The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-28

bin before them and report on the mer-
it's of it.
Senator baldwin poured oil on the
troubled waters by saying that nobody
wanted to prevent an extension of time
to the committee to report, and Kaohi
got excited and talked a great deal Of
nonsense until at 10:45 the president
found out that there was nothing be-
fore the house
| That something was brewing was
very perceptible and an ominous silence
prevailed when the President stood up
and read in English the following COM
munication:
Senate Chamber, March q, 1901.
| To the Senate: Having repeatedly call
ed the attention of this body to the fact
that the short time accorded to the Leg
islature is wasted in debate on trivial
matters which are of no interest to the
people of this Territory while the pas
sage of measures which were promised
by all the political parties are delayed
that little or no work is being done by
the several committees, as evidenced by
failure to promptly report that, as a
whole, the Senate is practically. an in
efficient body, and that the snort time
remaining in which to perform the re-
sponsible duties with which we are en-
trusted will prove utterly fruitless If
present methods are continued; in the
name of all the people and of all the
parties who have entrusted u.s. with the
high mission of State affairs, which in
wolves life. justice and property, and, in
general the good order of society and
property of this young Territory, upon
which the people of the whole Union
are looking with profound interest, pro-
test against such an order of things, and
I appeal to the best elements of all par
ties and of all the people to unite for the
purpose of doing plain duty to the
people during the remaining half of the
session. There is no time to waste.
Being convinced that can more fully
perform my duty upon the floor OF the
Senate, therefore beg to tender my res
ignation as President. N. Russell.
Interpreter Bush tried to suppress a
few smiles and gave out the communi-
cation in Hawaiian. A Senator whose
name the reporter was unable to catch
being an alias-wanted to know
whether the communication had beer
signed by the Governor, and then
Nicholas RI, without waiting fol
"the will of the Senate" left his chair
woke up Vice President Kaiue, sent
that interesting politician to the chair
and in a dramatic manner took pos
session of Kaiue's desk and whatsmall
change the new dignitary might have
left in the drawers.
Mr.. Brown of Hilo, after a brief con-
sultation with the bosses, moved that
the communication be tabled and Mich
olas R sent back to his chair. Mr.
Cecil Brown objected to tabling the
matter, which would mean preventing
the president from explaining more full
ly his reasons for deserting the uphol-
stored chair In which Kaiue was rest
ing easy. Senator Cecil Brown grew
quite pathetic and referred to free
Americans, the glorious Stars and
Stripes and explained in true spread
eagle style that Nicholas R could
not be forced back to his chair, ques-
ton which hadn't been raised.
At that moment Senator White rar
short of tobacco or got dry and or
dered the Senate to take a recess, which
it did
A caucus was held by the Home I'm
rules at noon and it was decided that
DR.. Russell should not be permitted tc
'balk" and that no action should be
taken on his resignation except tablins
it. It was nearly p. m. when a quor-
,lrn was present, and then White tried
to adjourn, but failed to have his mo-
ton seconded.
Kalauokalani wanted Senator Russo
to explain his reasons for resigning. He