Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-05-09


caucus, report Of which appeared ex.
clusively in the Bulletin:
Honorable William Mckinley, Presi-
dent Of the United States:
We, the undersigned, comprising
members of the Executive Commit
tee of the Republican party of the
Territory of Hawaii, ard Republican
members of the Legislature, have the
honor to submit the following state
ment:
A resolution having been adopted
by certain members Of the Legislature
of Hawaii making charges against
Governor Dole and asking you to re.
move him from Office. we feel that It
is due to you, to the Governor. to the
Republican party in Hawaii and to the
political and material interests OF this
Territory that the following be laid
before you, viz.
Said resolution is very general in
character and contains no specific
charges; the object of II is to excuse
the Home Rule party for its failure
to enact substantial legislation, and to
lay the blame on the Governor. The
facts show that II is impossible for the
Home Rule Parry to escape from the
responsibility Of such failure.
At the last election the Home Rule
party elected over two.thirds Of the
House of Representatives and within
one of two-thirds Of the Senate. Sew.
eral weeks before the meeting Of the
Legislature the members elected by
the Home Rule party assembled In
| Honolulu, Investigated the various de-
partments Of the Government, where
they were accorded every courtesy and
facility. and agreed upon their legis
lative measures.
BY virtue of their majority the
Home Rule members Of the Legisla
ture naturally took, on the organiza
ton Of the Legislature. all the offices
and the control Of the committees Of
both houses: they limited debate
adopted a rule for the previous ques
ton. and thus obtained complete con
troll Of the Legislature. and had 1t In
their power to fully carry out the pro
gram prepared by them. Instead OF
promptly proceeding with legislation
they delayed the introduction Of bills
which they regarded as most impor
tant. For example, their County Bill
one Of their main party measures, was
not introduced until the session was
half over, and was then found to be Sc
full of errors. so illogical and incom
plete In form and substance, that II
was abandoned and in the CLOSING
DAYS of the session a substitute bill
was introduced. radically different
from and but little better than the
first This was numerously and ma
teriallv amended. and was finally
passed through the House with many
acknowledged deficiencies. which. Its
supporters stated. would he remedied
in the Senate. No complete copy was
made OF the bill as It passed the
House. but a patchwork copy Of the
original bill with sections. lines ant
words erased or interlined with a pen
or stuck on with mucilage, was sent
to the Senate. No copies Of the bill az
II passed the House were sent to sena
tors: the single mutilated House bill
filed with erasures. amendments and
additions. and covering some seventy
pages OF legal-cap. was all there was
to indicate the intention Of the House
concerning bill which radically
changed the form OF government Of
| tue l'IIltpN. n' piii was iNou NV
first time bv title: TIE majority refus.
cd to refer II to n committee: refused
to have It printed; refused to allow "
to be typewritten, or even to furnish
senators with information as to what
the changes from the original bill
were.
On the next dav the bill was read
through. Republican senators taking
down hurriedlv the amendments as
best thev could. The consideration oil
amendments and all discussion was
refused. the majority members pledp'
ing themselves that discussion would
he allowed and amendments consider
ed on third reading.
On the third dav. ignoring their
pledge. the majority suspended the
rules. read the bill bv title. and thus
finally passed II. without the Senate
having any COW Of the bill other than
the single patchwork copy received
from the House, and without allowing
Republican senators an opportunity
to amend the same. Other measures
deemed important by the Home Rule
party were similarly dealt with.
Being the first session of the Legis'
lature since annexation constructive
legislation in a broad spirit was es
sential for the welfare of every class
and interest. Instead Of adopting this
line of procedure, the majority party
refused to introduce an appropriation
bill, although estimates therefor were
duly submitted by the Governor at the
opening of the session; and even fail
ed to apportion the Senators as requir.
ed by the Organic Act, although bill
therefor was introduced by Repub'
| lican early in the session. and the
Home Rule members were repeatedly
urged to pass the same or some SINH
lar measure.
| Although annexation has deprived
the Territory of all custom duties, and
Of other revenues, thus materially af
fecting the finances OF the Territory
and although the Treasury is in a
depleted condition, the only revenue
producing measure passed was intro
duced by Republican.
One OF the causes of the failure OF
the members OF the Home Rule party
Ito attain their objects, and which pre-
vented the Legislature from accom-
plishing more, was the insistence by
the Home Rule members upon the
use Of the Hawaiian language in legis
lative proceedings, Notwithstanding
the Organic Act provides that: "Al
legislative proceedings shall be con
Quoted In the English language.
They elected interpreters and required
Interpretation of all bills, resolutions