The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-03

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tie legislature and 70 every person IN /
terested In the welfare Of the Terri /
tory that some kind Of new taxation
legislation would be necessary b. the
first legislature GO provide taxes sufn-
Gent 70 make good the loss Of two
million dollars in customs revenues
Long before the legislature met the
Home Rule members met in caucus 10
study the needs Of the Territory. not
only with regard 10 taxation. but In
regard 10 other important legislation
Governor Dole was asked for the re-
ports OF the varioes heads OF depart
ments of the Government in December.
but instead OF furnishing them he re-
fused them. telling the legislators
very sIrtly that they could not have
the reports until they were submitted
10 the legislature upon the assembling
OF that body February Goth Instead
Of helping the members of the legis-
lature 10 prepare for the work before
them Governor Dole did ali he could
to throw obstacles in their way. and
now every Dole follower and both OF
the Dole organs are blaming the men,
bers OF the legislature for failure to
accomplish certain results which Gov
ernor Dole and some of the Republican
members of the legislature who train
with the Dole machine. have done all
in their power to prevent
No report or estimate was submit
ted by the head OF any department
showing where saving could be made
nor was any effort made by the Dole
administration TO cut down the ex-
penditures of the Territorial govern
ment in face OF the shortage of the
funds caused by the loss Of revenues.
No statement was presented by the
Treasurer showing what revenue vari-
-us rates of taxation would produce,
or showing how the taxes might be in
creased with the least burden to the
people. nor were any recommendations
presented for increased liquor licenses
to make up for the loss of revenue
from the duty on imported liquors. the
duty having ceased after June IA, 1900.
In every legislative body it is Gus
tomary for the minority and even for
the majority to organize steering
committee The United States Senate
does not feel itself too high and
mighty to have its steering commit
tees representing the two political
parties in the Senate and conferences
between these committees result in
deciding just what legislation shall be
enacted 1t is a case of give and take.
Here in Hawaii the Home Rulers had
A majority of both houses and the Re
Dublicans could not hope to get
through any legislation whatever that
the Home Rulers objected to. On the
other hand the Republicans had more
than one-third of the members of the
Senate and had the Governor with his
veto. so that the Home Rulers could
not hope TO get through any legisla-
ton which the Republicans unitedly
opposed. Then what was the logical
and practical way to accomplish some
hing for the good of the Territory?
Obviously the appointment of a steer
ing committee by the Republicans Of
the two houses which would have re-
suited in the appointment of q like
committee by the Home Rulers. How
easy for the Republicans to have said
to the Home Rulers:
Here. you people have the majority
but you have not two-thirds majority
N each house and with the Governor
on our side we can prevent any of
Tour measures becoming laws that we
don't want Now then you people have
certain bills you want to pass. So
have we. Then let us be fair. Bring
IN your county government bill. let
us go over it carefully and get it right
and we Republicans viii support it.
Won want new tax law All right.
bring in your tax law. Now we want
certain appropriations to go through.
We want loan act You support
these bills of ours in return for our
support of yours and they viii go
through all right and each party can
claim the credit Of having accomplish
d something" In this way the legis-
!ators would all have been working in
he interests OF the people Even so
late as the verbal refusal OF Governor
Dole TO extend the session 1t was not
too late to have gotten together on
come such plan as this Archie Gil
6llan of the House saw that somethins
Of the kind ought to be done and said
20. further declaring the Governor
failure not 10 extend the session a;
east fifteen days TO be a mistake, but
the selfconstitnted leaders who had
been boasting about how they were
going to put the Home Rulers In a hole
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