The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-18
Members of Lower House Choose
Officials for the Session
l. In Caucus.
Senators Make Some Changes and Decide to
Get Down to Business as Soon as
the Message Is Read.

When the Legislature meets at 1C
o'clock this morning there will be many
new faces and some old ones, many
disappointments and some tro, BILE over
the settlement of the various places
which are to be filed. The caucuses
of the party last evening fixed the men
who are to be chosen. but there is still
the throbbing matter of committee
places. and the outlook is that there
will be some difficulty in arranging the
various chairmanships to the satisfac-
tion of the members.
The Senate is in excellent shape and
the members in the city, meeting with
the members of the Republican Exec
utiye Committee, had no trouble in
settling upon the men who are to fill
the various places in the gift of the
upper house. The Senate, having it's
principal committees in shape, will
lose no time in getting to work, and
it is the expectation that business VIII
be commenced at once The message
Of Governor Dole has been prepared
and it is the plan to send it to the
two houses as soon as they convene.
In this case it is more than likely that
the county bill will be introduced and
Immediately sent to a committee,
translation of it being made or pur-
chased, and then there viii follow
work of the kind which will mean that
the senate will be through its labors as
Soon as possible
There will be no such quick work in
the House, for the first thing after the
receipt of the message of the Governor
viii be the adjournment until after
noon for the purpose of giving the
Speaker time for the arranging of his
committees. There will be held a eau
Gus at which the various committee
places will be decided. At least this is
the plan, though to one who looks on.
it may seem somewhat perfunctory as
there will be little to be done. the Ha-
aiian members having agreed on
Everything in advance.
This was demonstrated yesterday
when a caucus of the thirteen Hawaii
an members of the House was held for
the purpose of fixing up the slate OF
There was little trouble
in arriving at a conclusion, and when
the caucus met last evening there was
less trouble in putting it through, for
with thirteen votes to only seven from
the other side the program was rushed
along swimmingly. The recommends f,
tions Of the Executive Committee of the
party were received with scorn and
only followed in the selection of few |
men.
The question was raised as soon as
the caucus was called to order and the |
first votes showed the solid quality of
the majority as to the value of the
caucus. 1t was held that a free caucus
was one into which the members came
with a disposition to treat matters as
they came up with ansopen mind. 1t
was developed, however, that the
thirteen had banded themselves togeth-
er to run the caucus, and it was re-
ported the Legislature as well, having
promises of support from certain Home
Rule members to carry through all the
measures that they might wish. AS
,oon as this was voiced. however, the
and the indignation OF
<eliinoi and others demonstrated that
hey did not wish to be so charged. and
he caucus then proceeded to vote on
he places. Before this was done there