The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-19
AK|NA WILL Be SPEAKER DANGER Of FORFEITURE
KAUAI MAN TO CONTROL LOWER
HOUSE.
William White may be President Of
senate-Plans for Organization Of
Legislature Tomorrow.

The Legislature will meet at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The thirty
members of the House will assemble
in the old throne room. New desks and
chairs have been provided and are in
place. There are also desks for the
speaker and the secretary and long
table for newspaper reporters Akina,
representative from Kauai, will be
speaker of the House He was selected
10y the Independents yesterday, and as
the Home Rule party has a large ma
iority in the lower branch of the Leg
islature his election is assured. S.
Meheula, a native compositor on To-
cal paper and fluent speaker of Eng
lsh, will be the clerk. The sergeant
alarms of the House is yet to be Sc
iected.
Akina, the coming speaker Of the
House, is a half Chinaman. This may
be taken down with a gulp by many
Americans but as matter of fact Aki-
ma is a very intelligent and successful
man in every sense. He is progressive,
is well up on parliamentary law and
will undoubtedly fill the office of
speaker with dignity and with honor.
1t is fairly certain this afternoon
that William White, of Lahaina, will
be the president of the Senate. The
matter had not, up to a late hour, been
settled, but White is the choice of his
party anu, IL ne Will dtCtpls VIII Dt
elected. John T. Brown, of Hilo was
the original favorite for this honor but
Mr.. Brown preferred to work on the
floor. Edgar Caypless, Mr.. WilcoXs
attorney in Washington something
over a year ago, will be the secretary
of the Senate. A sergeant-at-arms is
yet to be selected.
Mr.. White (familiarly known as "Oily
BilPD has been in politics many years.
Even when out of politics he was in
politics-with the opposition His
knowledge of English is not so keen as
that OF Speaker ASina, of the House.
but his friends say that he will give
perfect satisfaction in his high office.
The president of the Senate and
and Speaker of the House will have
important responsibilities in the ap-
pointment of committees While neith-
er of the officials elect will at this time
express themselves, it is understood
that the policy of the Home Rulers will
be to recognize the Republicans and
Democrats on all committees. I'VE are
not hogs" says one of them, land
while we have a majority in both
houses, and could control, we set the
interest of the country above anything
of the kind. We will put the best men,
irrespective of party, on our commit
tees"
Despite the almost superhuman eff
forts of the Home Rulers they have
not, on the eve of the meeting of the
Legislature, completed the work for
which they We're called to Honolulu a
month ago Several bills have not yet
been adopted by them, and some that
they hoped to consider have not yet
been drawn. Withal, the party has
done IL wonderful work and will go in
to the Legislature better prepared
than the representatives of any party
or faction in the past. Every man of
them knows the inc OF
department and bureau of the Terri
tortal government, and can whip off
on his fingers facts and figures that
would stun legislator in other States.
AS a matter of fact, the Home Rulers,
in informing themselves beforehand
on every particular of their work, have
set an example to a few gentleman in
the same line of business across the
pond, as well as here
The Dispensary bill has not been
passed. 1t is still subject to amend
ment. The tax bill has not yet passed
its first stage. The county charter bill
has been adopted and will be one of
the first presented. The town charter
bill has not yet been received from the
commission. multitude of minor
bills have been adopted, however, and
the main points in the larger ones have
been agreed on.
Governor Dole has finished his mes
sage but will not give out anything
concerning it until after it reaches the
Legislature. 1t covers period of three
yta9rs, going back to the Legislature of
1885, and remarks upon all public bust
ness since that time. A report is made
of annexation, of the application of the
Organic Act, of the plague and of
numerous other things. Considering the
number of subjects treated the mes
sage Is not a long one.
ICE HOUSE DELEGATES.