The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-22
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JOINT SESSION OF HOUSES TO
CHOOSE THEM.
Home Rulers and Their Program to
Elect Their Party Men for the Long
Terms.

Since Delegate Wilcox came to town
the joint session situation has taken
new phase and many were the discus
sions this morning before the House
and Senate came to order on the course
to be taken. The original idea in hold
ing a joint session was to fix upon
seven Home Rule senators to hold over
for the next Legislature, the Organic
Act having provided that eight senators
should so hold over and there being
seven available Home Rulers. But now
that sort of fusion has been effected
the question was. What becomes of the
Home Rule plan to retain seven of their
own senators and how many votes
would be available to carry out the
plan?
In the House many of the members
talked postponement of the joint ses-
sion, but the still INFUSED Home Rulers
finally decided that they wanted to
have the session. Senator White, the
warmest opponent of fusion in the up
per branch. was in the house talking
for immediate action. Chairs were duly
placed for Senators in front of the
Speakers chair and the House came to
order with the understanding that the
joint session should go ahead.
The JOINT session came to order at
about twenty minutes past eleven. All
the members of both houses were pre-
sent. 1t was understood to be the Re-
publican programme, if business went
ahead to offer a resolution to make
the long term Senators those who had
received the highest votes at the elec-
ton in November. This would have
given long terms to Senator Baldwin
of Maui and Senators Brown, Crabbe
and Achi of Oahu, all Republicans and
four natives.
Senator Kaohi moved that a blessing
be asked before business began. Re-
| IA 1.
ground that both houses had had pray
ers separately and the prayers were
still in the house." but Kaiue ordered
prayers and the chaplain of the house
ofIiciated.
Senator White moved that resolution
calling the joint session be read and
Representative Mossman seconded, but
Mahee proposed reading the minutes of
| the last meeting and this was done.
AS soon as the reading of the minutes
| was over Representative Mossman
! moved for a recess till 1870 and the mo-
| ton carried.
When the join session came to order
| this afternoon it was discovered that
! Emmeluth was absent and the Home
Rulers were anxious to have him in his
seat. Kaniho moved that he be sent
| for and on motion of Makekau a recess
was declared till he came. He arrived
about fifteen minutes late and the ses-
sion began again. The sergeant-at-
arms reported Emmeluth present.
Senator Kanuha moved an adjourn
ment till the 5Sth day of the session.
Kalauokalani said that the reason for
adjournment was that Senator j. Brown
was absent and he was vitality interest
ed in the business of the session
| Cecil Brown wanted the session to dis
pose of his resolution brought in one
former session. The resolution is one
declaring the whole joint session ille
gal on account of its wording and be-
cause the organic act, it is stated pro-
vides for no joint session.
Senator White objected to adjourn
ment. He thought that if the business
of the session was put over to the 58th
day, the session might find itself with
out time to do the business at all.
Discussion began with a prospect of
an interesting test vote between the
Republicans and Home Rulers influ-
enced by Republicans and the straight
Home Rulers. The straight Home Rul-
ers were opposed to further delay.
Prendergast and other urging that If
Senator j. Brown was absent 1t was
either his own fault or was an unavoid-
able accident for which the session
could not afford to wait.
The vote favoring adjournment till
the 5Sth day of the session was 81 to l3
The only members voting with the
straight Home Rule element were Sen
ator Kahilina and White and Represen-
tatives Akina, Beckley, Hihio Kaau-
wal, KauimakaOle, Mahoe, Makainai.
Mossman, Paele, Prendergast and Puu-
XII.
The joint session was declared ad-
journed and House and Senate pro-
eeede to regular business separately.