Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-16
BUSINESSMEN EN-
MASS IN SENATE
ON CHARTER FIGHT
Committee of One Hundred
Summoned BY Ten Whistles
For Visit to Capitol; House
Rules Delay Appearance
There .......1

Chamber of Commerce representa-
tives, more than 90 strong, crowded
the galleries Of the senate chamber
this afternoon to lay before the senate
judiciary committee declaration upon
the proposed charter for the city Of
Honolulu.
Just IL minutes-from 2 o'clock to
2:12-the meeting lasted, during
which time President George W..
Smith Of the commerce body delivered
a short address and presented that or
ganizstion's declaration.
Mr.. Smith stated that his followers
appeared before the committee as
delegates of the Chamber of Com
merce and as citizens, taxpayers and
voters. They were, fully mindful OF
the dignity of the legislative body and
appreciated the courtesy extended In
allowed them to be heard
They were also eager TO secure the
most advanced, economical and eff
Gent form of municipal government
and. for that reason, pressed their
claims.
Senator A. L. Castle, chairman of
the judiciary committee, presided at
the meeting, which was held upon
vote Of the senate proper, which de-
clared q recess in order that the cham
Der might be heard.
Desha rose toward the close of the
brief session to ask If opponents of a
short ballot might also be heard If
they should call. He asked il long
shoremen might have bearing. He
was told by the chairman that any
person would be heard II he so de-
sired.
Considerable argument as TO the.
proper manner IN which to allow the
delegates admission to the senate
chamber this afternoon was held be-
fore the decision to declare recess.
President Chillingworth declared as
the senate went into recess that the
proceeding was out of strict accord
with order If any point should be
raised over It.
st is granted out of courtesy and
to accommodate the Chamber of Com
merce, he said. Speaker Holstein of
the house was present at the session
this afternoon. ~ q
The committee of 100 which went
to the senate included the following:
e. ID. Tenney, John Effinger, A. F.
Clark. J. N. s. Williams, Raymond c.
Brown, George W. Smith, w, r. Far
rington. H. E. Vernon, A. r. Gurrey.
Jr, Richard A. Cooke. A. Lewis, Jr..
J. M. Young. T. e. Wall, George Deni-
son, r. ]. Blake, w. p. s. Hawk,
G. r. sHemenWay, l. T. Peck, w. C..
Achi, ]. F. Soper, A. A. Young, Chuck
Hoy, w. G. Hall. Frank C. Anterior, G..
du Roi, George Angus. G. F. Bush,
Emil A. Berndt, John 7. Warren. VIM
Thompson, Manuel Peters, c. C. Won
Hanin, Frank z. Blake, T. ]. Fitzpat-
rick, r, B. Booth, A. J. Gignoux. Ed
Towse, George w. Patty, B. Cart
wright, Jr., Walter F. Frear, ]. F. C.
Hagens. e. o. White. James L. Cock
burn. B. F. Sammons, J. d. Dougherty.
]. d. McInerny, Percy Swift, A. Coyne,
Harry Bailey. John Guild, Fred Low
rey, James Steiner, James Dole, B. L.
Marx, B. E. Noble, H. l. Kerr, W. A. i
Ramsey, Marston Compbell.
Ten blasts of the Hawaiian Electric
Company's deep-throated whistle, at
two minutes after one today. let all
Honolulu know that the Chamber of
Commences committee of one hln-
bred was ION the job
This morning there were various
rumors that the chamber had decided
not to sound the whistle as the sig
nal for its big committee to gather
and carry its program to the legisla- |
ture, but the rumors did not material
ize. The whistle sounded and imme-
diately the businessmen began to
gather.
Shortly before 1870 George w.