The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-22
ITO PASS TIE RSUSUAL EVENTS At LAE NSRGS BIRTHDAY ISLAND VESSELS NOME
HOME RULERS WILL GUST MR.
COOPER.
Statement Given Out Positively by
Leaders This Morning-Beckley Not
so Radical.

so Radical.
Unless Secretary Henry e. Cooper
will at the opening of the Legislature
tomorrow morning admit in the House
that ne has no legal right to be there
and is there only upon the courtesy of
the House, the resolution of Represen-
tative Beckley, requesting him to leave
the place, will certainly be passed.
What the next move will be it is hard
to divine. 1t is stated, however, that
if Mr.. Cooper still refuses to remove
himself and desk from the chamber,
the sergeant-at-arms will be empow-
cred to show him the door.
At the caucus of the Home Rule lead
ers in Foster Hall this morning, lead
ers of the party stated that they would
oust Cooper tomorrow morning. They
said that the matter has passed the
stage of argument; that they would lis
ten to no further argument on the sub
ject and that the resolution of Beckley
would be railroaded through whether it
was liked by the opposition or not
Mr.. Beckley the originator of the re-
solution, is a trifle less radical than
that. He says: Mr.. Cooper claims
that his instructions assign him to duty
in the Legislature. l say they do not
l admit that the letter of the law is
SO eNlueHI IndI no one Cdu UllSldht IL
The paragraph in the Organic Law is
a copy of the United States statutes,
and those statutes govern Arizona,
New Mexico, Indian Territory and Ok
lahoma. In other words, those terri
tories, in so far as the duties and pow
ers of the secretary in this regard are
concerned are in the identical posi-
ton as ourselves. In none of those
territories has this mOnkeyshine been
cut up. Is it possible that an identi-
cal law can give a specific power to an
official in one territory. and
take it away or do the opposite, in
another? 1t may be that Mr.. Cooper
has discovered an intention of the
United States statutes that has not
been unearthed before, but 1 rather
doubt it, They have some pretty bright
men in the mainland territories, and it
seems bit singular that some of their
learned secretaries of state have not
prior to now discovered that this rath-
er extraordinary and important duty
was imposed upon them.
II wish to repeat that l have no per-
sonal feeling in this matter. have no
objection to Mr., Cooper sitting in the
House and having dozen stenograph
ers there if he desires them. AT the
same time, I feel that the dignity of
the House has been infringed upon,
unjustly and illegally. Mr.. Cooper has
COISeHleu 10 dCCepl lHe OlllCldl JOuInil
of the House to be sent to Washington.
understand him to mean that he will
sit in the House to Thoroughly inform
himself on proceedings, and in order to
do so will take notes, but is willing to
submit the journal that the House has
approved as his official report That
is satisfactory, and the first part of
it is as the law intended. But this mat
ter has now gone so far that | am not
inclined to withdraw my resolution eN-
Cept upon one consideration. If Mr.
Cooper will get up in the House tomor-
row morning and admit that he has no
legal right there, that the law does not
put him there and that he is there
only by courtesy of the House, I will
withdraw my resolution. Otherwise
will certainly let it go to a vote, will do
my level best to get it through and
/ bide the consequences"
AS rule the Republicans sustain Mr..
/ Cooper and even certain Home Rulers
who do not agree with the stand of the
Secretary wish to let will enough alone
! for fear of offending the Washington
| authorities as the result of a mistake.
Mr.. Cooper was not at his Office today
and could not be found in the city. 1t
is understood however that he will not
insist upon splitting hairs over the re-
port and will accept the journal of the
House. By those on the side of Mr..
Cooper the attitude of Mr.. Beckley and
his supporters is considered not proper.
They believe Cooper is right, but even
if they had no fixed impression in re-
gard to it, would favor, in view of the
contrary opinion held on the subject,
submitting the question to Washington
for ruling before making a break and
getting a calling down from Congress
On top of this statement of Beckley,
leaders of the Home Rule party in both
/ cta fa in {
| that they will not allow Beckley to
withdraw his resolution and will insist
upon putting it through tomorrow
morning. Although a small matter
they seem to feel very sore over 1t.
This feeling was intensified by the re-
ference of A, G. NJ. Robertson yester-
day to military support behind the
Federal secretary of the Territory.
The part of section 60 of the Terrific
rial Act on the construction of which
the controversy arises, is as follows:
"HE SHALL RECORD AND PRE-
SERVE ALL THE LAWS AND PRO
CEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE
AND ALL ACTS AND PROCEED.
INGS OF THE GOVERNOR, ANI
PROMULGATE PROCLAMATIONs
OF THE GOVERNOR"
Secretary Cooper some time age
wrote to the Secretary of the interior
regarding the duties he was to perform
under this section. The following i;
Secretary Hitchcock's reply by tele,
graph:
Washington, d, c., Jan. 30, 1901.
Henry F.. Cooper, Secretary, Territory
of Hawaii Honolulu, II. l.
Mail San Francisco, Calf.
Replying to your letters of 4th in
stant have to state Act April 30, 1900
providing government for Hawaii con
templates payment by TERRITORY of com
pensation of members of Territorial
Legislature; consequently no appro
priation for that purpose has beei
made by Congress.
AS TO YOUR DUTIES AS TERRI
TORIAL SECRETARY UNDER SEC
. TION SO OF ORGANIC ACT YOU Arr
REQUIRED TO RECORD AND PRE-
SERVE ALA JOURNALS OF THI
LEGISLATURE. EACH BRANCT
OLE THE I.ATTER EHOIII.D RESPEC