Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-20
HOUSE
Second Day

this morning. After a brief inyoca-
,tion by the house chaplain. Rev. Aka,
] ike Akana, the clerk proceeded to read
the minutes of the first days session
! The reading of these were suspend.
ed on the appearance of Chief Justice
A G. NJ. Robertson and Representative
A. F. TaYares. of Maui. who was moi
present yesterday, was given the oath
OF office. The reading Of the minutes
was then resumed These were vo.
luminous, and the reading occupied
Iforty-nine minutes. being finished al
/ 1880 a. m.
The house then plunged into the act.
ual business of the day The speaker
proceeded to apportion the governors
message among the various commit.
| tees for detailed consideration.
This was interrupted by the SER
geant-at-arms announcing the special
message from the governor. The
message was received and the appor-
/ tionment of the chief executives first
message continued
The clerk then read the special mes
sage from the governor. submitting
four emergency appropriation bills.
One, asking for further funds for the
!, judiciary building, states that $4,000
will be sufficient to complete that
structure If the furniture Is to be OF
wood; If of metal, the appropriation
must be raised $4,000, to $50. 600. This
message is published elsewhere in full.
1t was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Tu,,, communications from Sccra-
tary E. A. Mott-Smith concerning cop
les of session laws and new bills. were
read and placed on file One from the
attorney general, also asking for three
copies of bills introduced, was read
and filed.
The rules of house procedure were
suspended to permit the bill introduce
led by II. l.. KaweWehi. of Hawaii. to
acquire private fishing rights for the
benefit of the citizens of the territory.
DIR. Archer Irwin introduced reso-
luton to have the legal opinion OF the
judiciary committee on the legality Of
the present legislature, based on the
failure of the last Legislative body to
provide for a reapportionment of sena-
torial and representative districts In
the territory. This was referred to
the judiciary committee.
Representative Clarence Cooke in
troduced a bill to make up the defi-
cheney in the Chinese fund, as recon-
mended in the governors special mes
sage read this morning.
The appropriation bill, providing for
the expense OF the legislature was
then passed on second reading and
placed on the order Of the day for
tomorrow.
A joint resolution introduced by
H. M. Kaniho, of the Fifth district.
asks that congress be requested to
pass an enabling act, permitting the
voters of Hawaii TO organize as -
state. This is brief. merely stipulnting
that the constitution for statehood be
framed at convention of the cleo
ears.
The midday recess was called at
l1:45 a. m. after only fifteen hills.
four communications and about a
dozen resolutions had been offered.
Communications.
The governors first special mes
sage.
H. c. 3-sending copies of the ses-
sion laws--E. A. Mott-Smith.
H. G. Asking for three copies of
bills introduced.-E. A. Mott-Smith.
H. C. asking copy of minutes of
the house,. A. Mott-Smith
H C. 6--Asking three copies of bills
introduced.-w. W. Thayer. attorney
general.
Resolutions.
Z H. r. 22-To determine the legality
of the present legislature.-D Arch
er Irwin.
New Bills.
H. B. No. 49-Authorizing the attor-
ney general to acquire all private fish
ing, rights for the benefit of the citi-
zens of the territory.-H. L. Kawe-
weti.
H. B. No. SOTO fix the minimum
wage scale on public works at So per
diem-H L. Kawewehi.
H. B. No. .51-To repeal act 100 OF
the session laws of 1867 VIM. j.
Sheldon
H. B. No. 52-To repeal act So of the
laws of 1911. declaring certain lands
as public park.
H. B. No. Shaking additional APP
preparations for current expenditures
out of the general revenues for the BIZ
ennial period ending June 80, 1913.--
Norman Watkins. This calls for to-
tai of SCI, 162. 95.
H. B. No. 54-Making additional APP
preparations for permanent improve
ments and purposes Incidental thereto.
to be Immediately available out of the
general revenues. The total asked is
$85, 000.-Norman Watkins
H. B. No. 55-Making appropriation
of $4,000 for the construction of
streets in the Auwaiolimu tract.-Nor-
man Watkins.
II. B. No 56-To provide the sum
of $17,925.S0 for the settlement of the
claims on the Chinese fund.-Clarence
Cooke.
II. B. No. 57-For the payment of
$500 to E. s. Cunha, repaying him for
the destruction of his home by the
board of health in stamping out the
plague in 1900.-David NJ. Kupihea.
H. B. No. $50 amend Section Is
of act 80 of the laws of 1905, as later
amended defining the qualifications