Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-21
CHAMBER NOT TO
GIVE UP IT'S FIGHT
ON AMENDMENTS
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carried with 1t a denial Of report
that yesterdays conference was an
eleventh hour move. to rush considera.
ton of the measure through to com.
pletion over the heads of outsiders
who might desire to recommend
changes. .~ y
Representative Andrews Explains
Representative Lorrin Andrews,
father Of the charter bill, says that the
conference yesterday was for the pur-
pose of taking a final vote on the
question of whether a chief of police
shall be provided, or whether the Of
flee of sheriff, with its present pow
ers, shall be retained. BY a vote of
8 to 4 il was decided to eliminate the
chief of police from the charter.
This action was followed by the
appointment by Chairman G. P. Wilder
OF a committee consisting of Repre-
sentatives Andrews, Ahuna and Miles
to rewrite the charter, putting into the
now draft the amendments that have
been made and the various minor
changes in wording that have been
suggested. Andrews says such a step
was necessary. b. III. ~.
IF we had to stop work every time
we had public hearing" he adds, I'VE
would never finish our consideration
of the charter" ..,.. 49,. ... = -: 4.
Final Vote Comes Later
After the public hearing tomorrow
night, and after the rewrite of the
charter has been gone over by each
member, the delegation will meet to
vote on the bill section by section
AS result of the hearing tomor.
row, says Andrews, numerous other
amendments to the charter may be
made. These will be considered by
the delegation probably before it holds
its final meeting, prior to reporting out
on the BILL =. "
Members of the Oahu delegation ad.
NIT they were given to understand
that the charter bill would never pass
the house IL 1t embodied provisions
for the appointment of chief Of POI
lice by the mayor with the approval of
the supervisors The Star-Bulletin
is reliably Informed that such "a pro-
viso would cause the defeat of the
entire charter bill, as there was.
feeling that such program would be,
the beginning of a movement to take
away elective officers from the county
government rs....
Originally the vote in the delega-
ton had been in favor of chief of
police, bit the demonstration of the
fighting phalanl' on Saturday is re-
ported to have switched the vote
about with the4Fesult that the chief
of police amendment was dropped.
Representative O. III. Cooke has ex-
pressed himself IN favor of having the
sheriff appointed instead of elected, as
was decided on at. yesterdays meet,
ing. 1t is understood a minority re-
port on this question may be forth:
coming.
Representative monitors OF the dele
cation deny there was any intention
On the part Of the delegation to- try to
slip one over by finishing up on the.
charter yesterday. They assert the
action taken was move merely to-
put the charter in fits present form
on workable basis for final con-
sheraton, and add that there is yet
time fort further amendments and
changes.
There is a possibility that some OF
the amendments suggested tomorrow
evening may be embodied in the char
ter. There is also possibility that
the charter bill may be subjected to
a complete revision.