Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-19
BLOWS OF HOUSE
AXE FAIL TO Land
Committee Ct the Whole
Accompanies
Nothing
HOUSE
HOUSE
25th Day-Afternoon Session

Inc Rouse uScu tne axe yesterday |
afternoon with about the same accur- |
pcy and effectiveness with which a |
woman throws stones at the neigh |
bor's chickens in the front yard. 1t
couldn't hit anything.
Manful efforts were made by vari-
Gus of the members to chop large
chunks out of the salary of the Au-
ditor and to lop Off few twigs from
his branch of the Government but,
perhaps on account of poor air, or
maybe because the edge of the axe
was blunted by much use, nothing
was accomplished, and Auditor Fish
er escaped with his life and the
whole of his salary--for the time be-
| ing. Another exhibition of fancy
chopping, however. will be given this
afternoon, and the results may be
more painful to Mr.. Fisher
The first really serious collision of
the session between members took
place early in the afternoon, when
Shingle and Castro exchanged COM
pl! nents and slammed each other
wi h vicious intent.
The trouble arose over split
committee report on Longs bill, No,
us, to define the rights of ware
housemen. The majority of the Ag-
ricultural Committee submitted rc.
port in which they stated that the
bill seemed to involve question of
law, and they therefore recommend
ed that the bin be transferred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Castro, however, one of the mem
bers of the committee, did not con-
cur in this report and submitted a
ed strongly to the principle of one
committee failing to pass on a bill
referred to it, and wanting to pass
II on to another committee.
As to a question of law being in
volved, Castro said that no bill had
been introduced or would be intro
duCed in the House which did not
involve some legal point The bill
itself, which gives warehouscmen a
lien on all goods stored with them
and power after certain period to
sell such goods at auction and retain
the proceeds to pay storage charges,
charges. Castro found Il good one in
its general principles but cumber-
some and badly drawn and contain
ing several features which should
he eliminated. His minority report
contained his ideas of what the bill
should be. and was in effect virtually
Il substitute bill.
Shinglc took decided umbrage at
Castro's report. lie took the floor
and said that in his opinion no at
tcntiOn should ever be paid To any
minority report The House should
establish the precedent of, always
adopting the majority report, no
matter what 1t might be. Then he
made the House gasp. The youth.
Jul member from the Fourth is eth,
cr trying To throw discredit upon
r the majority of the committee" he
said, "or he is suffering from cas-,
: of swelled head"
4 Castro arose pale with anger, but
l self-controllcd. III man is TO b,
' elected member Of this House aHt
then come here To be insulted in thi.
manner" he said he would better
stay at home" And he sat dOwT
without even glanclng at Shinglp.
After some discussion by Ions
End Others, Rice moved that. as tn
T original bill was certainly wrong
e and as CastrO's report seemed abou
T equal to Il substitute bill, he would
move that both reports and also tn
, hill be tabled to allow of new bill
} being brought in, This motion car
, ried and the storm passed,
Wireless MESSAGES
Before the House took Its recess
Shinglc introduced three wireless
p. hills, the general intent of which
30 regulate competition in the wire
less telegraphy business and proven
one man from butting-in to ruin u
established company.
One Company Enough
l. One bill provides that all wireles
= companies shall take out II license I
= DO business. The license shalt lssu
- for only year at a time, and in OF
der TO secure II, the company mu'
either have been doing business f.
at least n year, or else must show h
verified petition and aiiidayits of Il
ability to establish a plant
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