The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-02
SOLONS AND
GOVERNOR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY.

sENATE-THIRTY-sEcoND DAY.
The Senate was not overworked yes
terday. Not handkerchief was soiled
by the perspiration that should have
appeared on the brows of the hard
worked members. The day before was
marked as one in which something
more than a mares nest was discov-
cred and yesterday was looked upon
as the one on which developments
would be made by the committee ap-
pointed, on request of Senator Chill
lingworth, to wait upon the Governor
and ascertain the extent of the un-
dated resignation feature Of the Gov
ernment. This committee was com
posed of Senators Chillingworth,
Hewitt, Mccarthy, Hayselden and
Knudsen. To Vice President Kalama
the chairman of the committee remark
ed that he had been informed that
the Governor was fairly effervescing
with a desire to be questioned on the
subject of designations and at that
moment was waiting in the fRobin s
Egg Blue" to meet the committee.
The vice president was ready to OBJ
lige and the senatorial inquisitors left.
The hands of the clock marked min
utes and the minutes grew into an
hour, and more, before the committee
returned. So long were they absent
that Senator off duty suggested that
perhaps the Governor was wheedling
undated designations out Of them. 1t
was nearly half-past twelve when Sen
ator Kalama called upon the sergeant
alarms to herd the Senators who were
unemployed and bring them into the
chamber. When they had taken their
seats Senator Coelho moved recess
until two o'clock but Senator Makekau
amended that to an adjournment until
Saturday and the amendment carried.
The Senators had not risen from
their seats when the committee re-
turned. They looked as though they
had been bumped by Caesar.
WHAT THE COMMITTEE HEARD
The report of the committee was not
made but from member enough was
Learned to satisfy anyone that the
Governor would stand pat on his posi-
tion. There was desire to tack to
the appropriation bill the rider drawn
by Senator Chillingworth on Thursday
but as the session was over for the
day the rules forbade it. The same
will be presented today in the form of
concurrent resolution to the effect
that no employe of the Government,
male or female, who has handed in to
a superior officer dated or undated
resignation draw any pay from this
appropriation. This will be a stopper
on the payment of salaries but if the
Senators believe that it will stop the
Governor from having his own way
they are mistaken.
To the committee the Governor said
he did not care what the newspapers
said of his action or what the people
thought of him, he had demanded the
designations and had been handed them
before the commission was passed over
to the incumbent of the office. He
proposed to hold on to those resigna-
tions and would not hold the office of
Governor if it was decided that he
could not pursue the course he had
mapped out. He had in his safe the
undated designations of Mr.. Holloway,
Mr.. Campbell and Mr.. Peters. What
the treasurer had he did not know.
Senators Hewitt and Mccarthy re.
marked that such actions on the part
of an executive savored of the despot
and added that the official who would
train in ON such policy lacked dig
nifty, or words to that effect. 1t was
at this that the Governor brought his
hand down on the table with consider
able force and remarked that he would
not hold office if it was otherwise.
One of the committee asked ques-
tion about the influence such course
would have on the departments and
in moment Superintendent Holloway
appeared at the door and was admitted |
His presence at the hearing was a sur.
prise to those of the committee who
did not know of the system of electric |
bells in the desk used by the Governor
Questioned as to whether he had not |
been influenced by the fact that the
Governor had in his safe his resigna
tion the superintendent promptly, and
naturally, replied that he had not been
influenced by it. When asked by an
other member if it was not true that |
he had followed the directions, or sug
gestions, of Mr.. Kellogg solely on the
recommendation of the Governor and
against his best judgment, he waited
a moment and then said it was not |
the case, exactly. When asked if the