The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23
Bill To Drive Booze Out Of Terri
tory First Important Meas
lre Before Upper House
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS SLATE
ADOPTED WITH SINGLE HITCH
Young Desha Nominated Serg-
eant-at-Arms With Aid Of
His Father

To hold up the hands of the Presi.
dent Of the United States, no matter
1 what befalls, and 70 drive LIQUOR out of
everything in Hawai- s makeup, were
the main declarations of senatorial in.
tentions in the first days proceedings
of the upper house of the ninth Ha.
waiian legislature yesterday. -
As soon as permanent organization
had been accomplished and certain
routine matters disposed of, Senator
Paeheco, of Oahu, a member of the
!, committee on military affairs, intro.
dueed q concurrent resolution endorsing
the President . severance of diplomatic
relations with Germany, and as an aft.
ernoon contribution TO the big events
of the day Senator Chillingworih, presi-
dent of the senate, took the floor to in.
troduce q bill -of which the purport is
to prohibit the sale of liquor of any
kind except by pharmacists ON prescrip.
tons Of daily licensed physicians. p
Perfecting Organization I'll
All senators, save A. l.. Castle, who
Is in the hospital, were in their seats
when Senator q. p. Kamauoha, of the
Big Island, called for order at ten
o clock. Numerous gentler members of
the families of the lawmakers were in
the interested audience. Not few
Carnival tourists attended, not desir.
ing to miss anything important during
Honolulu's week Of merrymaking
mixed with the people s business. Hos
nolulu's band rendered an overture Of
patriotic tone, and soon Legislative
activity was under way Prayer was
called for by the temporary president
and Reverend Akaiko ,Akana invoked
divine blessing on the assembly, asking
that the members be given strength and
light to enable them to conseientiously
discharge their solemn duties.
Senators Makekau, Dcsha and Chill
ingworth, az committee on credentials,
found everything in order. Chilling
worth and Makekau having been unani.
mously elected president and vice
president. respectively, and Akaiko
Akana chosen chaplain, with o. p.
,Soares, clerk, and NJ. T.. Lyons, assist.
ant clerk, the senate was ready to be
sworn in. Chief Justice A. g. M. Rob-
ertson administered the oath to the sen
ators, following which the president
0wore in officers Of the senate.
Ready For Business ..s4 M
Following a recess. and shortly after
eleven o'clock, President Chillingworth
appointed a committee consisting Of
Senators Shingle, Paeheeo and Desha to-
wait on the Governor and the house TO
notify them that the senate was ready
for business. S...G 8,
In nominating Senator Chillingworth
for the presidency Senator Baldwin re-I
ferred to that gentleman as the choice
of the Republicans, aud in ascending
Baldwin s nomination Senator Cpney
believed that none but Chillingworth
could so well carry out the duties Of
the office. President Chillingworth, es-
corted to the chair by Senators Coney
and Pacheco, declared, after the clap
ping of hands had ceased, that he APP
preeiated the honOr-an honor the high
est in the gift of the elected repre-,
sentatives of the people. He urged
that all party arguments be laid aside;
that all issues, except the welfare of
the greatest number Of people, be for
gotten, for there was big business
ahead, and many important matters
would require the earnest and sincere
attention of the senate. He particular,
lied with reference to matters concern
Ing the national guard, emphasizing the
need OF considering all such matters
without fear and with earnest desire
and endeayor to do whatever might be
right in the premises. Land questions,
too, would figure among important
measures to be presented. The matter
of taxation would be another vital con
sideration. His remarks were followed
by applause. RI.
Rlmors Of War "".
Senator Pacheco offered the follow
ing concurrent resolution, without pre-
liminary remarks: ,srIh t
- Be II Resolved by the senate Of
the territory of Hawaii, the house of
representatives. eOneurring:
t'That we recognize that the causes
which led to the severance Of diplo-
matte relations between the United
states OF America and the German En-
pre- creates situation fraught with
grave possibilities to the nation and
which challenges the patriotism of
every American citizen. .tttt
t@" Resolved, That we highly commend
the position taken by the President of
the nlted States in regard thereto az
maintaining our highest standard Of
natlohal honor and as promoting the
humanitarian ideals of enlightened civ,
ilization = EsIsl
Resolved, That should every honor
able means be exhausted to maintain
me neutrality of the United States in
violate, and should war prove inevita-
bte; we pledge our loyal support and
fullest aid to our couutry.n ~ Vii
d, President Chillingworth, on hearing
that Senator Pacheco desired that the