Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-03
Handsome Silver Cup Tribute
of Representatives to j
Speaker Holstein
It's all over!

a.
The ship of state as piloted by thu
house OF representatives OF the ninth
territorial legislature during the las
90 days was steefed into smooth wa
tiers and finally beached on the liar
fmony shore last night, and few lao
ments after the bell in old Kawai9hao
church had tolIed the hour III
O'Clock, Speaker Henry Lincoln Hol
STEMS gayel struck the desk with q
resoundfng thunnp and the house al
| journed sine die. -
j. During the long hours from, :
o'clock last night until / O'Clock this
morning there was music. debate, els.
eussioR, banter, speeches. responses
and not a little genuine hard work.
The good old majority faction hopped
into the limelight az the eleventh Eeur
with q resoiution-pTesented by HIN.
William f. MiIes-thanking the speak
ef for his support. courtesy and aon.
partisan administration.
Silver vase Given Spc-:- er
Some little time before adjourn.
ment Vice. Speaker A. F. Tavafes, on
behalf Of the house, presented SPEAK
er Holsfein with beautiful silver
vase. nearly three feet tail. filled
with exquisite roses. Tavares made
o neat little presentation speech in
which HE expressed the hope that Hol
stein would be the speaker of the - -
Legislature. and asserting that the
1917 session would go down in his
tory as the most successful laR-nias-
ing period the territory has ever
known ~. .-s,F. ;.s:,..v. = 4
Holstein. in reply, thanked the
members for their hearty cooperation
and complimented the members IN
the volume OF work accomplished In
the so days. The Molokai trip that
was never made. long a thorn in the
side OF one legislative faction, he re-
ferred to hut briefly, and his remarks
brought q hearty laugh from the So,
Ions. At the close of the session
Speaker Holstein presented each
member of the house with roses from
the big vase. : -.gz,:- 80,
Final Work Begins Early = IN
Ii was shortly after 8 O'Clock VIII N
the house settled down into the final
business OF the session Comhnunicn
fions poured IN from the senate and
there was q rapid concurrence In oi.is.
amended by the upper house Several
conference committees reported cut
on measures. a.. Is. - n. ss:ssss
Representative Lyman introduc s,l q
resolution authorizing the speaker
and the chairman OF the accounts
committee OF the house to expend as
much as necessary from the finaA
house balance Tor the purchase of kcs
furniture, pictures Of Hawaiian scenes
and Iauhala carpets for the office 81
the delegate In Washington, -. III
Chairman Tavares OF the accounts
committee reported to the house chat
the final balance wonId be between
$500 and 600
The ehouse adopted the report Of a.
conference committee ON house pill
&c, which now provinces that district
magistrates shall be appointed By the
governor, as at present: but with the
approval Of the senate. The original
bill sought to take this power, from
the governor and place II Id the 81.
preme court s.
No increase Fer Soicns
z Another agreement by the house
was to amendments proposed by The
senate 10 house concurrent resolution
80, requesting Congress to arrange
FOR an increase In the salaries Of the
governor. supreme court justices ana
other officials. The senate. however
struck out the provision that the mem
beers OF the Hawaiian legislature, be,
included Ia the Proposed boost.
fiuced BY Representative Fernando,
authorizing the president Of the b0srG
Of health to appoint an inspector Of
restaurants and boarding houses foy
Honolesn at a salary OF $l25 q month
the salary and expenses to be 9ail
from the tuberculosis fund. The reso
luton was adopted BY the house.
On behalf Of the accounts commit ]
tee, Chairman Iayares introduced 8
resolution that the chief clerk be al
lowed 90 days to file. and otherwise
take care of ali house Documents, AM
that the assistant clerk be allowed Ii
days to help him. The speaker an
chairman OF the accounts comm lite.
are authorized to pass on all claims
against the house. inclSaing claims Il
jected BY the auditor OF the interior
u. B. 436 Goes Through
Representative Cooke came to the
timely rescue in the house OF house
bilId3 providing an additional IA
on real and personal property for I1at
and sewer and water improvements
: The house had agreed TO the sen
ate amendments to this measure, blii
through clerical error II went to Il
governor, with certain portions OF tn
title, added by the senate. amiss. Ses
Rotary ThaFef noticed the error an
sent the bin back to the Legislature
Senator ChflIing&orth hustled arount
and got house members busy, an
Cooke moved for q reconsideration
fhere Is an error In the title 0
this measure, he said. which mus
be corrected before II can be proper
II signed and become law
Later in the evening Cooke moved
TO amend the title to include the
words replacement and extension
sewer system With these word
added the bill was rushed through
third reading and over TO the senate