The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-20

officers was already provided for, but on
being informed of his error seconded the
motion to insert the amendments.
Hihie calmly went to sleep across his
chair, but was awakened by Prender-
casts piping treD4e proposing another
/ amendment to the bill that the county
seat of Lunalilo, Lihue, be changed to
! Waimea, the latter place would be
the sea port later on.
Kaauwai spoke without a breath for
several minutes, during which Hihio
/ again went into the land of dreams, and
Kawaihoa caught mosquitoes.
kaauwai objected to the change of
/ county seats, and thought such change
was the wish of the minority, although
, the Delegate had recommended such an
alteration.
Speaker Akina here traded chairs with
Beckley. 1.
Kaauwaf further contended that Wal
mea was situated in the midst of taro
patches, the streets being so narrow that
a person walking down them was like a
horse with blinds on.
Speaker Akina attempted to speak, but
Beckley voiced the rule that he, as Vice
Speaker, could only occupy the chair in
Akina's absence and had no right to be
there.
/ Dickey then took the chair and Akina
again tried to talk, standing by Beck
| Iey's desk. That member objected to
sharing his allotted space with Akna,
! who was forced to occupy vacant spot
between desks,
Akina contended that the people OF
Wainea paid considerably more taxes
than all other places in Lunalilo county
put together; also that the location was
no less central than that of many of the
other county seats. Looking at it from
the point of view of the sugar industry
being an important factor, Waimea was
easily first. The locale of the place
was superior to any part of the Island
of Kauai in health and scenery beins
similar 90 those places chosen as pickec
resorts by our great chiefs and rulers
of the past" Waimea was also a port
of call for the inter-Island steamers
Al1ina continued to talk while Prender
CAST walked on to the Speakers platform
and held a whispered conference witt
Representative Dickey.
Makekau suggested that as the bill
was already typewriter, changes would
mean more money.
Wilcox said that Lihue was central tn,
buildings being there, and that it wa.
not intended to have county seat in {
harbor but on the land. II don't thinl
some of these people have been in Wal
mea,'' he said. 'I don't understand Mr.
Prendergast talking about its beauties
! In dry weather the dust is two feet thicl
and in wet weather the mud is tn,
same
The Interpretation caused much laugh
ter, though Prendergast's smile wa
somewhat vinegary. The motion wa
voted on, declared carried, but on a re
consideration counted 12-1 against.
Prendergast complained that Emmelutl
had voted both ways.
Emmeluth: Il voted aye in fun; no il
earnest. do not believe in changing tn
= county BILL
/ Akina: 81 think the motion is car
2 ried.'
Beckley: 81 move to amend by strikin
out everything from the title to the en-
: of the BILL
Dickey moved to change Mauis count
f seat from Lahaina to Waikiki, saying
= was the central point
: Beckley: 81 object to the honorabl
: gentlemen trying to mislead the Hous'
: Wailuku is not the central point
q Cries of order.
Makekau again objected to amend
e ments.
Dickey proceeded amid frequent ejacl
d latfons of "Ninau' (Question), to exps
y tate on the beauties of Waikiki and a
the plantations surrounding it, compri
u ing nine-tenths of the wealth of the