Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-26
Senate Resolution Asks for a
PlebiScite on the
Question
PUTS DECISION UP TO
NATIONAL CONGRESS
House Tables Kupihea'S Bill
Granting Equal Rights
to Women
SENATE
Sixth Day
Sixth Day

oNlIl Ddy
The women of Hawaii are not going
TO leap at once into the full posses
sion OF the right to cast their ballot
with their husbands, sons and broth
ers. That is the effect of the action
taken by the territorial senate at this
mornings session. But this does not
mean that all hope must be abandon
ed by the advocatesof votes for wo-
men. The whole matter was showed
onto the broad shoulders of the ma
tional congress by a resolution pre-
sented by the chairman of the judici-
ary committee. The resoi1tion given
below calls upon congress to permit
the holding of a plebiscite, at which
the people OF the territory will have
an opportunity to decide for them
selves what they wish, equal suffrage
or manhood suffrage. The commit
tees resolution met with the approval
OF the senate and was adopted.
Another resolution, introduced by
Senator Chillingworth directs the
health committee OF the senate to pro
ceed at once with plans for the regu-
lar visit Of the solons to the Leper
settlement on Mololxai Island, instead
of waiting until the end of the ses-
sions' work before making the trip,
Senator Chiliingworth, speaking for
his resolution pointed out that his
plan woufa give the solons an oppor
tunity to act at once upon the con-
Gitions found there which might need
change.
The session lasted but three-quar
tiers of an hour, but was packed full
of results Senator Brown was the
only one. not in his seat during the
morning.
When the senators reached their
seats this morning they found printed
copies Of senate bills numbers 10, p,
30, "a and 81 on their desks. No %
is the re-apportionment bill, likely to
raise much trouble in legislative halls
this session. No. S2 is the &C; repeai-
ing the so-called peonage Jaw or the
last session. No 81 is the bill in
trodhced by Senator Baker dealing
with rape and carnal abuse of female
children. No. 81 is the act permitting
the acceptance of the gift of Kaiulan:
Park, by the late Archibald SEQ:
Cleghorn, and No. 19 is the act con-
ferring additional powers 10 coipos1
tions in the territory.
Senator Judd presented petitions
from the Hawaiian Humane society
and the Free Kindergarten and child
ren's aid association asking for provi-
sion for the ease of young INDECENT
children. and pointing out the need
IF q detention home, where children
may be kept pending the finding OF
permanent homes The petition ASKS
for 100000 for the erection or such q
home. The petitioners were referred
to the educational committee on mo-
tion of Senator Rice. The feeling n
the senate seemed to be that the es
tablishment of such home properly
is the duty of the counties, and tina
II is out of the jurisdiction OF the
territorial authorities.
The printing committee reported
the printing of the bills mentioned
above. The bills passed second read
ing by title. They went TO the fol-
lowing committees.
No. 10, judiciary committee; No. %,
referred to committee of the wno:e.
on motion OF Senator Rice; No. 3D.,
judiciary committee; No 81. judiciary
committee; No. 81, public lands com
mittee.
Senator Judd presented a report OF
The judiciary committee, which is an
unanimous report although signed Dy
hut four OF the five members, Senator
Brown concurring. The reports ro;-
low
Your judiciary committee, TO
whom was referred senate concurrent
resolution No. 3. requesting the con-
gress of the United States to amend
section 60 of the organic act SO as to
extend the elective franchise to wo-i
men, begs ieaye to report as follows:
"Your committee. after full consider
alton and discussion of this resolu-
ton. is of the opinion that the present
resolution requesting congress to en-
act such legislation should not be.
passed at the present time, but is un-
animously of the opinion that this
matter should be referred to vote
of the people to ascertain their will
in the matter. Your committee there
fore has prepared substitute resolu-
ton requesting the congress of the
United States TO refer the matter of
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