The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-06

ENhOM the moment OIL the lnlFOQuC-
- ton of Senator Achfs resolution
Il shortly after the Senate convened
yesterday morning the Republic
ans and Independents were at swords
points with each other and the debates
on each side evidenced much of the
bitter party feeling which is being en-
gendered in the Senate.
Metaphors were INDUCED In and COM
PARSONS between the Territory and
new born babe were plentiful. A few
futile attempts were made to prevent
the trouble which was brewing but
without avail. The chair was charged
by two of the Senators with showing
Ia partisan feeling in his rulings, and
at the close of the afternoon session
blows We're only averted by narrow
margin.
The final scenes were precipitated by
Senator Cecil Brown in his argument
relative to petitioning the United
States to admit the Territory as
state.
Following is the complete text of the
argument taken from the notes or the
stenographer of the Senate:
MIR. CECIL BROWN understand
the ruling of the chair has been that
the matter before the House now Is the
rejection of this bill, or what amounts
to a rejection-an indefinite postpone
ment-and that it be laid on the taple
or indefinitely postponed.
/ "I shall not say anything about the
ruling of the chair, whether correct OF
not, but want to point out to the
Senators this fact, that IT the majority
of this House Is willing 70 refer this
matter to a committee, they VIII then
have to vote against the rejection OF
the resolution, for If they do that tne
next motion in order will be to refer it
to a committee.
i "Jn this particular instance it makes
no difference which way the presloen'
has ruled. but if the majority say this
will be referred to committee then
the vote will be not to reject. And IL
as Senator Kalauokalani has said that
he thinks this is too early in the ses-
! sion to introduce q resolution Of this
kind then I say that the only thing &c
do is to refer it to committee an.
tbev can hold 1t until such time as IL
the opfnion of the majority of this
House the time is ripe that 1t can b'
introduced; but 1 say not to throw j
out of that door and as much as tell tne
ITr;+ad States we want to be Terri
tory for the balance of our lives an'
do not care for statehood; and on th'
motion to reject this bill l move ina
the ayes and noes be called
. MIR. CARTER-T second the mo
= ton
Motion put by the chair. The secre
4 tary called for ayes and noes aye
r eight and noes seven.
q PRESIDENT RUSSEL-"The motio'
is carried eight to seven"
CECIL BROWN-"1t vas not vote
that way. The president. and Senate
- Kanuha voted no."
PRESIDENT RUSSELL voted 10
> senator Whites motion to reject
RATDwIN-"I understand the presi
: dent voted no."
PRESIDENT Russell - But
Z changed it Immediately. Read the Vo'
t, ing again, Mr.. Secretary.
3. The secretary read the result of vol
ing as given before.
SEcIT, BROWN-''Mr. President;
Il now say that under our rules you nav
u no right to vote unless there was a u
&c make this point of order: that tf
4 vote of the president was cast here uf
. dor our rules contrary to our rules
5. PRESIDENT RUSSET-"Show |
BALDWIN, did not hear tt
o name of Kaiue.
's Cecil Brown here read rule 40 OF II
e rn1es and regulations of the Senat
I, y Continuing. he said: you voted b.
fore it had appeared to the Senate thi