The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-21
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conferred on me- said Speaker Hol-
stein ON taking the chair particularly
as | may be able to consider your ac-
ton as an Endorsement Of my services
as speaker for the past three legisla-
lures of Hawaii.
1--WE are here as representatives of
the people, and as such, should not be
interested in any temporary game of
politics
"We must have no individual politi
cal ambition while working here, and
we will be more highly regarded by
the people as they come to fully under
stand that individually we have no
private ends to seek.
THE people know that good govern
ment is in finding good men to govern,
and that good politics is in finding good
Offices for good men, and that good men
and good leaders ought to make good
laws.
'In this house the voice of the maj
ority of the people, without interven-
ing machinery, may directly express it
self. Therefore, our responsibility is
more direct.
Gas your speaker, L shall endeavoT
to preside over your deliberations with
fairness to both parties and to every
individual member, and when l have
done that, ] may claim to have fairly
fulfilled the duties of speaker under
the legislative law.
Therefore 1 ask of You not only
charity for, and patience for my own
shortcoming as the presiding officer, but
also prompt attendance and diligence
on your part, which alone can make
our session of sixty days advantageous
T. to the people and to our island home. "
Speaker Holstein closed in Hawaiian
and, in finishing, paid compliment to
the minority, which was received with
applause by the Bourbon section.
Sheldon IS resolution made the 1911
rules of the house permanent for the
present session.
Watkins placed J. H, Coney in nomi.
nation for vice speager, seconded by
Kawewehi and carried without ques-
ton. Coney, before he could be called
upon for a speech, moved Edward
Woodward be made permanent clerk.
Carried.
Watkins offered privileged resolu-
ton naming the balance of the house
officers. Paxson wanted it tabled, but
ON a vote being taken the motion was
lost and the resolution adopted. The
following were declared elected:
;, Sergeant at -arms- Robert Waipa Par
ker.
Interpreter-James H. Hakuole.
Messenger-D. X. Pilipala, Kauai.
Janitor-Levi Mahiai, Maui.
haplain-Reverend Akaiko Akana.
The new officers were sworn in by
the speaker. Clerk Woodward announc-
ed his choice for assistant clerk to be
Luther E. X. Evans and the latter
II. L V,,.f
here Sergeant alarms Parker got busy
and the speaker Is desk was soon mass
of flowers which came from admiring
friends. -.4 sit' ,s-r. -.e,
Governor Is notified.
Watkins resolution instructed the
clerk to notify the Governor that the
house had elected H. i. Holstein as
speaker and Edward Woodward as
clerk. Another resolution, by the same
member, called for the appointment of
committee on the part of the house
to join with like committee from the
senate and instructed to call upon the
Governor and notify him that the house
and senate were duly organized and
ready to do business. Watkins, Silva
and Poepoe were appointed on the com
mittee.
''Mr. Speaker, message ffom the
Governor announced the Sergeant-at
arms and forthwith Private Secretary
George Clark, dressed in approved style,
frock coat, silk, tile top-piece, and all,
delivered to the Speaker and the Gov.
ernor's message to the Legislature. The
opening and closing paragraphs were
read, the Speaker announcing the con.
tents of the message would be assigned
to the proper committees later on.
Communications from the director
general of the Mid-Pacific Carnival and
the chamber of commerce and mer-
chants association were received. The
first stated special seat reservations had
been made for members of the house
on the parade reviewing stand, while
the business men 3 organizations re-
quested to be furnished with fifteen
printed copies of each bill introduced
in the house.
House Committees.
Speaker Holstein then announced his
committee appointments, as follows:
Finance-Watkins, George p. Cooke,
spalding, Lyman, C. H. Cooke, Kaaua,
Paele.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Coney, Tavares,
Poepoe, Paele.
Public Lands and Internal Improve.
ments-Huddy, Lota, Kaupiko, Silva
Goodness, Robertson, Kalakiela.
Agriculture-George p. Cooke, Silva,
Goodness, Irwin, Paxson.
Health and Police Coney, Makekau,
Kawewehi, Irwin, Asch.
/. Education-C. II Cooke, Huddy,
Spalding, Kinslea, Paxson.
acknowledging, Waiaholo, Ka-
aua, Asch, Kaniho.
Accounts and public Expenditures =
Tavares, Watkins, Wilcox, Kupihea
MeCandless.
Printing, Revision and Enrolment
Waiaholo, Lota, Kaupiko Robertson.
Military-Kawewehi Makekau, Viii
cox, McCandless, Kaniho.
Rules-Holstein, Sheldon, PoepOe
Kalakiela, Kupihea.
Salaries Are Fixed.
Huddy's resolution fixed the daily
conyening hour for ten O'Clock in the
morning. Sheldon's resolution fixed
the per diem salaries of the house Of
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