Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-08
REPRESENTATIVES
] NEARLY COME
TOBLOWS
HOT SE
Fifteenth Day

|. Representatives William J. Sheldon
and d. NJ. kupihea nearly came 10
! blows in a sangrine verbal battle ON
/ the floor of the house just following
1.-The announcement OF the noon recess.
I The argument reached :, point where
! challenges to Z physical fisticuff were
| banded to and fro betW cen the would
! be combatants, the danger of an &C
| ttal encounter being warded OFF. how
, ever. by the fact that the belligerent
! solons gradually ba"k6d away from
each other as the "dares" were ex-
changed.
The house had just taken rece. 5
after an hours turgid debate over
Kaniho's house hill No 30. which pro
poses to set aside a tract of land az
Alewa Heights for cemetery. Kupi-
| hea. together with k2Iiho and the
other Democratic members, were fight
ing desperately to save the measure
from oblivion. and Sheldon, by putting
a motion, to defer action until next
Saturday was regarded as having is
saud the bills death warrant. His mo-
ton was carried by an easy majority.
DR.. Irwin Immediately inquired it tb7t
meant the bill was to be killed. and
! someone from sthe Republican side OF
the house replied that at looked very
much like 1t" III "
The speaker then ended the morn
ing session by announcing that II
there were no objections he would de-
clare recess unit, o'clock. Sheldon
then arose and sauntered down. to
Kupihea's end of the hall, apparently
Ito discuss the matter in friendly
way; but the Bourbon member IN
stantly flew into a passion. T..
There was line of desks between
them. Possibly this is what prevent
ed an actual fight. Virtually all the
house members were still in the room,
and at the sound of hostilities began
gathering around the principal actors,
who finally, however. backed away,
breathing hard and CARING angrily at
each other. -. -.
House bill No, 35 was up for third
reading. The health committee, of
which Coney is chairman, had report
ed favorably on it before learning that
large number of residents of Alewa
Heights were holly opposed to the
establishment of public burying
ground in that region.
The people living in the neighbor.
hood, headed by Attorney General
w. w. Thayer, Ywho also resides on
the Heights, appealed to the commits
tee to kill the measure, and Chairman
Coney so reported to the house in the
;r+ 49, no1c Aa1afn a
communication from the Alewa I'M
provement Club, memoralizing the leg
islature to kill it also appeared in the
house today ?. 7t- @'e''s - 81 =
The urgent need of cemetery for
Honolulu's INDECENT dead was empha-
sized by several of the Democratic
members, who explained the difficulty
of finding a proper location and OF
T definitely fixing on a site by law.
The house did not nearly finish its
work this morning, having seven
house measure and two senate bills
yet to pass on third reading and the
consideration of committee report
on H B. No. 10 to dispose of. For
that reason only an hours noon re-
cess was granted. o..
IOul RlllCu L. NciSIIC Ioi IAC A1SAA
Association, asking for copies of bills.
Referred to printing committee.
From President A. B. Elliott, of the
Hilo board of trade, submitting reso-
buttons passed by that body asking
the legislature to visit the city and is
land. Referred to select COMMITTEES
consisting or Norman Watkins, Wal
aholo and DR.. Irwin, to act with a
similar committee from the senate
and the Hilo committee. :...< a..
From Secretary E. A. Mott-Smith,
stating he has mailed copies of H. c.
H., in accordance with the provisions
of the resolution. .-. ...
From Alewa Improvement Club, |
submitting a resolution adopted by
that body, memorializing the Iegisla-
ture to kill H. B. No. 35 for cemetery
at Alewa Heights. Laid on table until !
III. B. 80 came up for third reading
Communications. .s- r.. ~
From the senate, returning II. Il. g.,
passed by. that body. with an amend
ment. House concurred in amend
ment. ..... 49,. ..-<.. 4
From the senate, returning H. B. 80, |
passed by that body. - /
From the senate, tIans hitting S. B. |
as, passed by that body. First read |
ing in house. 4
Fro the senate, transmitting S. 3. |
81, passed by that body. First read |
ing in house. 49,.
Fro the senate, transmitting S. B. |
SO, passed by that body. First read |
ing in house. .--. 81
From the senate, transmitting s. B. |
%, passed by that body. First read
ing in house.
From the attorney general, replying |
to H. R. &C, regarding condemnation
of lands on Front street, of Hilo.
Resolutions. ~.2
H. r. 69-To insert a $3.50 item in /
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