Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-27
LOBBY AGAINST
RESOLUTION
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MOanaui signed neither. Tho major
ity report by Castle favored the rcsO-
luton, with an amendment providing
for Il new disposition of the revenues
from the lands, as follows: Fifty per
cent for schools, forty per cent. for
promotion. Of homcstcadinE. and ten
per cent for the College of Hawaii.
Struggle in Afternoon.
This report was adopted In the aft
crnoon. after hard struggle and "A
vote that at first was heart breakingly
close At the afternoon session Kelii-
moi. who has acted throughout rs
spokesman for the lobby, tried to Sc
cure the passage Of an amendment to
tho resolution, calling for special
election on the question, to he held
on August 20 next. The first vote was
taken on motion to table Kcliinois
amendment. and was lost, fourteen
voting for the motion and sixteen
against, as follows:
Ayes--Archer, Castle, Cockctt Co
ncy, Hale. Hubby, Kamanouiu, Kane
koa. Kawcwchi Mahoc. Makekau, Shell
don. WaiahOlo, Speaker Holstcin. To-
tai. II.
NOcs-Anonso. Cooke. Corrca, Fer
nandcZ, Kawaakoa. EcliinOi. Long,
Marcallino, Moanaul Rice. Richard,
Tavarcs, Towsc, Watkins, Williamson,
Yates. Total, 10.
Next Vote Tie.
The next vote was closer still. II
came on motion that ECliinOl's
amendment be adopted. Richard. who
had voted against tabling the amend
mcnt, did not really favor a plcbisCitc
and on the next vote changed sides,
with the result that the vote was a
ti"-lj to l5--and the amendment lost
The lobby received its first setback
here, and it was apparent that 1t did
not have strength to kill the measure
absolutely. A long debate ensucd, AZ
fonsO speaking against the resolution.
II was nearly 4 o'clock when the House
finally got down to vote on the
measure itself, the motion being to
adopt the majority report of the COM
mittec. which carried the resolution AZ
amended
When the final fight came over the
adoption of the amended resolution. the
vote was decisive. Long switched
sides, the first to break away from the
Kcliinol strength, and after this sew
cral others tumblcd into the wagon
swiftly and the resolution passed by a
vote of twenty to ten. Corrca, Fer
nandeZ, Long, Towsc and Watkins
all OF Oahu-jOined with the friends of
the resolution. TOwsc first voted
against the resolution, and then be-
fore the result was announced changed
his vote He explained last night that
this was done SO he could move Il re-
consideration
Fight Hotter in Evening.
The fight In the afternoon was hot,
but II was hotter still in the evening,
when the lobby made its sudden strike
for reconsideration. Most of the
sessions business had been cleaned up
and recess taken. All during the
evening the lobbyists and Kclinors
men were trying to round up the
doubtful ones and get a majority
against the Tairchild measure. Final
~ they thought they had succeeded
Part of II was engineered in this
way: The Oahu delegation has been
for weeks trying to get through House
Bin 2iG, which practically does away
with the mayors veto power. II Is
hacked by the Republican members Of
tnt Oanu BOdTu OF SupefNlSoIS' ana
the oahu delegation made strong
fight for It. This measure was still
pending last night, having been held
up by conference committee II the
House and Senate. Alfonso, of the
House conference committee, Is cred
tied with being responsible for holding
tho bill up. Alfonso Is also one OF
the strongest opponents of the Fair
child resolution.
Was II Bluff?
Last night the word was passed out
TO several oahu men by opponents OF
the Falrchild resolution that deal
had been made whereby House Bill
2l9 would he reported out of the con-
ference committee and passed by the
House, and in exchange some of tho
oahu men would oppose the Fairchild
resolution, Whether or not this deal
was actually made IL doubtful. but
word of 1t was passed around, probably