Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-16
HOME RULE AND DOLE
Their Fight Over at Honolulu Is
To Be Transferred to the
National Capital.
NATIVES SEND A REPRESENTATIVE
So Do the Supporters of the Gov
ernor.-Statement Made in
Favor of the Pope.

Honolulu, May 6, via san Francisco,
May 16.-By the steamer Mariposa to-
day Homo Rule Representative +. w.
Beckley, Samuel Parker and Delegate
r. w. Wilcox leave for San Francisco.
Beckley goes to lay before President
Mckinley home rule resolution
passed i'll the house and senate asking
for the removal of Governor Dole.
Parker has Il memorial unanimously
indOrsed by the Republican members
OF both houses and by the territorial
Republican central committee, reply
ing to the home rule resolution.
Sensational Speech in the House.
In the lower house this morning
Representative Emmeluth. home ruler,
made Il sensational speech against the
governor The legislature had been
called in special session for appropri-
alton bills and had just completed its
organization when Emmeluth intro
duced resolution TO provide for the
sending of Beckley to San Francisco.
In support of it he declared that the
conditions that had led TO the revolt
in 1898 had developed again, with
Dole now the usurper of power i'll
stead of the eX-Queen. 1t was intend
ed by the home rulers to have the
resolution to send Beckley concurrent,
but the senate adjourned for the day
too early, and as the steamer was leaV-
ing this afternoon the house passed it
as Il house resolution. Both houses
organized for business and reelected
most of their former officers.
Republicans IndOrse Dole.
The Republican members of the leg
iSlature and the members of the CEN
trail committee in secret and joint eau
Gus have indorSed the action of Gov
ernor Dole in refusing 10 extend the
session of the legislature. and after
the adoption of the home rule resolu-
tiOn of last week making charges
against the governor. asking for his
removal. and declaring that he was re-
spOnsible for the failure of the leCiS-
lature TO do any considerable amount
of business. the Republicans prepared
statement in reply which Samuel
Parker takes with him.
What They Say of Home Rulers.
The reply states that the home rule
party. having complete control of the
legislature blocked every effort ut
substantial legislation; that bills We're
50 illOgicdlly put together that ii was
impossible TO do anything with them;
that the home rule party was cOntinu-
ally hampered with petty jealOuSieS.
and that these party chickering's caused
the president OF the senate. himself 4
member of the home rule party. to
resign in disgust. The reply states
further that one of the causes of fail
ure of the members OF the home rule
party to attain their objects and
which prevented the legislature from
accomplishing more was the insist
encp by the home rule members upon
the use of Hawaiian language in the
legislative proceedings. notwithstand-
ing the organic act provides that ''all
Legislative proceedings shall be CON
Quoted in the English language"
Legislature Was Not Broad Enough.
The reply admits lack of harmony
between the legislature and the gov
PrnOr. but states that the legislature
did not deal with the governor in
broad spirit and that past influences
We're permitted to interfere with the
conduct of the legislature. Continu-
ing the reply says: In refusing to
extend the session of the legislature
the governor acted with the concur
renee of the Republican members of
the same" This memorial is signed
by all the Republican members of the
legislature and by members of the eN-
ecutive committee of the Republican
Marty