The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-18
SESSIONS 70 Be SECRET is A FINE BODY Of MEN.
COMMISSION ORGANIZED AND IS
READY FOR BUSINESS.
First Meeting to be Held Tomorrow
Morning at the Executive Building
Officials Sworn to Secrecy.

The commission is organized and
ready for business and the first regu-
lar meeting will be held at .he Exc
cutive building at $3.50 tomorrow
morning. The session will be secret
and all the officials are sworn to Sc
crecy. Occasional public meetings
will be held for the purpose of rucelv-
ing delegations or listening to drgu-
ments on the labor and other import
ant questions. Due notice will he
given of theses
The commission will meet in the
large hall of the Executive building.
President Dole showed them the room
yesterday afternoon and they were
delighted with it. The room is large,
cool and airy and as Congressman
Hit expressed it, their quarters will
be much better than they had cX-
pected."
This morning Senator Cullom and
family took an early drive about the
city. At 10 o'clock Senators Cul'Cm
and Morgan and Congressman HIT
met Mr.. Dole at the government build
ing and fifteen minutes Afterwards
were driven out to the residence of
Justice Frear. The attaches of the
commission followed in another car
riage.
After Judge Frear had been intro
duced to the other members of the
commission, the two Hawaiian mem
bers were sworn in, and then the
clerk, stenographer and sergeant at
arms. 4 short executive session was
then held
Speaking of what was done at this
mornings session Senator Cullom
said afterwards: "The meeting was
merely for the purpose of getting
properly organized and swearing in
the new members. At our meeting IN
Washington the majority of the COM
mittee selected the secretary, sergeant
at arms and stenographer, but they
were not regularly sworn in until this
morning. They have been especially
enjoined to secrecy, and we have de-
cided that all of our sessions shall be
private. That will not prevent us
from holding public sessions to hear
delegations from the other islands or
expressions of opinion from your
leading men on the more important
questions we have to deal with. SO
far as the results of our mission are
concerned they will be made known
only when President Mckinley gets
ready. Our report will be made 10
him direct and he will send it to
Congress in good time. Until then
our opinions, our conclusions and rec
concentrations whatever they NAV he,
must remain secret with us. We ad-
iourned our session at Judge Frear's
after a short informal talk to meet
at $3.50 tomorrow morning.
''About visiting the other Islands?
Well, we have decided to do so as
soon as the trip can be arranged. The
Commission has authorized me to see
Admiral Miller and find out what he
can do towards putting one of his
vessels at our disposal, as we don't
want to waste any public money on
the trip. If the admiral cannot send
us, then | am to make the necessary
arrangements for one of your island
steamers.
After spending little over an hour
at Judge Frear's the commission made
several calls and then drove Senator
Morgan out to the Ballou home, re-
turning to the hotel at a quarter past
1 o'clock
1t is understood that the eN-Queen
and the two princes, with other prom
inent royalists, will take an early OPP
portunity of asking the commission
for hearing on the question of the
elective franchise.
The hall in which the commission
will sit has been put in order today.
| The room has been carpeted and
mats laid at the doors so that quiet
will always be assured.
A large table for the commission
occupies the center of the floor, at
which Chairman Cullom will occupy
seat at the head and the two com
missioners on either side. The sec
retary and stenographer will occupy
seperate desks near the chairman and
desk for the sergeant at arms will
be stationed near one of the doors
The other doors will be locked. When
public meetings are held chairs will
be brought in as needed
Meetings will be held every morn,
ing when the commission is in Homo
lulu.