The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-19
Many Memb ers
Want to Go
Home.
THINK THEY CAN
HAVE EXTRA SESSION
Bills Ready for Introduction But
Speedy Adjournment May
Be Taken.

1t will be a badly disorganized major
ity which will meet in the Legislature
this morning for the first day of the ex-
tended session There will be little Of
harmony either between the two Houses
or the members of either branch who
owe allegiance to the majority organi-
zation. There was to have been eau
Gus of the Home Rulers last night at
Fosters Hail. but the caucus was not
held. The members of the Legislature
did not appear up to 10 o'clock, and
at that hour Senator Kalauokslani and
Representative Prendergast, who held
up the dignity of the two branches of
the Legislature, decided that they would
, desert, so the sergeant-at-arms turned
out the lights and all was off.
, The caucus was not one of the mem
bers primarily but was to be party
gathering. There were at different
| times during the evening as many as
| the officials in the room, but there was
nothing but the most informal talk
about what was going on. In no way
was there any consideration Of the
plan to be followed, and the discussions
could not be held to be action on the
matter which is uppermost in the minds
of the people who watch the doings OF
the Executive building. Great things
| were promised but there was no ac-
complishment-
This leaves the action today entirely
in the air. No one may predict what
is to be the result of the meeting OF the
two houses, for the opinions of the in
diyidual members are as widely separ-
ated as their districts. During the gen
eral discussions on the lawn. in the
third house yesterday, the dominant
note was one of discomfort with the
lposition in which the majority is plac-
ed. The majority of the members, IT.
respective of party, want to go nome.
They do not think that they should De
held here, now that the two approprla-
tion bills have been passed, and they
power to pass any bill with the woro
Joan in it.
AS to the unpaid bills, there is feel
ing among the Independents that TINS
matter has had enough consideration IN
the Houses and the fact that message
from the Governor was laid over, the
items not being put into the general
bill. is to be taken as their expression
unon the advisability of the putting OF
these matters in the bills. There seems
to be a feeling that there Will De ho
success attending the attempt to MAKE
a second bill to cover these matters.
Some members Of the House say they
would not vote upon these bills untii
thew had been put through the commit
tees in regular form. so as TO estapilsn
, the liability of the Government, ascer-
tain that the bills were incurred IN the
q reeular form, and that there is sonie
chance that they will be paid.
n This is the way they talk, but III
:. reality the entire matter is one Oh eA-
:. ira session. The majority party seems
+o believe that by adjourning at once
a without delay they will have the Gov
h ernor on the hip and compel him TO can
a them together for another sixty Gays
"a for general legislation. This was open
q ly said yesterday by some OF those
a members who have always been hoWl-
10 ing special" They hold that the very
1 importance of these bills to the amount
i of some $4,000 is sufficient to have the
: legislature brought back. They be-
: IIieve that the business interests, VIII
lie gather behind them and ask that they
,e be given more time for general ieglsia-
10 ton. Those approached in the matter
" and asked if they would agree to pass
IN nothing but revenue and appropriation
n, bills. said emphatically that they would
make no pledges, that they must De
n called in special session, and that they
l. would use the time in making such laws
it as they saw fit.
is The bill which would provide for the
t. unpaid bills is drawn end ready 10 DC
IN introduced this morning. as Is tna'
LII which makes the appropriations Wnicn =,
as would be taken care OF in any loan oii
II, that may be made law during the Pc.
he riod. These bills will be put IN an. ,,.
i'd unless there is an adjournment SINE uis
- they promise to arouse some coiliiiiei'
lat once.