The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-12

'Strong party whips might move mat
tiers, but they are wanting. The leaders
of the Home Rule party have to a
great extent lost their followings and
there is no organized attempt on that
side of the House to hasten affairs
The minority long ago recognized their
impotence to secure their own measures
and are many of them disheartened and
disguised by the valuable time wasted
by "unsophisticated rhetoricians, intox-
icated with the eXuberance of their own
Iverbosity."
Speaker Akna does his best to eX-
pedite matters and many of the com
mittee members are manfully doing
their best to get through their work.
The House generally has adopted the
committee habit and rarely asks for
the full reading of an act while most
OF the speechifying takes place over
such measures as the Russell resolution,
which, while relieving the feelings of
the House, attain no definite result
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
| Dickey the father of the House, but
! as young as the youngest, created
good deal of laughter by assuming the
gavel in Akina's absence and calling
the House to order.
A combination resolution by Dickey
and Becklev extended an invitation to
the Honorable f. ]. Hill. Congressman
from Connecticut the Honorable Hor-
ace j. Packer Congressman from
PENNSYLVANIA and the Honorable
Messrs. ]. F. Cooper, Chas. Willard, H.
Ladd and w. a. KIncaid, Justices for
the Philippine Islands. to visit the
House and to address them at 10 O'Clock
today, or at any other favorable mo-
ment; also extending to them the privi-
lege of the floor and appointed COM
mittee of three to wait upon the honor
able gentlemen with the invitation.
The resolution was cordially adopted
and members f. w. Beckley, A. C. NJ
Robertson and ]. X. PrenderGast APP
pointed as the committee to wait upon
the DISTINGUISHED visitors.
An invitation of another calibre was
directly after introduced by Paele. amid
cries of "Kokua" and good boy, Pa !
ele;" in the form of the following reso-
luton:
Mr.. J. \. Akina, Speaker, House of
Representatives
Dear Sir-The Advertiser, of April s,
1901, printed some remarks made by
the Hon. Mr.. Russell on the Senate
iloor relative to the dispensary bill,
saying he knows that $4,000 is for
oribing the members OF the Legislature
IN the hands of some person.
He also says, within the last few
lays, to his own knowledge, two mem
JerS of the Legislature nave been APP
reached on the street with PROPOSE
ions for changes in the bill and sig
liticant hints at recompense.
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
Ion. Mr.. Russell be called before a
. . 1.
'elled to prove his charges.
j. X. PAELE,
Representative, Fifth District.
This, of course, raised a discussion.
Hihio-"Bring him before the
iouse!"
Kaniho, in "A speech which showed
'lainly how much he considered the
iouse's welfare above his personal
ceilings, remarked that he proposed
he other day TO bring Editor Gin be-
ore the House, rather than before n
ommlttee, aud was voted down. Now
.e would retaliate and vote against
he resolution.
Mossmau-"B Bring him before the
louise, but let him have an opportu-
lily To procure the services or an at ,,
orney"
Dickey-"We have no ability nor I
light to arrest the honorable gentle !
lan,"
Prendergast-"We can summon him
D appear. The sergeants at arms OF
he Legislature are more powerful than
ny policeman"
The resolution as read was finally !
dopted and w Mossman Jr,, ], X. !
aele and Kumulae appointed as grand !
'quisitors.
The House business ran smoothly 1
rom this on 20 adjournment, !
BUSINESS DONE.
Senate Bin 81 relative 10 the sale 0, e
etrulcum Passed first reading
Senate Bill 6S dealing with the dis !
lation ~ spirituous liquors, Passed 5
rst reading |
Report ~ public lands committee on a
ouse Bill T. relating To regulating and q