The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-31
SENATE TOUCHES UP THE
COUNTY LEGISLATION
Observation-Disclosures DAY
MUST BE VOTING.

unOo4 Oh N0&4fNos
Dickey moved to strike out a COM
mite provision that the county clerk
declare elected, without ballot, any
candidate when the number of candi- |
dates nominated does not exceed the
number to be elected. He argued that ,
it was contrary to the Organic Act.
Hewitt seconded the motion, as he
mad opposed the proposition in com
mittee. They had no right to prevent
voter from voting for any man who
was nominated.
McCandless said the section was but
tentatively inserted in the report. At
torneys had told them it would not do
any harm.
Dickey observed that when Congress
passed the Organic Act it was very
much afraIu that we would take the
1 voting power from the common people
| of the Territory and framed the elec-
tion provision to prevent such action.
| Dowsett stated that they had been
advised by lawyers that the provision
would not affect the constitutionality
of the bill. He askeu that the section
! be deferred until the afternoon.
, Achi argued that the provision would
make it open for one candidate to buy
cut others, That result would come
if the section passed. 1t was wrong.
Bishop pointed out that all the men,
bers opposed to the section, with the
exception of Dickev. viewed it as alb
solutely Objectionable in itself. Then
what was the use of deferring it to
investigate it's legalitya
On a show of hands the section was
rejected.
STILL ANOTHER.
On the completion of the reading,
Achi called up sections 3 and 80 for
further consideration. He held that
they would complicate the elections.
As amended by the committee, section
13 reads:
"Within each and every district of
the counties of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui
and Kauai, there shall be elected by
the qualified electors thereof deputy
sheriff and deputy assessor and tax
collector
And section 80, introduced by the
committee, reads:
"The precincts and polling places es-
i tablished by the laws of the Territory
, for the election of Senators and Rep
, resentatives shall constitute the pre-
cincts and polling places for the elec-
r tion of county officers'
: Paris supported Achi's criticism.
Where voters of different county dis
, tricts met in common territorial poll
: ing place and mingled their ballots
a there would be apt to be row.
: After some conversation the two sec
, tions were referred to the special com
!. mittee.
a REFERENDUM PROPOSED.
Dickey, when the consideration of
, the special committees report had
been concluded, proposed to add the
following section to the bill:
!. "Section hob. This Act shall be re
ferred to the voters of the Territory at
n special election to be called by the
Governor within thirty days after the
passage of this Act, and it shall not
i go into effect unless a majority vote
= : in favor of the same.''
Dickey said the people had enter
tanned an idea that county government
= was only something giving them power
:. :. to elect certain officers. They had nc
y, idea of the expenses. The proposed
:, election would give the people an op
= portunity to say whether they wanted
. the county act as the Legislature pass
ed it.
Dowsett opJected to the expense Of
;, a special election, saying that, much a,
II he would like to submit the matter t.
= the people he considered it had beer
before the people long enough. Il
the people did not like it after an ex
perience of four years they could re
e peal it. The people had asked for coun
it ty government and now the Legislature
d was giving them dose of it. ii,
t, agreed with the mover that the people
Is did not have any idea of the way tn,
measure was going to pile up thei
1t taxes, but only an experience of count,
e. government would enlighten them.
G. Paris felt very much as did the pre-
vious speaker. They had come from
e the people pledged to give them
d County Act and there it was for tn
rs people to work out.
L. Dickey called for the ayes and noes
e. and the affirmative was all in his owl
1t aye, the vote oeing as follows:
IS Aye-Dickey-1.
Noes-Achi, Bishop, Brown, Dowsett
-e Gandall, Hewitt, Isenberg, Kalama
AZ Lane, McCandless, Paris, Wilcox-12.
O. Absent Hayselden, Woods-2.
e AT 10 m. the Senate adjourned.
'e THE HOUSE.
The House did a great days worl