The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-02-26
HOUSE KEEPS ITS
THURSDAY PROMISE
Put, Out Secretary Cooper
After IA Hot Debate by
Good Republicans

THE manner of Secretary of the Ter
ritory Cooper's election from the
House of Representatives is best
told by consecutive report of the
Houses doings Saturday. On Thurs
day, before the House adjourned, the
resolution to eject Cooper had been in
troduced by Representative Beckley of
Maui and had been laid over until Sat
urday at 10 o'clock. When the House
convened, then Representative Kekau-
la, who had not entered the House be-
fore. was sworn in by Justice Galbraith
of the Supreme Court. The minutes Of
Thursdays session We're approved.
Speaker Akina announced that the
ton. William Hoogs, Republican
moved that the rules be suspended to
give Beckley opportunity to withdraw
his motion and that a committee Of
three be appointed to investigate the
matter and "go about it rightly" Mon
sarrat Republican, seconded this mo-
ton.
Mahoe, an Independent, said Hogs
motion was out of order and that Beck
ley's resolution was not before them.
Speaker Akina said the House had no
rules but ordinary parliamentary us
age. Robertson, Republican, said
the rules of the Legislature of 1898
had been adopted by them The
speaker thought the rules of 1898 had
been adopted for the day only. Robert
son persisted and Secretary Meheula
read from this minutes, adopted as
temporary rules for the House"
Emmeluth moved that copies of these
rules be furnished and Beckley amend
ing that the copies be furnished forth
with" Sergeant at Arms Nakooko
asked Secretary of the Territory Coop
er where they We're. The speaker ruled
that the Beckley motion was the order
of the day and Dickey. a Republican,
excepted. HooGs called for his motion
suspending the rules and Robertson
asked the speaker for a ruling as to
whether the 1898 rules were still in
force and the speaker said they were.
Hoogs withdrew his motion, "in order
to save time" he said.
Speaker Akina, trife flurried, said:
dent; no, I mean the message of the
Governor of the Republic-I mean Ter
ritory."
Makekau read the report OF the COM
mittee on rules. There was protesting
and argument about these rules by
several members. Mahoe objected to
an effort to amend one, saying 1t was
untimely; that It was but a report of
the committee on rules and the rules
themselves had yet to be passed upon
by a committee appointed from the
House. Prendergast moved for an
adoption of the report. Emmeluth,
asking IL adoption of the report meant
adoption of the rules and being an
swered In the affirmative, moved to
receive the rules" Dickey amended
to receive and make order of the day
for Monday" There was more argu-
ment. DIckey withdrew his amend
ment and the report was adopted. Rob-
ertson moved that the rules committee
be appointed 10 act with the Senate
committee on rules.
Ewaliko (Ind.) moved that commit
tee OF three be appointed to look care
fully into the matter OF the Secretary's
right to sit on the floor and take notes
Of the proceedings. At this moment
Private Secretary Halves brought the
Governors message to the speaker,
who handed II to Secretary Meheula,
who announced that II had been re-
ceived Hoogs, going back to his mo-
tion. urged the appointment OF COM
mlttee OF three 10 look into cooner's
right and said that they should not "be
too hasty or take snap judgment"
Dlckey presented the following reso-
luton. which he proposed as a substi-
tute for Beckley'R.
Whereas. The Act 10 Provide a Gov
eminent for the Territory OF Hawaii