The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-09-10

Governor, consists OF the 1OllOWlng'
Daniel Logan, chairman; Joseph Fern,
w. o. Smith, A. ID. Castro and David
KalauOkalani. i
The committee appointed to investi-
gate and report on site for future
meetings consists of Daniel Logan,
Joseph Fern and w. o. Smith.
As result of the report of the rules
committee in the afternoon and the sub
seauent action of the assembled char
ter trainers it would appear that only
one or two items of expense Iced be
incurred, though one of these, the
printing, may prove somewhat i'm
pressive one. The one other certain
item is w. j. COrlho's rPcOmpense for
his service as assistant clerk and inter
prefer.
Committee On Rules
The rules committee consisted of Da
vid Kalauokalani, chairman; F. j.
Green. A. V. Peters. Moses Akawa,
Clifford Krmball G. n. Arnold, +. }.
Cav. Solomon IIanohanO and William
w. Buckle.
Its report on rules; of procedure
which was adopted in eRtiretyy} pre-
vided for roll call; elehtfon of permal
, ncnt chairman, vice chairman and per
nlnent clerk. 1t also provided for
election of assistant clerk and inter
prefer, who shall not be a member of
the convention. Under a further rul
| ing the ordinary business may be con,
Quoted by n majority quorum, of which
\ majority may pass a motion; "buf
the final passage of the charter shall
require the vote of a majority of all
| - 10 t,TN,,
il entitled' 1t also says that all com
mitteos shall be appointed by the cha r
man.
In other details of consequence the
deliberations shall be governed by
Cushing's rules Of parliamentary Prar
tise.
AS has been anticipated, the after
noon session proved abstreperOus; fire.
Uucntlv half a dozen delegates were on
their feet talking at the same time
Many times these did not even dcigl
to seek the chair = approval, but mere
" rose in the heat of their discussions
and poured forth their sentiments. The
high school building was vibrant will
the noise of their argument.
Big Rumpus over Charters
The hottest of these periods occurred
in the debate on LOrrin Andrews mo
tion, requesting the chairman to APP
point committee of fifteen whlrl
would assume tn" work of handhnl
drafts of proposed new charters or r."
visions or amendments to the old ON"
As finally adopted, this motion rcad'
about as follows:
"That a committee of fifteen mem
bCrs be appointed by the chair, to take
into consideration all matters affecting
charter revision that shall be submit
ted to it by the convention, and to re
port its findings with Recommended
tons"
The original Andrews motion wa
that the committee be appointed t
take in charge all the public discus
sions on charter revision; conduct pub
lie meetings, receive proposed draft
: and suggestions and evolve n new draf
of it's own, this to be submitted t.
the convention, together with such rec
concentrations and suggestions as /
might see fit to offer
Wise at once took exception on tn
, ground that given such power the com
mittee would he able to mZzle the con
Vention, or at least the suggestion
made by private citizens. lie sail tn
convention should decide what the com
mittee is to handle. All forms of pro
, posed charters and suggestions froI
the people should go before tn" a'
| s"mhled body first, VIII ch should sen
them to the committee later if sue
action were deemed advisable.
AChi Has No Faith
eff Andrews motion carries | IN no
going to submit my charter to the con
mittce,' shouted Achi. "My rhartr
| is for the public to consider and
{ don t want it throttlcd.
| 81 don't think this convention wi
get through in sixty DAYS th"n,' n
serted w. j. Sheldon. 81 m in favo
of the motion as it stands. Let tn
; committee take hOlI of the actual d'
tailed work, hold the public mcetin"
}, nrL dispose of all the routine work
then when it has tn" giN Of it all an
q has evolved something practical we ca
ret together and go THROUGH its pre-
f posal, section hv section. We will say
!, u great deal Of time this way, Othe