Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-06
ADOPTED IN THE HOUSE
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The County Blu is now up 10 the
Governor.
At 1880 o'clock this morning the
House of Representatives adopted the
report of the Conference Committee of
Senate and House selected to agree on
the final shape of the measure, by u
vote of 25 to 4, Andrade being absent.
this conclusion being reached only after
over an hours argument. the minority
doing most OF the talking.
The vote That Tells.
Rep. Holstein's motion to adopt the
report recommending the passage of
the County bill with certain amend
ments by the committee, brought out
the following vote: Ayes: Reps. Ay-
letr, Broad. Coelho. Copp. Cox, Fer
nandez, Greenwell, Haia, Harris, Hol-
stein, Kalawaia, 'Kaleiopu, Kallno, Ii
likalani, Long. Mahelona, Mahikoa,
Nakuina. Pail, Quinn, Rice, Sheldon,
Shipman, Waterhouse and Speaker
knudsen.
Noes. ... I.fI ..
Kaniho.
Lewis.
Pulaa. - t-.lrI
Smith.
Moved to Adopt.
When the Conference Committees
report had been read in both languages,
Rep. Holstein moved the adoption
thereof. Then the argument started.
Rep. Kaniho raised question as to
whether the Conference Committee had
right to inject new matter into the
bill.
u feel like moving that this bill be
referred back to the committee" he
said.
Interpreter Ignored.
Kaniho and Fernandez went at each
other in the Hawaiian tongue, not CIV
Ing the interpreter a chance. Smith
cried aloud that he would like the
lost in the whirlpool of unintelligible
cloquence.
Rep. Kaniho moved to refer back to
the Committee. Rep. Fernandez said
kaniho was all at sea, muddled, mixed;
he referred him to facts as they ap.
peared in the committees report.
Rep. Lilikalani, in manner, II not
in argument, poured a little oil on the
ruffled waters. He had noticed that
the assessor Of Oahu had been raised
by the Conference Committee from
$4,000 per year to $27OO. This was
good. but 1t should be more. He went
into stale statistics, Kaniho studying
his countenance most intently. Lii.
kalani was ruled out of order when
he talked Of moving for $4,000 or SO
to pay clerical forces.
Smith Wants Two Counties.
Rep. Smith of Hilo doomed up in all
his strenuousness about this time to
enter his solemn protest against the
passage of the bill in its present form.
He went over the proposition OF two
counties for Hawaii. He wanted two
counties for the Big Island. He drew
the Speakers attention to the fact that
q Republican victory had been won in
East Hawaii: something was due East
Hawaii; 1t wasn't necessary to go into
details, the situation spoke for itself.
Smith said he believed his East IIa-
wall constituents would prefer one
county for Hawaii TO no county gov
ernment. II the bill wound up with a
one-county Hawaii, he would vote for
the bill, but under the protest OF 1868
East Hawalians against the killing of
the two-county plan. That Is, he
would vote for one county II It was i'm
possible to have two counties; he did
not deem 1t impossible to give Hawaii
two counties.
Members Scrapping.
Rep. Kaniho said he would support
the bill II the Supervisors were evenly
divided between East and West Ha-
wall, even II but one county for that
Island was to be had.
Fernandez said the Hawaii members
were scrapping over the county mum.
her Of question. If this was allowed
to continue the Territory would have
TO go without county system of gov.
eminent.
Fernandez declared, for harmony's
sweet sake, that East Hawaii would
be better satisfied with half a loaf
than no bread.
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