The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-10
This Is 4 SORRY SIGHT"

House have not been creditabe to
either body. There seems to be a de-
termination in both bodies that nothing
shall be done and time goes on being
wasted in either frivolous or acrimoni-
Gus debate, while nothing is accom-
plished for the public good. There is
also displayed a lack of rood taste and
good manners which is by means gives
a stranger an idea of the inherent dig
nifty which used to be displayed by the
native Hawaiian. Both Simon Kaai
and Aholo were stalwart fighters in
their day, but one never saw them
fairly brawling in the Legislative
chamber. They used to hit hard but it
was the rapier thrust of the gentleman
and not the bludgeon of the ruhian
which they employed
The extra session has now exceeded
thirty days and so far as the appro-
priations are concerned the Legisl- ure
is as far from having decided upon
what they shall be as Shey We're at
the beginning of the session. Each
House has been preparing bill of its
own These bills differ in material
particulars. Even if the respective
chambers pass their respective bills be-
fore long, it is very evident that there
is going to be a hard fight in joint
committee. In point of fact it begins
to look now as if it will be impossible
for the Legislature to pass the appro-
priations before the time limit shall be
reached.
1t is very apparent that the members
of the majority do not understand their
responsibilities. The conduct of the
members has been childish, and the en-
ployment of argument against them
has been utterly futile Saturday was
spent in the House in wrangling over
the question of whether Secretary Coop
er was rightfully Acting Governor or
not. The members made no objection
to Mr.. Cooper's being Acting Governor
when he signed the bill which gave
them their salaries. He was very
much Acting Governor then. To be
logical, the members should have fol-
lowed the caustic advice of Represen-
tative Hogs, and have returned the
money to the treasury. If Mr.. Cooper
is not Acting Governor they have OBJ
tanned their money illegally.
Then take the remarks made bv some
members upon the Governor. He may
be a political opponent but when an
opponent is sick, an honorable foe re-
Trains from reviing him. An extreme
ly honorable foe aids and assists. Sala-
din sent his leech or Hakim to Richard
Occur de Lion, when the latter was
stricken with fever. Lord Chatham's
opponent is sick, an honorable foe re-
as solicitous for him when suddenly
stricken in the House of Lords, as ever
his closest friend We're But there was
no such chivalrous feeling displayed in
the House. The Governors health was
treated either from the standpoint of
deep rooted rancour, and metaphorical-
ly rejoined over, or it was regarded
some 'gentlemanly" member went out
of his way to gratuitously insult the
Governors physician.
As to the Governors state of health
any member of the Legislature or any
committee of the Legislature can easily
be satisfied by calling on the Cover
nors physician. But this would be a
common sense step, and would not
have given the opportunity for a morn
ing's debate which ended in nothing,
but which did serve as an outlet for
very considerable quantity of vile and
bad taste.
In the Senate matters are not pro-
crossing any better than in the House
Mr.. Kanuha read a report which had
been prepared by some one else-and
it is not difficult to put ones finger on
the versatile litterateur-upon the mill
tary. AS a literary production it was
good. AS Senate report it was wide
of the mark, and perhaps intended to
be, though Senator Kanuha could not
see through that nor would any one
expect him to be able. Anyhow the re-
port brought on an acrimonious debate |
on Friday which broke up in a row
when Senator Kanuha told Senator
Cecil Brown that he lied" On Satur- |
day the acrimonious debate was re-
sumed, and the Senate adjourned with
out uOlIlB any lHlHB. Alter the duJOuIIl- |
ment the word lie" was again passed |
between two Senators.
A mans honor is his dearest attri-
butte. The higher he rises, the more |
refined he becomes, the dearer is honor
to him. The coarse laborer, the wharf |
hummer, use the words you lie" with
no idea of the offense that they can
give. The man of higher feelings, of |
education and refinement resents the !
expression as applied to him as he
would blow in the face No man
can have greater insult save one,
than to be told you lie" In times past
it has cost many a man his life. When
such expressions are banded round
among Senators, it shows that the Sen
atorial standard of personal honor is
getting down to the level of the wharf
hummer.
AS Macbeth says This is sorry
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