The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-16

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Arof fesieHaion vlu 81 before
7 800 uuusI ibis mafnirr sal he
speshsf lfh,ue BIZ prshie taoia in
/ she possession ~ lAo,d. Representa-
iiscs tsihen and i.one and the Ai'ef
tiset representative
'Now YOU Ace what kind ~ a DIAL
I am getting. said Lloyd
"ii docs not lonk like square
dcal. admitted Cchcn. who went into
The House TO take up the fight
No, Cheap Guys
The speaker was questioned ycsier.
dRy concerning the bill Of eco incurred
FOR automobiles 60 take the members
from the Capitol 10 the naval docks
last week.
81 ordered the automobiles he
said "Do YOU want the japanese 20
think that the members Of this House
are cheap gnysth
} The Speaker intimated that there
was an overchargc in the account that
was being looked into.
The Judiciary Committee presented
its report on kaleiopu's graft investi.
cation resolution in the afternoon,
killing the resolution that referred TO
honorable members aud submitting
substitute resolution which was
adopted. This resolution called for
the appointment of special commit.
tee, on which were named Single,
! Coney and Kawewehi.
This committee had conference
with the Speaker after the House rose
A aud decided TO commence their work
/. this morning. asking leave to sit at the
o same time during which the House
/ is in session. ThesSpeaker's chambers
!. will be the inquisition room and here
:. today will be summoned members
j. clerks. reporters and anyone else whom
S the committee suspects of hHrboriEl
g knowledge of anything savoriug o,
/ graft.
T. The Speaker could not say yesterda,
Il whether the meetings would be uI,cr
n to the press or not, but they will prob
ably be executive.
Show Bill Amendments.
d House Bill l57, Furtado, the new
II show license bill, was returned from TIN
Senate, much married by amendment
d according to the view of Cohen, VIII
g promptly moved not to concur. Fur
y tado asked that action be deferred unit
the afternoon, which was agreed to.
% The amendments kill all the variou
N degrees of licenses for different classe
lie of shows and puts fiat license fee o
Y $3.50 day for any show of any KIM
except those given in and of schools
% religious or charitable institutions o
ie for the promotion of art and not 70
~ profit.
II The Thorny Subject.
The Speaker announced that CON
munication from the stenographe
=, would then be read. This was as TO
ID lows, addressed to the Speaker:
CATER a quiet consultation with NJ
"A Castro, chairman of the Accounts Con
= mittee / now find that the arrange
IN ments and prices for typewriting agree
upon were to establish a price for til
ordinary tipping of bills, etc, by GU
side parties.
"This fact has resulted in serior
Misunderstanding of the case on IN
part. / realize that the influence {
yourself and Mr.. Castro in a grea
measure secured me the position G
"a stenographer, hence ] have asked NJ
is Alfonso to withdraw the resolution,
he such might be possible, and have til
same expunged from the minutes.
90 GAS you have made other arrang,
ne ments in getting out the minutes, Sc
a. the useless necessity of my staying o
Il any longer, and in the spirit of ecoI
omy you so much desire, tender her,
~ by my resignation.
a ~. w. LLOYD"
in Speakers Reply.
The reply of the Speaker was az
IS dressed to Mr.. Lloyd, which stated tbs
or the resignation had been considere
and accepted. The Speaker then rea
oe the rules governing the House, whic
le- stated that the matter of the relation
he ship between the Speaker and the o
do ficers of the House was subject to I'll
approval of the House. He put I'll
he matter of the resignation and the a
b. ceptance of it by him up to the men
do bers.
Cohen Would Refuse.
~ understand that this resignatio
was written prior to the charges int
Ter mated against him and others sim
re- and without his knowledge that sue
as charges were pending,D said Cohe
on "In justice to Mr.. Lloyd, do not b
ks lieve we should accept this resignatio
elf at this time. AS an offer of this Houi
he is entitled to a square deal, and
m. believe that every one of us desires
tc give everyone square deal. mo,
ed that we do not accept this resignatic
| # until after the investigating commits
>, goes into such charges as have be-
to made and proves the truth or falsi
a, of them.
to Sheldon Had No knowledge.
&C. ~ do not know that any charg
he have been made against Mr.. Lloyd,
rk said Sheldon. awe have no knowledy
X. of such. His resignation is in and Il
to chair has accepted the resignatio
on which he has the right to do. j MOI
rk that we confirm the action of Il
Speaker
ng Resolution Was Proper.
Ia Alfonso declined to withdraw Il
~ resolution mentioned in Lloyd's resi-
.n nation, dealing with the question
"o paying the stenographer for typewri