The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-08

ator c. Browns emphatic reply, land
you said it in the Hawaiian language
Senator Kanuha then INDUCED In a
shameful display of how a mans feel
ings may run away with his judgment,
and the honorable member had Mr..
Bush to thank for not interpreting his
remarks.
he compared the militia of the State or
Illinois with that of Hawaii. I'm Illi-
nois, said Senator Kanuha, there are
$500 State troops, for whom $4,000 is
appropriated annually
If the Senator had taken the trouble
to look up the facts in the case he
would have found the following inter-
esting, compilation:
Reports from records in War De-
partment compiled by Capt w. R.
Hamilton, Seventh Artillery, u S. A.,
up to December 1, 1900:
"Illinois-General staff, 1903; infantry,
$685.; artillery, 200; cavalry, 365; a total
of 1908 men, out of an authorized force
of 1886 men, For these men there
is the sum of $205,0 appropriated FOR
their use annually. In connection with
this, it might be interesting TO note
that there are 500 600 men available for
military service in the State,
At the conclusion of Senator Kanu-
has TRADE, Senator Carter was recog-
nized, and said he did not take any no.
tice of the Notwithstanding declaration
made by the former Senator But, y
continued Carter, IF / am liar, SEN
ator Kanuha is certainly telling an I'M
truth when he makes the statement In
regard to the State troops in Illinois.
have been informed by a party who
has but lately returned from there that
there are seven regiments of infantry,
one regiment of cavalry, and two bat
teries of artillery, making, all in all.
about 5000 men,
Further remarks We're cut short by
the Siberian statesman shouting. It
move the previous question! This is
the third time / have made that mo-
ton, and each one of them have been
seconded
President Kaiue did not pay any at
tention to the Senator from the exile
country" but recognized c. Brown,
who had been patiently waiting for the
previous question" Senator to sub
side.
Il appeal from the decision of the
chair screamed Senator Russell.
One moment, Mr.. President" inter-
posed c. Brown, tt
You are out of order.' shouted Rus
sell sit down.
Never mind,'' retorted Cecil Brown,
Il have something to say on this sub
ject, and / am going to say it, and
no Senator in this room, much less you.
Senator Russell, is able to stop me-
Senator Carter moved an adjourn
ment, which was lost.
II move the previous question again."
shouted Russell Russel's independents
friends in the meantime had gotten so
excited that they forgot to come in
with their usual ready "kokua."
Does the chair refuse to recognize
the appeal from the chair" was the
Siberian statesman's next remark.
During all this excitement Senator c.
Brown had remained standing, and
finally, seeing things had gone far
enough, declared, Il am going to stand
here all night if necessary, and you
fellows might just as well listen to
what have to say now, as some other
time. In every State in the Union
there is a military organization, kept
for the purpose of quelling internal dis
turbance If the Senators will remem-
Der the Chicago riot of 1894, that the
President refused to call out the reg
ular troops, declaring it was the duty
of the State troops to put down the
riot. 1t was only after government
mails were interfered with that Presi-
dent Cleveland stepped in and called
halt. But as to the actual quelling
of the disturbance, that was left to
the State troops. In regard to the ex-