Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-11
HONORS PAID TO
HOUSE member
WHO dies
Sudden Demise of Representa-
tive P0epoe Shocks His Col
leagues of Legislature

hCoViNcue INT tlc muse Has :
. heard with deep regret and pro-
q found sorrow Of the death Of the
= Honorable Joseph MOknOhai :
PeepOey representative from the !
Z Fifth district, territory of Hawaii. =
g aResoIved, That q committee
q of three members of the house =
q and such members of the senate .
q as may be Joined, be appointed .
to attend the funeral as pallbear- :
q ers and that the necessary ex- .
penses attending the execution of :
z this order be paid out Of the con-
Z tfngent fund of the house. :
X .Res0lyed, That the sergeant 2
= alarms of the house be author =
q lied and directed to take such !
q steps as may be necessary for !
properly carrying out the proyi- 9
siOns OF this resolution. 2
q "ResOIFed, That the clerk COM 2
z munieate these resolutions to the 2
q senate and transmit a copy there :
z of to the family of the deceased. 2
.Res0lEed, That as mark of :
. respect to the memory Of the late :
q Representative P0ep0e this house :
do now adjourn" %
Honolulu, T. III, 2
april 18th, 1872
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Adopting the above resolution, In
troduced by Representative J. K.
Paele, the house adjourned at II
o'clock this morning in honor of the
memory of the member whose life
quietly passed out at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon
Stricken suddenly by heart trouble
late Tuesday afternoon, Representa-
tive PoeLoe had been absent from
his place in the legislative hall since
that time, but the gravity of his con-
ditioG was not known until the news
of death came, after the house had
ceased its labor yesterday.
The shock that this word brought
to the members was mentioned by
Representative Paele, in introducing
the resolution of respect today.
Speaking in Hawaiian, he said that
one of the most surprising features
of his legislative life came this morn
ing when he entered the representa-
tive hall and found the desk beside
his own draped in mourning. He told
briefly something of the departed
ones history, and eulogized him, say
ing:
Our deceased brother has done his
duty we'll in advancing the progress
of the territory He accompanied us
in our journeys to distant sections
to meet and confer with the people,
and on our return he labored for the
Improvement of the conditions he had
witnessed He was with us on Tues
day-today he is no more"
In the course OF his eufogy Repre-
sentative Paele said that the final
words uttered by the dying man to
his wife just before death were that
he heartily favored and would sup
port the measures of his friend from
Maui, Representative P. j. Goodness.
In accordance with the resolution
adopted by the house, the, speaker
will appoint three members to serve
as pall-bearers at the funeral, which
is to take place at 3 O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon. In addition, 10th
house and senate probably will adj
journ early tomorrow and the en-
tire membership attend the service,
following the remains to their last
resting place. " -: -. .~-a
No business was transacted by the
house this morning. When that
body convened, al 1880 a. m, stand
ard time, but 10 O'Clock house time,
the desk formerly occupied by Rep
resentatise Poepoe was draped in
and bore a large vase of
white chrysanthemums, Gala lilies
and large white daisies. This bit Of
decoration had not been finished at
10 o'clock standard time, and Vice
Speaker Coney set the clock back to
permit its completion by the APP
pointed hour for converting.
Speaker Holstein then called the
house to order, Chaplain Akaiko
Akana delivered the Invocation and
House Clerk Eddie Woodward read
the minutes of the previous days
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