The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-04-17

LUIS the mousse ucciucu ycotefual
when, on q tie vote, fourteen all, with
Tavares and Waiaholo absent, il refused
70 accept woodward's resignation.
The scrap was an interesting, II pain.
fnl one while IL lasted. Woodward
threatened the day before by those
who failod 20 secure 50 far their joy.
ride TO Molokai, beat his opponents by
two jumps when, NJ the opening Of the
session yesterday, his resignation, Hin
the interest Of harmony was read. To
give the members chance to say what
they wanted about him, without fear
Of meeting his eye, Woodward retired
and Nicholas lIoopii, assistant clerk,
presided temporarily at the clerk's
desk.
Tho Advertiser story Of yesterday on
the situation appears to have warned
Woodward IN time aud gave him the
tip 10 present HIS resignation. Mean
while, the resolution, prepared by Lor-
rim Andrews and given approval BY
those whom he represented, did not
have chance Of being introduced.
However, Il viii be interesting to see
how the resolution for the removal of
Woodward was worded, for the original
was picked up somewhere on the Wal.
kiki corridor, having been blown away
by the wind. This Is the resolution that
was never introduced.
Resolution Never Presented
Z" Resolution. Be it resolved by the
house Of representatives that Mr.. Ed
ward Woodward be removed as clerk
Of the house; that vacancy be de-
elared in said clerkship and the nom
ination now be in order for the election
Of the clerk for the balance of the SEES
sion.
There was n blank for the signature
and below were the words, 'Represen-
tatiye Fourth District =
IL is common gossip around the legis-
Iafive halls that had Woodward been
removed, Speaker HoIstcin would re-
sign and that the same element, which
was using Woodward for the /" goat, =
would Immediately accept the veteran
Speakers resignation.
Lyman cleared his political skirts
yesterday when he sent to the press
table, addressed to The Advertiser, the
following note:
Lyman Makes Statement
You can deny any statement which
may be brought to you that there is
any move to remove the Speaker and
place me there, because / will not ne.
cept It at this time, as the session is
almost over and am not goingeto be
made the goat for any fractional fights
against the Speaker.
You can make the denial so as to
stop all these falae rumors that are be-
ing carried about.
The Advertiser story that there was
fight not only to remove Woodward
a. clerk but as we'll TO GUST Holstein
from the Speaker chair, filed the gall
lery early at the opening of the ses-
sion yesterday.
There was an air Of expectation as
Clerk Woodward concluded the reading
Of the minutes Of the session Of the
previous day, this being reached at
fWenty.fy to eleven, the house having
met promptly at ten O'Clock. i4
Following the reading of the min
utes, the first order Of business was
the reading Of a communication Id
which Auditor Fisher detailed consid
erable history about the trip Of Char
les r. Forbes TO Washington, Novem-
Der ~, 1915, TO February !, 1916
Speaker Reads Letter G4
After this, Speaker Holstein stated
that he would read communication
and he proceeded to read Clerk Wood
ward 3 resignation, Gin the interests
Of harmony" II stated The Speaker
said that, considering Woodward =
long and valued services to the house
In the several past sessions, he had at
tempted to dissuade him in the pnr,
pose Of resigning, but without avail,
He made IL clear TO the house that il
-. ~ a Ill a
ward to leave his work at this time, on
almost the eve Of adjournment, sine
die, Of the body.
Lorrin Andrews was promptly on his
feet and moved the acceptance Of the
resignation. All things considered, he
thought, II would be the best thing that
could happen. Kawewehi spoke in Ha
waiian and be was strongly for the re-
tention Of the clerk Interpreter Ha
kuole started to do his duty,
. will interpret my remarks In Eng
lisIl Tomorrow, announced Kawewehi
and Hakuole subsidized gracefully.
Andrews Leads Fight
Andrews, taking the floor, spoke o.
the question Of dignity All this had
nothing to do with the Molokai trip
although il had its origin just there
he claimed
sis the clerk Of this house 70 be 4
car, to haunt the wishes OF the ma
jority and tell US to 60 to -i'' Th'
speaker did not say where. He hal
made the special committee ridiculous
Andrews added.
Kalana spoke in Hawaiian at quit
some length. He moved that the resig
nation be not accepted. On rollcall
after all the pow vow Kalana an
Kupihea, who seconded this motion
suddenly reversed and voted TO accep
the resignation.
The fun and the pilikia went on
Kaana said that this continent wa
now AZ war and that the hpuse seeme'
to be Ia revolution.i He spoke man.
thousands Of words, the gist being tina
Woodward should stick right on TO hi
Job. Kaaua, with Kalana and Kawe
rehi retired to the Eva corridor, wher
Lyman laid down the law TO them.
The brightest thing that Kaaua sal
was that the house members were tn
fathers 70 the Molokai inmates an
that the senate members we're tn
moihers II may have been so. but th
house did not take a vote ON this vita
question.