The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-02

y. COIltyy one Vi tlt hduil uCiC
cation, is known as the Foxy Grand
pa" of the House. He Is not so Otter
on his feet as some of the other mem
bers from the closed island, but IL Is
in committee meetings and in little
private conferences that he gets in his
most effective work. Coney is one OF
the best informed men in the House
on general subjects and often wins out
by not being too obtrusive in paradine
his knowledge before some of his col
leagues. His designation is by no
means undeserved, although Philip
Pail has quite a claim to similar
title.
The most of the work that Pail
seems to have taken upon himself is
that of moving adjournments and re-
cesses, a privilege which none of the
other members have so far infringed
upon. But when he decides to take
a hand in the debates his work is
smooth. He is the recognized leader
of the Maui contingent and keeps them
pretty well in line.
The wittiest motion so far made in
the House is down to the credit of this
Maui leader, that of postponing the
consideration of Moanaulfs freak reso-
luton regarding Doctor" Wallach
until April FOOLS day. This motion
was slyly made and the hook was in
Moanauli before he realized it.
So far the House has passed upon
nearly one hundred and seventy bills
and resolutions, but the number Of
those handed to various members with
the request that they be presented
Will never be known. These have been
enough, at any rate, to run the total
for the session up to nearly five hun
dred and not an inconsiderable por-
ton of them are jewels in their way.
There was the bill to increase the ses-
sional indemnity of the members to
$1,000 a session, looked at longingly by
some of the members but finding no
one ready to assume the responsibility
of placing it before the House. The
preparation of this bill is credited to
one of the haole members of the Sem
ate. who was afraid to present it him.
self and thought to get one of the
Hawaiian House members to jump at
the chance of presenting it. Once
regularly introduced 1t was figured
that 1t would pass, whereby the origi-
share of the benefit and the introducer
would shoulder all the odium to be at
Lached to such a salary grabber. The
members of the House got
next to the scheme Immediately, how
ever and none of them could be found
10 touch the bill with ten foot pole. |
There was another bill in the hands |
IF House member, the avowed OBJ
ect of which was to abolish the |
smoke nuisance of Honolulu" This |
vas handed back to the outsider who |
had handed 1t in for presentation with |
request that he had better draft a |
'ill requiring everyone in Honolulu to |
ihoyel the snow off their own side
walks as required in most mainland |
titles.
Another resolution, If introduced,
would have set the House and the Sem
tie by the ears. This came in from
In indignant Portuguese, who had
cad In the report OF an afternoon pa
Der that Senator Makekau had done
he Judge Robinson act in the Senate
md denouced the Portuguese citizens,
md demanded that the Senator re-
ract or suffer the consequences. Be-
ore presenting 1t, the member to
'hom II was sent made an investiga-
ion and found out that the Senator
lad made only complimentary refer
noes to the Portuguese and the pub
Ished report of his speech had been
arbled.
Bluff Billy Sheldon, of Kauai, is an
Id legislator. and wants the other
nembers to know 1t. He is also
oughened against the attacks OF
ewspapers, or says so, and also
'ants the other members to know
hat. Sheldon should look up what
has to say regarding the
nan who protests too much. also the
ne which calls attention to the winc-
lg of the CALLED jade Indeed II he
e-read his whole Shakespeare after
e gets away from the whirl of the
ity and has more time on his hands
e might learn several things. He is
pretty good fellow after all.
kaleo is the one member or the
ourth out OF sympathy with his col {
agues and in opposition most OF the {
me to the interests of the ones who
ected him. AS the session gets older {
lis member seems to fall more and
ore under the spell OF the verbose {
ember from Kohala, the Honorable a
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