The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-03-31
Step Taken to Bring 1t
Back to Life by
Oahu Man.
SOME STRANGE VOTING
Opposition Advanced Most
Trivial Reasons for
Their Stand.
lFrom Thursday . Advertiser.)

The first parliamentary hBh1 w "
fought on the floor of the senate fea.
tured the morning session of that body
Yesterday, when the Chillingworth
school bill appeared on the order of the
day for third reading. Thanks to tho
absence Of Senators Quinn and Kalei-
pou. the bill lost by vote of seven to
Ave. one vote short of the number neces-
sary to place final approval on the bill.
But far from being the Waterloo OF
this particular measure, the most i'm
portant that the senate has brought to
the floor for final consideration so far
this session, yesterdays fight on tae
part of its advocates, apparently a
losing one, resulted in further step
to victory, those who have secretly OPP
posed it having been smoked from thor
corner and forced to come out and show
their hand.
A brilliant trio, consisting of Baker
ITewett and Makekau, led the fight. OF
these, Baker and Makekau are Demo
Gratis and apparently express the Demo
cratic sentiment towards the proposed
school Legislation. They advanced no
argument; their "hand" appeared to
consist of plain crouch or desire
to shine in opposition, regardless OF
logic or argument.
Hewett, who is now supposed to be
leading the fight on the bill for reasons
best known to himself, let Baker and
Makekau do the talking, and these two
alternated in dragging up objections So
palpably absurd, when contrasted with
the arguments that an earnest man Of
a more brilliant orator might have
made out of them, that their own col
leagues could do no more than laugh
at them.
Baker spent five minutes on the foo
with long argument against the bill
on the ground that it was an encroach
ment on the rights of the county super
visors of Hawaii, or some argument
which he never made, and probably
couldn't make, clear, closely bordering
on that sentiment.
Fairchild of Kauai, the bill IS strong
est champion yesterday, standing con
tinually on the other side of the cham
Der firing back answers as quick as tn
objections could be brought up, an
swered Baker as effectively as the rest
He stated that he didn't care mucl
whether the senator from Hawai-
amended the bill or not on the grount
that Baker had advanced, "that Ha
wall county was not getting enough on
of the bill," because the bill as it stoo
gave Hawaii county 100000 more thai
1t could get in any other way.
When this information was imparte
to Hewitt a smile Of 'eestatic Bills
spread over his countenance and he sa
down as hurriedly as possible befor
some unforeseen event changed thi
gratifying condition. Afterwards
however, he lost sight Of the fort
thousand dollars and was on the foo
with another objection more trivia
than the first.
After Baker had been temperate
sqnelched, Robinson arose on a poin
somewhat similar, but Falrchild Shove
him that Maui was going to get $ls
600, twice as much as it would get IN
der the old rules. This satisfied Rot
inson apparently for he did not spea
at length against the bill afterwaTd
and voted for it although he has neve
been highly in favor of it.
Fairehilds, command of figures 7
iating to the bill and the way b
brought them out on a moments motto
proved him an expert parliamentai
ian with a very accurate appreciatio
of the idiosyncrasies Of his fellow men
beers.
Makekau, the strongest, or rather til
most persistent, opponent of the bill
made motion to defer action unit
Monday and Hewitt seconded it. Mi
itekau, however, continued to argue fC
fifteen minutes while he had the hoC
and President KnadBen Sefused to pu
the motion az being an improper on
and made in such a manner that I'll
other members had been taken advan
age Of Makekau, however, got aroun
that difficulty by putting II in agai
without further argument and Il lol
i've 10 six.
The arst reading Of the roll results
in sneh confusion that q second reas
ing was necessary, Tho Great pi
senier corner where Makskau and Bake
Folga WAS 80 haifhearted Ia lis atiae
on the plll aud 70 10th 10 come out
the open and brand their opp0allio
~ ihemaelges that their answers eoul
poi ~ heard.
pn fhe SECOND vote lhe ayes wtl
AflllpGHoflli hablnHoH, Coell Brow
lalAmai anqll faliehlla ana lgetldel
AapAten Hillo Baker, ioha Brow