The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-22
BEcKLEY TALKS AGAIN.


Beckley, the father of the resolution,
spoke again. He said that he did not
bring UP the resolution to vent his spite
on any man who might differ with
him politically, but that he wanted to
accentuate the difference between the
legislative and executive branches of
the Territorial Government. III" said
he, "Cooper's records are to be sent to
the home Government in Washington.
why should we have a secretary? II
Cooper is to stay on this floor let US do
away with our own secretary. Are you,
the representatives of the people Of Ha-
wall, going to submit to your proceed
ings being given to the United States
when not approved by you? In this
House political differences must be set
aside, but we who represent the major
ity of Hawaiians must look out for
ourselves and them. We have been
published to the world as about to in
Icriminate our franchise and are we go
ing to allow ourselves to be misrepre
sented? We are the sole judges of our
Offices We have a secretary who keeps
the minutes of our proceedings. We
have approved the minutes of yester-
days session as kept by him and these
minutes are to be sent to Congress. The
letter of the law may mislead some OF
you into believing that Secretary Coop
! er has the right to be here, but If you
Hook into the laws of the United States
| or Territories they have kept their
own records. / contend that under the
| Organic Act section SO means that
Washington is to get the records as
| kept by our secretary and approved by
us. Nothing not approved by you, the
mouthpiece of the people, should go
forward to Washington. / have
| no objection personally to the
Secretary of the Territory being
here, but he has no right to
be. There is no mistaking the spirit of
the law, the intention that you. the
representatives of the people, shall
keep your own records and keep them
alone
| Hihio of Maui talked likewise. He
said he found nothing in the Organic
Act warrantjng Secretary Cooper being
| in the House officially.
EMMELUTH SCARS HIGH
Emmeluth said il was not question
! of records but of the executive branch
1 of the Government being brought into
the Legislature. The Constitution,
! he said, provides that theFe SNAIL De
three distinct branches-legislative, ex-
lecutiye and judicial. The Secretary of
the Territory should have the right at
any time to demand and receive certi-
| fed copies of the minutes as kept by
our secretary and approved by US. No
record of our proceedings is lawful un-
less approved by US. Reference had
been made to our taking the oath OF
office. There are many members here
who,s though sworn, have still TO De
bathed in the spirit of the Consttu-
Ition. 1 heard a few minutes ago one
member speak of kingdom here. There
is only one kingdom'-here Emmeluth
assumed the attitude Of the Fourth or
July orator who apostrophizes the
istars-''and that is in heaven. Let US
go forward in decentralization OF this
,Governnent The Secretary of the Ter.
ritory has no right here. He may make
a request to occupy desk on this
floor which we may grant. I consider
the resolution of Mr.. Beckley thor
foughly correct and shall support Il
with my vote.
s. K Mahoe spoke in Hawaiian for
the resolution. He said many times