The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-27

ana the peopie VI supstaHct Wouiu
suffer. He said the law would strike
Chinese, japanese and Portuguese. He
said there were 400 hacks in the Ter
ritory, and the valuation based on two
horses. stables, etc. was 81 900. each.
The only fair thing was to appropriate
$500, 900 TO pay for the property made
valueless.
KuMALAE DRESSED DOWN.
Chillingworth, in a strong speech, an
swered Kumalae, saying that If the
hack drivers to be thus confirmed in
their possession of licenses were rob-
bers, as pictured, they should be got
rid of at once. He denounced this kind
Of "Americanism," picturing the heart
felt sympathy of Kumalae for the
poor Japanese and Chinese. but not
one tear for the Hawaiian who was be-
ing driven to the wall by the rate cut
ting of the Orientals. like whom they
would not live.
Vida likewise went after Kumalae,
saying the members were here to pro-
tect the Hawaians, and he did not
know before that any legislator had
been elected by Orientals to protect
their interests
Fernandez supported the BILL saying
Japanese made money by selling sake
on their drives and Chinese by selling
opium, while the Hawaiian coach driv-
err obeyed the law and could not live in
the face of competition.
Pail opposing and Aylett favoring the
measure closed the debate and the bill
passed: Ayes "a. noes 5, they being cast
by Kumalae, Kaniho, Pail. Pulaa and
Wright.
REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEES.
Damien asked the rules be suspended
for a resolution and presented the fol-
lowing: That a special committee of
three be appointed to investigate the
discharge of certain government en-
ployees. He said many employees of
long service had been removed. one
Makelona, who had been discharged
from the Auditors Office after the
Auditor had told members of the House
that the man would be returned to
office. Kumalae supported the resolu-
ton, saying he could not understand
the action of officials; they must be
crazy, discharging men without cause,
and they ought to be put where they
deserved He thought resolution OF
want of confidence should be passed,
so that the United States government
would have attention called to these
officials. He attacked Auditor Fisher,
saving he had brought a pet from his
private Office and put him In govern
ment employ, though he was not
citizen. The resolution passed.
Kaniho got the rules suspended and
presented resolution setting forth
that an appropriation had been maze
for road from Pahala to the VOL
cano House, that Superintendent Coop
er be asked to tell why the road is not
COMPLETED, how much has been ex-
pended, and why the balance has not
been expended.
WANTS VISIT TO KALIHI.
He then introduced a resolution that
the House visit each department of the
government, including Kalihi Detention
Station, the latter visit to be made
today. He supported this in char
acteristic speech.
Greenwich said the time had come to
stop this thing of resolutions which
were purposeless. He said work should
be done, and the House could not go on
with this kind of business, and ne
moved to table the resolution. TINS
was lost, and Harris moved to make
it a committee of five. The Speaker
said that as a committee of nine had
been provided to go to the leper settle
ment. that committee would look into
the conditions at Kalihi. The Speaker
told Kaniho that his resolution was
vague, and under it the whole House
would have to go about so the chair
would not entertain the resolution so
Kaniho got it back.
rrho IIonva than adjourned