Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-20

courtesy WHlCH, uuIlnp tHe carrier
days of the session, was so plentifully
smeared over the lawmakers is wear
ing thin in spots, and here and
there. tan be seen the real grain of
the timber underneath. The term
Honorable Gentlemen" is still bat
ted around from one to another, but
At more often now has a sarcastic
meaning than otherwise.
And the reason is that there are
fewer axes to grind and the members
are not looking so eagerly for some
enc to turn the grindstone and I'LL
the water-can. The end of the ses-
sion is approaching and most Of the
pet measures have already been act.
ed on. The trades have about all
been made and the Representatives
and Senators have got about all out
of one another that can be expected.
Consequently they can permit them
selves the luxury Of saying what they
think and voting as they really want
TO occasionally.
During the early days of the ses-
sion 1t was very rare thing for ell
Their House to kill the bill of one of
its members openly on the floor OF
the legislative chamber. Such kill
ings as occurred were generally in
committee and were perpetrated as
considerably as possible so as to
avoid hurting the tender feelings of
the father of the bill and perhaps
earning his enmity for the pet meas
ures of the committeeman.
Now all this Is changed and the
Legislators exhibit Il grim Joy In taking
some poor. inoffensive little bill out
on the floor and gorily slaughtering
II.
Yesterday Sheldons bill calling for
the appointment of a Commission to
examine applicants for horse-shoers'
licenses came up in the House for fin
al reading. In the morning a serious
defect In the bill was pointed cut
and Sheldon was granted time to
amend the bill. In the afternoon he
offered his amendments, which the
House gravely accepted, and then
cquelched the bill by an overwhelm-
ing vote.
Sheldon, who used to be a black
smith himself, and has in his time
shod many horse--and other ami
mals.-was very much disguised.
Leaving his seat he went to cor
ner OF the room, grumbling to him
self. Talk about shooting jackasses
In Kona," he said. He didn't COM
plete the sentence, but his look as
he turned and slowly surveyed the
House showed that II wasn't Kona
that he had In mind.
One of the constantly recurring and
IN n way amusing incidents OF the
House Is the vote OF Kaniho on any
measure introduced by Rawlins.
The kohala kicker loves Rawlins as
the devil loves holy water. He has
been roasted several times by the
, chairman OF the Judiciary Committee
for his bull-headed obstinacy In refus-
Ing to appear before the committee
where some of his own bills were being
considered, and he takes childish
pleasure In showing his spite.
Whenever bill comes up on third
reading, Kaniho turns II bver and
looks at the back to see who is It's In.
PRODUCER. II he finds Rawlin's name
there. he promptly emits q vigorous
and emphatic "aole.' The merits OF
the bill cut no figure with him. liz
would vote no on bill to make him
: self present Of q fat job without WORK
II Rawlins were sponsor for II. No
body has yet presented him with d
rattle.
What lot of dignity we do acquir,
after the people have selected us I'd ~
their servants And how we do glOr,
In the prefix OF Hon" before oul
D names after we get into the Legisla
' ture.
. 1t Is amusing to observe the scrupul
Gus care with which the members o
the House address one another as "th'
= Honorable Gentleman from Kohala,
] or the Honorable Representative iron
@ any other old place. The man who a
G home Is simply plain Bill Jones, AM
sits arouad with his collar and shoe
of and corncob pipe in his teeth, In
sists on being the Honorable Gentle
man when he comes up to make law
for the common herd. Once In . Will
q member makes "a slip and refers I,
4, another member as Mr.. Blank. but h
- hastily corrects himself and addresse
. his fellow member very solemnly a
:, the Honorable Gentleman. We mus
q use all the dignities and emolument
> that 20 with office.
= A grand exhibition of ground an
= lofty tumbing may be witnessed Il
:, the House almost any old day. Prob
= ably no other legislative body in tn
a world can perform a back flip wit
q graeter celebrity and agility than tn
!, House of Representatives of the legif
! lature OF the Territory OF Hawaii, The
:, can XIII bill so dead II can't eve
" wiggle, and pile votes enough on II
, grave to hold down even the most M
easy ~)rpse and then In 10 minute
kaleiopu or some other member, ger