The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-22
Close Vote Marks
Rejection Of 81
Gift.
Saddered Friends
Do Not Aban-
don Hope.

Led by such worthy representatives
of the people as "Ioo Bad - Jack Ka-
lalliela, Kupihea and Kaniho, the
house of representatives yesterday
spurned a second time the royal gift
of .Ainahpu which the late A. $. Cleg-
horn, made to the people of Hqwaii. us
memorial to his daughter Princess
Kuiulani.
The minority report, which recon,
mended The passage Of the Iaukea
measure of acceptance, failed of adop-
ton by "a vote of thirteen to fifteen,
the void beingaas follows: 1' blcB
Fari iidoption-Asch, G.. II. Cooke. G.
=. Cooke, fIluddg, Irwin Kaupito, Ma
lSellau, i'adle, PaxsoD, Sheldon, Spald-
ing Watkins and IGolstein. l- is
Against-Silva, Goodness, Kaaua,
kalakield, iSaniho. il<awowehi, Kinslea,
Hupihea, Lota, Lyman, McCandless,
Tavares, Waiaholo and Wilcox
Tho vote to adopt the report of the
majority, (which recommended. the in
definite postpongment of Senator Iau-
Ikea 81 bill and final refusal by the
legislature to accept the gift of behu-
tiiultuAinahau. was n tie, fourteen to
fourteen. but before the result was an
nounced by the Chair, Ifolstcin, Tav-
arcs, qKaaua and KalpilSo changed
their votes from MOI to "ayc," in
favor ofqthe adoption of the report. ii
being whispered about the hall IIol
stein and the three others, who ap-
parently had Jumped hastily into the
band-wagon, had done so in order to be
in position to move reconsideration
of the action of the house on the adop-
ton of the report.
May Reconsider Today.
Unless reconsideration carries to,
day the legislature viii have for the
second and last time forever rejected
Ainahau spnrning the win of the dead
and denying TO the memory of Kaiu-
lani n memorial coming ages are by all
the laws of decency and self-respect
entitled. to.
There was n good deal of plain
speaking when Speaker llolstein took
the floor aud led the friends of Aina'
hau ia the fight for an acceptance OF
the noble gift.
Charging Representative Robertson
with shameful and disgraccful lobby
ing on the very floor of the house
while it was in session, Speaker Hol-
stein poured broadsde of torrid Ian
gage into the house member who has
a personal aud pccunary interest in
the rejection of Ainahau.
Robertson got hot in the collar and
retorted, ehildishly acting the part of
the small boy with, "Iou did it first,
boo-hoo. - lie denied any lobbying at
all and concluded his astonishing
speech with n plea to the members to
reject Ahiahau and think of him and
the other fourteen heirs.
After the Speakers desk had been
CLEARED of everything else for action
yesterday afternoon, Kupihea moved
the report of the majority of the com
mittee be adopted. Speaker Holstein
immediately called Vice Speaker Coney
TO the chair and took the lattcr's seat
in Kauai Row.
Representative Irwin of TIilo moved
the adoption of the report of the
minority of the committee which rec
ommended the passage, of the bill in
question aad the acceptance of Alma
han tncreundor.
Kupihea got the floor just as soon as
Doctor Irwin finished and launched into
a heated. harrangue about parks else
whore and the reasons why they could
be closed at night. His was a fair
sample of the hot-a'r any one could ex.
poet from one of his caliber.
Kaniho followed Kupihea. The house
had to be inflicted with his particular,
though empty, eloquenee.
Holstein's Hard Fight.
Speaker Holsteiu then made fue
presentation OF the reasons why Alma.
hau shonld lie accepted. Tie referred to
ReprGentative Archer Irwin S magni-
fieent speech.
Representative Kupihea's argument
that the Territory would have no Zee
in the park is all ont of the question
because even though Honolulu would
have the park turned ever to it still
tile Territory retains fee simple title
in all parks. buildings or other public
improvements said lIoistein.