The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-21
Majority Party to Have
Two Thirds on
Committees.
Senate Gives County Bill Two
Readings Many Bills Will
Be introduced.

CAS- the Republican party has twenty
members and the Home Rule party only
ten, believe that their representation
on the committees should be in that
ratio" Speaker Fred w. Beckley thus
outlined his policy as to the makeup
of the standing committees of the
House yesterday, and further said that
as the Republicans had agreed to the
placing of their members in caucus, the
only delay in making known appoint
ments was in the placing of the Home
Rulers. he continued:
at will determine these matters this
evening, and be ready to announce the
House-is now ready to get down to
T5rk. The taking arbitrary advantage
OF my position to force a disproportion-
ate number of Home Rulers on the
committees has never been my inten-
tion and I shall use my office only for
the purpose of expediting the work of
the Legislature, and not for making
personal capital. I believe there is
deal to be done. and hope the session
will be a hardworking one. There is
no reason why the party in the major
ity in this body should not bear the
brunt Of the work, and I will give the
Republicans an opportunity to do it,"
The majority of the House, through
a committee, met the speaker at the
noon recess and later, after the days
work had closed, and gave to him the
caucus list of committee selections. The
list contained the names of members
who wished to secure allotment to
certain lines of work, and he assured
them Of his desire to cooperate with the
majority in expediting the business OF
the session. While nothing is given out
as TO the selections of the Republican
caucus, 1t is the intention of the mem
bers TO get down to work Immediately,
and to rush the preliminary work
Some surprise was shown last even
ing when the members of the Upper
House were informed that the county
bill was to be introduced into the
HqSSe 1t is the intention of the spe-
eiA Committee appointed to have the
bill IN charge for the Senate to push
it right along. The committee began
Work last evening, SO IndI the u ais
lation could be made in the very short
est possible time, and the printing be /
done ready for the consideration OF the |
measure next week if possible. The |
idea of the Senators is that there are
needed few amendments to the meas |
ure, and these principally in minor de- |
tails. One Senator said yesterday that
he thought the work of the Senate with
the bill could be done in two weeks !
working time, and that the House, !
having the printed bill ready for its
consideration during those two weeks.
would be able to finish it in about the
same number of working days.
In the meantime, it is the intention
of the House to rush work on measures
which are deemed NECESSARY, and which
will have no effect upon the county
bill. One of these is the Torrens meas
ure. and it is likely that, as well, the
Judiciary measure VIII be introduced
and hurried to passage. Bills making
available the emergency appropriations,
asked by the Governor will be intro
Guced today. perhaps, and these will
have early consideration in both houses.