The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-18
CONGRESS-
MAY NAME
SENATORS
Settlement ofLong
and Short
Term.
~ OLD-OVER Senators will occupy
III much of the attention of the Re-

"A publican Territorial Committee
when 1t meets next. if the plans which |
are being considered now are not
changed 1t is proposed by several of
| the leaders of the party in this city to
have the committee pass resolutions
and take steps to present to Congress
/ the facts concerning the long term
senators, so that action may be taken
which will prevent confusion at the next
election in the Territory.
The plan which it is expected will be
endorsed by the committee, is that
which was proposed by Senator Cecil
Brown to the Senate in the form of a
bill. but which received scant courtesy
at the hands of the Independent ma
iority. This is that the men receiving
the greatest number of votes should be
declared the long term senators. the
eight being apportioned two each to
the islands of Hawaii and Maui. one to
! Kauai and three to this island. This
would mean that the odd senator of the
quorum would be given to Maui, the
apportonment in all other cases being
one half the total representation. This
plan did not meet with the favor of the
Independents, as by it there would be
an equal division of the senators as
to parties, the Home Rulers getting
only four, the Republicans having the
same number.
Had this plan been adopted the fol-
lowing would have been selected
through il as the long term solons:
Hawaii, j. T. Brown and j. b. Kaohi;
Maui, $ l.. kaiue and II. +. Baldwin;
Oahu. Cecil Brown, G. l.. Crabbe and
w. q. Achi; Kauai. l.. Nakapaahu. OF
the men named there are three who
, now hold certificates showing that they
We're chosen by joint session of the
two houses of the first Legislature of
Hawaii, as members of the senate to
, serve for four years. There is in eX-
istence a fourth certificate. which is in
the hands of Senator White, of Maui,
and IS there are no more certificates
out, so far as is known, the selection
of the four year term men is considered
to be incomplete and it would entitle
every other senator to demand "A seat,
: as one of the unsolicited four. if there
could such a possible contingency arise.
The partial selection of the four year
termers took place on Wednesday, May
1st or on the first day after the end of
ed it, that day being recorded by the
= majority as the fifty eighth day of the
= session. At that joint session there was
a sensation. and the whole thing broke
u up in a row practically. nothing being
= done to fill the list of the long term
men after the selection of Senator
, White as one of the number. There
t were two ballots taken, on one OF which
I'D 81 ,.l
: six senatorial votes, and the members
. opposed to him claimed that this not
being a majority of the members elect
S ed to both houses, there was no legal
= election. But after the Chair ruled in
i. this way the joint body overruled him
) and the election stood and was so an
! nounced at the afternoon session. Al
. the night session the election of White
D was reconsdered on motion of Prender-
= CAST, and the vote again resulting In
= the lack of majority of senator's fol
White. Kanuha and Russell voting In
: the negative, the discussion begar
. again, being closed only when the
= negative senators bolted the session
According to the official journal of thu
v senate there was never an announce
I ment of an election.
!, There Will be protest against con
+ sidering the elections held on that day
q the Republicans staying away from thu
g session, as they held the legislative tern
I had closed, and the entire matter ma!
!, yet be aired in the courts, if White tre
u to force recognition as four year sena
= tor. 1t is said to be the plan of tn
+. Republicans to enter their claim tina
lie the Congress should take up the worl
& of selecting the hold-overs, as there ha
T, been no compliance with the paragraph
=, of the Organic Act requiring the leSis
~ lature to select the long term senators
=. The resolution of the committee, it i
Sc understood. will be sent on to Wash
W ington. so that there may be introduce
II a bill which will settle the entire con
70 troversy.