The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-21
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arose and asked leave under a suspen-
sion of the rules to offer the resolution
printed above.
Mr.. Robertson spoke in defence of the
presence of the secretary. The gentle
man from the second district did not
ralize he thought what he was attempt
ing to do. The secretary was there
by right of being a representative of
the Federal Government Under the
provisions of the Organic Act, the Sec
rotary of the Territory was required to
keep a record of the proceedings of the
House and to forward this record to
the authorities at Washington. 1t was
in no wise a record which in any way
related to the regular minutes of the
House but was entirely Independent of
them. He had the right to be there
and to have his desk on the floor and
he believed that the Secretary would
be justified in calling upon the Federal
authorities to maintain that right. 1t
was moreover not showing a proper
courtesy to the Secretary. While the
personal attendance of Mr.. Cooper
might not be necessary all of the time
it was but right that a table should be
provided for the stenographer of the
Secretary 1t should be done further
more as an act of courtesy. 1t would
be highly discourteous to the Secretary
to request his retirement The House
thority in taking such action and would
be laying itself liable to be thought to
be reproving the Federal Government.
The resolution was translated and
Mr. Dickey spoke i'm opposition to the
motion. Laying aside the question of
the right of the Secretary of the Ter
ritory to be present, which however
the previous speaker had proved to the
satisfaction of MIR. Dickey, it was but
a proper courtesy to permit the Secre-
| tary to be present. The representatives
of all the papers of Honolulu were
| granted seats on the floor and surely
the reporter of the United States Gov
eminent should have the same consid-
Grafton shown him.
r. H. Makekau of the first district
who was elected by the Democratic
and Independent parties, made an
earnest speech in opposition to the
motion. There was nothing in the Or
ganic Law. he declared which prevent
ed the Secretary being present 1t was
as matter of fact provided and speci-
| fled that the Secretary should be pres
ent for the purpose of reporting the
proceedings. The speaker said that he
wanted the motion proposed by Mr..
| Beckley defeated. Mr. Makekau said
that they were there to act for the best
interests of the people and not to stir
up political difference. He wanted the
motion rejected
In reply Mr.. Beckley spoke at con-
siderable length in support of his mo-
ton. In Offering the resolution he de-
clared he had had no desire to vent any
political animosity. There was no rea-
son why Mr.. Cooper should be there
to report the proceedings of the House
or to keep a record of the proceedings
There was nothing in the Organic Law
which gave him the right to be there
The House had elected its officers and
a secretary to keep the records II
the Secretary of the Territory was to
be present to keep a record of the pro-
ceedings there was no reason for the
House to keep its own secretary. Ii
the Secretary of the Territory was t.
remain there, he would favor the Hous,
abolishing it's own secretary and letting
the other secretary keep the records
In introducing the resolutions he had
had in mind the fact that the consti
tuition of the United States provide!
and specifies that the legislative and
the administrative bodies We're to b,
kept separate And if the presence OF
Secretary Cooper was permitted thi.
condition would not be observed. He
said that reports haC been sent out from
this country to the effect that the ma
i've Legislators were going to misgover
ening the country by heavy taxation
and not conduct the affairs of the gov,
y
going to permit such a report to b,
sent out about u.s." he asked of hi!
hearers. This appeal APPEALED to tn,
gallery and much applause wa.
heard. This was promptly suppressed
however, and the speaker was allowed
to proceed and outline his position
which was to the effect that while per
haps the Organic Law did require tn,
Secretary to keep a record of the pro
ceedings of the House the House haC
the right to act as censor of such repor
and not allow the Secretary to SEM
out anything of which it did not ap
prove. The House had elected it's owl
secretary The law provided that /
should elect its own officers. 1t hat
elected a secretary who was to keeI
the records of the proceedings. TIL
Secretary of the Territory could haV
access to these records after they hat
been approved but the speaker was op
posed to his attempting to send GU
any report of which the House did no
approve or endorse. Mr.. Beckley spok
at considerable length in which he tool
the stand that the House had the RICH
TO act as censor and to eXpe MI
Cooper. The speaker claimed tina
Section SO under which the Secretar
claimed the right to the seat on tn
floor, did not mean that he should b.
there i'm person but that he was to TAX
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House. In fact the House would b.
perfectly willing to grant Secretar,
Cooper this privilege but he had n,
right to be on the floor. The Hous,
was the best judge of what should b,
sent out about its actions.
Hihio who seconded the motion sale
that he saw no reason why Mr.. Cooper
should be there and he was in favor
of The motion.
John Emmeluth said that the SeCre.
tary had no right to be there. 1t wal
a question of the legislative and ad
ministrative interests clashing. They
should be kept separate and distinctly
apart. The Constitution provided foi
this. He for one would support the
motion.
S, X. MahOe wanted to know If this
has the last time that the House was
to submit TO the affront by report OF
its proceedings being sent away He
was inclined to the belief that the Sc
cretary of the Territory had no right
there and that If the Secretary was tC
send any report away he could get the
account from the Houses record. He
regarded 1t as highly dishonorable foI
Secretary Cooper to be occupying a
seat on the floor of the House.
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