The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-30

States By the Delegate The Governor
replied that it was and accorded with
the expressed views VI Kuhio.
Replying a. an observation ~ Cnsl.
hos that the Senate would stulufy ii.
self by taking action on the resolution
Senator Smith pointed ont that the
House acted fayorahly On IL without
hesitation although ID also passed the
Alfonso resolution.
Coclho referred 10 the advice voiced
by former Vice President Fairbanks
on the profits Of careful legislation.
Questions by Moore,
Referring to remark of the Coy.
| crnOr that some Of the clauses Of the
bill did not meet with his full ap.
proyal, Senator Moore asked the Chief
Executive to specify the sections that
he was in doubt Of.
Governor Frear said that the propos.
ed amendments, taken as a whole, were
satisfactory and that it was necessary
to give and take TO reach any sort
of an agreement when the views were
apt to differ widely.
Mccarthy renewed his motion that
| the committee of the whole rise aud
recommend to strike out the section
relating to the land laws aud was sec
pnded by Moore.
Coelho withdrew his motion for in
definite postponement, stating that
with Section stricken out he would
have no objection to the resolution.
Report Adopted.
McCarthy's motion carried and when
the Senate was called to order President
Smith took the floor. He urged that the
Senate carefully consider its action be.
fore adopting the committee of the
whole report, striking out Section 5.
He argued that the adoption of the
report would put the Legislature in the
position of going on record as being
without an expression of opinion on
the question of the land laws.
Senator Fairchild declared emphati.
eally that the Senate would be making
a great mistake to indorse the striking
out of Section 5. He said that from the
viewpoint of the "vested interests :"
such section in the Organic Act would
be decided hardship but from the
viewpoint of the general public would
be a decided step in advance.
The report OF the committee of the
whole was then adopted, Brown, Coelho,
Harvey, Makekau, Mccarthy, Moore,
Quinn, Robinson and Woods, affirmative,
and Baker, Chillingworth, Fairchild,
Kalama, Knudsen and Smith against it..
, Following the noon recess of the Sen.
ate notification was received from the
House that it had failed to concur in
the Senate amendment, striking out
Section 8.
President Smith named Senators Nc
Carthy, Quinn and Fairchild as mem
bers of the conference committee.
The conference committee report rec
commended the adoption of the resolu-
ton as adopted in the House, Senator
Mccarthy dissenting. The report was
lost by one vote, Brown, Coelho, Har-
vey, Makekau, Mccarthy, Moore, Rob
inson and Moore voting against At.
The report of the conference com
mittee on the resolution expressing the
= sentiment of the Legislature as favor
ing the opening OF Bishop street from
Beretania avenue to the sea front, was
adopted on the motion of Mccarthy
Appoints Mott-Smith
The message from the Governor was
received, nominating Ernest A. Mott.
Smith as president of the Board of
Health, Albert Horner as member of
the Board of License Commissioners of
the County Of Hawaii, William d. Alex.
ander and George r. Carter as members
of the Archives Commission, DIR. George
Herbert as member of the Board of
!. Medical Examiners, the three last
named being reappointments.
Senator Mccarthy moved to confirm
the appointment of +. A. Mott-Smitb
as president of the Board of Health
Senator Harvey next gained the floor
: and expressed his surprise that Mark
p. Robinson had desired to resign as
: president of the Board of Health, and
: took occasion to commend the public
:, service of the retiring official.
Senator Makekau moved that the
9 Senate defer action on the appointment
= He said that the Senate had already
. confirmed the appointment of Mr.. Rob
9 inson as president of the Board of
! Health and that it had no official knowl,
edge of him resigning
90 / move to defer action on the ap.
pointment of L. A. Mott-Smith until
4 we know whether Mr.. Robinson was
+. fred or resigned" was Makekau Is
statement.
Makekau's point was apparently
thought to be well taken by the Sen
: ate and its presiding officers, for there
q was no opposition to the motion to
defer action until the Governor was
. heard from.
/ Advice from Governor.
: After disposing of the two confer
= ence reports the following letter HOm
e Governor Frear was read:
: "To the Senate:
Understanding that your honor
8 able body desires information as to
g whether a vacancy in the presidency
Q of the Board of Health exists, have
t the honor to state that there does exist
Q a vacancy at the present time, the
t president, Hon. NJ. p. Robinson, hay
e ing resigned from that Office this
a day.
Upon the reading of the letter Sen,
ator Mccarthy renewed his motion to
confirm the appointment
Senator Chillingworth next gained
the floor.
, 81 have always supported the ad
: ministration right through the SEES
! sion." said Chillingworth, "but fee
that the Governor has erred in hold
ing back the appointment O. president
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