The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-30
PASSING OF The S|N|ANS
LEGISLATORS REACH THEIR TIME
LIMIT.
Fourteen House Members Agree That
Today is the Last Day-Ready to
Leave.

Fourteen members of the house voted
just before the noon adjournment today
that this is the Goth and last day of the
Legislative session. The other fifteen
wanted to call it the 57th day and meet
for three days more but more sessions
are not likely to be had Adjournment
today, in spite of the uphOlding by
majority of one, of the clerks count
making today the 57th day probably
means the end of the regular session.
If the fifteen Home Rulers attempt to
hold the three days more session none
of the Republicans will attend. Many
of the Home Rulers will not play any
more.
Representative Beckley, vice-chair-
man says he is going home to Maui on
tonight's steamer with the Democrats,
Monsarrat, Independent viii stay away.
Archie Gilhllan had his things all pack
ed up and made into a bundle on his
desk before the session began this
morning and many other members fol-
lowed his example. 1t was morning
of gloom.
Legislation attempted after today
would be ignored by the governor and
would therefore be useless in any event,
so that even the fifteen who wanted to
declare today the 57th of the session
are only half-heaSed in their proposals
to keep up the show that has held the
cial session is called al once the show
is pau for while. The portraits of old
time monafchS may enjoy their throne
room in peace undisturbed by the dis
cordant babble of the Bander-logs.
The vote on the subject in the house
took place over a report from a major
ity of the judiciary committee, on the
resolution introduced by Robertson two
weeks ago, to declare the day on which
he introduced it the 4Sth day and to
have the minutes corrected accordingly.
The report was as follows:
''The resolution recites various data
for the purpose of proving that the
nineteenth day of April, was the 4Sth
Gay of the session of this Legislature.
This would made this day the sixtieth
day of the session. Your committee
feels that to undertake at this time
to change the session days as recorded
in the journal would be not only un-
wise but unwarranted by the circum-
stances
We therefore recommend that the
day as indicated by the journal of the
House, be declared that day of the ses-
sion, by the terms of which, if no fur
ther adjournment be taken, beyond
that of from day to day, this session
will close on Friday the third day of
May"
A. G. M. Robertson made a minority
report in which he said: The fact
that a correct count of the number OF
days of this session under the rule OF
the Organic Act makes this the Goth
day is a very lame reason for not ap.
proving the resolution. The truth can
not be ignored. The Organic Act eX,
pressly eXcepts Sundays and holiday:
only. There can be no additional i'm
piled exception, Today Is clearly the
6Oth and last day of this session"
Dickey moved the adoption of the
minority report. He said he would
have liked a day or two more, for th
appropriation bill, but couldn't ge
round the figures. Incidentally he re
marked that the houses failure to pas
the bill was a disgrace and would I'll
up improvements for two years.
Prendergast showed his end-of-the
session learning to be like that whicl
he began. He said something abou
the house judging its own proceeding
and seemed to think the house coul
make sixty fifty-seven if it wanted. H
also thought Washingtons birthda
counted as a holiday because it was
holiday on the mainland, under stat
laws.
Keliikoa, one of the committee tha
signed the majority report, jumped u
with a pad on which he had been fig
uring. He told the house about his fig
ures and said: Il signed the repoT
without thinking I find that this is tn
60th day and that the report is wrong.
Home Rule faces grew longer tina
ever
The previous question was carried an
then robertson, as introducer of tn
resolution, spoke on it. He Shove
the count of days and deducted tn
Sundays. He quoted the Organic act
provision excluding Sundays and n
other days, and wound up with a ne
point which startled the other side an
nearly carried the minority repor
Robertson pictured what would haI
pen if days on which the houses di
not meet were not to be counted, in cas-
a senate should decide to meet Onl
every other day, while a house kept G
in the usual way The house woul