The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-26
The HOUSE
EXCITED
Humphreys Latest
Plot RoundIy
Scored.
MET WITH A
RESOLUTION
Legislative SoIons Will Have Moth.
ing to Do With the California
Annexation Scheme.

Yesterday was a day of extremes in
the House. The forenoon was spent
in tearing off yards of eloquence, and
the afternoon was spent in hearing
committee reports. The Daniel Web
sters of the Lower House had their
springs of oratory stirred by the reso-
luton which was introduced, declaring
positively that the aforesaid members
were unalterably opposed to the benevo-
lent assimilation of the Hawaiian ISL
ands by the State of California For
two hours the members INDUCED in
stately periods, lofty sentiments ornate
figures and solid facts The whole
thing might have been settled in fifteen
minutes had the members seen fit TO do
SO, but it was too good an occasion to
let off steam. Consequently steam was
let off The speakers, with but one or
two exceptions. seemed to feel that such
a step would be nothing short of politf
cal murder, so far as Hawaii nei was
concerned. Makakau made the best
speech, probably, that was made on the
subject in that he exposed Humphreys
connection with the plot.
In the afternoon the House met as
committee of the whole, after the re-
vised report of the Maui committee had
been presented
While the House was celebrating on
this part of the days work. a strong
plea was made by HoOgs, asking that
the amount expended on the Nahihu
landing be paid the incorporation by
the government, at whose suggestion the
landing had been taken in hand and fin
ished A similar report, from an indi-
vidual named Mckay, asking that the
Government pay him the sum of
| 1851, was the incentive to a long dis
cussion. Upon the conclusion of these,
| the report was adopted unanimously.
Then the House went into a committee
Fof the whole, and finished the second
reading of the bill.
At the hour of 4:30 an adjournment
was taken until today at o'clock.
| MORNING SESSION.
| Makekau informed the House that
there were twenty days more of the
/ the appropriation bill was being put in
shape for presentation TO the Cover
nor. The. bill should be gone over by
/ a committee, and the items looked over
carefully, and such revisions made "a
are necessary.
The appropriation bill should be left
with the Senate, said BeckIey. The
! Maui report was yet to be considered.
If the appropriation bill were recalled,
! the entire time would be spent in quib-
bling over unimportant details.
The chair then asked the Maui com
| mittee how far they had progressed
/
! they would be ready sometime during
! the afternoon.
! House Bill 4, which provides for
funds with which to defray the ex-
| penses of the present Legislature, was
! given it's third reading.
! Emmeluth asked if the amount to be
voted covered the sum which would
| have to be paid for printing the jour
/ nal. Makekau replied in the affirma-
tive.
Beckley suggested that a committee
wait upon the Senate, to find out how
the expense bill of that body might be.
! There was danger that the Senate
might take everything from the pubic
! treasury. and leave nothing for the
/ lower house.
Wilcox wanted to know why the
| House wanted the Journai printed.
Hoogs said that he might be thick
| headed, but he did not see the use OF
spending so, 900 on a journal Nobody
would ever read it. The money might
| just as well be thrown into the ocean.
A vote was taken on House Bill 4.
It was passed by vote of is to 10.
| BY ayes and noes the vote was as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Ahulii. Akina, Aylett, Emme-
/ luth. Hihio, Kaauwai, Kaimakaole,
Kaniho, Kawaihoa, Keiki, Kumalae,
Mahoe. Makaiwai, Makekau, Mossman,
Paele, Prendergast, Puuiki.
Noes-Beckley. Dickey. Gilfillan
Haaheo. Hogs, Kekaula, keliikoa
| NaiIiua. Robertson, Wilcox.
! After this Keliikoa introduced the
! following concurrent resolution:
| CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No.4.
Resolved. by the House of Repre-
sentatives, and concurred in by the
/ Senate. that it is the opinion of the
Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii
! that the annexation Of the Territory
| of Hawaii to the State of California
| is contrary to the rights of the citi-
zens and residents of Hawaii.
And be il further resolved that one
| copy of this concurrent resolution may
be transmitted to the President of the
United States. one copy to the presi-
dent of the Senate. one copy to the
sneaker of the House of Representa-
tfves. and one copy TO the delegate OF
the Territory of Hawaii
+ Beckley took the floor Immediately
upon the conclusion of the reading OF
the resolution by Clerk Meheula- He
exhibited quite lot of oratorical pow
/ err Beckley said:
Mr.. Speaker-We were sovereign
! country. yet our rights were taken
against our will and made part Of an
other. government. There is an under
handed movement on the Mainland t
mako ms rart of the State OF CaEfor-