The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-30


iosu ~ lionss a Representatives. ns,f
isa That u hhd jasssd Senate nin 30.
a.. rlNiinE a. entehnHi ftnes ~ ~
eefain government lands ~ auction,
ln nn amended fofm. On motion ~
senntut Mccarthy she amended bin
vas refrfffd-io The Judiciary Commit.
tee for confederation aud report
Then Senate Resolution No. 90. de-.
ferfed from The morning session. came
~ for consideration aud produced n
debate on The problems ~ Home Rule
and the stand for the appointment II
eiiiEcns Of the Territory to public Of.
fees
senator Mccarthy Immediately went
into action with motion not 10 adopt
the resolution In stating his reasons
he said;
81 agree with the spirit Of this reso.
luton but do not approve Of its
present form. This would be an ap-
propriute resolution for a bar assoei.
alton or some other similar civic body.
but ] do not think it would be proper
for ms 30 send such resolution To the
President Of the United States. am
in sympathy with the idea itself. but
| can not approve of sending such
document 10 the President. II would
not be in keeping with the dignity of
the Senate
Senator Mccarthy called attention to
the wording of the resolution, which,
in the first paragraph, referred to
newspaper report as being author.
ity for the belief that an outsider was
To he appointed as the new Federal
Judge.
Senator Chillingworth agreed that
this was rather frivolous construc-
ton and his motion to strike out the
infiammatory word newspaper was
carried.
w. o. Smith Favors It.
President of the Senate Smith called
Vice President Kalama to the chair
and took the floor in support of the
resolution.
90 can see no improperly in petit
tioning the President or Congress in IA
matter of this kind he said. off
we present our views in respectful
manner and show that we are opposed
to Territorial offices being filed by
non-residents, il is well within our
rights. Strangers are apt to come here
with preconceived ideas sometimes
wrong-that it takes period of resi-
dence to remove. On the other hand,
there is no lack of capable men here
who are perfectly able to fill public Of
fees in manner necessary to the
proper administration of government.
The people here are just as patriotic as
the people resident in any portion of
the United States. / have often con-
tended that the Hawaiians are Amer
leans by force of association. The
extension of the American school sys-
TEN to these Islands was an important
factor, and the people were Americans
in sympathy and habit long before the
days of annexation. In New Zealand
the native Maoris have absorbed the
spirit of English institutions; in Ia
hiti the natives are French in manners
and life. and the German influence is
prevalent in Samoa.
''In these Islands for seventy-fve
years the life has been based on Amer
lean principles. The judicial system
was based on that of the United
States: the business system was Amer
lean by reason of the close trade re
lations maintained. There is no i'm
l
subject. We are now Territory, try
| ing to show that we are able to gov
ern ourselves on American lines. Other
| Territories are jealous of their right
| in matters of this kind, and i see
no objection to this resolution on prin-
ciple. 1t might be better worded; I
think it is a little too long, and would
| suggest that the preamble is unneces-
sarily long.
Senator Mccarthy was next recog-
nized by the chair, and he said that
he had no objection to the resolution
being sent to the Delegate to Con-
gress. hut he reiterated his view that
II would be distinctly improper to for
ward such document to the Presi-
dent of the United States He thought
it might be well to refer it back to
the judiciary Committee. Senator
Smith also thought it might be better
TO send the resolution to the Delegate,
with a request that he present it to
the high official named.
Praises Breckons.
GAS to the District Attorney, sin
cerely hope that he will remain in of
fee. With all due respect to his
| 1 ilusl say lhhl ne is inc
ablest man we have ever had in that
position.
~ am not making this fight for Mr..
Atkinson. There are probably better
men than Mr.. Atkinson who would talk
less Therefore / move that the res
olution pass as amended. -
Senator Harvey thought that the
adoption of the resolution would be
overriding the Delegate" He said
that the Delegate represented the PEG.
pie of the Territory and that it should
go to him direct. Chillingworth call
ed for an aye and no vote on McCar-
thy s motion not to adopt
Senator Baker moved to refer the
resolution back to the Judiciary Com
mittee, but Chillingworth observed
that Baker was out of order.
Senator Quinn moved that the reso'
luton be indefinitely postponed, and
there was chorus of seconds.
Senator Smith again expressed the
hope that the resolution would not be
indefinitely postponed, because he de
clared that all objections could be met