The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-18
THE HOUSE HAS A LIVELY
MORNING.
Hoogs and the Ex-Leader in a Tilt over
Cooper's veto-House Tables all The
Messages.

Representatives Hoogs and Emme-
luth enlivened the proceedings of the
House this morning with the hottest
wordy scrap of the entire session.
Honest John" began one of his period
ical roasts of the executive and was
vigorously called down by Hoogs. For
a few minutes the two members drop
ped all titles and legislative courtesies
and said what they thought of one an
other in very plain language, and EN-
meluth became so ruffled that he spoke
of swinging on HoOgs' jaw, If certain
remarks were repeated on the street
The row was over a motion to con-
cur in the Acting Governors veto of the
appropriation of $40, 900 for a site for the
hospital for ncurables. Kumalae made
a motion to do so and Emmeluth pro-
ceeded to object. He attacked Cooper S
statement that the proposed appropria-
ton was illegal and said that there
were no land laws under which it could
be declared Illegal, until Congress made
some. 1t was "a slap in the face of the
people" for the executive department
to continue, as it was doing, to dispose
of public lands
you agree that the land can't be dis
posed Of" interrupted Hoogs, What S
the use of wasting the time of this
house with talk? If you have spite
against Cooper go and see him and have
it out with him yourself. 1t is agreed
that the Appropriation is Illegal anu
that settles it.
The sudden interruption started the
ex-leader of Home Rulers. He declared
that the remarks of Hoogs were an in
suit. He has twice attacked me in
language which if he used it on the
street, 1 would pat him on the jaw for,
said Emmeluth.
Let that GO" said Hoogs, but
what's the use of wasting our time
with Emmeluths talk against the gov
Rrnor? If Emmeluth has anything
against Cooper. let him go and settle 1t
with Cooper. He was sent here by the
people to represent the people and not
to work out personal spites, and he
seems to have forgotten all about the
people and represented himself"
Emmeluth said that if he had not
represented the people better than
Hoogs he would quit, and Hoogs re-
marked that if he had not succeeded in
accomplishing anything better than
Emmeluth had, he would vacate his
seat and let some one else try.
When the storm had subsided Emme-
luth tried a new objection. He said the
motion to concur in the veto was out OF
order because the house had no need tC
do anything of the kind.
Its just to show the Houses conf
dence in the Acting Governor" shouted
Hoogs, who seemed to have been reused
to fighting mood by the proclamation
extending the session for IA days.
It's anything to put the Home Rulers
on record as endorsing Cooper" retort-
ed rmmeluth, while the voice of Hoogs
could be heard intimating that the
plumbers trust was being well looked
after
The house finally took a vote on the
question, and Emmeluth was found tC
be alone, but for Kaniho and Preuder.
gast. All the other members voted tC
sustain the Acting Governors veto.
Motions to adjourn followed and Ma
kekau wanted to know what had hap
pened to the committee that was to no.
tify the Senate that the House was
ready to adjourn. A message from
Superintendent of Public Works Boyd
was read, asking that the unpaid bills
in his department be provided for, and
then all the messages were tabled.
On motion of Emmeluth a recess
was taken to two p. M, the object be-
ing, it was understood, to discuss what
shall be done in the matter of the ex-
tension of the session.
This house is not to decide whether
it shall sit or not" said Speaker Al1ina
in answer to member who didn't want
any more session. THE governor calls
us in session and it is the duty of mem
bers to sit when he calls them"