The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-18

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Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
sentatives: | thank you for the honor
you have conferred on me especially as
[ may be able to consider your action
as an enforcement of my services as
Speaker of the last House.
"We are organizing today the Fifth
Legislature of Hawaii, marking another
milestone in the history of the Terri
tory under the Organic Act.
s'The last Legislature left to us an
example of procedure which as an ideal
should be preserved. It had watch
word which prevailed throughout the
session, taken up by the people during
the elections and remembered by them
in the reelection of many of the MEM
bers of the last House.
.1The watchword was a businesslike
session.
Each Legislature has its own prob,
lens and its own embaTrassments.
These problems do not occur in exactly
the same way nor are they treated in
the same style. The problems we may
have to meet this session may be differ
ent from those considered at the last
Legislature.
SO far as the duty of organizing
this House shall devolve upon me, /
shall endeavor to carry out that duty
in a way to meet your approval, to
Justify the confidence you have reposed
in me and to promote the purpose for
which we are assembled.
81 have a right to expect your help
and will depend upon that support in
order to merit your good will.
1'As your Speaker / shall endeavor
to preside over your deliberations with
fairness to all. I shall ask your indul-
gence in my own shortcomings as pre-
siding officer, and shall request of you
prompt attendance which alone can
make our session of sixty days advan-
tageous to Hawaii nei.
"When I see many of you who served
in the last Legislature reelected, / feel
confident that the duties of the hour
are in safe hands, and as We go for
ward in our work, let us strive onward
to meet the approval Of the people,
to whom we are responsible, and
whose will we as their trusted agents
should follow.
This address was applauded, and at
the conclusion of the 'handclapping,
Coney, of Kauai, nominated c. A. Rice
as vice speaker. This election was also
unanimous.
Sheldon then moved the adoption of
the 1907 rules, which was objected to
| by Kaniho, but passed nevertheless.
Adam Woodward was nominated for
clerk by Castro, the motion carrying,
! after which Rice rose to introduce a
privileged resolution under a suspen-
sion of the rules This resolution NOM
| mated all the other officials of the
House and shut out further nomina-
tions. Kaniho volubly protested, but
| the resolution carried, the officials
named being: J. w. Lloyd, stenog-
rapher; Harry Kahale, sergean5-at-
arms; w. III. Beers, interpreter; James
Apau, messenger; Rev. w. n. Lono,
chaplain, and S. W. Kahiona, janitor,
| Each, including the janitor, solemnly
| swore to uphold the Constitution of the
I United States.
The House was then ready to notify
| the Governor that it was ready for any
while taking a recess.
After recess, communication
| was received from the Senate
SiNlug tHe HdnlHs ol the quar-
fed officials of the chamber, in the
midst Of the reading of which came the
| message from the Governor, brought
| down in state by Claudius H. Mcbride,
/ faultlessly arrayed in frock coat and
| high hat. He didn't wear the hat in
the House, but held it gracefully in
one hand, to balance the message in the
| other. The full text of the Governor s
message appears elsewhere in this issue
| The message was laid on the table to
be taken up in the various committees
First Bill by Rice.
| Rice was about to give notice of a
| bill when a message from the Chief
! Justice was announced and received
Kaleiopu then presented a resolution
expressing the appreciation of the