The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-03-15
PORTUGUESE IN COUNCIL.
Full Account of Last Nights League
Proceedings.

proceedings.
The usual weekly meeting of the
Portuguese League, affiliated with
the American League. was held last
evening at Robinson Hall, NJ. A..
Gousalves in the chair. There were
over 300 Portuguese present, all of
whom had to pass successful scru-
tiny of the tylers at the street aud
upper doors, as to being provided
with the password Of the fraternity.
Twenty seven candidates presented
themselves for aiiiliation, and after
evidence to the brethren of good
equnstrianism on the lodge goat,
were duly sworn in and branded, aud
affixed their marks on the roll.
The oath is the same as that used
by the American League, and is as
solemn in its composition as the
judicial oath of our courts, and en-
phasizes respect to- lodge obedience
aud secrecy. 1t is administered
standing with the hand raised.
Secretary SEVERN of the American
League was the ouly officer Of that
institution present, aud contradicted
a statement imputed to him in pa
per edited by Mr.. Nivas, to the ef.
feet that he said the Portuguese
could be led by the nose. IL Viva:
would not retract the statement he
would sue him. There was a gen
eral feeling in favor Of SEVERN and
against Nivas when the Secretary o
the American League said that, wit |
the exception of pure Americans, h,
regarded the Portuguese as the aris
tocracy OF annexation.
At this exciting juncture an en-
thusiastic quarryman from "SaI
Migale' named Puchotto wanted {,
know IL there were any royalists pre-
sent, as il would afford him mucl
pleasure to pitch out Of the window
q royalist or anyone who revealed
anything that happened at thei
meetings. As ther vase only par
tition, -four barrel, aud a few sack
concealing your reporter from dis
covery by this giant Of the quar-,
my feelings can be imagined. NJ
courage revived when remembere,
that | had provided myself 1
Smith with two six-shooters and
bowie-knife, all Of which kne,
how to use in a way that would re
duce the majority.
Everyone seemed to be talking q
once. and the chairman's gayel con
stantly rapping for silence whic
did not come, and the consequence
was that most of the debating wa
by groups who neglected To addres
the chair. The case Of Frank Hoog
being blackballed by the sistt
League Afforded ground for inteus
: congratulations by the Azoresns I
their brother Am.ricauos. The a,
parent cause of Franks rejectio
was that his paper advocated th
met amorphosis OF the Leagues int
/, the Union party" but the rc;
/ cause may have been that Fran
, Hoogs rs an American, a journali,
!, and gentleman. However, III
Union party" was laid out" in III
! choicest phraseology, aud the autl
. ors and sponsors Of the Union
, movement ought to have been pr,
sent Ia hear the estimate in whic
the rank aud file hold them. Ce
tain il is, from last nights debate
that as far as the American All
Portuguese leagues are relied upo
for animation, the "union" NOV,
nent is, and will remain, unborn.
The meeting decided to hold
= monster reunion on Sunday next
the drill shed. In the meantime Il
work Of registering "loyal" vote
will be- proceeded with in the sever
districts, and no such oat h or decla
!, alton as that of the "Cnion Part,
/ platform, which was read to Il
a meeting, is to be taken or subscribe
:, to by any member OF the American
!, Portuguese League.
The question Of the importatic
: OF Japanese by the government w
e duly y considered and condemned, al
the possibility OF the government
y promising the voting franchise
. the Japs as a temptation for the
u to come, would be attended to.
). Our guns put them there" Tha,
M