The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-23
JOINT SESSION
is kUiH pISJ0IHED
LARGE MAJORITY VOTES DELAY
Until TIC FIFTY
EIGHTH DAY.
Absence Of Senator Joan Brown IS
Basis e AetIon-0orfuant Party
Gees to Pieces On the Question
Senate Tandem Team.

The toiut session OF the house and
Senate convened At lI:l5 yesterday
morning FOR Business, WIKI President
kaiae Of the Senate presi4ing-
Tie business was the election OF
Senator's to hold over Tor two years.
senator Aaoal 10 Doubt thought that
. little spiritual How would do the
meE11ers present shole lot OF good.
and therefore movsa that the house
chaplain lead IL prayer. The prayer
was made and q great sign Of relief
vas heard 20 arise from a. parts OF
the House
The rol call showed both Houses
present
Senator White opened the music
Win motion 70 read the resolution
Mahoe moved that the minutes OF
the last Joint session be read first.
Senator White withdrew mis- motion
ana the clerk then read the minutes,
which We're approved.
Senator c. brown moved the reading
OF the joint resolution presented at
the session. which was seconded by
Mahoe ana carried.
Robert W. Wilcox, Delegate TO Con-
gress, at this juneture came inside the
chamber and was given a seat near
the press table. where. he was the OBJ
served of all observers.
After the reading of the resolution
Representative Mossman moved 10
take a recess until 1856 p. M, which
carried.
Called To order at 1:40.
On motion of kaniho the Sergeants
alarms OF both houses were instruct
ed TO hunt up the absent ones.
Sergeant at-Arms kahaulelio return
ed with Mr.. Emmeluth, when the SEES
sion opened.
Senator nanuha moved to adjourn
until II O'Clock of the 5Sth day of the
session. This started the fun
Prendergast objected vigorously to
the proposed adjournment
Representative Makekau seconded
the motion of Senator Kanuha.
Senator kalauokalani wanted action
deferred, as Senator John Brown of
Hilo was absent and seconded the mo-
ton TO adjourn until all members
could be present.
Senator &. Brown said it would be
all right TO adjourn until the &Sth
day, but there was d resolution to be
disposed of, which ought to be dis
posed of now. He would not make 4
motion to that effect, but seconded
Senator Kanuha's motion.
Senator White objected strongly to
postponement, saying now was the
time 10 settle tie matter once and for
all time. If an adjournment was taken
there would probably be clash be-
tween the two houses and nothing
would result.
Senator Achi was surprised to hear
that the Senator from Lahaina wanted
immediate action, when heretofore he
had been favoring postponement.
Prendergast said an adjournment
should not be taken just because
Senator John Brown was sick, for If
he was sick for the rest of the ses-
sion did that signify that they must
await his pleasure?
AyIett said it might not be positive
" necessary to delay action. but when
they first gathered they were all anx-
ious for delay without reason. He
supported Senator Kanuha's motion.
Puuk said they had rules to go by
whereby the majority rules and did
not think one or two absent members
"cut any ice"
Senator Nakapaahu moved the pre-
vious question and the vote to adjourn
until the 5Sth day of the session car
ried by joint vote of 81 to IL as fol-
lows:
House-Ayes: AhuIii, Aylett. Dick
ey, Emmeluth. Ewaliko. G..nIlan, Haa-
heo. Hoogs. Kaniho. Kawaihoa, Keiki.
kekaula. Keliikoa. Kumalae, Makekau,
Monsarrat, Naiiima. Robertson, Viii
cox-19.
House Noes: Akina, Beckley, Hihio,
Kaauwai, Kauimakaole. Mahoe. Ma
kainai, Mossman. Paele, Prendergast,
Puuki-11
Senate-Ayes. Achi, Baldwin,
Brown, c., Carter. Crabbe. Kaiue, Ka-
lauokalani, Kanuha, Kaohi, Nakapa-
ahu, Paris. Russel-i2.
Senate-Noes: Kahilina. White-2-
Both houses then adjourned at 2:I5
TO repair to their respective houses
for business.