The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
tcon,Inued from rss. ~

current resolution relating 10 the %
stfuction ~ Treasury cefiincatos, mat.
ter which has been on the order Of this
day for some time past
Kanih1 wanted 90 pass over the Senate
bills and take up the business OF the
House.
A motion 10 take a recess tiil T9 was
declared carried by the Chair
THE NIGHT SESSION,
Tricksters' methods were resorted "a
by the Home Rule Independent Rcpubli.
cans In the House last night, acting IN
concert with the outside boosters anu
lobbyists. who are hoping TO get places
from the Governor after his men have
been turned out. The plan was assisted
ny the loose methods adopted In the
House that 80 often stands upon its dig
nifty. Outsiders. lobbyists and spectators
are allowed to lean over the backs OF
members chairs In the fashion adopted
by II. N. Boyd yesterday evening to hold
conversation and give advice and COM
mands from outside posses.
The tactics OF the Home Rulers were
plainly shown In an attempt to keep the
Loan bin out of the House. The scheme
was well planned but clumsily carried
out.
Great difficulty was experienced in get
ting the House together In the first place.
Akna was absent and SO was Beckley.
Dickey thereupon took the chair.
A final effort was made to bring up
the Loan bill. and the Home Rulers, see
ing there was an evident determination
to help on the measure, resorted to des-
perate methods
r. N. Boyd actively assisted in the
work of Illustration. He held consul
tation with P"endergast and with that
members help sent around notes to
Mahoe, Mossman, Paele, Ahulii and 9TH
er members telling them to leave the
hall. The recipients of the notes left
their seats one at time and disappear
ed. Kaniho coming in, was tackled by
Boyd and ordered back, as was kauima-
kaole.
Prendergast, with studied innocence,
remained and expressed unbounded sur
prise when informed that there was no
quorum present. He even wanted to go
on with helping the Loan bill along but
soon cast aside his bluff and announced
his intention of going home, departing
amid cries Of Good bye, Rome Ruler"
]. X. Paele, s. K. Mahoe, ]. Ahulii, w.
Mossman, Jr., 8. Kawaihoa, g. p. Kau-
makaole, H. M. Kaniho and ]. K. Prem
dergast were the defaulters.
C. H. Dickey. ]. Emmeluth, j. Ewali-
ko, A. F.. Gilillan, w. H. Hoogs, j. w.
X Keiki, j. X. Kekaula, j. w. Kelii-
kca, j. Kumalae, ]. P. MaRainai, r. II.
Makekau. A. G.. M. Robertson and s.
w. Wilcox remained. The rest did not
show up during the evening.
The aforementioned eight men have
clearly identified themselves with the
gang which, with Beckley, the man who
hid the Loan bill in his desk, and prob
ably nearly all of the absent members, IS
systematically preventing the pessage OF
the Loan bill
Robertson showed that last night was
the final chance to pass the bill on its
second reading and appealed strongly
that the measure should be pushed.
Dickey as chairman then gave notice
Of his intention to send out the sergeant
alarms with warrants for the arrest or
the absent members and instructions to
bring them back to the session.
Robertson said that it was no use
sending the sergeant-at-arms, that he
was incompetent and had connived with
the defaulters, adding that he couldn't
find a lamp-post on the corner.
Emmeluth protested against thus scor-
ing the sergeant without proof, and
Robertson replied that proof had been
furnished when the sergeant had been
instructed earlier in the evening to bring
in members who were in plain sight In
the lobby and on the terraces. "Nakoo-
koo," continued Robertson, simply went
cut in the dark and stayed there"
Makainai disputed Dickey's right to is
sue warrants and grew FESTIVE, asking
an adjournment. He finally stayed, how
ever, and Nakookoo went out with the
warrants demurring that he had no adj
d. esses.
Beckley wandered In about $3.50, sur
prise depicted on his countenance, and
took the chair, which Dickey promptly
resigned.
The Vice Speaker called the House to
order and ordered the roll called, when
Hakainai was discovered to have gone
home.
Beckley then showed the purpose for
which he had come in by declaring the
House adjourned as there was no quor-
I'm present under Rule 80, which pro-
vides for no member speaking more than
thirty minutes.
Robertson protested that Beckley had
no right to adjourn the House and Ma
kcokoo was found to have returned after
thirty minutes absence, empty-handed.
Dickey then took the chair and asked
the will of the House.
Robertson said that he had just been
informed that several members were on
Their way and the House took recess
for ten minutes, awaiting the arrival Of
a quorum.
he gang is certainly under excellent
control, judging by the manner In
which the machinery worhe> last night.
The evident desire of the native party Is
to accomplish nothing and leave the bur-
den of the unfinished business of the leg
islative session upon the Governors
claiming that the Republicans
have blocked their Earnest efforts"
through spite and dislike to the native.
The idea seems to be prevalent that
Washington will sympathize with the
poor native, willing and eager to pass
good laws but foiled by ignorance of leg
islative customs, checked by the neces-
sity of Interpretation and stopped by the
to grant an extra session.
The sudden smoothness or the morn
ing and afternoon session was blum to
hide the real program successfully intro
duced In the evening.
After the recess Dickey reported that
the sergeant-at-arms had been sent out
an hour ago with no results, and asked
the pleasure OF the House.
Nakookoo had vanished from sight and
only eleven members We're present.
Kumalle was appointed Temporary SER