The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-05
HOUSE WOULD u
PASS CHOICE OF
SITE TO M ADOO
Holstein's Big Stick Aids Dele
gate to Whip Representa-
.r.. tives Into Line =
.RAWLlNS OPPOSES HASTY 1872.
ACTION, WITHOUT AVAIL
Crockett Talks on Gold oppor-
tunities' Wrangline Has .
,,3, Lost to Local Citizens I
(From Thursday Advertiser.)

(From Thursday Advertiser.)
A concurrent resolution was adopted
in the>house yesterday, by a large ma.
iority vote, which requests the secre
tary of the treasury of the United
States to select the site for the fed.
eral building in Honolulu. With the
speaker taking the floor and introduc.
ing the resolution, urging its adoption,
there was an hour of rather warm de-
bate, Representatives Rawlins, Wat.
kins and Lyman opposing immediate
adoption of the resolution, while
Crockett supported the speaker in ia
vor of the adoption then and there.
On the raising of hands only Watkins
voted in opposition to the adoption,
Rawlins voting neither way.
In. moving the adoption Of the reso-
luton, Speaker Holstein presented a
cable directed to him by Delegate Ka-
lanianaole, dated Washington, March
8, and reading as follows:
The Delegates Whip
| Secure resolution whereby choice
federal building site at discretion sec.
rotary treasury. This will expedite
selection, otherwise another delay" p
| Rawlins resented having the house
whipped into line by the Delegate and
advised caution. He said that toe
hasty action might hurt the situation
the question affected the whole Terri
tory. He, for one, was not prepared
to vote intelligently on the adoption
of the resolution at this time.
| Speaker Holstein asked Representa-
i've Rawlins what, if any, objection hi
had to allowing the selection of the
site to be left entirely in the hands
of the secretary of the treasury.
Rawlins Wanted Light
"I have great faith and confidence
in the secretary" said Rawlins, 'hbut
what L want to know is what is back
of this resolution; why. such hurry
"We are acting" IN 1.-THE dark and We
are entitled TO thbd1ight There. is
something someNhfIe which has made
Kuhio attemot TO whip this house in
to line.' ,@
Representative Crockett of Man
went to the speaker 3 aid. He, saiC
i that for FIVE years or more the wrangr,
lover the federal building site seenet
like a lot of child's play. "'.Ttt a..
awe have allowed many golden op
portunities to slip through our fingers
because we have too often been un
able to agree said Mr.. Crockett
Mainlanders haYSbbeen given. top
notch appointments: right in our midst
because we don T happen to pull to
/ gether when we should. One way o.
another, We should settle this, thing
as far as we are able to, right here. ;
' Crockett's sarcastic reference to tn,
golden opportunities that have gon'
awry brought about a generous burs
of applause from the members and tn,
gallery, the first time that applaus,
has been heard in the house this ses
sion. ..a
italian Hand" Brought In
Rawlins returned to the fight to de
lay consideration. He claimed tina
there was a fine Italian hand some
where and he wanted to make the &C
quaintd nee of that hand and know
what it was after. Lyman, Of Hilo
also spoke for postponement of tn,
question. He was kanama and want o.
to he shown that everything was al
right. -
1--WE should back up the Delegate
said Mr.. Holstin. for one, would
rather trust the fine Italian hand OF
our Delegate than that of anyone else
in Honolulu. He is right on the jot
(smiles) and just about knows what il
doing in Washington.
He then read resolutions passed two
years ago by the chamber of commerce
and merchants association of Honolu
In, which were in line with the sense
Of the resolution.
The resolution read as follows;
The Concurrent Resolution
Whereas, the government of the
| United States has for number OF
wears by legislative action recognized
the need of federal public building 10.
Ecated at Honolulu, in the Territory Of
Hawaii; and
"M hercas, delay in the erection of
such a public building has largely been
occasioned by the local differences of
opinion as to the site for the location
of the building; and
Whereas, the people of the Terri,
| tory of Hawaii believe that the plain
intent of any act of congress of the
United States providing for the eTee.
tion of such building should not be
defeated or delayed by any further 10,
cal contentious of the site thereof; and
Secretary Has Authority
Whereas, under recent legislat ton
passed by Congress, the secretary of the
treasury of the United States has full
and ample authority to purchase the
site for and begin the construction of
a public building in Honolulu. and
Whereas, the secretary Of the treas
ury Of the United States has been fully
advised as to the various sites proposed
and is in p0ss rssion of alI necessary
facts to enable him to arrive at a prop
'r determination; and
Whereas, the members Of the legis
latr"H of the Territory of Hawaii have
confidence that the secretary Of the
treasury Of the Vritcd States will rrOp
erlv decide as TO the best available site
upon which tn" said public building
shall be greeted:
Selection Passed UP