The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-20
THE FUTURE Of ALASl.I THE SENATE ORGANIZES
lOonLInuod fLom No. 49,

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. of Hawaii Dr. Russell was duly oicc-
| ted and took the chair lie formally
called the Senate Co order aud then
asked for nominations COR secretary
] senator Ach, uicpl of oahu no.
minated T. j. Tesla. The nomination
{ was seconded by Cecil Brown and Tesla
/ was elected.
There was little confusion about
the parliamentary proceedings i'm the
election OF Tesla. The chair hesitated
whether to simply declare him chosen
or To call a vote. Choosing the former
method, he was met with objections
from Cecil Brown and Achi and a vote
was taken, resulting in unanimous
choice of Tesla.
White Gnd), of Maui moved the ap-
pointment of a committee on creden-
tials. Cecil Brown objected on the
ground that the motion was out of or
der. He declared that permanent or
ganizatiOn should be effected first.
/ The purpose of our meeting here Is to
elect a temporary chairman and secre-
tary,' said Mr.. Brown, land l am not
mistaken that merely organizes the
house for the purpose of electing per-
manent officers. The committee on
credentials and other committees
should be named after permanent or
ganization, for the reason that this is
now merely temporary body and has
nothing to do with the credentials of
the members. When we have perma-
nent body we may consider the matter
Of credentials of members of that
body"
w. C.~Achi, (Rep), had authorities
on hand for just such an objection. He
maintained that the motion of the mem
Der from Lahaina was in order. Achi
read from a book On parliamentary
law, in which were described various
methods of organizing a parliamentary
body. One of the methods was that
sought to be followed by Whites mo-
ton. Brown made no further objec-
tons and the motion to appoint a
committee on credentials was carried.
DR.. Russell, appointed William White,
Ond), John T. Brown, Dem), and ID.
Kanuha, Qnd), to constitute the COM
mittee on credentials.
Let the members present their Gre
dentials to the secretary" said the
chairman.
ITO the committee" corrected q
member on the floor. Russell made
another correction by saying Through
the secretary" but the members of the
committee on credentials had gathered
up all the documents in question by
this time. A recess of fifteen minutes
was declared while the committee re-
tired to report on the credentials.
White reported for the committee,
declaring the following named to have
produced proper credentials as Sena-
tors:
First District-Hawaii.
Brown, John r., Dem.
j. b. Kaohi, Ind.
Russell, DR.. N, Ind.
Second District-Maui, Molokai and
Lanai
Kaiue S. E. Ind.
White, William Ind.
Third District-Oahu.
Achi, w. c., Rep
Brown, Cecil, Rep.
Carter George r., Rep.
Crabbe, Clarence L., Rep.
Kalauokalani, D., Ind.
Kanuha, D., Ind.
Fourth District-Kauai and Niihau.
Kahilina, Isaac, Ind.
Nakapaahu Luther, Ind.
The names of II. =. Baldwin and ].
d. Paris, who We're elected from the
Maui and Hawaii districts, are not in
this list. Baldwin and Paris were not
at hand, owing to the lateness of the
steamer Mauna LOa, on which they
should have arrived in Honolulu yes
terday morning. arSa.
Cecil Brown moved the adoption of
the committees report and Clarence
Crabbe seconded the motion, which
was carried without any opposition.
Cecil Brown then called attention to
the absence of Senators Baldwin and
Paris, on account of the lateness of the
Mauna LOa, and moved that the Senate
adjourn till tomorrow at ten o'clock,
out of respect for the absent members
and to give them a voice in the pro-
ceedings to be taken in effecting per-
manent organization. George Carter
seconded the motion and it was carried
unanimously, ending the first days
proceedings of the Senate.