The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-06-11
THE LEGISLATURE.


they have In the days ~ yoro Yestot-
day afternoon the House decided 10 let
captain Berger worry along on 5000 a
month. the band boys VIII have 10 Do
the best they can for the next two
years on t2g 200. while The lady vocal
ista must try TO be- happy on fund "
81 500 for the biennial period.
During the morning session, the sal
aries OF the different military officers,
which have been matters Of discussion
for so long, were dispensed with. There
was almost as much elOquence to the
square inch on soldiery as there was
en- music, later in the day
Emmeluth had hard day Of It,
While he made several anarChlstic
speeches. no one was especially reused.
except Hoogs, who told the "eN-oligar-
chist" some very plain truths In very
few words. Emmeluth had dashed him
self into IA fury in an iconoclastic ad-
dress that Herr Most might have been
proud Of He had attacked corporate
wealth" and the sugar barons" in vio-
lent terms, when Hoogs called the
speakers attention to the fact that his
remarks would have more weight were
IL not that he were interested in a lit
tie sugar plantation of his own, and
that he was not paying any better
wages or building larger school houses
than the next man. This solar pleXus
punch was so sudden and so stiff that
its recipient was hardly able to make
reply.
In the afternoon, the committee APP
pointed to inquire into the status OF
Acting Governor Cooper and the health
of Governor Dole, filed their answer.
10
Court decide the matter finally, and
that in the meantime Governor Dole
either assume his duties, resign or
leave the Territory, in order that the
Acting Governor might act in the mat
ter of the Appropriation bill.
MORNING SESSION.
There were plenty of interesting
things in the House yesterday. To be-
gin with. the Home Rulers had scarcely
settled into their chairs yesterday morn
ing before the first gun was fired upon
the military expenditures, which
amounted to $40, $50 in the estimation of
Governor Dole. Ewaliko moved that
all the items appearing under the head
of military be stricken out, with the
single exception of janitor, which by
the way, is filled by a native. In speak
janitor, Ewaliko. pointed out the fact
that there should be some one employ
ed who could and would keep the ar
senal in proper condition. Monsarrat
followed the first speaker OF the morn
ing by questioning the right Of the Ter
ritory to keep the guns, side arms and
other property of the militia. Were they
the possessions of the Territory? Mon
sarrat said, to his thinking, they be-
longed to the Federal Government.
Dickey followed Monsarrat by sug-
costing that the offices of captain and
of adjutant be merged into one posi-
ton, and the salary for the same be
made s1,s0O Dickey also approved of
retaining the position of janitor
Aylett asked that the list be added to
by retaining the positions armorer and
one clerk. During the early part of the
regular session he had been in favor Of
cutting out the entire appropriation;
b. upon more deliberate consideration. he
felt he could not. las a statesman"
agree to dispensing with the entire
amount. The members of the different
companies should still be allowed the
privilege to drill and the right to bear
arms during time of drill. The speaker
was cognizant of the fact that much
money had been wasted in the past
but the past was not the present. A
sufficient force of men, able to bear
arms should be retained in Hawaii
nei Had it not been for the fact that
the sheriff of Maui had had the local
companies of that island at his disposal.
but a few weeks ago, he would have
been unable to secure two stowaways
on a sailing schooner that touched at
one of the island ports. The class of
people who are coming in here to work
on the sugar plantations is not of the
best. and a force of men, who are suffi-
GENTLY instructed in the school of the
soldier, should be kept at the public ex-
pense. in order to preserve the peace
and the good name of beautiful Ha-
vail. The police force and the soldiers
at Camp Mckinley, while all right in
their way, do not fill the bill in times
Of civil uprising. Every State and Ter
ritory In the Union had its own mill
tary force, supported by public taxa
ton, and these islands should do their
share in this respect
When the trouble between Spain and
the United States arose, each State
furnished its quota of soldiers. I'VE
should" concluded the gentleman on
the floor, "see that the appropriation !
Is passed, and leave something for the
military" Wise, in translating, made
slip of the tongue, and used the
word missionary" for military" The
result was a hearty laugh from the
Independents.
Emmeluth then proposed to proceed |
TO do his diurnal stunt. His speech |
might have very aptly been labeled |
The Strenuousness of Me, By Myself" J
The savior of his country proceeded to
paint the awful condition which would |
befall the Territory of Hawaii if he !
were not allowed to have his way. John
concluded by presenting himself with
yard of leis and Dewey arch.
Robertson replied to Emmeluth, and
called him IAN -oligarchst." The
title hit the tinsmith-statesman rather
hard, for he sprang to his feet and
made a speech. In which he attacked