The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-19

earthly presented the name of Rev.
| Moses kuikahi and IL was seconded.
Senator Coelho Is candidate was Rev.
John kahio and he was duly elected
upon vote being taken.
The name of Peter NJ. KahokuoLinn
was presented by Senator Coelhn aa
Sergeant at Arms and his election was
mace unanimous upon the motion Of
Senator Mccarthy. The same proce.
dure gave Peter Victor, the only candi.
date for tn" place Of messenger, the
position he was scheduled for.
A Missing Janitor.
There is certain Republican candi.
date for janitor who has good reason
for hard feeling against the Senate
majority. Tho name of the man select.
ed for the responsibilities of keeping
the Senate chamber tidy" had been
decided upon in solemn caucus, but
when the moment came for nomination
Senator Chillingwcrth could not recall
the name of the majority candidate
Senator Mccarthy proposed the name
of Keohokaole while Chillingworth was
searching for the Republican ianitor
out in the hallway. lie could not find
the missing candidate, however, and
when he returned discovered that the
nominations had been closed and that
Democrat had actually slid into office.
Senator Mccarthy candidate could
not be sworn in for he was not pres.
ent, his sponsor observing that $40
did not think he had ghost of a
chance. -
Upon the appointed officers with
the exception of the missing .iantor-
taking the oath of office the chair de.
clared the Senate regularly organized
and ready to proceed. Senator Coelho
moved that the House of Representa-.
t!yes be notified that the Senate was
organized, but the motion of Knudsen
TO wait upon the Governor was given
precedence, the committee being com.
posed of Senators Knudsen, Brown and
Harvey. 1T was at twenty minutes to
II O'Clock that the committee went
upstairs to the Governor s office. Upon
the committees return Senntor Knud.
sen stated that the Governor compli.
meHtcd the Senate ON its speedy or.
ganization and that the message would
be delivered shortly. A recess was
taken at the call Of the chair and was
resumed when President Smith was in.
formed that the message was about to
be delivered.
The duty of presenting the message
TO the Senate devolved upon G. ii.
Mcbride, Governor Frear's private see.
eretary. The message was handed to
President Smith and then turned over
to Clerk Savidge for reading Senator
Ralama moved that the message DO
place on file to be read at some fu-
ture time but the chair held that 1t
was customary to have the document
read and that appeared TO be the gen.
eral sentiment of the Senate. About
ten pages had been read when Senator
Coelho suggested that the reading DO
skipped to the last paragraph and this
was done.
A communication from the House of
Representatives was read by Clerk
Savidge stating that organization had
been completed and they were ready
TO proceed with the business of the SEES,
sion. The report of Chief Justice
Hartwell was ordered to be placed on
file.
President Smith then stated that he
would appoint a committee on rules
composed Of Senators Knudsen, Kala.
ma and Baker and that the report
would be received after lunch.
Governors Message.
The message from the Governor ask.
ing the Senate Endorsement for his ap,
pointments was read by Clerk Sayidge
and placed on file for further considera.
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