The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-15
a FARCICAL FINALE

The members OF the Legislature VINO .
have undergone such q wonderful
change in their. opinions on the Regis .
rratfon law will 20 on record as the .
most wonderful legislative contorUiOn- .
lists that ever struck the Iaw-makiug
stage of Hawaii The members who .
voted against the Registration law are
of course amused ana pleased 70 wit
ness the predicament their brethren
have placed themselves in. ana those
who once had convictions but have IN
the course of six weeks lost them are
endeavorfng 10 lay back on that rosy +
bed. "the opinion Of the masses in
hopes that they win there 6ud rest from
their woes ana peaceful fOrgetfulness
OF aIT that has gone before.
Possibly this Quiet rest viii be
found but we doubht it. Already .the
masses" are beginning to point to The
lack OF legislative backbone and TO
wonder how many more session laws
Of 1896 would be repealed if the Legts-
Iature remained in session another Ten
DAYS Tt has been said that the passage
of the RepeaI Act viii show the people
that the LEGISLATURE is a careful bod
and when it passes law that is OBJ
noxious. knows enough to repeal It,
The Repeal Act viii do nothing OF the
kind. 1t will inspire nothing but lack
/ of confidence in the ability OF legisia>
tors to legislate according to their
convictions. 1t is a direct proof to the
minimizing masses that they can
sway the legislative mind just as they
nIease bv simply making a noise No
member of the Legislature can deny
i it In the only question where point
has been brought to an issue the
Legislature has been routed horse
foot and dragon. They have tumbled
over each other apparently in then
desire to let disseminated few know
chat thew will cave in on demand II the
calamity howlers talk loud enough.
The Repeal Act will probably pass
b. the third reading in the Senate on this
the last day OF the session. What q
farcicaI horse-play bit OF drama is The
fnaIe of the session. II Anthony Hope
we're IN the country he would find II
# material for a book second only to
his tale OF Il South American country
IN what a blaze of glory the legisla-
tors 90 home to their constituents
The story will be a short one. They
nassed the Registration law and put in
an obnoxious thumb-mark and one OF
two other things that were not needed
After the law went into effect some
one raised a rumpus about the obIec-
-+onabIe featnres-that could easily be
eliminated. Using this rs handle
those in the Legislature who opposed
the law in the first place began TO work
uD0n The legislative conviction ana
as q. result Senate and House caucusse.
we're held. After this the Repeal Ae
was introduced. and with one or w'
executions each member sat in his sea
and voted to wipe out of existence
bill he had assisted in creating onI
G seven weeks previous. Little or no ezl
/. plantation was given for this sudden re
version OF opinion. except that the b'l
j. seemed 10 be unpopular. Nearly ever
Il member answered aye to the music
- role. threw his previous convictions Z
/. the winds and lopped into line.
d This may be craftsmanship, il ma
l. be a display OF unusual nerve and coul
- - --.7-,- -, %, -, nh r,f J man VII
r turned in his shoes and walked back
Re wards to demonstrate the problem
$ question along these lines. As this
o the last day of the session, we w0ul
n suggest that the Senate adjourn sin
II die before the Repeal Act. passes IN
l. third reading and thereby remove l-
~ impending blot from the legislative g:
l. cuUcheOn.