The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-21
FLOOD Of BILLS
OvERWHELMS
HOUSE
All Records for First Day Of Ses-
sion by Representatives
Are Broken.
H0LSTEIN ELECTED SPEAKER
Organization Completed and the
Lawmakers Settle Down
to Business.
AoLSTEIN ELECTED SPEAKER
(From Thursday Advertiser)

lrrom thursday Advert1ser)
Forty-eight bills, twenty.one house,
one joint and two concurrent resolu-
tions introduced at the morning and af-
ternoon sessions of the house of repre-
sentatives yesterday, broke all known
legislative opening day records for Ha-
wan. Two years ago there were only
twenty-five bills introduced and that
was also record breaker.
With every member present, except
A. f. Tavares of Maui, and every seat
in the audience occupied, doorways
clogged and the isnais and lobby
Jammed with representative crowd of
men and women, just as the strains of
Hawaii Ponoi merged into the more in
spring ones of the Star Spangled Ban
ner, the opening session of the house
of representatives of the seventh regu-
lar legislature of the Territory of Ha-
waii was called to order by Norman
X. Lyman of the first district.
Representative Lyman ascended the
dais and lightly raped for order.
Gentlemen, the seventh regular ses-
sion of the house of representatives is
called to order" said the temporary
speaker as the old throne room clock
showed ten o'clock to the minute. Ly-
man then read the section of the or
ganic act which provides for calling of
the legislature in regular session and
declared the house ready to proceed to
business and it did without any hesita-
tion or delay.
Temporary Organization
The Reverend Mr.. Akaiko Akana
was invited by the temporary speaker
to offer prayer, whic the divine did in
Hawaiian, his prayer being consider
| ably longer in duration than that offer
ed at any of the previous sessions
| Edward Woodward was called upon
to act as temporary clerk of the house
and forthwith took the desk. James
ii. Hakuole was requested to act as
temporary Hawaiian interpreter.
| Representatives Watkins, Irwin and
kawewehi were appointed committee
on credentials and, pending their re.
! port, recess was granted. On re-
convening, shortly afterward, Chairman
Watkins filed the committees report
which showed all thirty members to be
entitled to their seats even though A.
f. Tavares of Maui was absent, his alb.
sence being due to the Kilauea not
touching on Maui on its late special
/
report was adopted without question.
The same committee was instructed
| to await on the Chief Justice and re-
| quest his presence to swear in the mem
bers. Shortly afterward Chief Justice
Robertson appeared in the house and
the members present were sworn.
On motion by H. L. Holstein, the
1911 rules were made the rules of the
house temporarily.
Temporary Speaker Lyman then an
nounced that temporary organization of
the house had been affected and the
next order of business would be nomi-
nations for permanent offices.
Holstein Elected Speaker.
The veteran Kauai legislator, w. ].
Sheldon had the floor before any one
else had a chance to make move.
81 take pleasure in placing in nom
ination the name of man for Speaker
of the house during the coming session
whose past record speaks for itself,''
said Sheldon. 81 nominate the Honor
able ii. l.. Holstein of the second re-
preventative district, for the office of
Speaker of the session of 1872 and
the orator slipped into his maternal Ha-
waiian for the rest of the nominating
speech. George p. Cooke of Maui,
Molokai and Lanai briefly seconded the
nomination.
''With due respect to the majority"
said j. M. Poepoe in excellent English,
''we of the minority, this time re-
spectacle sized one, appeal for justice
and fair play. l nominate Dr. Archer
, Irwin of the first representative dis.
trict for Speaker. The choice of the
majority is a doctor of laws; our choice
is a doctor of medicine" With
, "too bad" expression on his statesman
like face j. s. Kalakiela seconded DR..
, Irwin s nomination. George P. Cooke 8
motion closed nominations. He and s.
S. Paxson were appointed tellers. Wat
kins wanted the vote taken by roll call.
, Kupihea objected. Kaniho had his say
! aud the temporary speaker took his
view and ordered a secret ballot, the
a temporary rules providing already for
! IL.
On division vote II. l.. H0lsteln was
. declared elected he receiving seventeen
/ votes 10 the twelve east for Doctor IT.
a win, This was strictly a party vote
though IL was whispered that kawewe'
hi may have voted for liostein aud In
1 his Place some East Hawaii Republican
! member, other than Doctor Irwin, voted
: Tor the opposition candidate.
Doctor Irwin aud =. " coney Hefe
appointed committee 20 escort the
speaker 20 the chair
faiT 70 Al Parties
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