The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-18
AN OPEN MEETING
Tls Raiic3k B0i 4 QIiG Lively
SsNi0l
AMERICAN LEAGUE HAIL
SersrNs 81 NJ, L>ecersseJn - Mr.,
AcnJ ana SjS Amendment Mr.,
NSeS-SeverSl Csher Speakers

resoe uGS s regular c-ascc,c3l o.
aSe toec az TIE American LeaSCe ASl,
Lass assNs ws,h tie Aant cs e25Ss3ea,
N-c-ay en- t2s ec,,& valve. Tee crowd
aas 81 >.S oee. ussek ssoes al The
seating capacity. IRE SasAee,sS Ia,
ce5eG men svoe a>ce. an the walks
SO Ike ryp-sSsa,e3 ID HcSo,g,a.
N-. LossscSssse ~,s,5 low &, hap
ge2st' ana Z Be Rad esea sse,lDS tt up
q ,yPs ~ hand vco,5 Aavs run or,
e Sc3r Is" Ia aeCDs rh-se revolutions
cs an e.scs-.s lsas meter RCs Mr., L.CS-
Dsas,s.z was interesting ana ratscS,
ana positive and had shs house Vs,A
1.- He was bold ana determined
The gentleman from Hawaii has not
lse- crushed BY his opponents q the
Rouse and WIZ ro- confess -sal dessas
s1- IS proposed amendment 20 the
Constitution by extending ,1s franchise
-1ro1S1 w.p,1s the Monarchsa, men
-oz from the cath Ct fsal,y, He re-
,zrs5 how discussion OF the question
had been postponed Tor 3 week and
then how advantage had been taken
By forcing 3 reconsideration OF that
course and bu-yl1E the measure within
- hours NLr. LosbscS,eln made for
RE proposed amendment the sane ar
Euus1cs rtar he had advanced to the
League On q former occasion. He read
IN full the speech he had made in the
House On The afternoon The American
Minister was q spectator. lLr. Loe6en-
stein charged that the Executive had
suppressed his remarks and had given
The speech o. Minister Cooper 10 the
press through the Cabinet scsrogra-
V1s-. While reading this speach Mr..
Loebszs5siz was frequently interrupt
81 with applause The address gave
views 70 The effect that majority rule
had 70 come here even before annex
a-tcC and that ne way 70 get the
Eswaiia1s 70 register and vote and
take part in the affairs Of the Govern
usu- was 70 eliminate The objection
able feature OF the oath
5Lr. Acli, who said that from Janu-
a-y Il. 1895. he had been 81 anrexa-
tioriz-- gave It as his opinion that IN
less his proposed amendment TO the
Constitution was adopted it would
show that the Government was not IN
earnest for aiIiariou with The United
SAFES He wants z apportiOumeuC
with The House membership increased
from fifteen 10 cTenty-Cle. The basis
q his argument Is that the House mem
bars are from the common people and
The Senator's from The wealthy voters
He cited ne relative size OF the House
and Senate IN the Congress Of the
United States. Warning 10 the sub
-5c-- MC- Achi said that II the Govern
-e1- did LOT regCS5 trust in the ueu-
PIE II could not last He explained
that he had SIX votes IN the House for
his aEz1tUe1C and that If his hearers
would only put shoulders 10 the wheels
-T1 OF the Oahu delegation could be
put i1-I the ranks OF the refOnerS
and insure success He had secured
p0SCpC15us1C OF & final vote Cu the
act cy : parliamentary trick he had
learned Z long -LUe ago. He asserted
-EzC II the act passed and was vetoed
dE CEe President II would be sign
-Ez- The Executive was not in favor
q American methods
Mr. hEeC- an attorney Of Kauai who
represents tEal Island q G district OF
! n The House, said first OF al that
ne was II favor OF placing = license
On opium the SANE as was done II the
U1tlsde STATES He objected seriously
% EC1-TO-ers holding Offices when
--e-e were many voters just As capable
= the E11-TC-6ES, wanting The posi-
lions NJ haeO snimadveT-ed some I
What On The Limitations o. the COus-i-
-lEICl and then drittsd into the realm
q 11z1eLal discussion From his r.
marks II may Be said 70 Be certain /
that h Is either { single standard sd- Z
T1c4-e- or Ii 20 l apostle Mt. kaeO /
: not satisfied with what rs has learn [
81 already II the House from the Min /
-s-6E O. Finance and Is having some Z
more bull -sys questions framed.
Mr. Benjamin Nsp-hsIy made quite .
z patriotic and stirring speech Mr.
Nsrhzly b5IisTes II freedom and dos
u1t see why there should Be any bar 1
against rs existence and exercise II 4
Hawaii the same as II the United I
States. He said ne had not been here
long enough % fauiIizrize himself 4
with the issues Of the day Mr. Nap 4
-1zly dealt only IN geleEalities and 4
ezrEed lots OF applause
C : DeskE said simply that be would 4
not undertake 70 make Z political talk 1
but he believed that taxpayers here i
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1T. DaEI Logan vas q length pre-
vailed upon 70 make a address, It be- i
ing explained 70 hin that there had +
0=e1 public promise OF oEztions By 4
legislators and other eminent speakers.
Mr. Logsu gave his record Is that o. 1
IN s11ezzti0uisI fer fourteen years.
5u- opposed 70 any and al secret sOc.-
S-p5-lriczl Or otherwise He told /
Of service for the counry's good with
Ole q t1e Cabinet Ministers Of 1857
ana q quarrel With another Of the
sane Czbi1s-. mentioning but one
name M Logan was against both
The amendment OF Mr. L.oebsusrein
and the opium plan O. Nr. Kzeo. He
said ne had suspicion that some OF
the Members Of the legislature Esured
KaiHIzni 70 rule here and that she vas
Al amiable young lady. but If in pow