The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-21
E%HE first Legislature of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii assembled

yesterday. Beyond the Selec-
ton of officers for the House
of Representatives nothing of import
ance was done, The Senate. adjourned
after a report of the committee on ere
dentials. Both Houses will meet at 10
clock this morning to hear the mes
sage of Governor Dole. The Senate
will have to organize first.
Akina of Kauai was made speaker of
the House Of Representatives; F. w.
Beckley, wee speaker; solomon Meheu-
la, secretary; ]. K. Nakookoo, ser
geart- alarms; John Wise, interpreter;
J. p Kahahawai, messenger, and Kaui-
makaole, sweeper In California the
last named official would have the title
of janitor.
The old throne room was crowded to
the doors with spectators. Shortly af-
ter o'clock, when the janitors had
barely finished the final busting of the
new desks for the Representatives a
score of girls evidently from some
school filed into the room and took the
best seats. AT half past nine o'clock
men and women began to arrive. There
was a noticeable absence of native
women but many well known ladies
were seen.
The Representatives dropped into
their places shortly before 10 o'clock,
the hour set for the opening of the ses-
sion and chatted in groups or con-
versed quietly in corners Applicants
for places buttonholed Senators and
Representatives in the corridors, and
not few silver pieces were slipped in
to friendly hands by the successful
candidates. When the House came to
order Mrs. Helen Cougar, Miss Acker-
man, the anti-liquor agitators, and Mr..
Cougar, the husband of Mrs. Cougar,
were conspicuous in the front row of
seats behind the members. Miss Ack-
erman trotted about from one member
to the other when opportunity offered,
seeking to enlist them in the fight
against saloons and Iwilei. 1t is un-
derstood that the dispensary bill will
be one of the first to be brought up and
that Misses AckerInan and Murcutt
intend to be active supporters of it and
| to lobby hard for it's passage.
That the Independent element Of the
House and the Senate are determined
to carry everything with high hand
| is certain from the signs shown yester-
day. In the House the Independents
have no opposition to speak Of but in
the Senate the Republicans have six
adherents.
| A persistent rumor was heard yester-
day that the Independent members OF
| the Senate intend to make the attempt
| to oust George r. Carter as the Repub-
| lican member from the Fifth district
The rumor is denied by the Independ-
lent Senators themselves and Mr.. Carter
says he has heard nothing which would
prove the rumor to have official foun-
dation.
| From an authoritative source 1t is
| stated that the reason for wishing tc
have Carter unseated and an 1ndepen-
dent Senator chosen to fill the vacancy
is that it would give the Independents
1.-THE necessary two-thirds majority tc
lpass bills over the Governors veto. Al
lpresent the Senate Is composed of In
dependents and Republicans. The
Republicans thus hold the balance OF
lpower by one man. Should Mr.. Garter
be ousted and one more Independent
iadded, making the Senate stand 10 In
dependents and Republicans, they
would control every measure put into
the Legislature and could snap theil
fingers at the Governors veto.
i Mr.. Carter himself can assign ne
reason why they should desire to de.
Iclare his seat in the Senate vacant. Il
lis said that one of the reasons giveI
on the part of the Independents fol
the alleged intended effort to get hin
lout is that Mr.. Carter did not compl,
with all technical points. One of thes'