Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-13
Motion Of Andrews Lost BY Tie
Vote; Legislators Split
on Question

Edward Woodward Is still clerk o
the house Of Representatives although
he resigned this morning, a move tC
Gust him from the position, led by {
select committee composed Of Repre-
sentatives Andrews, Lota and Joseph
having failed dismally today.
BY q vote Of IA TO IL motion e
accept Woodward's resignation was
lost. the more representative members
of the house, including Clarence H
Cooke, T.. II. Petrie, Charles N. Mar
quez and William Miles, talking
straight from the shoulder in sue.
cessful effort to show the members the
error Of their way in ousting com.
petent official because he had made
his initial slip-up.
Resiened To-day
Woodward resigned I'm the interest
OF harmony" Speaker Holstein had
hoped he would reconsider at least
until next Monday, but the clerk de-
clined and, when the session opened
at 10.o'clock, Andrews, head of the
select committee, moved that the
resignation be accepted. Then fol-
lowed debate Whlch lasted until noon.
The debate centered about Wood
MffV's refiise1 to notify the Inter
lsla1d that the house would want the
Nadia Loa for Saturday TO VISIT Molo-
Kat One house member pointed out
that, the rules to provide that the
house employees shall at al times be
under the direction of the speaker.
Holstein had declined TO approve any.
thing in connection with the Molokai
trip on the ground that II was all In
the hands Of the committee.
Andrews questioned the rules and
wanted TO know II the members want.
ed 20 let the speaker run the house.
Had you intended to go TO Molo-
kai!" Queried Representative Cooke.
Il might have gone, and ! might not
have gone" answered Andrews.
The house and gallery laughed.
Probably the most telling speech OF
the morning was made by Represen-
tafive Cooke, who went to school with
Woodward at Punahou.
cooke Defends Clerk
woodward Is q Hawaiian who not
only the HaEaiians bat the haoles are
proud q. = he said In substance. "lf
on only one occasion he has tailed 10
satisfy the majority OF the house, is
be 40 be fireds 49,
There was a report 10. the paper
this morning that 20-odd members OF
the house were going to fire Wood
ward. Andrews threatened woodward
ID effect, that We will get you fired
What other course did Woodward have /
but 70. resign in the face OF these
threats and reports :"
Representative Petrie criticized the
select COMMITTEES for going behind the !
house and threatening to, have an Of
ficer removed"
Hawaiian pride. and plenty OF It,
brought Representatives Kalana, Ka,
ara and Kelekoiio to their feet in de-
Tense Of the clerk. Representative Ly-
man took q stand against him.
Representative miles openly &C.
cused Andrews Of making every move
purely for personal reasons" declar-
ing he was In the legislature repre-
senting neither his constituents or the
AT the close. OF the debate, a vote
was taken to accept the reignation. |
z he motion was lost by reason of a |
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1he vote was a. follows:
klea Ah,Ipa Andrews, Brown, Jar
fett yefHes, loEeph, Kaaua. Kalana, |
Kupihea. Leal, Lota, Lyman, Mossman,
Noes Cooke, Fernandez. Kawewehi.
Kawaha, Kelekplio. Kula, Marquez.
Miles, Petrie, da Silva, Walsh, Wilcox.
Wilder. Holstein.
Not yoting--T axares, Waiaholo.
Andrews early this morning pre-
pared q resolution for the removal OF |
II waR not introduced.
The whole trouble arose when Clerk
yesterday afternoon failed |
to notify the Inter-island Steam Navl- /
cation Co OF the houses action to
charter the steamer Mauna Loa for
trip 90 Molokai next Saturday.
Woodward's expansion is that the /
declined 70 close the ar
without the consent of /
Speaker n. L. Holstein. H0lstein. 1t |
IS commended. refused to give his con-
sent. saying that the entire matter OF
The Molokai trip was out Of his hands
and in the hands Of select committee
Df the house headed by Representative
Andrews.
lolsteln Has Opposed Trip
From the very beginning OF the fight
over the proposed Molokai trip. Speak 1
or Holstein has opposed the move on
the assertion il was to be nothing but
! junket and wasteful expenditure of
he money Of the people.
ct Is the extravagance Of such
trip that has set me against Il. says
Speaker HoIstein. -Such q trip is for
nothing more than for q few OF the /
members Of the house to build their
political fences for the next election
al certainly will not tolerate Il. L
claim 70 be one Of the trustees OF the
peoples money and do not intend to
AVE Il unwisely expended. But l have
,othing more TO do with It, The select
committee has taken II out Of my
landsF
4oIstein ccmmends Woodward
Clerk woodward did not resign yes
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