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and extend it to deep water. while the
Inter-Island boats would not call there
| even then.
| The same committee recommended a
| $4,000 item in the appropriations to
settle claim of George Kauwe, Sr.
Store Sites Not Farms.
The same committee recommended
the tabling of a resolution from Ke-
| alawaa, which asked for the opening
| of the public land at Makaoku, South
HIlo, as homesteads. The report
stated that these lands 'sare more
adaptable for manufactures and store
sites than homesteads. - The report
was adopted.
Municipal Bill Amendments.
The Judiciary Committee reported
favorably on Douthitt's bill to
straighten the Municipal Act, the re-
port being practically an explanation
OF why the bill is necessary.
Third Readings.
On the order of the day, for final
reading, were House Bills 112 and 108,
and Senate Bills and II.
Debate on Holiday Measure.
House Bill l12, Kealawaa, was the
Lincoln Day Holiday bill, amended by
Like to also make public holiday of
March II.
Rice opposed the bill, stating that
there were enough holidays already.
The only ones who benefited were the
government officials and the men under
regular salaries. An extra holiday only
meant another day on which the la
borer had to lay off and get nothing
for it.
Coney and Kaleiopu backed up Rice s
arguments, while Kawewehi argued to
pass the bill so far as Kamehameha
III. was concerned, and drop Lincoln
day if something had to be dropped.
Sheldon suggested adding few more
holidays to the list, including his own
birthday.
Kaniho expressed strange desire to
talk and Rice withdrew a previous
question motion to let him relieve him,
self. Kaniho supported the bill, the
presence in the gallery of class of
Kamehameha students being the mo-
tive, evidently, of long and supposed
ly eloquent harangue on the greatness
of Hawaiian statesmen. As in the case
of Kawewehi, his argument for the bill
was based on the claim to honor of
King Kamehameha ILL.,, Lincoln being
overlooked in the shuttle. Kaniho said
he saw no reason why Kamehameha
Ill should not be honored by the cele-
bration of his birthday in the same
way as George Washington.
l. Kealawaa made a whirlwind speech,
eulogizing the memory of Lincoln, the
rail-splitter president. He agreed, how
ever. that the Hawaiian king was
equally worthy of honor.
There were mysterious winks ex-
changed between the Speaker and the
Interpreter during the heights of Ke.
alawaa s Grafton.
/ Like agreed with Kaniho that it
seemed that the Hawaiian amendment
to the bill was probably the reason
why the bill seemed about to be killed.
He urged the passage of the bill and
wanted to shift the crime of killing it,
if it had to be killed, on. to the Senate.
Sheldon rebuked both Kaniho and
Like for the race line suggestion in
their speeches and expressed his regret
that such a suggestion could be made
on the floor of the House.
"Let us put aside such ideas. Let
us work on broad and liberal lines for
ALL said Sheldon ''Let us not bring
up ideas of race and color in this
House.
Killing by Amendment.
Correa moved in amendment that
November Is, Kalakaua Day, be added
to the list.
Sheldon moved in further amend
ment that November % be also added,
Independence Day.
On roll call the bill passed along to
Senate execution by sixteen to twelve.
The roll call showed:
Ayes-Affonso, Cohen, Hihio. Kama
hu, Kaniho, Kawaakoa, Kawewehi, Ke
alawaa, Like, Long, Makekau, Moana-
uli, Nakaleka, Nawahine, Sheldon, Mr..
Speaker-16.
Noes-Carley, Castro, Coney, Correa,
Douthitt, Hubby, Kaleiopu, Kamanou-
lu, Kinney, Rice, Single, Waiwaiole-
IL.
Warm immigration Debate.
House Bill los, Castro, the now ia
nous immigration Tax bill, which has
become bone of keen contention, was
called by the Speaker.
Castro asked that the consideration
be postponed until eleven CLOCK, an
hour later. Cohen objected and stated
that there were as good arguments to
urge on the immediate consideration
of the bill as there had been the day
before.
The Speaker allowed the postpone
ment, stating this was matter of eour-
tesy, the chairman of the Agriculture
Committee being unaccountably absent.
The bill was taken up on time.
After the third reading, Castro NOV
ed the final passage.
Kaleiopu stated that he had already
warned the friends of the bill that it
was in a dangerous position and he
wished to repeat that warning. Ii the
matter were taken up now, the bill
would die a natural death. The manner
in which this was being taken up made
the BILL if passed, an unconstitutional
law 1t had been introduced into the
House in Hawaiian, which was direct
violation Of the Organic Act. The bill
had no business in its present shape
before the House.
Rice stated that this was only an
ot+amp+ RI cIo,FA tha iSS11a and called