The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-01
BANDER-LOG DIGNITY HURT BY
THE WORD sIMIAN.
Beckley Introduces a Memorial Asking
Removal of Dole-Members After the
Stationery Again.

The closing scenes of what the gov
ernor held to be the last night of the
legislatures regular session drew q
large crowd to the capitol building last
night and the House had many specta-
tors almost until midnight. For the first
time in a night session nearly all the
members We're present. During some
parts of the evening the entertainment
was fully equal to anything that could
reasonably be expected at the opera
house a block away.
Keliikoa renewed the motion made
some time ago by Kauimakeole to allow
members to take with them, as their
own property, the law books, stationary
ETC., left over at the end of the ses-
sion. The usual crop of amendments
were offered, providing for the taking
of desks, chairs, pictures, mucilage bot
ties waste baskets and spittoons, but
this time the resolution could not be
laughed down. The ayes and noes were
finally taken and nine members voted
for the resolution. Dickey proposed to
rattle the clock.
Robertson and chairman Makainai of
the committee on accounts had a short
discussion over expenses. Makainai
submitted his report of moneys spent
and Robertson made few comparisons
of the expenditures with those of form
er legislatures, showing heavy spend
ing ability on the part of the Bandar-
log crowd.
The last of the session, up to 11:45,
was occupied with a concurrent resolu-
ton introduced by Beckley, containing
memorial to President Mckinley on
the subject of Governor Dole and an
extra session. 1t was the intention to
pass it through both houses at the last,
but, as usual, Home Rule party came to
grief. Before the resolution had been
read in the house news came that the
Senate had adjourned.
The Concurrent resolution asks for
the removal of Governor Dole. 1t de-
clares that he has hindered the work
of the session by hostility to the ma'o-
rity and lays blame for lack of action
by the lawmakers, on the governor and
on the conditions that brought. up so
many matters requiring very araful
consideration. The last paragraph Of
the memorial is as follows:
1--WE pray therefore that you will first
direct that we be given such time as is
allowed by the Organic Act for the pur-
poses of general legislation. We know
that 1T is a matter outside of your real
sphere yet a suggestion from you Will
be sufficient to accomplish the end; sec
ond. If this is not feasible, that you re-
move from his high office Sanford Bal
lard Dole, Governor of the T rritory of
Hawaii, on the grounds that his actions
since taking that high trust from you
have been such as 20 lose Cor him the
confidence of the maj)r.cy of the peorle
of the Territory; that he has not their
best interests at heart; that he has sub
verted the principles )f American gov
ernment to the service of u class in
stead of for the good Of the whole peo-
pie; and that he is trying TO take from
its rightful owners to give to few. the
heritage of the people.
About fifteen minutes before midnight
motion to adjourn sice lie was made
and lost A motion 10 adjourn Till 10 80
this morning was finally carried.
During the afternoon session Elnme-
luth got a copy of The Star and IS
soon as he saw the headlines Passing
of the Simians." over an article des-
criptive of the Bander-log antics of the
morning, he held confab with Beck
ley and prepared 20 "resoluta." A re-
solution was got ready to bring some
one before the bar of the house but
nothing was done. Emmeluth rose
with the paper in his hand and gave a
few minutes angry talk. He said that
superintendent of Public instruction
A. T. Atkinson was editor of The Star
and it would behoove the House to take
out of his salary enough to mend the
wounded dignity of the "Simians." "If
the members of this house are
'simians,'" said the Home Ruler, 1--WE
shall see what to do when we reach the
salary of the Superintendent of Public
instruction, in the appropriation bill. "
Emmeluth was asked what his motion
was, but replied that he didn't make
any. "All I want is for the. members
to remember this when appropriations
are considered" said Emmeluth, as he
waved the offending paper in the air
and slammed it on his desk.
Makekau hadn't seen the paper and
wanted to know what ii was all about.
Robertson said that politicians ought
not 20 be thin skinned and he advised
Emmelutb to cultivate some callousses.
He had heard of other similar names
and thought it possible that the next
legislature would achieve a set of nick
names that might be even worse than
simian and Bander-log.
An adjournment for the day was mar
rowly escaped at four IN the afternoon
in spite of Robertsons warning that it
would amount to adjournment sine die
and would kill all the bills upon which
the governor had not reported up to
| that time. The vote was - to 13.