The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-02
LEGISLATORS GET TIRED
soon READY TO QUIT PLAYING
At HOLDING SESSIONS.
Last Hours of the First Territorial
Legislature of Hawaii-A Post Nor
TEN Committee for Dole.

After a period of bouquet throwing
the House of. Representatives carried
motion to adjourn sine die last night.
An effort was made to hold an after
noon session. but no quorum could be
collected and a recess was taken to
six o'clock. Both houses got together
at $3.50 and continued the joint session.
Prendergast moved a reconsideration
of the election of Senator White to a
long term. He said that White had not
received the necessary majority of
both houses. After some discussion
White was sustained by a vote. Then
it was found that the elusive quorum
had disappeared again.
Emmeluth took occasion to roast the
officers. He thought that a competent
sergeant-at-arms would very quickly
bring members in. The joint session
took a recess while the sergeant-at-
arms went after Russell and Kanuha,
two members who believed in the 5Sth
day theory but had left.
The House came to order and receiv-
ed the Senate concurrent resolution
appointing a committee to notify the
governor that the Legislature had no
further business to submit and was
ready to adjourn, and Makainai was
named to act for the House. He didn't
want to serve and Prendergast was
given the doubtful privilege of inter-
viewing the governor as a representa-
tive of a Legislature supposed to have
ended its sessions.
Speaker Akina announced that there
was no further business on the speak
er's table. The minutes were read and
adjournment prepared for.
1t was decided that the clerk should
be allowed twenty days to complete his
work and send the journal to the prin-
ter, and that 300 copies of the journal
should be printed.
Business being over the bouquets
were brought out. Emmeluth express
ed his appreciation of the hard and
conscientious work done by Robertson
on the judiciary committee and other
members took the cue as an opportun-
ity for last turns at spellbinding.
Prendergast expressed his admiration
for the committee on Public Lands and
Internal Improvements and kaniho
took the floor for the last time to
smooth over all ruffled feelings by some
general compliments. Speaker Akina
and Vice-Speaker Beckley thanked the
House for the honor of having been
chosen to their respective positions.
Then, as the sergeantat- had
brought Kanuha, the House took a re-
cess and the joint session began again.
Kanuha said that he had left because
the members would not give him a
chance to express his views. and he
wanted to know if they would do so
now. A motion to adjourn was the an
swer, followed by an amendment to
adjourn sine die which carried, and
Kanuha wondered why he had been
sent for.
The House again came to order, APP
proved it's minutes up TO date, and
after receiving a benediction from the
chaplain, adjourned without date.
The net result of the joint sessions
was the choice of Senators Kaiue, j.
Brown, Kaohi and White for long
term. The other four possible long
terms We're not chosen.
The end of the Senate was marked
by speechmaking like that in the
House of Representatives The upper
house met early in the evening with
the eight Home Rulers present, Sena-
tor White being away and not to be
found. Several of the senators compli-
mented the president upon his ability
and fairness as a presiding officer and
Kaiue responded in a speech in which
he expressed regrets that the work of
the session must stop with so much un-
finished. A few house bills were pass
ed along on second reading, but re-
cesses for the joint session were fire.
quent.
Before the last joint session the Sem
ate considered a motion to adjourn
sine die, but it decided to adjourn in
the usual way. awaiting joint action,
and leavin~ 1t an open question whether
Senators should show up today.