The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-18

House who shall be guilty of disrespect
of such House by any disorderly or con-
temptuous behavior IN IT'S PRESENCE
or that of any COMMITTEES thereof; or
who shall, on account of the exercise of
any legislative function, threaten harm
to the body or estate of any of the mem
bers of such House. But the per-
son charged with the offense shall be
informed, in writing, of the charge made
against him, and have an opportunity to
present evidence and be heard in his
own defense.
The one article to which Representa-
tive Beckley took most exception was
in the account of the House proceed
ings wherein he had been compared to
"Dick Deadeye" of the opera Pinafore.
He said the statement was slur upon
him and an insult which should be
wiped out by Furnishing the offending
scribe.
THE article stated that l 'hitched up
my trousers in true nautical fashion,
which is a Slur and. an insult to me,
Mr. Speaker" he exclaimed in a tragic
tone of voice. 81 don't know what they
mean by calling me Dick Deadeye,' and
i know, Mr.. Speaker, that my pants
were all right and | didn't have to
hitch them up
He had risen to question of privilege
and read both the Dick Deadeye" and
the Interrogation Point articles and
denounced the latter as a Hdamnable
lie" He asked that the House take
some action to punish the offending
writer, as he was upon the floor only
as a matter of courtesy, and several
of the members glared in the direction
of the reporters table Kaniho arose
and protested against statements which
had appeared from time to time in the
Advertiser and other papers about him
self One paper, the Home Rula, had
called him jumping-jack and he de-
MED the soft impeachment. He said
that if such statements We're not stop
ped he would introduce a resolution that
very afternoon to have all the newspa-
per men elected from the floor of the
House.
Mossman, after reading section rs of
the Organic Act, charged the newspa-
per men that they beware lest the
House enforce the provisions of the
section. The House should give warn
ing first and take action afterwards.
BY this time the House was in a tur-
moil of excitement and each Independ-
about the Advertiser Several inflam-
matory speeches were made directed
principally against the Advertiser 9
representative, but not towards the pa
per itself, and Beckley then perceived
he had made a foolish request. He said
he did not bring up the matter to
threaten the members of the press with
any such punishment as that stated in
the Organic Act, but to show the limi-
tations of the power of the press as far
as the House was concerned. The
press. he said. had certain rights and
so had the legislators.
Representative Makekau thought the
reference relative to Beckley "hitching
up his trousers in true nautical fash
ion" was nothing short of an insult and
he advised the speaker to put the ma
chinery of the authority vested in him
by the Organic Act into immediate ac-
ton. As the speaker was the ruler Of
the 1Iouse he should at least request
the reporter Ito bundle up his notes and
leave the hail." or imprison him for
thirty days. He said the Interrogation
Point article was outside the House
proceedings and had no claim to their
discussion. He then moved to have the
reporter elected
| Several members shouted "kokua,'
when Beckley again took the floor tc
defend the reporter as against the. fool
ish action proposed. He delivered him