Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-23
kNUDSEN Dimes HOUSE

Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tivesc Eric Knudsen last night enter.
tained at magnificent banquet in the
main hall of the Royal Hawaiian Ho.
tel his fellow.members of the House,
together with the officers of the House
and members Of the press who keep tab
on the doings and undoings Of the
ground.noor lawmakers.
The House was called to order at s
o'clock. Mr.. Speaker in the chair. Al
In regular session, operations we're be.
gun with Invocation, Rep. kalino being
called upon to bless the board. Then,
going into Committee of the Whole.
all matters of immediate Importance.
solid and liquid and intermediate (poD
were taken off the table and strenuous
ly considered; the House. being won
derfully unanimous in the disposition
of the order of the day, the business
of the special session progressed
smoothly, with not veto In sight.
The tables were arranged in a hollow
square and bedecked with MALE, lima
and carnation leis, silver shaded can
dies making pretty effect. In the
square formed by the banquet board
stood a handsome statuette of Kameha-
meha the Great, carved in koa, the
flowing mantle gold.leafed, an Hawai-.
ian flag draping the pedestal and an
American nag held aloft in the figures
left hand, instead OF the spear to he
seen in the original statute.
Beside each plate was found "Housc
Bill No. 1873" which read as follows:
House Bill No. 1913, An Act to make
of record the fact that Speaker Knud
sen is the original jolly good fellow.
BE 1t enacted by the leading states.
men of the Territory of Hawaii. and
others that We eat:
Section /. County Cocktail.
Section 2. Oysters en- the Half Shell,
Quinn.
Section 3. Celery Sticks, Mahelona.
Section 4. Philadelphia Pepper Pot,
Coelho.
Section 5. Kukui Nut, Kaniho. Ha.
waiian Crabs, Long. Sailed Almonds.
Holstein.
Section 6. Pond Mullet in III Leaves,
Aylett.
Section 7. Potato Chips, Greenwell.
Poi, Cox.
Section s. Hawaiian Pig -. Lu-
au Chicken, Fernandez.
Section 8. Punch. Andrade.
Sartinn Capnu with pffla
Sauce, Lilikalani.
Section II. Pomme Surprise, Rice.
Asparagus, Nakuina.
Section ~. Alligator Pear Salad,
Harris.
Section 10. Hawaiian Ice Cream, AS.
sorted Cakes, Smith.
Section IA. Black Coffee. Best Kind
Section 10. Pau. No Veto.
There was no need OF n conference
committee on the above-the bill was
considered thoroughly, item by item,
and passed without dissenting voice.
Rep. Harris responded to the toast:
"Frenzied Finance" Rep. Liliuokalani
replied for the ladies-talking about
nothing but the great work done by
the House. Rep. Coelho reminded the
House that there is an island in the
Pacific called Maui" He was ruled
out of order.
Rep. Harris, toward the termination
Of festivities, presented the genial and
Speaker. on behalf of the
of the House, who deeply ap.
preciated his impartial rulings and
great success generally as Speaker of
the House of 1905. with splendid
jewel, beautiful diamond set in an
worked charm Of gold, bear
ing on its reverse legend to the effect
that 1t was the gift of the House to
its Speaker.
The merry gathering applauded en-.
upon the presentation. -,
Mr.. knudsen, beaming, thanked his |
colleagues in few well put, modest !
words, disclaiming credit and prais.
Ing the members for their good work, |
for their support throughout
and for the pleasant surprise they had
prepared for him.
Those present were:
Speaker Eric Knudsen, II. l.. Hol-
stein, w. w. Harris, Frank Andrade,
Oscar p. Cox, Carl S. Smith, Chas. A.
Rice, p. Pail, A. NJ, Burns. VIM. Jarrett |
Sheldon, Fred. T. p. Warehouse, ID.
<alauokalani, Jr., Thos. ii. Kalawaia,