The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-28
Senate TangIedUp
Over the Status
Of Holiday Bill
Little Work at
End Of Session.
CFrom Thursday,s Advertlssr.,

Ntrom Ihufbdoyfb AuVertlset,l
When the senate reeonvened last
evening at eight o'clock TO complete
its work, It found but little before it,
and indeed, not even a quorum was
present. Recess followed recess during
the entire evening, occasional commu-
nications from the Governor and the
house being read and the vetOes acted
upon.
The one exciting moment of the even
ing's session came when Senator Cecil
Brown made motion unprecedented
so far in this session and probably in
any session of the legislature of Ha-
wall After asking the unanimous
consent of the house to preface an un-
usual motion with a statement, he
heatedly called attention to the fact
that the Governor had not yet acted
upon the bill providing for the ex-
tension of the Honolulu Rapid Transit
and Land Company franchise.
care we to be dictated to by vested
interests9" he exclaimed. "Are we to
be led around by the nose7 Mr.. Presi.
dent, 1 move you that we appoint a
special committee to wait ON the Gov
ernor and ask him if he is going to
pocket veto that bill or if he has got
backbone enough to veto it and send
it back to the senate for action"
Chillingworth and Judd were hastily
on the floor to oppose the motion on
the grounds that it was at least un-
dignifed, Judd explaining that it was
| the Governors prerogative to pocket
veto the bill and that as the senate was
jealous of its prerogatives, it should
not trespass on those of the executive
President Knudsen finally ended the
discussion by ruling the motion out OF
order.
Queer Situation.
The last bill signed by the Governor
proved to be a legislative calamity
| 1t was house bill 165, providing fOi
HOLIDAYS upon order of the Governor
and was one of the last to received
the executive approval. After thu
communication from the secretary ha(
been read formally reporting the bill
as law, Senator Brown suddenly re
membered that the senate had neve
passed it on final reading. A hast.
examination Of the record was mad
and it was discovered that it had gon
into conference committee and furthe
that the senate had never seen any
thing of it since.
at this iuncture Senator Makekar
| ,,,bc l,o1 lNaou Aha ho irTnaT1 nf the SER
ate conferees, arose waving the cor
ference committee report. There was
wild scramble for the statute books
and at last, in despair of solving tn
status of the bill, the senate appointe
special committee of Chillingwortl
Judd and c. Brown, to wait upon tn
Governor and acquaint him with tn
! situation.
1t was. finally decided by both pa,
ties that the senate should pass tn
, report and have it so recorded in til
. senate record which would not sho
8 whether the bill had been signed {
. vice versa, both actions having take
= place on the same day. Chillingwortl
however, pointed out that as the houi
t had adjourned sine die, they would nj
e be able to notify the house to this
appear on the house record as passir
9 the senate finally. And it was houi
e bill, too, Chillingworth pointed on
: The bill, however, was passed and wi
d have to take its chance in life.
. The Expense.
a The accounts committee of the sena
yesterday reported that the senate hi
n spent total of $20,979.45 out of
# federal and territorial funds, leaving
a balance in both of the appropriation
!. of $13,O20.75.
Ie Presentation TO President.
Senator Chillingworth made his be
is speech of the session last night VIII
he figured in brief but pretty see
during the closing hours. He CO.
meneed by rising on point of person
privilege, and then told the story
life. He showed that he was not
frequently "the other fellow" in
athletic sports he had INDUCED in, a
u IL eaamad that hara ha was AGAIN ga