The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-03-09
THE SUCCESSION.
Princess Kaiulani Proclaimed
Successor to the Hawai-
ian Throne.
A Dignified Meeting--The
Mobiles Present.
The Queens Speech and Reply of the
Mobiles OF the Kingdom.

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and published, the House of Mobiles
met Her Majesty the Queen this
morning for the purpose of proclaim
ing the successor to the Hawaiian
Throne. The meeting took place in
the throne room OF the Palace at
eleven o'clock. The following No
bles were present: Hons. J. 5.
Walker, President of the Legiss'
ture; r. d. Walbridge, II. p, Bald
win, W. H. Cornwell, w. Y. Horner,
c. J. Mccarthy, ID. W. Pua, c. O.
Berger, l.. Won Tempsky, II. G.
Crabbe, E. G. Macfarlane, p. ?.
Kanoa, james Anderson, } Kau-
hane and j. Phillips.
The Mobiles were seated in the
Throne room.
At eleven O. clock Her Majesty the
Queen entered the room accompanied
by the Prince Consort, Hon. j. o.
Dominis; Hon. A. S. Cleghorn; H.
NJ. s Chamberlain, Mr.. j. W. Robert
son; His Elk. Hon. Samuel Parker,
Minister of Foreign Affairs His FIX.
III. A. Widemann, Minister of FL
! nance; His Elk. c. n. Spencer, Min
lister of Interior; His Elk. w. Austin
Whiting, Acknowledgement; Col. j.
ii. Boyd, A. ID. G.; Major Jno. ID.
Holt, A. D. c. ; Major II. f. Bertel-
mann, A. D. G. ; Col. Hon. r. H.
Baker, A. D. G. Mrs. c. II. Clark,
lady of the Court, was in personal
attendance on Her Majesty the
| Queen.
After the Royal party had entered
the Throne room prayer was offered
by Hon. the Rev. j. Kauhane, after
which Her Majesty the Queen read
the following speech and nomina-
ton:
MOBILES OF Ny KINGDOM:
| have called you together to deli
berate on grave matter of State.
Article % of the Constitution calls
upon me to appoint a successor to
the Throne. The same Article calls
for the approval of your Honorable
Body of my appointment.
| now announce to you Our beloved
Niece, Her Royal Highness Victoria
Kawekiu Kaiulanl Lunallo Kalani-
neutrality-suspicious. as my Successor to
the Throne of the Kingdom, and l
hope that your deliberations will lead
you to approve of my appointment.
Immediately afterwarC the royal
party and the Ministers of the Crown
withdrew, leaving the royal nomina-
ton to the consideration of the
House of Mobiles, as by the Constitu-
ton provided.
Under the spirit and letter of the
law the House of Mobiles immediate
ly concurrcd in Her Majesty's nomi-
nation, and were received in the Blue
Room of the Palace.
At this audience II. MS Cham
berlain, Mr.. j. w. Robertson, pre-
sented to Her Majesty the Queen,
Hon. J S. Walker, Noble and PGesi-
dent of the Legislature, who then
presented to Her Majesty by name
the members of the House of Mobiles
present.
The President of the Legislature
then announced to Her Majesty the
concurrence of the House OF Mobiles
in Her Majesty's nomination, in the
following words: -
We the assembled Mobiles of the
Kingdom, hereby approve the APP
pointment by Her Majesty Liliuoka-
lani, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands,
of Her Royal Highness Princess Vic
toria Kawekiu Kaiulani Lunalilo Ka-
neutrality-suspicious. as Successor TO
the Throne of this Kingdom.
Done at Iolani Palace this 9th day
of March, A. d. 1891.
JNo. S. WALKER,
j. KAUHANE,
G.. O. BERGER,
d. w. PUA,
f. G. MACFARLANE,
II. g. CRABBE,
G. J. MCCARTHY,
w l. I1OkNEN,
ii. p. BALDWIN,
VIM. Ii. CoRNwELL,
r. d. WALBRIDGE,
JAMES ANDERSON,
LOUIS Won TEMPsKY,
G. n. WILCOX,
PAUL p. KANOA,
john PHILLIPS.