The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-07
SPECIAL.
SESSION
OPENED
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no section which provides for its re
| organization in special session. This /
not a new session, but simply called b.
the Governor to meet today, under tn
old rules of the old House. The oil.
lruIes set the meeting hour at ten o'clocl
and this is but a continuation of tn,
session which adjourned in July, 1908
AS the Governor says in his message re
trenchment is absolutely necessary, ant
| it viii be advisable for this house tt
begin by cutting expenses and curtail
| ing the number of officers. The HOUSE
may decide upon a complete reorganiza
| tion in which case the rules must be-
amended. I am prepared to continue
under the old rules. and am here tC
| transact business and to forward legis-
lation in every way possible. We should
endeavor to have as short a session al
the least expense possible. I wish tc
notify the House also that the clerk
and messenger of the House are both
absent; whether they intend to remain
away or not have no knowledge.
1.-THE House now stands organized as
it did at the day of the adjournment
of the regular and extra session of 1908,
and we win proceed to business under
the rules of the House then in force. "
FUN BEGINS.
Kupihea moved to vote upon the
clerk, there being a vacancy in the of
fee but the Speaker ruled that a pre-
vious motion for consideration was nee
essary. Keliinoi moved to have the Of
fee of clerk and stenographer combin-
ed. The Speaker inquired if the alb
Of ole do rf7a <xf7i1
cant, but there was no response.
Fernandez moved to dispense with
the services of stenographer and
Knudsen seconded Keliinoi's resolution,
which was then declared out of order
under Rule s, fixing certain officers of
the House.
THIELEN RESIGNS.
Stenographer Thielen thereupon ten
dered his resignation. Pail said all the
motions were out of order until the
House had learned whether the clerk
intended to take his seat. He moved for
the appointment of committee to in
vestigate and find out why the clerk
was absent. The chair ruled that the
action of the House had vacated the
position.
ELECTION OF CLERK.
Kupihea moved that the election of
a clerk be first held, which Kumalae
seconded. Carried.
Kupihea nominated John H. Wise,
Lewis of Hilo named Charles Williams,
and Knudsen of Kauai nominated Geo.
P. Thielen for clerk. On Kumalae's mo-
ton the nominations were closed, and a
secret ballot taken which resulted:
Wise, 16; Thielen, 10; Williams, 8.
The Home Rule nominee was declar-
ed elected, Lewis's objection that there
was only a plurality, being overruled.
Kupihea then moved to suspend the
rules and was ruled out of order. Ku-
malae nominated b. M. Keliiaa to be
messenger, and Keliinoi moved the
postponement of further action on Of
fees until tomorrow. The motion car
ried and he gave notice OF an amend
ment to Rule s.
Fernandez wanted to take up the
election of stenographer, but Kuma-
lac declared that under Keliinoi's mo-
ton only an adjournment was possible.
A recess was taken until two o'clock,
after the chair suggested that the FL
nance Committee confer with the Cow
ernor during the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon reconvening at two O'Clock Rep
resentative Harris introduced the bill
appropriating salaries for the twelve
months ending July /, 1905. The bill
passed first reading by title.
Chillingwprth moved a reconsidera-
ton of the motion postponing action on
the vacant offices, and the House then
proceeded to the election of messen-
ger. Long nominated A. L. Duncan
Kupihea named Solomon Mahelona,
and Kumalae named Douglas Kaona.
G. K. Lowell was voted for but not
nominated. The vote resulted: Dun
can, II; Kaona, 8; Lowell, Z, and Ma
heIona, 1.
NO sTENOGRAPHER.
Fernandez moved to abolish the office
of stenographer, saying that it had not
been needed during previous sessions.
and there could be no necessity for a
stenographer at the special session.
KeIiinoi thought the rules had first
to be amended and Kumalae moved to
suspend the services of the stenogra-
pher until he was found necessary. This
motion carried.
THE EXPENSE BILL.
Representative Andrade introduced
the second House bill, which caused
grin to spread clear around the House.
He had no notice of the bill ready as
by the rules. but the rules were
suspended for the occa-
sion. Andrade's bill was one appropri-
ating $4,000 for the expenses of the
special session in the House. It passed
first reading by title and the House then
adjourned.
TEE SENATE.
Only Cecil Brown of Oahu and H. P.
Baldwin of Maui were absent at the
opening of the Senate for the special
session, those present being Senators
Achi, Crabbe, Tsenberg. Kalauokalani
and McCandless of Oahu, Dickey and
Kaiue of Maui. J. T. Brown. Kaohi. |