The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-25
Kauai and Hawaii Fight
Hard Against Oahu and
Maui Delegations.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE UP
Appointment Resolution
Cause Of Legislative
Battle.
(FrOm Sundays Advertiaer.1

I . GA0NOAtA1oNsy
With seventeen votes to thirteen the
Oahu and Maui delegations in the
house were unable yesterday to pass
the concurrent resolution requesting
congress to apportion the representa-
tion in this Territory on the basis Of
registered voters, instead of citizen
population.
The passage of this resolution might
mean step toward giving Oahu a
representation of sixteen representa-
tives in the house and eight senators
in the senate, a majority in both
houses sufficient to control legislation
in spite of any combination made be-
tween the other counties.
But the resolution was considered in
committee of the whole and it was i'm
possible to get a vote on the direct
resolution. Every time a motion was
made to rise and report in favor of
the resolution some amendment was
submitted and then followed a rollcall
on al motion to table the amendment.
Appeal to Mauiites.
Appeals of the most frantic kind were
made to the members of the Maui dele
cation to break away from the alliance
with Oahu. but five of Maui IS six dele
gates stood fast, Waiaholo only voting
just as solidly with the combined Ha-
wall and Kauai delegations.
Finally seeing that they were beaten
the delegates from Hawaii and Kauai
began filibuster. First Representa-
tive Alfonso from Hilo, talked for
forty-fve minutes, until he was forced
to quit in the middle of IS sentence he
forgot the subject of.
Then Representative Rice talked un-
til he could think of nothing more to
say and then proceeded to read edi-
torials from the Maui News, Hilo Tn
bune and poetry from the Detroit Free
Press. That was the last straw and
the Oahu men threw up their hands
and tried last desperate trick to get
ont of the hole.
Correa. of the Fifth district, made
notion which the opposition had tried
soveral times, to rise and report prog
ress with leave to sit again. This car
ried by al vote of 20 to and the house
reconvened.
Lose the Trick.
It was right here that the trick was
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the Oahu men to get the resolution be-
fore the house, where they Gould force
action, Representative Long moved to
table the report Of the committee to
be considered Monday, and this carried
The opportunity was lost, for the
time being.
In the course of the fight the ques'
ton of woman suffrage was injected
~ the qnffrnOA To
women of the Territory of Hawaii was
lost by a vote Of seventeen to thirteen
and not a woman was present. II
is asserted that this question will be
brought up again on Monday, when
there will be an opportunity for large
delegations of women to be present il
interested.
Question of Representation.
The committee Of the whole went int
session. with Representative George P
Cooke of Maui in the chair. Repre-
sentative Williamson presented the con
current resolution and called attention
to the danger of the Asiatic population
to the Territory, especially as repre-
sentation by citizenship includes TIM
many children of Chinese and japanese
parents born in the Islands. He move(
the committee rise and report to thu
house in favor of the adoption of thu
resolution.
That was as far as ever the Oahl
and Maui delegations progressed.
The question of woman suffrage wa
sprung at this time.
Representative Rice became sarcastic
He stated that even with the repre-
sentation which Oahu has now it cal
not accomplish anything, and asserte'
that it is general representation tina
counts.
Woman Suffrage.
fHaven't women as much right
representation as meniF he queTisd, q
though in earnest. ~ am proud 0
the record of the men of Kauai an
OF their right 10 representation on th
basis Of population, for II shows tha
they have large families.
1--WE represent all the citizens, 4
well as the men who are registered
and ] offer this amendment for tW
representative ID the senate and thl
congress grant the right Of suffrage
all wOmen Of legal age who afe either
Of this Territory"
There was d general aeeeRdlng Of n
amendment, and ihlnRs began 10 n
Interesting Rice held that 10 iai
Essay citizen representation u Nopl
OILY be right 10 give the women Il
right 10 vote. ~ ihfy could Fepfefel
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