The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-02-21
HOlStein Wins For
Speaker OF House
ChillingwOrth Once More Heads Sen
ate-Andrew's Campaign Against
HOlStein And Lewis Sees Him
Badly Routed
Especial to MAUI NEWS)

laturC of the Territory of Hawaii
viii get down to business today for
its biennial 60 days session. The or
]ganization of the two houses has been
the matter of most speculation for
some time, but has been practically
decided in the Causus sessions held
yesterday. 1t will be Chillingworth
again as president of the senate. and
II. L. Holstcin is once more to grace
the old throne room seat as speaker
of the house.
Split In Caucus
The chief fight was in the house,
and when the caucus was finally held
at republican party Headquarters. Lor-
rim Andrews. who had been leading
the fight against Holstcin and for the
place Of boss Of the house. admit
ted his defeat by failing to be present.
In fact none of the anti-HOlstein fac
ton was present, but the II members
on hand are sufficient to insure the
control of the old regime unless the
unexpected happens today. Ii is re-
ported that the absence of one men,
Der who favOrs Holstein was due to
the death OF a relative, and that n
or two other members who were not
present will also vote for the Kohala
man for speaker.
Generally speaking it looks as
though Andrews was utterly routed.
E. X. Fernandez. who was mention
ed as a candidate for HOlstein's seat,
was one of the Il present at the cau-
Gus and who voted for Holstein.
1t is understood that w. T. Rawlins
will be named as chairman of the
legislative committee of the house,
the place Andrews held last session,
and that the Craftsmanship of the fin
ance committee will probably go to
A. Lewis, Jr. 1t was Andrews fight
against Lewis, by the way, that caus-
ed the split in the caucus. 1t seems
now that the Andrews crowd will
have rough shedding in getting any of
their pet measures through at this
session.
The following officials of the house
We're decided upon by the solid II:
For Clerk, Edward X. Woodward.
For Sergeant-at-Arms, Issac X. Ka-
ava.
For Messenger, Manuel Richards.
For Chaplain, William Kamau.
For Janitor, S. Kamai.
Resolutions were passed that all ap-
~plication for clerkships of commit
tees be submitted to the chairman of
the various committees, following
their appointment today by Speaker
HOlstein, by the vice-speaker, as
chairman of the caucus, and the chair
man will then select their own clerks
for their committees.
1t was also reiterated in a resolu-
ton that in the choice of filling posi-
lions all present government en-
ployes shall be excluded from con-
sideratiOn.
Senate Harmonious
With NJ. c. Pacheco the only dem
ocrat in the senate, and with the
matter of the speakership settled
without great difficulty, the senate
caucus held in Senator Shingles Of
flee was in the nature of a loye-fest.
1t is reported hat when the meet
ing gathered it stood it was divided
7 to 7 between C. A. Rice and Chill
lingworth for the presidency OF the
senate, but that later Chillingworth
was decided on by a unanimous vote.
H. A. Baldwin was also named for
vice-president and o. P. Soares as
clerk.
Following is probably the way the
senate organization will stand:
Chas. F. Chillingworth, president.
Harry A. Baldwin, vice-president.
o. P. Soares, clerk.
Committees
Ways and Means-R. w. Single,
chairman; ]. w. Russell and Robert
Hind, Hawaii; II. w. Rice, Maui;
Chas. E. King and John Wise, Oahu;
C. A. Rice, Kauai.
Judiciary. w. Russell, Hawaii,
chairman; J. H. Coney, Kauai; G. P.
Kamauoha, Hawaii; H, A. Baldwin,
Maui; NJ. c. Pacheco, Oahu.
Military. H. Coney, Kauai, chair
man; S. L. Desha, Hawaii; NJ. c. Pa
checo, Oahu.
Public Lands and Internal Improve
ments-H. A. Baldwin, Maui, chair
man; S. L. Desha, Robert Hind, R.
w. Single and John Wise.
Public Health-George p. Cooke,
Molokai, chairman; S. L. Desha and
S. p. COrrea.
Education-S. L. Desha, Hawaii,
chairman; G. p. Cooke and Chas. E.
King.
Enrolment, Revision and Printing
S. P. Correa, Oahu, chairman; John
Wise, and G, p. Kamauoha.
Accounts-H. w. Rice, Maui, chair
man; NJ. C. Pacheco and Chas. E.
King.
Rules-G. P. Kamauoha, Hawaii,
chairman; C. A. Rice and S. p. Cor
rea.
Agriculture, Forestry and Promo
tion-Robert Hind, Hawaii, chairman;
Fl. w. Rice and Chas. +. King.
Public EXpenditures-JOhn Wise,
Oahu, chairman; J.. w. Russell and j..
II. COney.
Rev. A. Akana was elected chaplain
David Motley was elected sergeant
alarms; Isaac Hart, messenger, J. w.
PakikO, %janitOr.
COBLENZ, Germany, Jan. 10-(Asso-
ciated Press)-SiX tug boats and
twelve other craft have been Tequisi-