The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-25
HOW COOPER MIGHT HAVE BEEN
ACCOMMODATED.
A Rule Admitting Those Who Wish to
Make notwithstanding of the Gov
ernors Message

Representative Cilfillan (Rep), of
Honolulu began the first work in the
House this afternoon, giving notice OF
his intention to introduce pill provid-
ing for the appointment of commits
sion to inquire into losses caused by
the Chinatown fire and to report to the
House on thes ubject.
When the House came to order this
morning the desk of Territorial Sere-
tary Cooper was vacant and the secre-
tary was not in the hall. The reading
of the minutes showed difference be-
tween the resolution eXpelling him as
appearing in the official record and as
stated by Cooper on Saturday, when he
addressed the chair with an under
standing that the resolution denied
his right to be present at all" The
minutes denned the scope of the reSo-
luton as merely excluding Cooper from
the floor while allowing him to be
among the spectators, with all the
stenographers that could find room, If
he so desired. Cooper did not avail
himself of the privilege this morning.
In the Senate the Secretary still has
Stenographer and no question has
been raised about the matter. The
House is so far without any stenogra-
pher at all, but it was reported at the
morning session that one was to be
appointed. The Senate has a steno-
grapher. of it's own, who is expected
to be very useful when debate becomes
lively, while the House without one
might find itself divided as to just
what had been said in the making of
speeches or motions.
The following rule among those
adopted shows how the House might
have accommodated Cooper: Rule 90
Stenographers or other reporters wish
ing to take down the debates may be
admitted by the Speaker, who shall as
sign such places to them to effect their
object, as shall not interfere with the
business of the House,
The reading of Governor Doles mes
sage was the first business of the day.
1t was read in English. Representa-
| tives who understood the language had
| read 1t in the newspapers, and others
had to wait for a Hawaiian version,
| so that little attention was paid to the
| formal reading, most of the members
spending the time while Secretary Me-
heula exercised his lungs in writing
various papers and in studying the
Governors financial estimates, printed
copies of which had been distributed
Some members read papers, others stu
| died the parliamentary rules but none
listened to the message, which the
| secretary read in very clear voice.
| Representative Mossman Und), moy-
ed the poStponement of reading the
message in Hawaiian till a Hawaiian
version had been printed and the mo-
ton prevailed. Mossman then proposed
a recess till 1870 and the House S
| morning session came to an end
! The recess was taken owing to the
fact that the members had not vet
received from the printer copies of the
rules. The various committees had not
peen appointed and regular business
could scarcely begin without them. The
rules, printed in English, were distr-
! buted among 49, members lust after
the temporary adjournment They are
the rules of '9S with a few changes
made necessary by the change in form
of government
The prayers offered by the Rev, J.
N. kamoku, chaplain of the House are
| the only wor| spoken in the House
SO far that have not been translated
The chaplain prays in the native Ian
guage, but so far his supplications have
mad no duplication in English Most
OF the native representatives assume
very devout attitudes during the Rev
Kamoku's prayers.