The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-02-22

on the question or not?"
| Matters were taviiitated by Senator
| White, who stated that AS there had
been no second to the second motion
there was only one motion before ia,
senate. The question VAS called FOL
but before the motion could be stated
by the chair. Senators Achi and kalau.
lokalani were on their feet, each trying
to gain the attention of the chair. Ach
asked the ruling of the chair and was
informed that two could not talk a
once and he could take his seat. Ach
became Indignant and replied thai
when one rose to point of order h,
challenged the right OF the chair t
stop him from talking.
I'VE will wait until the last speech
has been interpret, d." said Russell.
Il will appeal from the chair" re.
piled the Senator from Oahu.
Senator Carter jumped into the
breach by asking II they were going to
spend all OF the morning in useless dis
cussion or would they be sworn in?
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
| Kalauokalani withdrew his motion
and the original motion before the
house was repeated by Senator Kanu-
ha. committee was appointed to wait
upon one Of the judges and request him
to administer the oath and a recess of
ten minutes was taken to await their
return.
Senators Kaohi. Carter and Cecil
Brown, who composed the committee
soon appeared with Judge Frear. who
administered the oath. and the cleo
tIop NJ praoidapf uyoa collaa
Cecil Brown moved that the election
proceed by ballot and same was car
ried. Cecil Brown placed In nominal
ton the name OF Nicholas Russell for
the position and Russell. evidently
anxious to have something to say him
self. attempted to call Senator White to
the chair, but was prevented by Tesla,
who informed him that he did not have
that power.
Senator Samuel E. Kaiue Of Maui
was also placed In nomination and then
Achi moved that the nominations be
closed and the motion was carried. The
chair then attempted to appoint COM
mittee to collect and count the ballots
and after making several attempts fin
ally named Senators Brown and Carter.
the vote being taken. fourteen ballots
were tdSl, VI " lllCH RUSSELL TtCtlNtu
eight and Kaiue received six. Russell
then declared himself president of the
Senate and said: II expect with your
kindly assistance to conduct the bust
ness of this great integral factor of the
laws of the United States and l am
ready to assist you in every way can,
l am not an expert in parliamentary
tactics nor am l a lawyer, and l hope
that those who are well informed on
those subjects will not try to take ad-
vantage of me on those points"
KAIUE VICE PRESIDENT.
Upon motion of Cecil Brown the cleo
ton OF vice president was taken up
and the name of Kaiue was proposed
by the mover. A motion was made to
close the nominations but failed. The
motion not going through. Senator
White stated that II was still open for
more nominations. 1t was again NOV
ed that the nominations be closed and
the motion was carried Another
movement to the effect that the secre-
tary be instructed to cast ballot was
put and carried but when the final
question was placed tefore the Senate
there were two dissenting voices. Rus
ocii attVihptCo " BlNe IL " Tic dytS
but was informed that upon a question
of that nature 1t was necessary for the
vote to be unanimous. hence the mo-
tion was lost.
Kaiue then nominated Senator David
Kanuha. who declined to accept. and In
turn attempted to nominate Cecil
Brown. Brown also had reasons why
he did not wish to serve and the chair
remarked: There Is practically only
one nomination"
Carter renewed his motion that the
nominations be closed and the secre-
tary instructed to cast the ballot and
was supported by Baldwin. who said
that as there was a white man In the
chair 1t was only right that a native
should be accorded the position OF vice
president.
The motion was put and carried and
Kaiue declared vice president. Bald
win then moved to the election of
secretary which was carried. Edgar
Caypless and T.. johnson were nom
mated by Senators Kanuha and Achi
respectively, In placing his nominal
ton before the body Achi stated that
Caypless was a foreigner and did not
the Hawaiian language.
while Johnson understood and spoke
both, thus giving him u great advan-
taGe.
Upon motion OF Cecil Brown the nom.
nations were declared closed. The bal.
lot resulted In seven votes for Caypless
and six for Johnson. one vote being
cast for man not nominated
II was suggested that new ballot
be taken and this was nearly finished
before II occurred 10 the Senate thai
II was necessary to make motion t.
that effect. The new ballot resulted IN
a to each candidate receiving seven
votes when this was reported by the
secretary, Russell said ~ such II the
ease ! cast my vote Tor Cnypless" The
vote being cast raypless was formally
declared SECRETARY and the oath was
lie Immediately Assum-
PA hIs duties, relieving Testa.
The discussion ~ the day WIS started