Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-18
CONGRESSMAN
PRAISE MAUI
CONTINUED from PAGE u

the scene with her excellent rendition
Oi Hawaiian selections.
About noon a number of the Con
gressional party, under the guidanc,
Of Messrs. J. l.. Coke and Keola, wen
10 Kaalaholo, the Table Land, to view
the unrivalled beauties of lao Vale,
ard its surroundings. Many went VI
to the third crossing at the foot OF
the Needle in carriages, while not 9
few preferred to walk and take in The
scenery at their leisure. Representa-.
tive Littlefield and Mrs. Littlefelt
Miss Acheson and many others walk.
ed up to the table-land, which is nc
easy task, especially for strangers
One and all declared that they never
before set their eyes on so sublime a
scene.
The luau at Mrs. Fields commenc-
ed at about half past 9 O'Clock and
lasted until almost 5. During the re-
past the following gentlemen, at the
call of G. B. Wells, enlivened the oc-
casion with such flow of oratory as
is seldom heard in the land of the
Kamehamehas
Representative Bates said: Ladies
and Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens:
We thank you for the feast; we all
enjoyed it; keep up the good old GUS
tom. Keep tup the native feast and
don't let the custom die out. We are
enchanted with these beautiful ISL
ands; we see your most beautiful
scenery, your irrigation system. We
desire to meet you people of these
Islands. We like you. We desire
mutual acquaintance. We are de-
lighted at every turn to see your mar
velous development. We want to
meet you personally, for meeting to-
gether always does good. We have
been the better by coming here. We
have been very much edited with be-
coming acquainted with each other
You can understand better how much
we can do for you when we return.
This meeting will result in better leg
islation."
Territorial Senator Coelho opened
his remarks by singing "Ua Like no
a Like and then made few peril
nent remarks in Hawaiian. When
he let loose in English he doomed
Judge KepOikai for Governor and this
received the hearty approval of the
Congressional party, if judged by the
noise they made at the mention of
the name.
General Keifer who with other
members of Congress went with Man
'ger G. B. Wells and Hon. e. Faxon
Bishop, President of the Senate, to
see the opening of the new Waihee
itch, said it was one of the most i'm
'ortant factors in Hawaiian history,
ina the opening of the 1ood-gates
~ which over sixteen million gallons
If water was let into the ditch meant
great deal for the future of this
They came here to ascer-
ain the WISHES of the people, and it
will be their duty when they take
heir seats in the legislative halls of
congress to pass measures for Hawaii
With a greater spirit of liberality.
Loud calls brought Judge A. N. Ke.
oikai to his feet and all ears were
ttentive to hi@ remarks from Begin
ing to end. He said that if he had
ny aspirations in his bosom for the
'ubernatorial chair, the remarks of
oelho had made such an ambition a
ere dream, for if the Wailuku court
Cuse depended on his appointment to
nat chair, Jack" Atkinson could
IMPLY discount him, for there's moth
lg to prevent Jack from going home s
ght away and influence the powers
nat be to let the contract for the
Durt house, and his dreams were at i
II end. kepoikai doomed up Dele
ate Kalanianaole for his great fore .
ght in inviting the members of Con- s
ress to come to Hawaii, for soon
tier Kuhio succeeded in electing a '
epublican majority in both branches 8
the Legislature, he asked the Con- !
ress OF the United States to come t
I'd see Hawaii. Good politics, nv g
'y' emphasized the Judge. Look G
e around and seeing number of {
lie wives of the members of Con- d
'ess sitting on the ground around
e festive board, the Judge jokingly t
id: IF only there were more u
ives of Congressman here, nv q
Iances for the Gubernatorial chair
ould be better" Laughter) h
Representative Hamilton, chairman +
the Committee on Territories, said +
follows: I'VE are your friends, q
e know. The American pigs never G
sted better to us than here today.
ne pigs of other lands can't come h
to yours. We are in love with t,
III and we especially admire your G
dies. (Cheers.) heard someone
aking a remark about digging a q
mel across these mountains to La
ina. | know now why your dele a
ties came to work for the refunding .
II, (LaughterD We hope that our
sit here will be susceptible Of some
upflt Ia VOu | know it Is pF hana-