The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-03-31
FOUR WEEKS TO WORK.

Four weeks of working days remain
for the Legislature, and the work whici
is before the members of both branche:
10 sufficient to cause some of the more
thoughtful to reach the conclusion thai
an extension OF the session will be need
ed TO see the more important matters
passed.
The House will take the County law
on second reading today, and 1t Is ex-
pected will send II to the same COM
mittee which has considered the Dill IN
its original form, as introduced into the
House If this is done there VIII pc
little time lost for the members having
their minds made up as to the measure,
will soon report 1t back, with the
amendments which it is thought VIII be
more in accord with the temper of the
House, and the measure will reach It's
third reading not later than Thursday.
The thirty-ffth legislative day opens
this morning and the members are con-
WINGED that they must have the County
bill in the hands of the Governor not
later than the forty-eighth day, so that
if il comes back to them with veto
there may be a chance to pass 1t over
the executive disapproval. This Is OF
course fighting windmills, for Governor
Dole has indicated that he VIII approve
a measure along rational lines, ana
some of his suggestions have been IN
corporated into amendments to the
measure 1t is more than probable that
there will be consultations between the
legislators and the executive, so that
the measure as passed Will approach
the ideals OF the Governor.
1t is easily seen that an element III
the Home Rule party CONSIDER tha'
each day that passes without result is
one for them, that the record for waste
of time will lie against the MAJORITY |
party, and that consequently there VIII
be hard campaign ammunition MADE ny
DELAYING the efforts of the Republlcahs'
II is a matter of regret that there Is
so little announcement needed TO cause
the Republicans to effect delay, at leH''
a certain portion of them. II lis SAFE l"
say that If the effort which mas pesl
given to the investigation OF why men
were discharged from office, as TO the
causes for actions over which the iesls-
latiye branch has no control at all, ana
into side issues in general, had gone
into the passage, or at least the report
ing. of measures for the carrying GU.
of the pledges of the party, tha' IL
could not be said that the session was
more than half over and yet mourning
signal marks the term
OF course there is no use in discussing
errors of the past only that they may
serve as guides for the future. Inc
thing to be done is to get along with
the work, and to,reach such stage as
to give some promise of accomplish
ing important ends.
There are said to be appropriation
bills ready to report as soon as the
County law is out of the way. the
committee has considered two meas
ures, one of a six months period and
the other for two years, and there is
sentiment that the best thing
would be the passage of the latter. ii ,
is within the province of the Governor !,
to veto any item of an appropriation
bill while in general act he must
approve it all or veto 1t. 1t would be
entirely safe to leave in his hands the ),
,utting out Of the amounts which would >
De needless in the event of the County :
,ct passing into law. The many items >
If general road and other work, which :.
Will rightfully come under the head or
county expense, but which are needed
n the event of the County law failing,
night well be put into enactment and
ime would be saved, as against wait
ng until the disposition of the County -
aw Is known. -