Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-11
OPINIONS DIFFER
ON
RESIGNATION BILL

Hcwitt's undated resignation bill
was yesterday reported on by the Ju-
dietary Committee as follows:
The judiciary Committee reports
consideration of Senate Bill No. 80,
entitled AN Act to prevent the Civ
ing of dated or undated designations
by officials and employees of the Ter
ritory to heads of Territorial Depart
mcnts and other officials and to pro-
vide penalties for so doing"
The object of the bill is to do
away with the practise of the requir-
ing by superior officers the filing of
undated designations by their subor-
dinates.
We approve of the general object
sought to be obtained by the prov!-
giDns of the bill hut recommend that
Section be amended by striking out
the words however, that nothing In
! this act shall be construed to prevent
, the bona fide resignation of any OFF,
cial or employee of the Territory" and
substituting In place thereof the fol-
| lowing: however, that any officer.
the appointment of whom by law is
10y the Governor. by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate,
may be by the Governor suspended
for cause for n period not to exceed
sixty days: and further provided that
nothing in this act shall he construed
, to prevent the bona flde resignation
of any official or cmploye Of the Ter
ritory." And with these amendments
we recommend the passage of the
bill
Respectfully submitted.
CSigncdj- W. o. SMITH.
But doubt the authority of the
legislature to grant the general pow
crs to suspend.
c. =. CHlLLINGWORTH.
feel that the Governor should
have the power to suspend without
limiting the time to 60 days, but
doubt the authority TO do so.
4. n. HAYSELDEN.
Hiyselden introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas. the Board OF Commits.
sioners OF Public instruction. at their
last meeting held on the 9th day of
April. 1907, did make n certain APP
Ipointmcnt in tho Government school
situated at lahaina. Maui; and
Whereas, we feel and firmly he
liCya that such appointment has been
made contrary to the best interests
IOf the Department Of Public lnstruc-
ton, contrary to the best interests Of
the school in question, and contrary
&C. the recommendation made by in
spectors and other officers of the SAID
department; and
Whereas, we believe that the said
appointment should not have been
made. and that the action of said
Board Of Commissioners of Public In
Etruction should he ro.cinded:
Wherefore. we, the Senate OF tho
Session of 1907, hereby request the
Superintendent of the Department OF
Public Instruction to call a special
meeting of the said Board to take up'
der discussion the matter In question
and be required to give the reasons
for making such appointment, and
other matter that may be required OF
them. And further that this Senate
he notified as to the time for which
said meeting Is called, to enable
those who desire, to be present al
said meeting.
That further Il special committee
y Of three members of this Senate be
appointed by the President to inves'
ligate be present at said meeting ant
report to this Senate the result oi
their findings.
Favorable reports were made OF
the resolution fixing the Supervisors
meetings on the first Wednesday aft
or the 9Th of each month, was favor
nbly reported on.