The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-08
LEGISLATORS MEET AGAIN
HOUSE REFLECTS MOST OF IT'S
OLD OFFICERS.
The Only Contests Are On the Sergeant
alarms and Janitor-Two Secretaries
Dropped.

After seven days of quiet the throne
room in the capitol building and the
senate chambers in the bungalow close
by were crowded with legislators again
this morning. They came together to
tackle the toughest job of most legisla-
tive session the longest task and the
one most marked by factional and sec
tional differences-the appropriation
bill. The hope of ever getting through
such a bill in a regular session was
small, but with only one subject before
the lawmakers haw can they help doing
business2
Members began to arrive quite early,
especially in the house. Speaker AISina
and other officers of the house were on
hand before nine o'clock and a few
members occupied their seats. Some Oe
the senators stopped to look in the
throne-room as they passed by on the
way to the bungalow.
Representatives Monsarrat and Hihio
went home last week. Monsarrat will
be back on the first steamer from Ha-
wall.
A session of considerable length is
looked forward to. Members seem to-
think thirty days will not be enough for
the work. The House alone has before
it about fifty petitions and half as
many resolutions dealing with appro-
priations all having been laid on the
table during the regular session. They
Ndli lOl dDpIODI lhllOllS lOI all MINUS VI
improvements, etc, and are from all
parts of the territory. All are being
printed for distribution among the
members.
At exactly ten o'clock Clerk Meheula
call the House to order. He announced
that representative l. K. Kaauwat
would act at chaplain and the latter Of
fered a prayer.
Meheula announced that the first
business was election of speaker.
J Beckley wanted to know why the house
, had come together, stating that he had
| received no notice. Dickey explained
that proclama ton had been duly pub
| lished.
| Prendergast nominated Hon. ]. A.
! Akina as speaker. The nomination re-
ceived several seconds, but before it
was voted on Makekau asked for a
temporary interpreter and John Wise
was duly named and resumed his old
place.
! Akina was unanimously chosen to act
, as speaker the clerk being instructed to
cast the ballot for him. Hon. A. F.
/ Gilhllan was appointed committee OF
| one to escort the speaker to the chair
| The reelected speaker made neat lit
/ tie address of thanks.
! Beckey was named for vice-speaker
, and Makekau moved that all the old
officers be reelected excepting the as
sistant secretaries. Dickey objected to
Questions of rules and how to proceed
came in here as usual. Mahoe wanted
to stick to the rules and elect each
officer separately. Nailima said no rules
had been adopted as yet. Makainai re-
newed nomination of Beckley as vice
speaker and Beckley nominated Dick
ey. The ballot was cast for Beckley.
Meheua was reelected clerk.
Emmeluth wanted to know about Me-
heula's duty to prepare the journal and
his receiving salary for so doing for
20 days. The representative seemed to
have blood in his eye as he spoke of the
| policy of economy TO be adhered to-"
1t was explained that Meheula will at
tend to the journal or have it done at
his own expense.
John Wise was made permanent in
terpreter and j. d. Avery stenographer.
Nakookoo had a fight for the job of
sergeant arms. Keiki nominated w.
II. Kailimai and a ballot was taken, re-
sulting in the choice of Nakookoo. j.
p. Kahaawai was named for messenger
but on ballot j. X. Mahoe got the most
votes.
AS rival of Puukis brother, Hama
phi Kaumakeouli brother OF another
representative was named for janitor.
1t was close contest Kaumakeouli
winning by two votes The job was
worth 81 a day during the last session.
The Rev. Homoku was unanimously
, chosen as chaplain
AS soon as organization had been
completed, Makekau gave notice of his
intention to introduce a bill to appro-
pirate money for the expenses of the
extra session. and to pay bills left over
from the late regular session.
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