The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-04-27
STANDS
. FOR STATEHOOD
H. e.. 49,
SoIons Firm In Opinion That
,Kishi's Bill Is Moral z.
Obligation (.

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House concurrent resolution 81, mes
morializing congress for the statehood
of Hawaii Territory, was passed in the.
senate on Saturday. SUl r.. .-s
Senator Rice had discovered that
the resolution was not new in it's Ian.
guage. It seemed that A. Ia Castls,
in 1911, had drawn up just such a
resolution. Senator Castle blushed ae.
knowledgemsnts,. though he was not
quite sure, at first, that the second
IParaRrhph waai,a ehndrof his brain.
Later he admitted the original author.
ship.
Senator Peuhallow was for elfminat.
ing the second paragraph, but thought
better Of il after general discussion.
| The resolution requests congress TO
pass an enabling act authorizing the
citizens Of Hawaii to elect delegates
to constitutional convention for the
purpose Of framing constitutions for
the government Of the State Of Ha.
Iwaii. y a..E
The second paragraph, or "where-
as, 4" which caused the comment, read:
IHWhereas annexation by one Of the
great powers. Of the world was in
svitable, owing to the mere numerical
weakness Of such small state and Its
inability to support armed defense on
land and sea-; 49, y,
Truth Sometimes Unnecessary
Penhallow thought that while this
was telling the truth, right enough,
there was no particular need to, run
| Il in. $50. "a. q. ~ IL "a Il.
Castle was asked to make speech
in consideration Of the fact that he
was really the author Of the resolu-
tion, in the long ago, but the senator
modestly declared that he did not talk
Tor the sake Of getting in the record.
While on the matter Of speeches, It
must be recorded that Saturday was
the forty.frst anniversary Of the birth
Of Ambrose J. Wirtz. This fact came
Vlt through beautiful cluster or
lowers appearing on his desk, backed
up by the further evidence Of new
neek-tie. When q messenger brought
in parcel that looked suspiciously
like box Of cigars, an unofficial in.
Ivestigation was instituted with the re-
suit that Rice drew attention to the
package when Wirtz took the dais as
chairman of COMMITTEES Of the whole.
Wirtz had mapped out his program
before Rice spoke, however, and the
Icigars were passed around to all. Con.
Tossing to the tie, Writ said hi, FIVE
year-old pal had given him that. while
he twelve-year- pal was responsible
for the flowers. Senator Coke hac
presented the cigars. The senate ex
tended congratulations and Senator
Whrtz expressed appreciation.
Kishi Must Be Paid 20 49,
s Attorney General Stainback was dis
/ covered in the senate chamber. not
saying a word, but looking sad. 9th:
err business of the senate was sus-
pended, temporarily, while the mem
bers eagerly inquired what he had de-
l eided in the matter Of the status Of
the $4,000 that was due Kishi, the
Japanese 'eaterer-eontraetor, who had
1 supplied immigrants with food for
which he had, never been paid.
Attorney General Stainback briefly
verbal report. He thought perhaps
port ut this time to waiting longer
Il
Far as any moral responsibility on the
i part Of the legislature was concerned,
he did not think that the Territory
was obliged to pay for the food con
sumed by immigrants for whom the
federal government was responsible
while they were in quarantine. The
owne2s Of the ship that brought the
Immigrants had put up a $4,000 bond
with the federal quarantine people to
:over costs of quarantine, and the
Territory was not responsible, for the
immigrants were not then in the hands
Il of the territorial officials. He thought
the only way the auditor Of the Terri
TORY could be brought to issue a war
rant for $4,000 to the order of Kishi.
Cor whom the legislature had passed
reimbursement law, was by manda'
u mus.
elared that there was no doubt but
what the legislature was morally re,
,ponsibie for the Kishi bill. Two
years ago the matter had been gone
1 into thoroughly and it was then de-
sermined that the territorial immigra'
ton authorities had practically ac.
huOWicukeu INC loIElIoIy . "OI" Ic'
lponsibility in the matter. The cor,
| respondence between the federal quar-
4 antine authorities and the immigration
commissioners would show this. The
senate is determined that Kishi shall
get his money, whether by concurrent
! resolution or otherwise.
-, Metzger remarked>that the situation
as far as Kishi was concerned wal
next to an outrage aud II there wal
n afythihg X the Legislatures q 0nld *
: further than had already been done
a II was a matter of justice that shoult
be attended TO! -.
: Woman Suffrage Waits
) House Concurrent Resolution "a, re
Q questing the Delegate TO Congress Il
Q urge upon congress the passage Of al
amendment to the Organic Act, 81
b that the right to vote be extended II
J. women, was deferred till Monday
@ since Senator Desha was absent, AM
4 II was agreed that it would hardly b
q | fair to consider this matter In the an
Il sence of the orator from Hawaii wA
would doubtless desire to make an ex
tended speech on the subject Deshi
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