The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-02-21
PAY RESPECTS
To EX-NONARCH
Legislators
Make Their Bow to
LiIiuOkaIani.
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CFrom Sundays Advortisor.l
For the porpose Of paying their re.
speets to Her Majesty, ex.Queen Liliu.
okalani, the members Of the house Of
representatives. cut short the session Of
the house yesterday and adjourned at
eleven o clock to march to Washington
Place in body and greet the only royal
queen in the United States.
The procession formed outside Of the
old palace to march to the new one,
headed by Speaker H. L. Holstein, who
acted as master OF ceremonies. This is
a custom which has been followed every
two years by the house and is looked
upon as matter of courtesy toward
one for whom so many have an affec.
ton as the last representative Of the
rulers Of the old kingdom.
1t was unique proceeding, and one
which no other legislative body in the
United States has ever participated in,
that of officially paying their mead Of
respect to royalty.
BY courtesy Of Mayor Fern the Royal
Hawaiian Band was present and greeted
the lawmakers Of the new order with
the strains OF ''Aloha De-" representa-
tive Of the old, when Washington Place
was reached.
Reception by Queen.
On the lanai Colonel G. P. IaulIea
greeted the visitors and marshaled them
in the library, where line was form
ed and the presentation to the ex-queen
began. Speaker Holstein stood beside
Her Majesty and presented each one
as he made his bow, and the Queen
shook each one cordially by the hand.
Her Majesty was seated in the draw
ingroom beneath the central doorway
and under the ancient coat of arms.
She was in low satin upholstered arm
chair and beside her were two kahilis,
insignia of Hawaiian royalty. To one
side stood Mrs. Iaukea, lady in waiting,
and other members of her home court
stood about or chatted with the guests.
The queen was dressed simply in q
black silk skirt with cream-colored
silk embroidered waist, and was without
special ornament, except heavy gold
bracelet on her left arm.
Queen Is Fragile.
The Queen was evidently pleased al
the respect shown her and laughed and
chatted in a melodious tone, seemingly
the spirit of eheerfulness, but the hearts
of those who had not seen her for some
years, were saddened by the change
She has "withered," as one representa-,
tive expressed it; has grown thin and
fragile, while her seventy years are
marked in her gray hair and evident
/ DIT Isfa on1 mo
shown in her every action and tone.
It was apparent that Her Majesty did
not consider it strange that the legis.
lators of the new integral part of the
great republic, the representatives of
the people, who were once her people,
should greet her with the Difference
Observed in a. kingdom.
Altogether it was one Of those eere-
monies which could not have happened
elsewhere in the world, and viii be re-
membered with pleasure by all who took
part in the courtesies Of the day.
Following the reception the guests
were entertained at a comprehensive
lunch and later returned to bid fare.
well to Her Majesty.
Later in the day Speaker Holstein
sent letter Of thanks to Mayor Fern
for the courtesy Of the band.
Flood Of Appropriations
During the session of the morning
the house received the appropriation
bill from the financial committee and
it is now formally before the house
for action, and what is going to be
done to that bill before the end of
the session is indicated by the flood of
appropriations which have already be.
gun to set in.
One of the important bills introduced
was by Representative Marcallino,
which provides for improving home.
steads, and directs that the board OF
immigration shall spend not more than
$250,000 a year for such improvement
but not less than 100000. A. clause
is inserted that no such improved home
stead shall be sold for less than the
$500 to be spent on it,
These improvements include the
building Of dwellings and outhousei
and the piping of water to each home
stead lot, also fencing it in, where
necessary.
Department. Reports.
In answer to the resolution request.
ing information as to the number OF
employees, salaries paid and their
length Of service, from the heads of
all departments, the answers began yes
terday to come in. Marston Camp.
bell, superintendent of public works,
sent in voluminous report in which
all the men employed in his depart.
ment were tabulated. The oldest, in
point of service, is james Morse, who,
for twenty eight years has been fore
man on the government wharves ST.
perintendent Pope, of public instrue-
ton, and Doctor Pratt, of the board
Of health; will submit their lists to-
morrow.
One pertinent plan adopted by the
house Is that all bills pertaining to the
City and County Of Honolulu shall be
referred to committee consisting Of
all the members OF the county of Oahu.
This resolution was introduced by Rep.
resentatiVe Charles Kanekoa. The pus.
pose Is to have the representatives Of
the people who are affected by all bond
issues for the city determine their