The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-21
UPPER HOUSE COMPLETES IT'S
ORGANIZATION.
DR.. Russell is Made observation-disclosures
Caypless Chosen Secretary After a
Struggle-Other officials Chosen.

The first clash of parties in the SEN
ate of the Territory occurred this morn
/ ing, and skirmishing was kept up all
/ of the forenoon. In almost all things
! the Republicans were the aggressors.
I kalauokalani defended his strong line
! FOR time, and then gave way to
: william White, who proved a speaker
able to give a good account of himself.
haiue, kanuha and other Independent
leaders were seldom heard George r.
carter Cecil Brown and II. =. Baldwin
We're the aggressors among the Repub-
leans, and their work told, as may be
| seen in the account of the proceedings.
! Achl was active for a time but soon
reached the conclusion that better pro-
gress could be made by boquet throw
I ing, as 1t were than butting his head
against something pretty hard.
DR.. Nicholas Russell was elected pre-
sident, S. e. Kaiue vice-president and
Edgar Caypless secretary. That is the
sum total of work actually accomplish
, ed this morning.
When Dr. Russell called the meeting
to order, Kalauokalani arose and offer
ed prayer. After reading of the min
utes, John E. Bush, was on motion of
! Mr.. White appointed temporary in
: terpreter. Mr.. Paris and Mr.. Bald
! WIN having arrived on the Mauna Loa,
the committee of yesterday, on motion
I of Mr.. Carter, proceeded to examine
their credentials and reported same to
/ be in proper form.
! At this juncture Dr. Russell announc-
ed from the chair a couple of cummu-
nlcattons and requested the secretary
TO read the same. One was an invita-
ton to attenw a parade of the First
= regiment on the drill shed grounds at
/ 5 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon, and the
other was an application from p. Maui
! rice Mcmahon for the Office of official
stenographer
/ Mr.. Achi raised the point that the re-
| cognition of these communications was
| irregular and improper on the ground
mat the Senate was not yet organized
The chair ruled that the letters could
/ pc received but not acted upon until
after organization was completed.
! Mr.. Achi moved to proceed with the
election of permanent officers but Mr..
Kanuha interposed with the suggestion
that the members had not yet been
| sworn in and moved that a committee
be despatched for the services of a
! Justice of the Supreme court for that
! purpose. Mr. Kalauokalani moved that
the letters be received and tabled for
future reference. Mr. Achi protested
ana Mr., Carter declared that recogni-
tiOn ot>the letters would be unpreceden-
/ ted the body being unorganized and in
capableof doing anything until it was
itself business creature. Mr.. White
t'iit NS'il blOWIl DOIn Jumped kalallO-
kalanl, on the ground that only one mo-
ton could be entertained at a time and
that kanuha's motion had precedence
Mr. Kalauokalani started again to
speak, but points of order were raised
| by both Achi and Carter. The chair
sustained the points, Kanuha's motion
prevailed and Carter. Cecil Brown and
kanuha were despatched for the chief
justice. Ten minutes later the mem
, pers were sworn in in a body.
Cecil Brown moved that in view of
the fact that there were as vet no rules
the vote for president be by ballot.
Carried.
Cecil Brown adroitly nominated S. e.
kaiue, but it didn't work" Kaiue no
minated DR.. Russell and the Home Rul-
ers, like trained soldiers. took up n
solid position behind their breastworks.
Ihe Republicans placed six votes solid
Tor kaiue, and the Independents gave
their full strength to Russell. Carter
ana John Il. Brown We're made tellers
OF this election and remaineu as tellers
during the entire forenoon
In accepting the office DR.. Russell
thanked his friends for the honor. He
intended to sway the gavel in the in
tefest OF the country at large and to do
all In his power to make this Senate a
working body creditabe to both the
Territory and the United States. "I am
not Parliamentarian nor a lawyer,
however," continued the new presi-
dent "and l hope you will not take ad-
vantage of me on that account" These
words were addressed toward the cor
ner occupied by Cecil Brown. Carter
and Achi.
John T. Brown nominated Kaiue for
vlce-president. Carter sprang to his
teet and moved that the nominations
close. Motion lost. Kaiue nominated
Kanuha, with a view to corralIing the
republican vote and slipping out him
self. Kanuha declined, however, and
nominated Cecil Brown. to at least di-
vide the Republican strength and con-
serve that of the Home Rulers on a
pinch. Brown positively declined to
be trapped and Mr.. Carter renewed his
former motion. Mr.. Baldwin made one
OF ms fatherly talks, advising that
Kaiue be elected. The president was
white man and he felt that the vice.
president should be a native Hawaiian.
The motion was thereupon put and
carried.
Kanuha nominated Edgar Caypless
Tor the office of secretary. Achi nom
mated Enoch Johnson, and insisted up
on him on the ground that he was both
an English and Hawaiian scholar while
Mr.. Caypless knew no Hawaiian The
first vote turned out 7 for Caypless, 6
for johnson and one false ballot.
Necll Brown moved FOR reballOt on
account of the false vote, saying that
that one might change the result alto
gether He continued with an earnest
plea for Johnson. The motion carried
The second count showed that the we'd
ge of the Republicans had gone home in
the Independent timber for one of the
natives fell over the traces and voted
for Johnson. The vote was to and
tie. President Russell voted on straight
party lines and Caypless was declared
to be elected.
At this juncture White arose and
nominated w. II. COney for the office
OF assistant secretary and moved in
the same breath that nominations close
Mr. Baldwin moved. to save time, that
the secretary cast the ballot for Coney
George Carter interrupted to know
how many officers the Senate purposed
having and stirred up an argument that
lasted the balance of the morning.
Baldwin, Cecil Brown and Carter en-
tered the arena against the creation of
this office. They took turns and whip
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