The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-14
NO FIGHT
ON SEATS
IN SENATE
Home Rulers Will
Accept the
Rule.
CAYPLEsS BILL
FIXES THE TERMS
Republicans Hard at Work to Sc
cure Places at Executive
Building.

There will be no attempt on the
part of Home Rule senator's, who were
of the majority in the last upper house
OF the local legislature, to take possess
sion of the senate chamber on the date
set for the convening of the special
session, according to the present out
look. There has been no concerted
action as yet, but it is believed that the
matter is considered settled for them.
The Home rulers have had advice
from attorneys that there was fight
ing chance that they might gain the
seats, but they have taken their own
counsel to some extent. It was learn
ed yesterday that the Caypless bill,
| which was passed by the last Congress,
fixing the terms of the hold-over sena-
tors, is taken as settling the entire
matter This bill was drawn by
Caypless for the Home Rule party, and
was passed, as he claimed on the
stump, by his efforts. In it it is pro-
vided that the senators elected at the
first election of the Territory "shall.
except as hereinafter provided, each
hold Office for the term of four years
from date of such election"
This bill having been passed by Con-
gress after the organic act, is believed
to set aside any special provisions of
that measure, and TO settle definitely
all contentious as to the terms for
which the various members were cho-
sen, and for which they may sit.
MANY MEN WANT OFFICE.
Republicans are after the offices in
numbers, and the executive committee
of the party will have merry time
recommending those who will finally
come before the caucuses of the MEM
bers of the legislature for selection. A
partial list of the men whose names
have been formally placed before the
committee follows:
Territorial Treasurer: a. ]. Camp
bell, II. NJ Dow, Theo F. Lansing, Geo.
b. Mcclellan, J. II. Fisher.
Chief Clerk, Department of Public
Works: Chas. L. Beal, E. @. Keen,
Chas. f. Murray, G. E. Smithies, Clar-
ence NJ. White.
Territorial Auditor: J. NJ. Riggs.
Clerk of the Senate: VIM. H. Coney.
William Savidge, C. r. Buckland.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Senate: VIM. II.
Thornton.
Messenger, Senate: D. Piikof okuu.
Ed. c. Aldrich.
Chaplain, Senate: Rev. ]. NJ. Ezera.
Janitor, Senate: Solomon Paawela.
Geo. P. Paunini.
Janitor, House of Representatives:
Moses Keliiaa.
Messenger, House of Representatives:
David Kama.
Interpreter and Translator, House Of
Representatives.: William ]. CoeIho.
Clerk, House of Representatives A.
H. Moore.
sergeant-at-Arrns, House of Repre-
sentatives: James E. Shaw.
This list does not include all those
who seek appointment, by any means,
and there are some who are holding of
simply for the purpose Of securing in
dorsements before they make their
claims public. 1t is said that there will
be no action of the committee at once,
but that the whole matter of candidates
to be recommended to the governor,
and to be selected by the senate and
house for the places in their command,
will be passed upon at a meeting to be
held not before Monday next.
The outside senators will commence
to arrive on Saturday. and they win
ar once get into conference with the
local leaders. 1t is understood that the
first caucus of the senators viii be