The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-11


been member OF every Legislator,
since. On every occasion but one, whe,
he held his seat as a member of TIT
Cabinet, he had been elected by tn,
franchise of the people of Oahu and
he felt proud Of that fact. When h,
| intimated that the present session
| would probably be his last, there weI,
| cries of dissent on all sides He pro
| ceeded to say that he had never SAT il
! a legislative body wherein more o.
harmony had been manifest than the
| Senate of 1858. All of the members
without regard to party or faction
| seemed to have the single aim of the
| common good of the country at heart
| Probably no former Legislature haG
passed greater number OF useful laws
| than the present.
Mr.. Kalauokalani spoke in Hawa ian
his face lighted with good humor, and
| his remarks were received with visf-
| BILE pleasure.
Mr.. Dickey, glancing at the officers
table, presumed that he was persona
non grata with some of the guests. Yet
in giving occasion for such a feeling
that might exist against him he was
impelled by desire to keep down the
expenses of the Senate, as he had tried
all along to work for economy in the
public expenditures generally. He CO.
incided in all that had been said about
the harmony aid public spirit that had
characterized the Senate.
Senator Achi was introduced as the
Senator who had requested to be ex-
empted from chairmanships at the
first of the session, but nevertheless
had been among the hardest worked
oh ir Of Ia l.
committees He disclaimed the COM
pIiment, saying Senator Cecil Brown,
as chairman of the Judiciary commit
tee, had been head and shoulders over
all others as a worker. Mr.. Achi spoke
of the absence of party lines in TIE
sessions Of the Senate. The Home
Rulers were frequently cordial in their
support of Republican party measures.
Senator Isenberg would not dismiss
the tables until the company should
drink the health of the President of
the Senate and do it with the added
honor of three cheers for Mr.. Crabbe.
At the beginning of the session he had
promised his vote to Mr.. Crabbe for
presiding officer upon a very limited
acquaintance with him, but now after
having observed his conduct in the
chair during the regular session and
until near the close of the extra ses-
sion he must say that the Senate was
most fortunate in its election of Presi-
dent. Mr.. Crabbe's rulings had been
uniformly fair and never questioned
but to be sustained. He had the good
fortune in his presidency, too, to be
backed by the Vice President. Senator I
Paris, with his experience of legisla- !
tive practice.
hnnnrP6
cheers.
President Crabbe replied with effec-
tive huency. He was greeted with neg |
alive responses all round when he re-
peated his intimation, made at the
close of the regular session, that with |
the extra session he intended retiring
from the legislative field for at least
!, season It was a matter of pride to
him. he felt it was right to be proud,
hat he should have been chosen to
preside over the Senate after but one
sessions experience. 1t had been his
lin to decide all questions fairly and
according to the most accepted prac-
ice To this end he had studied the
ulings made in the Congress of the
United States, but happily he had only
ew occasions when it was necessary
O rule. There were just three times
hat appeals were taken from the chair
nd in every case he had been sustain
d. His easy course in the chair he
ttributed to the spirit of harmony for
he public good which had pervaded
he present Senate. The lines be-
ween parties had not been visible. All
f the members showed a disposition
o act for what they deemed the best
interests of the country. There were {
;eca lad
right to differ. AS to the work of
he Senate, they had no reason to be
shamed. It. was done expedit;ously ;
nd well. He considered that the
louise of Representatives, also. was
yorthy of praise for having done its
hare of the legislation that had been
AS Senator Achi had
amarked. the House was a larger body
han the Senate and therefore might
e expected to move slower. Yet the
louise had done good work. MT
rabbe Joined in the expressions or
to the host for both the
legant feast and the pleasant outn
wen his colleagues and he hoped there
ould be a similar reunion at the same
lace two years hence.
Before and after the luau the guests
lnged over the premises, inspecting
le ranch economies and, among other
ovelties, seeing the kennels where Mr..
has several varieties OF thor
ughbred dogs. The breeding stock IL t
nported from Germany. Being drlv-
n TO and from the ranch house by
ifferent routes. the guests had opo3r-
unity of inspecting the growths OF
rage p1ants on the ranch. The fields a
alfalfa. a forage by which Mr. Isen-
ars sets great store, are sight 10 /
.ioiee the heart of anyone taking IN
,xerest in farming. 7
->- Dor II ASSEPTTn\S