The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08

rROM the moment of the introduce
ton of Senator Achfs resolution
shortly after the Senate convened
yesterday morning the Republic
ans and Independents were at swords
points with each other and the debates
on each side evidenced much of the
bitter party feeling which is being en-
gendered in the Senate.
Metaphors were INDUCED in and com
PARSONS between the Territory and a
new born babe We're plentiful. A few
futile attempts were made to prevent
the trouble which was brewing but
without avail. The chair was charged
by two of the Senators with showing
a partisan feeling in his rulings, and
at the close of the afternoon session
blows We're only averted by a narrow
margin.
The final scenes were precipitated by
Senator Cecil Brown in his argument
relative to petitioning the United
States to admit the Territory as a
state.
Following is the complete text of the
argument taken from the notes of the
stenographer of the Senate:
MIR. CECIL BROWN understand
the ruling of the chair has been that
the matter before the House now is the
rejection of this bill, or what amounts
to rejection-an indefinite postpone
ment-and that it be laid on the table
or indefinitely postponed.
II shall not say anything about the
ruling of the chair, whether correct or
not, but l want to point out to the
Senators this fact, that If the majority
of this House is willing to refer this
matter to a committee, they will then
have to vote against the rejection Of
the resolution, for If they do that the
next motion in order will be to refer it
to a committee.
I'm this particular instance it makes
no difference which way the president
has ruled, but if the majority say this
will be referred to a committee, then
the vote will be not to reject. And it,
as Senator Kalauokalani has said that
he thinks this is too early in the ses-
sion to introduce a resolution of this
kind, then l say that the only thing to
do is to refer it to a committee and
they can hold it until such time as in
the opinion of the majority of this
House the time is ripe that it can be
introduced; but I say not to throw 1t
out Of that door and as n UGH as tell the
United States we want to be a Terri
tory for the balance of our lives and
do not care for statehood; and on the
motion to reject this bill I move that
the ayes and noes be called"
MIR. CARTER-"I second the mo-
ton"
Motion put by the chair. The secre-
tary called for ayes and noes. Ayes
eight and noes seven.
PRESIDENT RUSSEL-"The motion
Is carried eight to seven"
CECIL BROWN-"It vas not voted
that way The president and Senator
Kanuha voted no."
PRESIDENT RUSSEL-"I voted for
Senator Whites motion to reject"
baldwin, understand the presi-
dent voted no."
PRESIDENT Russell - But I
changed It Immediately. Read the vot-
ing again, Mr.. Secretary"
The secretary read the result of vot-
ing as given before.
CECIL BROWN-"Mr. President:
now say that under our rules you have
no right to vote unless there was a tie.
] make this point of order: that the
vote OF the president was cast here I'M
der our rules contrary to our rules"
PRESIDENT RUSSEL-"Show us
the rule"
baldwin, did not hear the
name OF Kaiue.''
Cecil Brown here read rule 40 of the
rules and regulations of the Senate.
Continuing, he said: "You voted be-
fore 1t had appeared to the Senate that
there was a tie. You claimed it as a
right under the rules. You only have
the right to vote when 1t is a tie or
when the vote is by ballot"
PRESIDENT RUSSELL think you
are mistaken. I put special question
whether ayes and noes are included in
the ballot and it was so decided"
CECIL BROWN-"Under the rules
here the president has no right to vote
except the question is a tie or where
the vote is by ballot"
PRESIDENT RUSSEL-"This is a
question for the House to consider"
CECIL BROWN-"That is what was
passed."
PRESIDENT KUSSEL-"The only
original copy is in the printers hands"
WHITE-"I move we adjourn"
CARTER-"I rise to a point of or
der. II we have no rules and the only
copy is in the printers hands. move
We adjourn"
CECIL BROWNIE the rules are
out OF the clerks possession and In
the hands OF the printer he is not ae-
quainted with the rules of this House.
The secretary produced the original
copy or rules at the request of the
president.