The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-30
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THE LOAN BILL

Editor Advertiser read in your
paper of October 81, 1902, an editorial
stating that J. P. Makainai delayed the
passage of the Loan Act in the last
regular session of the legislature. The
statement was correct, but what makes
in your paper is because ne read in the
Evening Bulletin of same date, the de-
NAL of j. P. Makainai in regard to the
truth OF said statement. I will state
my experience in the last legislature,
especially on the evening of April 90,
1901, when said Loan Bill was brought
Up for the second reading in the lower
house. The speaker and vice-spealzer
were both absent and Mr.. Dickey by
vote was elected speaker pro tempore
On motion of Mr.. Prendergast. second
ed by Mr.. Paele, the Loan Bill, which
was Senate Bill No. sc, was considered
section by section. When this bill was
brought up for consideration there were
% members present including J. p Ma
kainai; but when Section 8 of said bill
was read Mr.. Makekau called the at
tention of the speaker pro tempore to
the absence of a quorum, whereupon
The speaker pro tempore instructed the
sergeant to bring in the abb
sent members. The speaker pro tenn
pore ordered the clerk to call the roll,
in order to ascertain the number of
members absent. The roll call showed
present: Messrs. Emmeluth, Ewaliko,
Gilfillan, Hogs, Keiki, Kekaula, Kelii-
koa, Kumalae, Makainai, Makekau,
Nailima, Robertson, Wilcox, and Mr.
Speaker pro tempore-14. Sixteen mem
bers were absent who Were all Home
Rulers with the exception of MIR. Aylett
who was sick, but was afterward
brought out of his sick bed for the sake
of securing quorum.
l call the attention of the reader to
the fact that J. P. Makainai was pres
ent when the first roll call was called.
| (See House Journal, page 472). On not
| having a quorum and by a unanimous
| consent of the members, the House
thereupon stood in recess, subject to
| the call of the chair. The House re-
| convened at $40 o'clock p. m. The vice
| speaker, who was not present during
| the earlier part of the evening, in the
chair. The roll call was ordered by the
vice speaker which resulted as follows:
| Present-Messrs Dickey, Emmeluth,
| Ewaliko, Gilfillan, Hogs, Keiki, Keka-
ula, Keliikoa, Kumalae, Makekau, Ma
| lima, Robertson, Wilcox, and Mr.. Vice
| Speaker-14. Sixteen were absent who
were all Home Rulers with the excep-
ton of Mr. Aylett who came in later
in the evening. I again call the atten-
| ton of the reader to the fact that J. P.
Makainai's name alone was missing on
| the roll call when called the second
time. (See House Journal, page 473).
Where was Mr.. Makainai? 1 will tell
you. Before the vice speaker came in
and when Mr.. Dickey was speaker pro
tempore was appointed a sergeant-at-
arms to bring in the absent members.
/ went out in search Of the rest of the
| members in order to have a quorum
and l found Messrs. Makainai and
Akina (the speaker of the House) out
| side of the palace gate facing Richards
| street in hack. They were within zoe
yards of the legislative hall and yet
cid not attend their duty which they
told their constituents undoubtedly
that they will all the time attend. ]
asked and urged them to come to the
legislature in order to get quorum
but they simply laughed and said that
they would rather go to the bungalow
and have some free drinks than go tt
the legislature. These two gentlemen
knew what bill was then being consid-
cred in the House Mr. Makainai hac
control over two members of the House
because they were living under him
and they Of course had to abide by Mr.
| Makainai whether right or wrong
hear some say: "Makainai is all right
he's a good man. and so forth. Yes
Mr.. Makainai is all right out here but
not for the legislature; for what he die
in the legislature does not entitle hin
| to another show. If you want some
more about him 1 will give it to you il
| time permits me. ask all the Repub-
licans to vote the straight Republican
ticket for it means success for the next
Legislature and prosperity for the COM
munity at large.
Yours truly
A MEMBER OF THE LAST LEGIS-