The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-02-23
LEGISLATURE
Regular Session Meets
And Adjourns,
The Attitude Of he Senate vitws
VI mta WildH aad
Other Senators.

AitWN AWNf-fNtf ~ t'H'fff
Pursuant 20 notice Published In the
Advertiser those members OF She House
Of Representatives residing Ia Homo
lulu meet at y. m. yesterday IN the
main hail OF the Executive building.
there we're present. J. l.. kauiukou.
speaker, and Representative A. v.
uear. A. 4. Atkinson and A. q. NJ.
Robertson. Minister Henry II. Cooper
Was also present representing the IA
ecutiye.
speaker Kaulukou called the meeting
to order, as there was no quorum, anu
said
president Mckinley Issued an order
datea Alay lotn tnat the e.ec1lon Tor
tlepi esentatlN Is when Was To have
laken pace last september should not
be held. Inat order aiso proNIdeu that
ail eiectlNe omoers snOuid be con-
unued in Office at the pleasure of the
president OF the United States. ] will
now read the oi der.
by the rIesident OF the United
| States. Executive order.
In the exercise OF the power con-
| ferred upon him by the Joint Reso-
luton OF Congress, approved by the
President ON July z, 1898, entitled
Joint Resolution to Provide for An
nexing the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States" the President OF the
United States hereby directs that the
General Election provided for by the
Constitution of the Republic Of Hawaii
to be held on the last Wednesday of
September next, shall not be held. All
elective officers whose terms OF Office
| shan expire before appropriate legisla-
| ton shall have been enacted by the
Congress OF the United States, snail be
continued in their Offices at the pleas
ure OF the President or the United
States.
In Witness Whereof, have caused
the seal of the United States to be here
unto affixed.
(Signed.) WIN. MCKINLEY,
BY the Secretary of State.
IL understand this order applies to
the Representatives and the members
or the last House were continued In
Office. Our, Constitution requires us
to meet on the third Wednesday of this
month, that is, today. For that reason
have called you together.
"As the Cabinet seems to doubt
whether there should be a session at
this time, | think we should adjourn
till we can hear from Washington. l
have written to day to President Nc
Kinley in regard to this matter"
Representative Robertson thought
the course pursued by the Speaker of
the House was the proper one. Some
question had been raised as to the
meaning of the order, but 1t seemed
to him clear that the intention was
that members of the Legislature were
to hold over. This was the natural con-
struction as well as the fair one, under
the circumstances. President McKin-
ley hau seen fit to call off the regular
election OF members OF the Legisla-
ture, following which was the order
that all officers were to hold over. 1t
was evidently the intent OF President
Mckinley that the Legislature should
hold over with other civil officers. AS
there was not quorum present he
suggested that the House adjourn to |
the third week In March, which would
give ample time to hear from President |
Mckinley. He SO moved.
Minister Cooper thought 1t was not |
necessary to adjourn for so long |
time. President Dole had written to
President Mckinley on the subject of
converting the Legislature ON January |
18th. His letter had not been answer |
ed by telegram, as had the one sent on |
January 23rd, relating to the plague |
matter; 1t was, therefore, safe to as
sumo that the Legislative question
was not considered as important as that
Of the plague. A letter in reply to the |
sitting of the Legislature was now
probably on the way by mail. His in
depreciation of the matter was that
President Mckinley meant to continue
the legislators in Office. 1t was his
opinion that the proper thing had been
done by the Speaker in calling the
house together. He thought the House
should adjourn from time to time until
information was received. Minister
Mott-Smith had written letter by the
Australia to Mr.. Hartwell to inquire
about an answer from President Nc
Kinley. He hoped the Senate would
meet today so as to make the session
entirely regular He thought there
were a sufficient number of Senators
in Honolulu for a quorum. but did not
know what the intentions of the Pres
ident of the Senate were.
On motion of Representative Atkin-
son the House adjourned to meet again
In three days.
Attitude of the Senate.