The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-02
HOUSE OF REPREsrNr, rIvFs. =


HOUSE OF REpREsrNr rIVFs. =
Today the House and Senate meet in
Joint session NJ II a. m for the purpose
Of "electinE" eight Senators who shall
hold over for four years under section
30 Of the Organic Act. which reads
THAT the Senate shall be composed of
0ftoen members who shall hold office
FOR four years; Provided, however, That
Of tho Senators elected nt the first gen
oral election. two from the First District
! N1awa'D, one from the Second Nfliu.
MolokHi, lanai and KahoolawC). three
/ from the Third COnhu) and one from the
Fourth District Oiauai and Nilham shall
hold Office for two years only, the details
OF such apportonment to be provided for
by the Legislature"
Several questions have arisen ms to
whether "the Legislature" means the
| two Houses only, or whether tho matter
should be determined by n bill duly in
troduccd, passed three times in each
House and signed by the Governor.
Section 70 Of the Organic Act SAYS:
That the LEGISLATURE OF the Territory
OF Hawaii shall consist OF two Houses.
STYLED. respectively, the Senate and
/ House of Representatives which shall
| organize and sit separately, except as
otherwise herein provided The two
Houses shall be styled The Legislature
of the Territory of Hawaii"
This section of the Organic Act bears
striking resemblance to section / Of ar
ticle rs OF the Constitution of the Re
public Of Hawaii which reads: "The
| Legislature shall consist of two Houses
styled the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives which shall organize and sit
separately, except ms otherwise herein
provided. The two Houses shall be
STYLED The Legislature OF the Republic
OF Hawaii"
Under the old constitution the two
| Houses sat together for the purpose OF
electing President (article 2D and hv
custom for receiving the message of the
| President. In the Organic Act, however
there is no occasion mentioned upon
which the two Houses shall SIT together
| but nothing except the section above
quoted would appear to prevent such
Joint session.
AS the Independents have a strength
of thirty to the Republicans fifteen on
Joint ballot, 1t will he seen that only In
dependents will he elected on TINS plan
| from Hawaii three Independent Senators
and one Republican,, Maui 1.-TWO indie
! pendents and one Republican,, and Ka-
uai 1.-TWO Independents and no Repuhli-
| cans). The rub win come with oahu
! NY" mas i"ur hep"ni'Chh senators
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wv i"u'pe.uehts' NHlauokaiahl ana
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w CIV" IonE Term uhd'r inc
-. nI"NiSlons Oh ,lc organic act one or
mus perio,ce pt n hepup"cah' II
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-, ni o. ,"t hepun,lcan senators
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