The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-11-09

ing heavily sat upon by tho house which
was tired OF his noisy tactics,
Communications from Secretary Mott.
Smith were read, announcing that the
Governor had signed the appropriation
bills to defray the expenses of the spe.
cial session.
Harvey Resolution Killed.
Kaleiopu, chairman of the lands com.
mittec. reported on Harvey's rosolu
tion to override the Organic Act. The
committee recommended that it be
tabled. Furtado protested with many
words, expressing the fear that before
congress enacts law amending the
Organic Act the Governor might trade
off all the public lands of the Territory
Coney didn Z think the house need wor.
ry much about such possibility. Alton
so, the insurrec ZIONIST, made a noisy
speech but was cut &ort by Correa who
rose to the point of order that mo-
tion to table is not debatable. The
Speaker sustained the point Of order
and the curly haired statesman from
Hilo had to subside.
The motion to adopt the report of the
committee was adopted by vote of
twenty to six, thus tabling the Harvey
resolution.
At this iuncture a committee from
the senate, headed by Senator Chilling.
worth, came in and announced that the
senate was ready to quit
And then, Just as the house was about
ready to adjourn, the resolution of the
fearful Coelho, known as Senate con-
current Resolution s. came down from
the upper house. The clerk started to
read it, but before he got through, the
Speaker stopped him and remarked that
1t seemed very strange to him that this
resolution, which had been adopted by
the senate the day before, had been
held up until the last moment.
Alfonso inquired if it were not true
that committee from the senate had
come down few minutes before and
announced that the upper house was
ready to adjourn. The Speaker replied
in the affirmative.
Senatorial Courtesy.
KaleiOpu sprang to his feet and NOV
ed that the resolution be tabled. There
was a chorus of kokuas, and while the
house voted to kill the measure of the
fearful One by tabling it, one of the
senators stood outside the door and
| twiddled his fingers at the house with
the end of his thumb at the end OF
his nose.
Kaleiopu introduced a resolution
which was adopted, allowing the clerl
ten days extra, on full pay, to finisl
his work on the journal of the house
and instructing him to have published
the same number of copies that wer,
published of the journal or the regulai
session. The resolution also allowed
the clerk one dollar per book.page 70,
reading proof and making grammatical
and other corrections.
Kaleiopu moved the appointment o
a committee of five to notify the senat
and Governor that the house stood read,
TO adjourn. The speaker appointed Ka
leiopu, kealawaa, Alfonso, Coney an
one other.
Awaiting their return, recess wa
, taken, the clock being turned back S
il would not go past the 2:30 point.
Speaker Thanked.
When the house was called to orde
again. Kaniho introduced a resolutio
thanking the Speaker on behalf of tn
house for the able, impartial and oil
e liging manner in which he had pre-
: sided over the deliberations and ha
e performed the difficult duties of hi
( position! Speaker Holstein called Rel
{ resentative Sheldon to the chair an
the motion was put and adopted wit
5 cheers and applause.
, The Speaker babe formal farewell t
, the members, Alfonso made last ovel
, loaded motion and the house was pal