The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-20
SENATE MEETS
TO ADJOURN
FOR DAY
GOVERNORS MESSAGE NOT READ
SENATE WILL AWAIT ARRIVAL
OF BROWN AND WILCOX -
SAVIDGE WILL BE SECRETARY.

The special session of the Senate
convened this morning promptly at 10
O'Clock and after appointing tenn
porary chairman, secretary and inter-
prefer, committee on credentials was
formed and the house adjourned to
give Senators Cecil Brown and s. w.
Wilcox, expected from San Francisco
and Kauai respectively, an opportun-
ity to be present.
Long before 10 o'clock this morning
the lobby of the capitol and the front
lanai was thronged with politicians,
representatives elect and the rem
nants of the last legislature unable
to resist the haunting of the scene
of their former and perhaps present
ambitions. Office seekers and on
lockers waited the arrival of the sem
ators with a lively interest Candi-
dates for the Various positions were
all in line though several knew that
they were doomed to disappointment
Several ladies were present intending
to witness the proceedings.
Nearly all the active party workers
and committeeman were assembled in
little groups augmented constantly as
the senators arrived. The throne room
was set out with the desks in regular
lower house form, all the desks being
set in position, although only four
teen were to be occupied. On the pres
idents table a nosegay of white chr
yanthemums was ready to offer greet
ings to the incumbent. All the desks
were provided with the requisite para
phernala of pens, inks and pads, the
press table being neatly arranged with
blotters.
At five minutes of ten the senator's
came in and took their seats in a body
/ followed by about a hundred spectators
who seated themselves in the space re-
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the room. On the Waikiki side sat j.
b. Kaohi, Luther Nakapaahu and ].
| I. Brown. Facing the speaker were
Palmer p Woods, Clarence l.. Crabbe,
j. d. Paris and c. H. Dickey. On the
I Eva side of the chamber were Paul
lsenberg, w. c. Achi, l.. L. McCand-
less and II. P. Baldwin.
Exactly at 10 o'clock Senator AchI
rose and made the first speech and the
I first motion of the session, stating that
he had been asked to nominate Senator
II. Z. Baldwin of Maui temporary
chairman. The motion carrying unan-
! imously. Mr.. Achi escorted Mr. Bald
win to the raised desk where he as
sumed authority. On the motions of
/ McCandless and Crabbe, seconded by
Isenberg, William Savidge and John E.
Bush were appointed as temporary
secretary and interpreter, the latter
assuming his office on the floor imme-
diatelv and Sayidge taking his desk.
Senator Baldwin then stated that the
next procedure would be the appoint
ment of a committee on credentials.
and appointed c, L. Crabbe, j. d.
Paris and ]. T. Brown. Senator Achf
then moved that as there were two
senators absent from the assembly.
Cecil Brown and S. w. Wilcox, an op-
portunity should be given to have the
! house fully represented. He therefore
moved that the house adjourn until
| tomorrow. This was seconded by Isen-
berg. Senator Kalauokalani, used to
Home Rule legislature and customs.
strolled leisurely in at this moment in
! time to vote on the adjournment.
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