The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-25

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A Mixed Family.
Then KaWcwehi got In bic hnc work.
He spoke in support Vt the amendment
and while acknowledging that he was
home ruler stated that his sister was
a Democrat and his wife n Republican,
but that both were In favor Of woman
suffrage.
at seems to me- said Kawewehi,
that the members Of Oahu are selfish
and / don Z see any use Of holding any
other elections as the sixteen members
from this county would control legis
lntion II this resolution Is adopted by
congress. If Il was known this cues.
ton Of woman suffrage WAS TO come up
the back part of this hall would be
filled with women"
Give Women Chance.
sheldon moved to defer action until
Monday at two o'clock to give the
women a chance to be present Then
followed the vote on the question of
giving women the right to vote. The
rollcall was as follows:
Ayes: Alfonso, Coney, Hale, Huddy,
Kawewehi, Makekau, Moanauli, Rice,
Richard, Sheldon, Towse, Waiaholo, Hol-
stein. Total, 10.
Noes; Archer, Castle, Coekett, Cooke,
COrrea, Fernandez, Kamanoulu, Kane
koa, Kawaakoa, Keliinoi, Long, Mahoe,
Marcallino, Tavares, Watkins, William
son, Yates. Total, IL.
H. L. Holstein then jumped into the
ring. He stated that no legislature had
taken action since 1901 on apportion-
ment and asked why hction should be
taken now.
There is nothing in the Republican
platform to compel us to take this mat
ter up at this session, /" remarked Hol-
stein, in an effort to gain time. "I
want to protest against snap judg-
ment.''
Then he submitted an amendment to
strike out the word 'fvoters" and in
sert the word population" in the res
olution. He added that he was OPP
posed to railroad any proposition,
especially one of such Importance,
through the house.
Good Word for Japanese.
eco Slow" said Holstein in support
Of his motion. cit is good to dis
cuss the question in the committee of
the whole, but don t act hastily. I
want to object to the remark of the
gentleman from the Fourth district re-
garding Japanese population. I OBJ
jeet to being classified with California
legislators. The Japanese are among
the best people we have. We might
just as well object to the Scandinavians
or Russians"
Williamson remarked that the re-
marks about the Republican platform
were not well taken as the legislature
had acted upon a lot of things that
were not in the platform. He moved
TO table the motion made by Holstein.
cit is not gentlemanly to move to
table a motion in committee of the
whole,' remarked the Speaker.
"That is why the house goes into
committee of the whole,'' added Shell
don. cit is to freely discuss mat
tiers and the question should not be
tabled. This is a most important ques-
ton and brought up at the last moment,
and / ask that that it be not swallowed
without salt. 1 move that it be de-
ferrcd to Monday"
Representative Archer made an APP
peal to the Maui delegates.
Maui on the Map.
Then Tavares spoke bitterly and sar-
castically.
81 am glad to hear that Maui is
in the United States,' said Tavares.
Gan through the session it has been
Kauai and Hawaii, and Kauai has got
all it wants. Now for the first time
It is Maui and the cry is Maui, Maui,
eh, where is MauiQ' (Applause) I
would rather see someone s else head
drop than, Maui's.'
CT am glad to hear that speech. it
is fine for Kauai cried Rice. "But
they are using your Maui delegates as
tools and will put you over barrel,
and when you come back it will be
4 cry of Maui. Maui, oh, Maui, where
are yOu7 and the answer will be that
you are a tool of Oahu.
Chinese for Progress.
"And l want to say that there are
no better citizens than the Chinese
born in this Territory, and resent for
them the slight cast on them by the
member from the Fourth in his open
ing remarks. They always stand for
the Republican party and progress. ("
(Applause.)
Rice stated that he was willing to
leave it to congress, which would give
everyone a square deal, because legisla-
tion was not made in back offices there
and he was not worrying about the zeso-
luton. He was willing to leave il to
congress, which would consider both
sides, he said.
"The gentleman from the third has
slammed Ka1ai," continued Rice, "but
Kauai has always stood for a fair deal.
Let Kauai be cut down to one repre-
sentative and give it to Maui-give it
TO Maui. It is better to go to congress
this way, for congress will hear both
sides. -
Keliinoi moved that the con mittee
rise and report in favor that the reso-
luton be passed. But Sheldon got the
Aoor.
"Remember, Maui" he warned;
"that the wheel will never turn with
the water that is passed." and he
moved to ask that the committee re-
port progress with leave TO sit again.
Question Of FAIRNESS.
Representative Coney was the mar
who threw oil on the troubled waters
He held that II was not a question Of
Kauai getting this, OF Maui getting
that, but Of fairness.
at doesn't matter 10 Kauai as Il
a