The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-10
Attorney General and
Treasurer Do Not.
Receive Approval of
Upper House.

Inc IerrIJOria1 senate cdfeIuIly
closed the doors to the legislative cham
her at 10:45 clock yesterday morn
ing. stationed the sergeant-at-Arms at
the keyhole, and proceeded with the
public s business-eonsiderat of the
appointments made by Governor Frear.
The net results of the star chamber
session was the failure Of the Senate
to confirm the appointments of Attor-
ney-General Hemenway, Treasurer A. j.
Campbell and A. Lidgate, License Com
missioner of the second-class on the
Island of Hawaii. Action was deferred
on Land Commissioner Pratt and Sur
veyor Walter E. Wall.
The votes that resulted in Attorney
General Hemenway not being confirm
ed were east by Senators Brown. Coel-
no, Harvey, Makekau, Mccarthy, Rob
inson, Moore, and Woods. Those vot-
ing for his confirmation were Senators
Baker, Chillingworth, Fairchild, Kala-
ma, Knudsen, Quinn, and Smith.
Treasurer Campbell failed of eonfrma-
ton by vote of ten to five. The af
frmatiye votes were cast by Senators
Smith, Fairchild, Knudsen, Kalama,
and Chillingworth The votes that re-
suited in the failure of the Senate to
confirm CampbeIl's appointment were
casts by Senator'S Harvey, Quinn, Me-
Carthy, Woods, Brown, Coelho, Robin
son. .Makekau, Moore, and Baker
As soon as the votes were taken on
the nominations of the Governor, Ma
kekau moved to reconsider, effectualfy
preventing any further action IN that
connection. The statesman from Homo
kaa particularly proud of the part
he played in the failure of the Senate
to confirm the appointments.
When the Senate decided to go into
committee OF the whole on the appoint
ments, Senator Smith called attention
toy the Senate rule that provides for
executive sessions. Senator Knudsen
also observed that the Senate should
consider the appointments in secret ses-
sion. Senators Fairehild and Kalama
were the only members of the upper
house who did not think that star
chamber session was necessity. So
publicity was effectually throttIed for
the time being at least.
the session lasted half an hour and
the majority did not want any debate.
They had already decided on just what
was going to happen, and they wanted
TO hurry through with it as quickly as
possible.
Tie fan results of the session were
as follows:
Confirmed
superintendent of Public Works,
Marston Campbell, November /. 1907
Auditor, Joseph H. Fisher, Novem-
Der 25, 1907.
Deputy Auditor, Henry Clay Meyers,
June H. 1908.
High Sheriff, William Henry, October
81, 1903.
Registrar of Conveyances. Charles H.
Merriam, May 10. 1908.
Board of Health: Mark P. Robinson.
President, July 2, 1908; Frederick c.
Smith. May II, 1907; James f. Nor
gan, April ID, 1908; David Kalauoka-
Iani ST., January 2, 1909.
Commissioners Of Agriculture and
Forestry: Marston Campbell, Presi-
dent, January 20, 1907; Albert Water
house, November 5. 1907; FL. NJ Won
Holt. September Is. 1908; John NJ.
Dowsett, January %, 1909.
Commissioners of immigration: Ern-
est A. Mott-Smith. President, August
Is, 1905; Richard Ivers, August Is,
1905.
Commissioner of Public Archives,
George Robert Carter, October Is, 1907.
Regents of the College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts: Ralph s. Hosmer,
September 10, 1907; Henry E. Cooper,
April 49, 1908.
Hawaiian Library: William L. Whit
ney. July 80, 1907; Alonzo Gartley,
April 81. 1908.
Honolulu Park Commissions: Walter
NJ. Gifard. August 8. 1905; George P.
Castle, August Is. 1908; Gerrit P. Vii
der. August 2s, 1908.
Medical Examiner, A. n. Sinclair, NJ
D.. March 5. 1908.
\ Dental Examiners: c. B. High, D. D.
s., July so. 1907; A. J. Derby, D. D. s.
May 10. 1905.
Board of Pharmacy: Samuel s. Peck,
Continued on Page Two.)