The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-10
SENATE IS
READY FOR
ITS WORK
Under a Special
Order Action
Begins.
From Mondays daily)

County bill work should mark the
action of both houses of the Legislature
today. 1t IL certain that the Senate
proposes to begin active and close
labor along that line, and all that re-
mains to be done then is to get the
bill before the House.
The work of the upper body begins
under rule which fixes the order of
the three most important measures
The county law will come UP first. then
the loan and finally the appropriation
measures, these three occupying the
attention of the upper body until they
have been completed. The only possible
hitch is that the English version of the
county law may not be complete. al
though 1t has been definitely promised.
Inc most recent delay in the consid-
Grafton of county legislation was in
no way due to either printer or COM
mtttee, but misunderstanding was,
in reality, back of it all. The measure.
as introduced, was that of the Repub-
lcan commission, the pamphlet form
measure being submitted. 1t was the
intention of the Republican members
to have printed only the Hawaiian YER
sion, and to follow the measure through
the committee, using the pamphlet
printed by the Republican committee.
This sounded well enough, but when
the time came 1t did not pan out prop
erly. Speaker Beckley had not thor
oughly understood the proposal, and
when on Friday the Hawaiin version
was on hand and action was proposed.
he vetoed procedure under any such
course. He said IL would be necessary
to have an English bill, printed in regu-
ular form, SO that amendments could
be followed closely by all the members
of the House, which, in his opinion.
would be impossible and likely to pro-
duce confusion. Consequently he or
dered an English copy printed, and this
ii Is that Will cause the delay, II any
occurs.
In the House, the plan is the same
as mas been contemplated from the
rrst III the bill is brought before the
pody at all the plan is to pass the bill
on second reading by title. then refer
1t to the committee of the whole. and
at once move to go into committee.
Should this be done the committee
would make the bill the daily order.
and nothing would be allowed to inter-
fere, except the emergency appropria-
ton bill, which 1t is desired to pass
with as much speed as possible, as the
road work on this island Is pau until
money is forthcoming.
The Republican situation is clearing
The outlook Is that there will be a get
ting together of the various elements
though several of the Hawaiian mem
bers have declared they will not act
longer with certain of their own party.
There was to have been a caucus yes
terday Of the members of the lower
house. but only four OF the majority
showed up at the hour set and after
a good long wait they called it off and
separated to their homes to get a good
rest for the battles of today.
There was caucus of Republican
members, however, during the after
noon. 1t followed the gathering at
Pualeilani. The decision of the Kuma-
lac men was that there should be no
delay as to the immediate rushing
through of a county measure Lit
tie discussion was had on the sub
Ject or amendments, for the plan is to
secure some kind OF work and thus
avoid the charge of delaying the SEES
sion for selfish reasons
The Home Rulers have not abandon
ed hope that they will be able to score.
and largely too, on the consideration
of the county bill. 1t is not the inten-
ton of the minority to again attempt
to force their BILL according to what
has become the gossip Of the day. but
rather to move the various sections of
their measure as substitutes for the
sections of the Republican measure as
they come up There has been prom
lsed some Republican support for va
rious features of the Home Rule bill.
and consequently 1t is thought that
there may be large number Of amend
ments before the measure goes up TO
the Senate
Among these are said to be sections
placing the schools in the absolute con-
troll OF the counties and providing Ter
ritorial aid for them. The district mag
lstrat"s and the road boards are pro-
posed Ia be elected instead OF appoint
ed, az Is provided In the bill submitted
by the Republicans. II Is understood.
also, that the iiOlle Rulers VIII oppose
the proposal for "A Territorial Board OF
Equalization.
Ihere was no quorum at the proposed
meeting Of the Republican Territorial
committee ON Saturday evening