer belonged to a private corpora
ton and the Territory should beautify
1t. He said thousands of people visited
the park on Sundays, and that the Leg
islature was asked to visit the place
and ascertain for itself what is needed.
He moved that the invitation be ac-
cepted for Friday.
Senator J. r. Brown wanted to know
IL all the members of the Park Com
mission were Americans, he had heard
that N. G.. Irwin was a foreigner and
had used this park for herding his
cattle.
Senator Achi moved that the public
lands committee investigate the needs
Of the commission, which carried. The
invitation to visit the Park was ac-
copied for Friday afternoon at two
o clock.
Senator Dickey presented a petition
from Honolulu citizens favoring the APP
for $4,000 copies of the Hand
book of Hawaii.
CLERK DRAWS TWO SALARIES.
Senator Isenberg presented resolu-
ton providing that the officers OF the
Senate should receive the same pay as
at the regular session. Senator Dickey
asked If it was the intention to pay the
clerk 500 per day. he having been voted
forty days extra pay to complete the
the clerk employed extra help for this
additional work. The resolution car
RED, Dickey voting no"
FIGHT ON WILDER.
The governors nominations for the
Code Commission were then taken up.
The names of Chief Justice Frear and
A. F. Judd were confirmed unanimously
with 10 votes. Senator j. T. Brown
moved to reject the name Of A. A. Will
der, saying he was "haole." Senator
c. Brown said Wilder filled the idea of
the bill: his father is an American. his
mother a Hawaiian: further, there is
not more capable young lawyer in
Honolulu, and he is not Republican,
but n Democrat.
Senator Baldwin said Wilder was an
bright lawyer and well capa-
BILE of filling the place.
Senator Achi opposed the appoint
ment of Wilder. He upheld the idea
that the majority rules. and did not
believe that Wilder could be elected in
the House, nor could he receive ma
jority of the II 900 votes of the country
Further, Robertson and Wilder had al
ready been voted $4,000 for the fishery
cases and this was sufficient for one
firm. THE United States has one Of
flee for every man." said Achi. He IA
vored representative Hawaiian.
Enoch Johnson was capable to do the
work. He believed either in electing
all Republicans. or else that a Home
Ruler be nominated, not a Democrat, !
ms that party had only one Thousand
votes. He suggested that the House be |
allowed to vote on Wilder's name. and |
said he did not believe he could be
elected; but Enoch Johnson, Poepoe, or
kaulukou could be elected.
The nomination was confirmed to g. |
on the following vote: Ayes-C. Brown, |
Baldwin, Dickey, Paris, Isenberg, |
'rahbe. McCandless. 7; noes-Achi. j.
Brown, Kaiue, Nakapaahu, Kalauo-
Nalani and Kaohi. Achi raised the
point of order that a majority of the
senate is required to confirm, but the
chair ruled against him
Achi explained during the discussion
that he didn't want Enoch Johnson APP
pointed because he was his law part
0er' for he wasn't; they had quarreled
and parted company short time ago.
IN spite of their quarrel, though, Achi
Intended 10 support Johnson because he
was the best man for the place.
THE SALARY BILL.
Senator McCandless moved to refer
ne SIX months salary bill, which was
IN third reading, to a special commit
lee He said that many of the clerks
n the various departments could be cut
'n, the audit act had been passed in
order TO make the auditor the keeper
u the books of the Territory, and there