Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-15

necessary.
Resolved: That a copy Of this Reso.
luton be forwarded by the secretary |
to the Senate. and that copy thereof
be sent to the House Of Representa-.
tives, and that the Chairman Of this |
Committee be and is hereby authoriz- |
eo to appoint Committee to urge this |
matter upon said Republican members
OF the Legislature, said Committee to |
consist Of the Chairman Of this Com. |
mittee and one member from each
Representative District.
The above resolution was last night |
unanimously adopted at a meeting Of
the Republican Central Committee
held at the Fort street headquarters
at which there was an attendance oil
sixteen. including proxies.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman A. q. NJ. Robertson shortly
after 1880 o'clock. Secretary Harry
Murray called the roll, took note of
the proxies and read the minutes OF
the previous meeting. These were ap
proved. when. the chairman calling on
the schedule of business and finding
nothing that had precedence, invited
any and all who had new. business to
present to bring 1t forth.
James Quinn stated that he had
resolution.
us 1t very long?' asked Charles
Clarke.
mo, It is not very long" replied
Quinn, with smile and proceeded to
read the resolution above quoted In
full.
Following the reading T.. II. Adams
suggested that the resolution appeared
to be something In the nature Of a
whip which was calculated to be held
above the heads Of the Senators men.
toned In the resolution.
Nothing in the nature Of whip is
intended" said Quinn: this is simply
to remind them Of their promises to
the people in the way of local self.
government legislation"
Adams still labored under the i'm.
preston that the gentleman with the
resolution had whip hidden in the
document.
IL think II you will talk to some Of
the Senator's" said Quinn. "that Won
will find that some Of them are not
as enthusiastic over the idea of Coun.
ty Government as you might imagine"
1T sounds as II you were picking out
these men mentioned in the resolu.
tion," said Adams, ito 20 for them
In particular, as IL they had in some
particular manner failed to live up to
their promises"
Nothing of the kind" replied Quinn.
1T is merely a matter of reminding
them Of their promiees." Murray also
suggested that the resolution was to
serve as reminder; that 1t was moth.
ing in the nature of a whip.
Quinn went on to say that the reso.
luton was not binding as to any par.
ticular County Bill in toto; the Legis.
lature was naturally at liberty to make
. such changes In the bill as presented to
lhem py the County Commission as II
saw best
Auahs asked why the resolution did
NOT Drins IN all the senators Tor re-
ihuer IN regard 10 their pledges as to
@ouh'y eoverhment.
euihh SAID that the men mentioned
III the resolution as far as ne knew,
were those VINO had been prominent In
making promises on this island dur
hs the campaign. III we are TO be
successful In giving the people Coun'
ivy LAW said me- we nave got see
law passed that you cant drive six
morse taily'ho through"
Adams remarked that he had heard
sara mat the law presented to the
Legislature by the County Commission
was not ABOVE having six-horse tally
no driven through II In places. He
= had heard such remarks from men
supposed 10 Know something OF the
,acts' lie ola not know OF his own
Ahowiedge as TO the merits OF the pro
poseu law, put he wanted 10 tell the