The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-20
HOME RULERS UNITED
TO SPOIL PROGRAM
Effect An Agreement
Caucus or No
Caucus.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGES CoHTEMAED
The HOUSE TOO LATE SENDING
WORD or ITS ACTION
TO THE SENATE.
EmmeIuth Voted With the Repub
Iieans in Vain and Then Moved
to Adjourn Without oay-must
Await senate's Action However.


Zle still continues TO deepen. every
new day bringing forth some develop
ments.
Although the caucus of the indie
pendents fell through Thursday, they
managed in some unknown way yes
terday morning TO come 10 an agree
ment as to the course OF procedure
which they would follow. At least
they started TO work in a way that
showed that everything had been cut
and dried beforehand.
Both parties stood solid on the
questions under discussion. but for
three Home Rulers going Over to the
enemy. The attendance being rather
small this slide was just enough TO
make the results interestingly close.
but in the long run the Home Rulers
were able to maintain their majority
in almost every case.
The Republicans were the first to
begin the batlIe, leading of with a
shot which showed up their oppo-
nent hand completely.
Robertson moved that the rules be
suspended so that he might intr Jduce
a bill which he had prepared. He ex
planned that the bill in question was
one which embodied the unpaid bills
mentioned in the last message from
the Acting Governor. AS long as the
bills had been contracted in good
faith he thought that they should Re
paid. and for that reason had p-epar-
ed the bill which he now wanted to
introduce.
The Home Rulers did not see it
that way. however. and when the
vote was put it was found that the
motion had been defeated by a small
margin, the score being to J.
The House voted as follows: Ayes
-keiki, Kakainai, Kekaula, Hoogs,
Robertson, Aylett, Kumalae-7.
Noes-Beckley, Paele. Mahoe, Prem
dergast, Kauimakaole. Haaheo, Ia.
auwai. Hihio and Ahulii-9.
Those absent or not voting were
Emmeluth, Ewaliko, Nailima, Diekey,
Wilcox, Monsarrat. Makekau. Moss
man. Kaniho. Puuki, Gilfillan and Ke-
| ,iikoa
Mahoe now led off for the Home
Rulers by moving to raise the Cover
nor's message OFF the table. When
this was done the statesman from the
| fifth came back with motion, which
more effectually killed the Governo s
message. This was to indefinitely
postpone the message.
| Robertson moved to have the mes
sages referred to the Committee or
Public Lands with instructions tC
bring in bills embodying the unpaid
bills in question Kumalae seconded
the motion, speaking at some lengtr
on the subject.
by refusing to pay these bills.
said Kumalae. I'VE will be showinl
great lack of confidence in our Su
perintendent of Public Works, a thins
which of course we want to avoid
Then, too. the name of the territory il
at stake. as these bills are all jus
ones and should be paid. These bill;
are not only to rich people but t.
poor as well. Many families are bein:
hampered by the nonpayrnent of thes'
bills. that should have been paid Ion.
lago."
In the Home Rulers half of th'
same inning Mahoe proceeded Il
knock out various and sundry hom'
runs and two-baggers galore.
1T is all right to talk about pay
ing our lust debts he exclaimed
sbut we must look further than that
remember during the regular ses
sion that we asked more time TO con
slider these very bills which are nov
before us. Our request was refused
however. and we had to go wirhou
any special session. Now when thes
4 = fsx We
suddenly find out that some OF then
have been running since 1897. Nov
why were these bills left until thi
session of the Legislature IL it wa
not that we could be made out IN
most extravagant Legislature rha
has ever sat in this country Sureis
Iif our credit has not been damage
by the present long delay an extr
wait of two more years will not do
any more harm renew my motioi
to indefinitely postpone these mes
sages--
Nothing that the minority could d
would deter the majority from il
course. and Mahoess motion TO indie.
initeiy postpone the Governor
messages was carried. One more yot
was added to each side. making tn
score stand 10 10 s Kawaihoa wok
up just in time to chip In with hi
colleagues and Emmelnth entering IN
room as the question was being pu
voted with the Republicans.
There was nothing before th
House. so that Emmeluth moved tia
the Clerk inform the Senate that m
House was ready TO adjourn sine II.
Adjournment was held until the CIer
should come back from the Senat
with the news from that body Afse
, wait OF about ten minutes. Mehenl
came hack from the Senate sfatia
that that honorable body had adiourr