The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-12

sun and the moon endured. 1 earnestly
trust that we, too, may live together In
friendship forever, doing each other mu-
tual good. (Cries of "Kokua!' and gen.
eral applause.)
Representative Beckley broke the icy.
silence that prevailed after the applause
had subs;ded and responded with a happy
little speech of thanks to the visitors for
their presence and kind sentiments. I'VE
are said Mr.. Beckley, "a new people,
still using the language of our ancestors,
although English is our official speech.
Our principles are the same; we feel that
We are at last in touch with our Mother
Country, and we are trying to enjoy the
privileges that we have obtained. We
feel as though we had not been forgot
ten by the great liberty-loving nation
| composed of all peoples, of which we
are now a part, and we extend you our
heartfelt thanks for the honor you have
shown US, and wish you our fondest alo-
ha on your Journey" The honorable
member then proposed a recess, during
which the Representatives Were introduce
ed to the guests of the day.
Judge Johnson in a reportoral levee
said that the pulling up of home stakes
had been a severe trial, but that if the
Philippines were anything like Hawaii
he could be readily reconciled to his fate.
We are to be dispensers of justice in the
Philippines for an indefinite term-during
good behavior, you might say laughed
| the Judge. Judge Johnson is interested
| in the University of Michigan, having
been for many years connected with that
college. He speaks highly of the two
Hawaiians at Ann Arbor and prophesies
their graduation as lawyers. The Judge
also foregathered with House Interpreter
John Wise, speaking reminiscently of
football games when Mr.. Wise used to
play with Oberlin, Ohio.
! The visitors left shortly after eleven
and the House got down to business.
The county bill came up and raised an
idle discussion that was finally stopped
by Speaker .Akina, the bill being placed
on order of the day.
; Monsarrat asked that the Rapid Tran
sit Company be brought to book for
transgressing their regulations. Three
blocks of Hotel street were now impass-
able, not only to carriages but pedestri-
/ ans while under the agreement only one
should be blocked at a time and the work
carried on continuously until finished
| Emmeluth recalled the equally had
state of the whole length of Lfiha
Z street some tine ago and Beckley amend
! ed the resolution to declare the franchise
forfeit if such a state of affairs was the
case. The resolution is now in the hands
OF the Judiciary Committee.
] House bin 81. to pay ex-Queen Lil:uoka-
lani the sum of $4,000 in Treasury bonds,
came ~ for the third reading. Robert
son said that while the House desired
to make some provision for a liberal an
nuity, the present bill was a fake one,
illegal, and would result in nothing be-
ing accomplished in that direction.
! The bill was deferred on motion of En-
meluth until the afternoon session. The
Home Rule party is anxious to pass this
bill; but the warning given by Robertson
as to the impossibil'ty and illega..ty of
the Territory borrowing money for such
purpose has set them thinking. The
alternative measure of giving the ex-
} Queen $4,000 for the biennial period is
not at all to the liking of the Independ-
ent party, as in that case future paw
ments would be left to succeeding Leg
5 islatures.
! In the afternoon the county bill reports
set Kumalae taxing the length of his
limit and made a night session seem in
ev;table. The House and the Speaker OBJ
iected to the reading of the reports that
same afternoon, owing to the time it
would take up, and Kumalae insisted on
their being read.
/ Mossman's minority report on this
measure is a tautoloeical marvel. In IT
he criticises many things that are not
in the Act, suggests many amendments