The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-25
HOUSE KEEPS ITS
THURSDAY PROMISE
Puts Out Secretary Cooper
After a Hot Debate by
Good Republicans.

HE manner of Secretary of the Ter
ritory Cooper's election from the
House of Representatives is best
told by a consecutive report of the
Houses doings Saturday. On Thurs
day, before the House adjourned, the
resolution to eject Cooper had been in
troduced by Representative Beckley of
Maui and had been laid over until Sat
convened, then Representative Kekau-
la, who had not entered the House be-
fore. was sworn in by Justice Galbraith
of the Supreme Court The minutes Of
Thursdays session were approved
Speaker Akina announced that the
House would take up Beckley's resoiu-
ton. William Hoogs, Republican,
moved that the rules be suspended to
give Beckley opportunity to withdraw
his motion and that a committee Of
three be appointed to investigate the
sarrat Republican, seconded this mo-
ton.
Mahoe, an Independent, said Hogs
motion was out of order and that Beck
lley's resolution was not before them.
Speaker Akina said the House had no
rules but ordinary parliamentary US
age. Robertson, Republican, said
the rules of the Legislature of 1898
had been adopted by them. Che
speaker thought the rules of 1898 had
been adopted for the day only. Robert
son persisted and Secretary Meheula
read from this minutes, adopted as
| temporary rules for the House."
| Emmeluth moved that copies of these
rulessb be furnished and Beckley, amend
| ing that the copies be furnished forth
with" Sergeant-at-Arms Nakooko
asked Secretary of the Territory Coop
| er where they were. The speaker ruled
that the Beckley motion was the order
of the day and Dickey. Republican,
excepted. Hoogs called for his motion
suspending the rules and Robertson
asked the speaker for ruling as to
whether the 1898 rules were still In
force and the speaker said they were,
Hoogs withdrew his motion, in order
| to save time" he said.
| Speaker Akina, a trifle Hurried, said:
'I call for the message of the Presi-
dent; no, I mean the message of the
Governor of the Republic rnean Ter
ritory.''
| Makekau read the report OF the COM
mittee on rules There was protesting
and argument about these rules by
several members. Mahoe objected to
an effort to amend one, saying it was
untimely: that it was but report OF
the committee on rules and the rules
themselves had yet to be passed upon
by a committee appointed from the
House. Prendergast moved for an
adoption of the report. Emmeluth
asking IL adoption of the report mean,
adoption of the rules and being an
swered in the affirmative, moved tc
receive the rules" Dickey amended
to receive and make order of the day
for Monday" There was more argu'
ment. Dickey withdrew his amend
ment and the report was adopted. Rob.
ertson moved that the rules committee
be appointed to act with the Senatf
committee on rules.
| Ewaliko Und.) moved that d commit
tee of three be appointed to look care
fully into the matter of the Secretary
right to sit on the floor and take notes
Iof the proceedings. At this moment
Private Secretary Halves brought the
E3oyernor's message to the speaker
i who handed It to Secretary Meheula
who announced that 1t had been re
cefved. Hoogs, going back to his mo
ton, urged the appointment of g. com
mittee of three to look into Cooper!
' ~,oht ond s,id that thew should not ffbs
Itoo hasty or take snap Judgment
Dickey presented the following reso.
luton, which he proposed as ,suhstt'