The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08

The following joint resolution was in
troduced by Senator Achi.
Joint Resolution of the Legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii.
BE 1t Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives, of the Territory of
Hawaii:
That the Congress of the United States
be and hereby is respectfully requested
to pass, at an early day, an Act enabling
the people of this Territory, who are
citizens thereof and duly qualified to
vote to meet in convention and frame
and adopt a State Constitution, whereby
and whereunder this Territory may be
admitted as a State into the Union.
Resolved, That the Governor of this
Territory be and hereby is requested to
transmit a duly certified copy of this
joint resolution to the President of the
United States, and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives of the United
States, with the request that this joint
resolution be laid before the Congress of
the United States w. c. ACHI.
This resolution met with warm oppo-
stion on the part of the Independents, a
motion for rejection being made by SEN
ator White.
Achi said it seemed to him that at the
present time the people of this Territory
held them responsible for all laws en-
might be likened to that of a growing
child he said, land on this question We
should all of us set aside our party feel
ing.
Therefore as l stand on the floor 1
stand here for the good of the people.
and If some one from the opposition side
should propose anything for the good of
I the public / would heartily support it."
Cecil Brown supported Achi by say
ing: II cannot understand why this
should be opposed by the opposite party
unless they are unwilling to accept the
+ resolution because they have not the
credit of introducing it."
I Carter wanted White to state his rea-
son for asking that the resolution be re-
jected.
White replied that he saw several We're
about to speak on the subject so would
wait until they had finished and reply
to them all.
No one desiring to speak, he resumed
as follows: "If / remember rightly.
some member of this Senate remarked
that If he had lost one arm he would
use the other to vote with. and so 1t is
with us, for If we lose one opportunity
we can take advantage of another. do
not believe 1t necessary to discuss this.
so 1 move that the vote be taken and
the ayes and noes recorded.
Baldwin spoke at some length support
ing the arguments advanced by Cecil
Brown.
Kanuha moved that inasmuch as the
resolution was n very important one,
that 1t be referred to a committee. Kaiue
moved that the Senate take up the un-
finished business before 1t.
! Kalauokalanl took the floor and said
that he realized that the matter was one
of very great interest, and compared the
Territory of Hawaii to a newborn babe,
and the trouble arose from it's desire to
become a man Mt one leap. lie thought
the measure premature and advised the
adoption of such measures as municipal
and county laws. All of this was pro-
vided for In the Organic Act. and the
end of the session would be ample time
to discuss the subject In hand.
Senator Baldwin did not think that
there was any desire TO force the meas
/ ure upon the Senate, and thought that
reference to a committee would be the
easiest way out of II.
! Carter. Achi and White had n lively
I debate on the rules. and as little head
way was being made, White at last pro-
posed adjournment until 1870 o'clock and
the motion carried
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The motion of Senator White to reject
the resolution of Aohi was announced by
the Chair to be next In order. Carter
arose to say that he had failed to find
any reason assigned for rejection by the
opposing party, but that he understood
that their main opposition was because
they considered the resolution had been
sneaked into the order OF the business
without the consent of the majority.
The motion before the house Is the
one put by Senator Kaiue and charge