The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-07
Good Prospect of
An Early
Call.
REPUBLICANS ARE
URGING THIS MOVE
Party Men Think They Should
Have Voice in Selection OF
New Treasurer. ;

Republicans are following up their
victory and the outlook is that there
will be called an extra session of the
senate for the purpose of passing upon
the question of the man who win all
the place made vacant by the sudden
departure of Treasurer Wright.
The power of filing administrative
offices lies in the governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate. AS
the vacancy now existing is one which
must be thus filed it is the plan Of the
official Republicans to induce the gov
ernor to. call the upper house into ex-
traordinary session, and there settle the
question of the man who shall have the
care of the Territorial finances
The question has been regularly con-
sidered by the Republican committee
which under the leadership of Senator
Crabbe managed the campaign thus
successfully closed, and representatives
urge upon him the necessity for the
calling together of the body. The reso-
luton set forth the necessity for the
filling of the vacancy in the govern
nient and the responsibility of the Sem
ate in the premises, and from these
standpoints urged the action indicated.
Should the Governor see the point in
the same light, there will be no delay
in holding the session. which might last
not more than fifteen days, If it's work
could not be finished in ten days time.
The idea of members of the Repubii-
can controlling body is to show the peo-
pie that the party is moving imme-
diately on the line of the best govern
ment, and an extra session now would
mean there would be no long discus
sion Of the personality of the Treasurer
when the regular session is held. The
settlement of such a point now would
prevent any consumption of time and
would leave free from such embarras
sing considerations the regular session,
which might then be given over entirely
to the business of legislation.
Governor Dole has had the subject
under careful consideration for some
time, the prospect being in his opinion
that there would be Republican upper
house, and said yesterday that he was
undecided as to his course. He admit
ted that there would be some argu
Enents in favor OF such plan, but
would not commit himself TO any meth
cd of action. He said the matter would
be further considered today. There has
been much discussion about the exec
utive building over the matter and the
opinion there seemed to be that there
might be such pressure brought to bear
as would result in the calling of the
session
The special session of the Senate will
De of the Republican body elected last
Tuesday. The terms of the members o.
he legislature except such senators
whose official life was fixed by the bill
passed by Congress at the last session.
expired last Tuesday.
Section SO of the Organic Act pre-
tides That the term of Office of the
elected at any general
IT special election shall be until the
,ext general election held thereafter
seven senators hold office only for tive
,ears and it is considered they are gov
,rned by the same section OF the Or
yanic Act.
A session of the senate would not be
nearly as expensive as of the entire
legislature. The pay of members Of the
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