The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
HOUSE MISSED THE 4
VISITING DELEGATION
Not In Session When Chamber
Of Commerce Ranks Made
the Corridors Ring
The house o. representatIves vas not

The house OF representatives was not
in session yesterday afternoon when
ffty.nine members Of the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce marched en-
masse on the Capitol. Had the house
been III session IL would not have re-
ecived the delegation officially, for the
letter requesting an audience for two
O'Clock yesterday afternoon was laid
on the table, ''to be taken up at such
FIXTURE time as this house shall consider
proper .st
After the reading Of the minutes yes.
terday morning and the reading Of a
communication from the Governor,
Transmitting the ( biennial financial
statements Of the various counties, and
one from the senate, transmitting $. b.
10, the abatement of prostitution by
injunction, Speaker Holstein requested
Clerk woodward TO read 'communi-
cation from the chamber of com.
re. Brown, secretary of the cham.
Der, occupied a gilded chair next to the
outer outlet Of the ruling that divides
the sanctum sanctorum from the place
where commoners are permitted to re.
main and take in the daily Legislative
show.
Dated March rs, and signed by See.
rotary Brown, the letter Of the cham.
Der of commerce read:
"In' the name of the chamber of com.
meree Of Honolulu, representing citi.
gems of Hawhii, beg hereby to re
quest that an opportunity may be Civ.
en- q committee Of one hundred, mem
bers of the chamber, to present to youl
honorable body declaration of our
views on charter for the City and
County Of Honolulu, which is now un
der consideration by the legislature o.
the Territory.
MAY / suggest, If the time is con
venient to you, two clock p. M, thin
date, as the hour for presentation.
A similar letter is addressed the
honorable president of the senate. -
Others Heard From .'. 81
Representative Cooke, seconded BY
Representative Marquee, moved that thu
house receive this formidable commit
tee at two clock. l G
Eddie Fernandez said that befOr,
| coming TO the session he had been but
ton-holed by a large number of steve
dores on the waterfront who wanted
to come as a delegation to be heart
cn the charter, Itwould be fair, h,
/ thought to treat everybody dixie An
drews thought that IL the Pau Riders
! Club wanted to be heard the organiza
tion should be given like opportunity
4 Miles believer that Brig. Con. Samne
J. johnson would probably like to hav
his whole army present when the Az
preparation Bill came up for discussion
Pin the house. This vast body Of meI
too, should be granted equal privilege
with others. t.i@. .rT
II Speaker Holstein opined that Oh
house of Representative was at a
times what its name indicated and, o
course, If the chamber Of commerce
should like TO visit it, il should be gi,
en- the chance to do so. II would
or whatever the organization had I
present would most assuredly be give
, all due consideration.
| Not in order '. g.. ..&I.s&,}
nBut, Mr.. Speaker Representative
Andrews said, "the Charter Bill
not now before the house; IL is in con
mittee and that committee is not read
TO report. FOR the committee, let n
say that we are ready at all times
receive and hear individuals and o
ganizationS who wish to appear TO 81
press themselves for or against an
measure in the judiciary committee, an
am sure the same rules in other con
mittees. .a !Era .r
"The committee is ready and ope
to hear the chamber of commerce, b.
for one hundred men to come here q
this time, while the house is in sessio
attending TO its business is somethin
, altogether unprecedented and /, for on
do not believe that we should depa
I from the usual and establish such
precedent. "' II. ~ p .'
What Is the Sense? s.r'
"This request Of the chamber of cor
meree is premature. II the chamb,
wants to be heard let il appoint a cor
mittee to represent IL and il shall I
heard. This applies to any organit
ton. What is the sense of us recei
ing one hundred men from one organ
anton. They won't know what the
are talking about and we certain
, won't, either. ,'sltg
"What is the sense of all this marc
ing en- masse ON US. Is il TO intim
2 date us by mere force Of numbersf v
don I need it. We are here TO do u
business of the people, but do it I
the approved parliamentary mann
and not otherwise. We are not he
] | to make holy show of ourselves. VIII
\ is the sense of blowing ten blasts I;
! the biggest whistle in town, Just to !
the good town folk know that one hu
dred members of the chamber of e0l
merce are marching down on us3'p
Norman Lyman moved that the co
I munieation be received and laid on h
table to be taken up at such futu
time as this house shall consider pro
or. Kupihea and Andrews, in o
$ voice, seconded the motion. which ca
ried on showing Of hands. At II
i noint Secretary Brown rose and lie
4 the hall of the house of representative