The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-14
SENATE JUDtInI
COMMITTEE RUPTURfD
Clash With Majority
Causes Brown to
Resign.
PRESIDENT Russell SPEAKS out
RIGHTS OF A DESERTED Hus-
BAND DISCUSSED BY THE
REPRESENTATIVES.
Kingdom Come Diekey INDUCES in
Word Paintins-senate Passed
Upon Several BiIis-Routine Mat
tiers Occupy Attention Of House.

As result of several verbal scraps
throughout the morning session OF
the Senate in which the Republican
members of that body strenuousiy ob
jected to the procedure of the ma
jority members Of the Judiciary Com
mittee. Cecil Brown, the minority
member OF that committee, became
very much worked up over what he
considered breaches of parliamentary
etiquette and rendered his resigna.
ttion as a member of the Judiciary
Committee. The decision was reach
ed shortly after the afternoon session
had been called to order and for a
few minutes the indications plainly
pointed to a squall. In declining TO
further serve upon the committee Mr..
Brown passed out some very warm
remarks which could hardly be class
ed as complimentary concerning
Messrs Kanuha and White, constitut-
ing the majority of that committee.
In accepting the resignation of the
Senator from Oahu, President Russell
took occasion to state that he did so
willingly, as Mr.. Brown had plainly
been derelict In his duties while serv-
ing on the Judiciary Committee. Had
the minority report been ready at the
time the majority report had been re-
ceived. the reports as whole could
have been considered and receive
final disposition
The trouble practically commenced
when William White presented a ma
jority report on the bill brought in
by Cecil Brown in regard to the ap-
portionment of the terms of Sena-
tors as follows:
The majority of your Judiciary
Committee to whom the above bill
was referred, respectively beg to re-
port that they have carefully exam
ined and considered the same and rec
ommend that said bill do not pass.
The said bill presents many vicious
and inequitable features, chief
among which is that five of the ma
jority party in the Senate would be
appointed to terms of only two years
while only two of the minority party
would be appointed to such terms, if
said bill should pass. The Organic Act
expressly provides that the details
of apportionment shall be provided by
the legislature" and the majority of
the committee deems it wise that in
so doing, we follow as nearly as prac-
ticably the practice which prevails
in the legislature of the several States
in regard to the election of United
States Senators.
We therefore recommend a concur
rent resolution providing for a joint
session of the two Houses of this
legislature and the election by the
members thereof in such joint ses-
sion of eight senators who shall hold
their Offices for the term of years.
The majority of the committee are
advised that such concurrent reso-
luton embodying this idea will be
introduced at an early day.
Mr.. Brown declared that the pro-
ceeding was nothing less than high
handed arrogance on the part of his
colleagues. Senators Carter, Achi
and Baldwin spoke to the limit Of
their allotted time.
The motion of Mr. Baldwin to table
the report to await the minority re-
port was defeated. The motion TO
adopt the report carried.
A consideration of some minor mat
tiers closed the morning session.
After Senator Cecil Brown had been
Jared out of his position on the Ju-
dietary Committee the warm weather
got in its work on the energies of the
members and business Jagged. Six
bills were introduced and referred 20
committees. That was about all that
members accomplished except to con-
slider how the loaves and fishes
should be apportioned to the various
employees. There was Considerable
argument over this matter but in the
end the clerk was allowed $12 per
day: Assistant Clerk. $40: Interpre-
ter. So; Sergeant-at-Arms. IS: Mes
senger. "a: Janitor. $3.50. The ar
rangements as to the pay of the
Stenographer have been left in the
hands of a committee consisting of
Senators Brown. Kanuha and Crabbe.
There was quite discussion concern
ing the shorthand mans remunera-
ton. as some of the members seem
to think that he should transcribe all
his notes of the proceedings for the
usual amount paid for shorthand
work.
There were a few little things be-
sides. but the Senators were too tired
to do very much and the session pass
ed away about 4 o'clock.