The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-22

Senate proceed to the election of Off
it would be proper to swear in the
members of the Senate. Senator Kala-
uokalani thought that the first duty
of the body after having listened to
the communications was to lay them
upon the table and made a.motion to
that effect.
Achi Immediately rose to a point of
order and claimed that there was pre-
vious motion and the last speaker was
therefore not in order. The chair fail
ed to see it in that light and elected
from Senator Carter the query az to by
what rule or rules the chair was be-
ing governed. The chair replied that
he was not going by any rule but only
by general rules.
This is without precedent" said
Carter. us this house going to vote
on the question or not?"
Matters were facilitated by Senator
White, who stated that as there had
been no second to the second motion
there was only one motion before the
Senate. The question was called for
but before the motion could be stated
by the chair. Senators Achi and Kalau-
okalani were on their feet, each trying
to gain the attention of the chair. Achi
asked the ruling of the chair and was
informed that two could not talk at
|once and he could take his seat Achi
became indignant and replied that
when one rose to a point of order he
challenged the right of the chair to
stop him from talking.
I'VE will wait until the last speech
has been interpreted" said Russell.
II will appeal from the chair" re-
piled the Senator from Oahu.
Senator Carter jumped into 1.-The
breach by asking if they were going to
spend all of the morning in useless dis
cussion or would they be sworn in?
DOWN TO BUSINESS
KalauokaIani withdrew his motion
and the original motion before the
house was repeated by Senator Kanu-
ha. A committee was appointed to wait
upon one of the judges and request him
to administer the oath and a recess of
ten minutes was taken to await their
return.
Senators Kaohi, Carter and Cecil
Brown, who composed the committee
soon appeared with Judge Frear, who
administered the oath, and the cleo
ton of a president was called for.
Cecil Brown moved that the election
proceed by ballot and same was car
ried. Cecil Brown placed in nomina-
ton the name of Nicholas Russell for
the position and Russell, evidently
anxious to have something to say him
self, attempted to call Senator White to
the chair, but was prevented by Tesla,
who informed him that he did not have
that power
Senator Samuel e. Kaiue of Maui
was also placed in nomination and then
Achi moved that the nominations be
closed and the motion was carried. The
chair then attempted to appoint a COM
mittee to collect and count the ballots
and after making several attempts fin
ally named Senators Brown and Carter
The vote being taken, fourteen ballots
were cast, of which Russell received
eight and Kaiue received six. Russell
then declared himself president of the
Senate and said: 81 expect with your
kindly assistance to conduct the bust
ness of this great integral factor of the
laws of the United States and / an
ready to assist you in every way I can
/ am not an expert In parliamentary
} tactics nor am l lawyer, and | hope
that those who are Well informed or