The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-05
ENDMEN IS
PASS BOTH
HOUSES
Desired Organic Act Changes
Approved Of Almost as
Presented.
THE USUAL RANT BY C0ELH0
Insults Legislature and Governor
and Plays Politics to a
Grinning Gallery.
THE HOUSE.

The dOOSE.
The concurrent resolution, carrying
with it the bill to be introduced IN
congress for the amendment of the Or
nanic Act, has passed both houses of
the legislature, and, with the exception
of acting on the expense appropriation
bills and few minor matters, the work
of the special session is already finish
ed. 1t is probable that the legislature
will adjourn sine die tomorrow.
The work OF the lawmakers has been
got through with welcome and unex-
pected expedition. The contests that
It was anticipated would be precIpI-
tated by certain clauses in the admin
istration bill for the amendment OF the
Organic Act failed to come off; the bill
went through the house with only mod
crate amendment, and through the SEN
ate with one amendment of the meas
ure as approved by the house, and that
merely of technical character.
The house finished it's work on the con-
current resolution and the bill yesterday
morning, and the senate concluded Its
consideration of the measures befofe
adjournment yesterday afternoon. The
amendments made in the house have All
been published, except one, introduced
Yesterday morning by Representative
Douthitt. to provide funds for carry
ing into effect the provisions of CAS-
tro S joint resolution for the creation
of a commission on advances TO nome
steaders.
It was feared when the house ad-
iourned Wednesday afternoon without
having acted finally on the bill that
some of the members might THINK up
new amendments over night. But noun
ing of the kind happened, the only
amendment offered being Douthltb 81
which was predieated the day Delore
when he prevented final action on tne
hill because no provision had been maze
in it to allow the Territory to raise
money for advances to homesteauers'
There was no opposition to the amend
ment offered by Douthitt. 1t was
promptly adopted without dlscussioh'
and the committee of the whole then
rose. and after waiting for the report
to be typewriter, reported back 10 the
house. recommending the adoption OF
the concurrent resolution, carrying Win
It the bill as amended.
Clinching the Rivet.
This report was unanimously adopted,
INIT in order to clineh the rivet on the
other side, the ayes and noes were call
cd for. The roll was called and every
representative present, twenty elght IN
ali. voted ave. This renders It lmpossl'
1,le for the Democrats or any other
marty to carry the matter into pohtlcs
at the next election and claim that the
measure was railroaded through by the
Republicans, for the Democrats and the
lone Home Ruler are on record as well
as their Republican brethren.
Castro Resolution Adopted.
Castro : joint resolution providing for
the establishment of commission on
advances to homesteaders. went through
third reading without debate or OPPOSE
tion the vote in its favor being unan-
imous. The house also passed on thlrd
reading the bill introduced by Kaleiopu, |
appropriating $4,000 for the expenses
Of the house for the special session.
House Pau Work.
And this concluded the work OF the !
House There was nothing else before |
the body, and unless some measure IS
introduced today, the representatives
will have not hing more to do except TO |
act upon the senate appropriation bill
and any other measures that may come |
down from above. And it Is certain |
that if the senators send down any bills
not directly connected with the work
for which the legislature was called IN
special session, they will be promptly
sat upon Coelho'S bills have no more
chance in the lower house than a snow
ball in the desert of Sahara.
House Expeditions
The work Of the lower house was done
with little oratory, comparatively, and
practically no loss of time. The repre-
Sentatives knew what they had to do,
and thev did il. Even the usually ir-
repressible kaniho spoke only once. and
then for but few minutes. And he
had no objections to make. voting with
the Others in favor of the passage Of
the bill.
Pilikia in the Senate.
But in the senate there was trouble,
the noisy. erratic and selfSeeking near
statesman from Maui doing his best to
obstruct legislation and play disrepu-
table politics. Yesterday morning on
the floor of the senate he made speech !