The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-24


type and suggesting that the other bill
be withdrawn and brought up by
amendment on the part of the intro
Queer. One bill wants to put the pay
of road workers at $3.50 and the other
at $500, this being the only difference,
but each of the two introducers wants
to have the honor of having his name
printed on the back of such a bill,
Speaker Holstein took occasion of the
discussion to give a straight talk on
the necessity of economy in all things
during the session.
THE SENATE.
Considerable of Representative Dou-
tbitt's concurrent resolution, placing
the Legislature of Hawaii ON record
as being opposed to anti-Japanese SEN
timent or legislation, was the first i'm
portant matter that came before the
Senate yesterday morning. Immedi-
atelv upon the reading of the resolu-
ton by Secretary Savidge, Senator
Mccarthy was recognized by the chair.
He declared in emphatic terms that he
did not believe that it was within the
legitimate province of the Senate to
take up the matter one way or the
other, insisting that the principles and
questions involved were purely mat
tiers for local determination. He char
acterized the resolution as being too
sweeping and moved that it be laid on
the table. 1t was plainly evident that,
as far as the Japanese question in the
Territorial Senate was concerned, a
crisis had been reached President w.
o. Smith addressed the Senate, declar-
ing that it would be the part of wis
dom to give measure of such
Importance thoughtful consideration,
and he strongly advised that it be re-
ferred to committee. The Judiciary
Committee was finally decided upon,
hut there was division of the Sem
ate, Mccarthy, Robinson, Coelho, Har
vey, Woods, Baker and Makekau
voting to lay the resolution on the
table, and Kalama, Fairchild, Knudsen,
Moore, Quinn, Brown and Smith vot-
ing to refer it to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Want Citizens Only.
Under the order of the day, Sena-
tor Kuudsen read the report of the
Judiciary Committee recommending
the adoption of House Concurrent Res
olution No. 4, memorializihg the Fed
eral Government to employ none but
citizen labor in work done in the Ter.
ritory of Hawaii. On the motion OF
Senator Mccarthy, the report wa:
adopted on unanimous vote.
Consideration of House Concurrent
Resolution No. 5 was productive of /
tilt between Chillingworth and Coelho
The Judiciary Committee presented {
favorable report. The object of tn,
resolution is that the Delegate to Con
gress be requested to introduce anC
advocate in Congress appropriate leg
islation providing for the condemna
ton and purchase of all private fish
ing rights by the United States TO
the benefit of the people at large. TIL
phrase sat large is what Coelho oh
jected to. He declared that the meas
ure was at variance with the provi
sions of the Organic Act and that j
was designed in the interests of
fish corporation. He asked that actio
be deferred ON the resolution until tn
tenth day of the session, when othe
matters touching upon the question o
fishing rights will come up for consid
Grafton, including his act closing tn
fishing waters of the Territory I
-, -
ed that the resolution was intended I
transfer the cost of condemnation sui,
from the Territory to the Federal Go,
eminent aud that there was no corpo
alton conspiracy involved. Chillin,
worth declared that the contention
were based on false premises. Coelh
replied that the measure was drawn b
an attorney for aliens against the il
terests of the citizens and for ths
reason he said that considerable
should be postponed until ''hight
authority on law can be heard from.
The postponement was agreed upon.
Congressional Visit.
The Senate was unanimously in f
vor of inviting another party of Co
gressmen to visit the Territory tn
summer and unanimously Endorsed II
report of the Judiciary Committee re
ommending the adoption of House Co
current Resolution No. Z. In coniun
ton with the resolution letter fro
the Delegate to Congress was read.
part it is as follows:
''Two years ago the Territorial lie
isiature did me the honor to carry O
my suggestion inviting party of CO
otrnssrnan 70 visit Hnrun,; -. -. L