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Majority Party Arranges Plans for
Control of the Legislation of
the Senate and Will Force the
Action of the House.

by this chair. Gentlemen, we will pro-
ceed with the election of vice-chair-
man."
AS soon as he had finished his words
IChillingworth moved that the House
take a recess until two o'clock in the
afternoon, and when this was done an
other caucus was held by the Repub-
| licans, though it was without effect.
! When the afternoon session began
! Speaker Beckley announced that the
/ order of business was the completion of
| the organization of the House, and that
it would at once proceed to the choosing
of a vice-speaker. The Home Rule
| leaders showed a vigor which was sur
prising, and Kaniho got the floor
quickly, nominating David Kupihea.
/ There seemed no Republican who had
| his mind made up and it looked as if
| there would be no opposition to the
Home Ruler, but finally Nakaleka NOV
ed to adjourn. Speaker Beckley ruled
this out of order and gave as his rea-
son that some business must intervene
between motions to adjourn under the
rules. Harris then nominated Knudsen.
The votes were counted by a commit
tee consisting of Pulaa and Lewis, and
the result was Knudsen seventeen, Ku-
pihea twelve, there being one member
absent.
The result was announced and imme-
diately Harris moved to adjourn.
Speaker Beckley announced that he
would not entertain the motion nor
would he recognize any member f1r the
purpose of a similar one. as he had
ruled that adjournment having taken
place once. there could DE no sin liar
action until the conclusion of the order
of business. Harris appealed from this
ruling, but Speaker Beckley would not
recognize his right to the floor looking
right through him and seeing Kaniho
who nominated the Rev. Mr. Kekuewa
for chaplain. Harris sat down and the
business went on. There were other
nominations and at once the election of
Kekuewa was made unanimous.
This brought up the matter of the
clerkship and Kaniho nominated w. H.
Coney and Henry c. Vida presented the
name of Solomon MeheuIa. Coney had
withdrawn from the race at the major
ity caucus of the preceding evening and
the result was foregone, the former
clerk of the Home Rule house winning
the place by twenty-six to three.
For interpreter Kaniho named w. j.
Coelho and Knudsen, w. G.. Sheldon.
The latter was the choice of the Re
publican caucus, Coelho having been
turned down by his supposed party and /
only getting his nomination from the !
Home Rule side. But five of the men !
who were present at the caucus violated
the pledge and gave Coelho fifteen votes 1,
while Sheldon received only fourteen. |
The announcement of the result was
received with applause from the gal /
lery.
Kupihea named P. Maurice Mcmahon |
for stenographer, and the Republicans
put up George P. Theilen. The latter
got sixteen votes as against thirteen
for the Home Ruler. From this time !
the elections went on rapidly, the only
strict party vote being that given to
Kaleo for sergeant-at-arms, he receiv-
ing nineteen as against ten for former
speaker J. a. Akina. The full list of
employees includes Malio, messenger,
and Keliiaa as janitor- The element or
hunor was introduced when Kaniho,
calling in loud voice for the newly
elected messenger asked for the de-
livery of a note, and soon after while
MaIio was waiting upon another MEM
ber, Kaniho's pencil rapping stopped
until he had been served.
Harris at once moved that further
work of organization be postponed until
This morning, and the motion was sec
onded, but the Speaker announced that
he organization was complete and that
here was now nothing but work in
sight. He recognized Kupihea, who
moved that a committee of three wait (
lpon the Governor and the Senate and 1
announce that the House was ready for
business. Kumalae raised the point J
hat Harris had a regular motion to ad-
ourn but Beckley said that he would y
lot recognize that motion, as the one
f Kupihea was in line with public in
crest. and would mean that something
night be done. He put the motion and ,
t was simply showed under by the e,
House, whereupon Beckley recognized
Harris for a motion to adjourn, which |
arried. d.
ENATE MAJORITY OPPOSES GAG ,
RULE,
The Senate did a lively business at
he morning session. There was a rush
rom the start at 10 o'clock until an
diournment was taken until after
oon. forty-five minutes later.
When the session was called to order
Y President Crabbe, Senators Paris.
IcCaudless. Dickey, and Nakapaahu p
ere not in their places. McCandless
,me in during roIl-caIl, and Dickey q
w minutes later. Nakapaahu was v
nnounced as ILL., and Paris has not a
-rived in the city
Chaplain Ezera opened with prayer, >
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