The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-19
THE SESSION OPENED.
LEGISLATURE MEMBERS GATHER
IN THE EXECUTIVE BUILDING.
BODY Assembled with u big Attendance
of Visitors Diplomats
and Others.

The first regular session of tn,
Legislature convened in the ole
Council Chamber at the Executive
building at IL o'clock noon today
As a special compliment to visiting
diplomats, the guard was paraded
and the band played on the
grounds. There was a crush in
the room. Diplomatic represent
alive present were: Minister A. S.
Willis, United States; Commission
er Halves, Great Britain; Consul
Mills and vice-consul Boyd, United
States; Consul Walker, Great Brit
ain; Consul Hackfeld, Germany;
Consul Schaefer, Italy; Consul Viz
zavona, France; Charge d. Affaires
Canavarro, Portugal; Consul Focke,
Belgium; Consul II. Renjes, Mex
leo and Spain; Consul J. Hoting,
Chill; Consul Cartwright, Peru;
Consul H. r. Macfarlane, Denmark !;
Commercial Agent Goo Kim; and
the Secretary Of the japanese Lega-
ton. Among the notable visitors
present were wives of Cabinet min
listers, the Chief Justice and Mrs.
Judd, the United States Army
Officers now visiting the country
and Miss Kate Field. A few mo-
nlents before noon the Senate and
House members entered. The
former occupied the front seats and
the latter the rear ones.
The following members were
present:
Cabinet: H. T.. Cooper, Minister
OF Foreign Affairs; S. M. Damon,
Minister of Finance; w. o. Smith,
Attorney-General; J. A. King,
Minister Of Interior.
Senators from Hawaii-F.
Northrop and f. S. Lyman. Maui
"A. Hooking and w. Y. Horner.
Oahu-Cecil Brown, ]. A. McCand-
less, Henry Warehouse, w. c.
Wilder and ]. N. Wright. Kauai
w. H. Rice and G. N. Wilcox.
Representatives from Hawaii
f. E. Richards, Robert Rycroft, +.
c. Bond and G. P. Kamauoha.
Maui-A. Pail and L. M Hanuna.
Oahu-A. G. M. Robertson, L. c.
Winston, James Davis, ID. l..
Naone, l.. X. Halualani and J. c.
Cluney. Kauai-S. X. Kaeo and
w. McBryde.
AT IL o'clock sharp the band
struck up Hawaii Ponoi," and
the President, accompanied by Ad-
jutant General Soper, entered.
Rev. d. p. Birnie of Central Union
Church offered short and impress
sive prayer. He gave thanks to
Almighty God for the blessings and
prosperity of the past year; prayed
ident, his closest advisors and tie
members of the Legislature; and
prayed that blessings might accrue
from their work.
The President then read his mes
sage, published elsewhere, after
which the audience dispersed and
the two houses met in caucus. The
question OF where the houses should
sit came up. 1t was deemed i'm
practicable for both houses to meet
in the Executive building. At a
caucus held few days ago it was
decided to leave the entire matter
to the Legislature. The Attorney
General explained that the Execu-
tive had no, decided the matter, for
the reason that objections to sitting
so far apart as the two buildings
had been raiced.
Senator Brown suggested that
the Senate come to order; Represen-
tative Robertson moved that the
House adjourn to o'clock. Mr..
Smith suggested that the bodies
adjourn to and 4 respectively.
Representative Winston moved that
the House adjourn to 3 p. M. Carried.
Senate adjourned to p. III.
The Senate elected Arch. Smithies
sergeant-at-arms.
The other officers hold over. Mr..
Brown proposes that bills be type
written instead of printed.
Adjourned to 10 a. III. tomorrow.