The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-03
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative ACCOMPLISHMENT pay.

I o'clock, and as no Chaplain had been ap
pointed, asked if there was duly ordaine,
minister present who would offer ~
| prayer. The Rev. ). Waiwaiole came for
ward and officiated
Mr.. E. A. Pierce. Acting Secretary, reaC
! the minutes of the preceding day, which
! on motion of Mr. s. w. Kaai, were
! adopted.
! Mr.. J. w. KaIua moved that in accord
! ance with custom heretofore, commit
| tee Of three be appointed TO examine the
/ credentials OF members elect. He thought
| it necessary that the credentials should
should be examined before proceeding to
business.
Mr.. J. L. Kaulukou agreed with the hon.
member, but would move as an amend
ment that the roll be called first.
Mr.. J. w. Kalua said it was necessary to
prepare roll first. The MOBILES are mem
bers of the Assembly. No Representative
can take his seat without credentials.
Mr.. s. w Kaai was in favor of the
amendment; the roll ought to be called
first.
The amendment was put and carried,
and the roll called, the following Represent
atiyes being present:
Fred H. Hayselden, J. Keau, f. X. Lii
kalani, J. T. Baker, Honolulu; A. Kauhi,
Eva and Waianae; Jesse Amara, Waialua !;
Cecil Brown, Koolauloa; Asa Kaulia, Koo-
laupoko; J. L. Kaulukou, Hilo; J. X. Kau-
namanO, Hamakua; J. X. Nahale, North
Kona; d. II. Nahinu, South Kona; J. w.
KaIua, Lahaina; J. A. Kaukau, Kama
L.
Wailuku; c. II. Dickey, Makawao; S. w.
Kaai, Hama; L. A. Thurston and 4. p.
Paehaole Molokai and Lanai; S. b. Dole,
Lihue; f. L. Kauai, Waimea &. B. Palo-
hau, Hanalei. Five members were absent,
follows: Frank Pahia, Hilo; DR.. J.
Wight Kohala; J. Kauhane, Kau f.
Kekoa, Puma; and L. Aholo. Lahaina.
Their Excellencies w. NJ. Gibson, Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs; Chas. T. Gulick,
Minister of the Interior, and Paul Neu-
mann, Attorney General, were present;
also the following members OF the House
of Mobiles: His Excellency Governor ]. 0.
DOminis, Honorables c. r. Bishop, j. L.
Dowsett, A. S. Cleghorn, G. Rhodes, c. H.
Judd, S. g. Wilder, H. Kuihelani, Junius
Kaae, John L. Bush, J. S. Walker, p. z.
KanOa, G. W. Macfarlane and Samuel
Parker. The absent Mobiles were Honor
ables ]. P, Parker, p. Isenberg, DR.. J.
Mott Smith, H. A. Widemann and J. H.
S. Martin.
Mr.. j. w. Kalua's motion for the APP
pointment of a committee to examine ere
dentials was then carried, and the Chair
man appointed Messrs. ]. K. KaunamanO,
F. II. Hayselden and w. r. Castle as such
committee.
Mr.. S. B. Dole moved that the House adj
journ for half an hour, to give the commit
tee time to examine the credentials.
Mr.. J. L. Kaulukou thought that ten
minutes would be quite long enough. THE
motion was not put.
Mr.. S. W. Kaai moved that as Hon.
Samuel Parker had been appointed to the
House of Mobiles in place of Hon. Paul
Kanoa, deceased, the Chief Justice be re-
quested to administer the oath to him.
Mr.. J. A. Kaukau thought it probable
that the Hon. Mr.. Parker had commits
sion to hand to the committee.
Hon. ]. E. Bush said the proceedings
were all out of order He did not know
that any one in the House had been sworn
ing of credentials.
Hon. Godfrey Rhodes ruled that the mo-
ton was entirely out of order, as the House
was not properly organized. 1t was not
worth while to send for the Chief Justice
to administer the oath to one man.
At this point the Committee on Creden-
tials retired.
After a lapse of about twenty minutes,
with the committee still out, Mr.. Cecil
Brown rose to a point of order. The As
sembly was simply wasting time. Under
No. 81 of the rules of the House, one of
the duties of the Judiciary Committe was
to report on the credentials of members 1t
was true that they had not yet adopted any
rules. The first proceeding was to elect
President; then the House was organized
with its chief officer. The honorable mem
Der asked for the ruling of the Chair upon
the point of order raised by him.
Mr.. J. L. Kaulukou thought the honor
able members statement was correct; the
House ought to proceed to the election of
a President.
Hon. J. Z. Bush said the only members
at present were the Mobiles; the Represent
atives were not yet members 1t was
irregular for committee from the Repre-
sentatives to pass upon their own creden-
dials. The committee should be appointed
from among the Mobiles.
Mr.. ]. L. Kaulukou would ask the Hon
orable Noble whether twenty Mobiles, sit
ting together, would make the Legislative
Assembly. If the twenty-eight Represent
atives did not take their seats, there would
be no Assembly. He considered that such
remarks made by the Honorable Noble
Bush was not treating the Representatives
with proper courtesy. He represented
Hilo, and no Noble could question his
right there. Hewould support Mr.. Browns
motion.
His Excellency the Attorney General
said the usage of the House had been to
appoint a Committee on Credentials before
organizing. He took it that the first bust
ness was to take the oath. 1t was q fact
that the members of the Assembly,
while being prima facie members,
were not qualified until they had
taken the oath prescribed by the
Constitution in Article A.. The election of
President could only be done by mem
bers who had taken the oath.
Mr.. J. w. Kalua thought the credentials
should be examined first. While the hon.
member was speaking, however, the Com