The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-19

or two solons of the lower Hous,
or the Territorial Legislature caused
more excitement Yesterday in the ole
throne room of the capitol buidinl
than has been seen at any time sine,
the Iimekiln Legislature was organ
ized
Had a scene from the comic opera ot
"pinafore" been translated to the hall.
of the Hawaiian Legislature the result
could not have been different, From
laughter TO dignity and from dignity [,
laughter the members of the House al,
ternated in their attamnts to carry OF
legislation.
In the scene enacted Yesterday Real
Admiral Andrew Kennedy Rockford
comma nder- In chief of the Pacific feet
of His Majesty. held the role of tn,
famous pinnfore Admiral. Representa.
tive Beckley of Molokai was the Dick
Deadeve. and Representative Dickey
of Mani was the sweetest of sweet
Little Buttercups" 1t all came about
i'm this wise. The British Admiral. ar
rayed in the rorreousness of the tight
est-fitting frock coats. glittering gold
epaulettes handsome cooked hat. bril-
liant red neclltie and white trousers
followed by Colonel Colin-Keppell
Lieutenant Gerald II. c. Knox and Mr..
p C,lutton-Raker secretary to the Ad-
mira1 also attired in the full dress uni
form, of tJis Maiestv's Rritish navy ar
rived ar tho canitol building accompau-
led NV Adiutant General Soner of the
N G II AT ,he instance of the Gov
ernor. Kappelmeister Berger was sta
TONED in the old coronation hand stand
in the grounds and the moment His
E,xcellency. alighted from his carriage
the hand struck m "God Save the
King"
As the strains of the old familiar tune
drifted i'm upon the argumentative So
Ions a look of inuuiry mounted TO their
countenances. REPRESENTATIVE Makekan
was the first TO recover his cuuanimity
and he soberlv arose to the occasion
and his foot He called Sneaker AIIina's
attention ~ the fact that the hand was
,,I,yi,, "Anarica and as good Amer
loan citizens the House should. as a
hoay rico to its raet in rasnect to the
national air The suggestion struck the
sneaker I'm the same light and he re-
ou.sted the members to cease their de-
,iteratiops and show respect 70 the ma
t,or which youId call for its own such
an insnirinp air as "Amerlca" The
air ceased as soon as the naval com
monder and his officers entered the
front nortals. They mounted to the
second nonr and were received nv Gov.
ernor Dole.
Later the DISTINGUISHED Admiral left
the presence of the Executive and droo-
rcd in IN view, the august hoav nf soI,ns
of tbe House The sneaker did NOR s,a
tbem or their glitterinp uniforms AS
the narty apneared ot the front doors
ayain rho LSapralmajstar again caused
tho hand To NAV "C,od Sove the King"
The sneaker soberIv called the NOM
b.rs tn thei, feet as if resnect for +ne
a.r was shown at one time in tho d,v
no House should show tho same re.
s.,ect at all tiues The IIo,sa indnlged
in considerable lau,bter over the sIig-
pestion Renresentative Emmeluth
sceptine the mistake sat down hut
only for n moment for the sneaker told
-, % ,t,r1 80,
Then REPRESENTATIVE Becklev like
"Dick Deadeye poured ont the Walls
Of his wrath Hitchinp IN his trousers
in true nautical fashion and throwing
out his chest in n manner that betckan-
ed ,rouhl. ths NoIokai memher ino,li.-
ed why the House should no made 10
pay respect for the British national :n-
them. He said II was played in hnnnr