The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-28
COMEDY AMENDMENTS
FOR NINETY DAY BILL
SENATOR'S POKE FUN AT HOUSE
MEASURE BEFORE FINAL
SLAUGHTER.
CFrom Thurpday Advertis.r)

Rather than be party to inhieting
needless labor on an already over.
worked branch of the legislative gov.
eminent Of tho Territory, the charitable
and sympathetic senate yesterday de-
cided to place house concurrent resolu.
tion No 10 on the table.
This is measure introduced by
Representative Sheldon, calling upon
congress to provide for extending the
length of the legislative session to
ninety days, with corresponding in.
crease in salary. 1t went through the
house by a unanimous vote and came
into the senate so unexpectedly that it
fairly took the breath away from the
surprised solons.
such measure was too important to
submit to limited committee, Every
senator should be given an opportunity
to express his views on the serious pro-
bem. 1t was, therefore, sent to the
committee of the whole and made n.
special order for two o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Unfortunately for the plans of the
plotters who had arranged to hold the
resolution up to the ridicu.e which they
felt it deserved, Senator Iaukea, who
was appointed chairman of the commit
tee, was not taken into the plot. AS
result he felt that the motion and coun-
ter motion, which followed in the de-
bate, were intended to test his knowl-
edge of parliamentary law and was in
clined to be angry.
However, the proceedings progressed
far enough to afford every one but the
chairman considerable merriment. Tau
kea finally refused to accept further
amendments and would only consider
Judd IS motion that the resolution be
laid on the table. This carried and the
committee so reported back to the
senate.
Having Some Fun.
Senator Rice began proceedings by
moving that the resolution be amended
to allow the house of representatives to
convene thirty days before the senate
began its session.
"This will allow our good brothers of
the lower house ample opportunity to
get good start in their work and
have it in condition to be acted upon
by the senate,' said Rice.
Senator Judd of the judiciary COM
mittee, gravely announced that he be-
lieved congress might be prevailed up
on to thus change tAe law.
If it is the purpose of Senator Rice
to give our representatives IN the house,
a sort of a handicap in this biennial
legislative marathon, | second the
amendment" said senator Chilling
worth. cit will afford them running
start and by converting the senate
thirty days after they begin it will af-
ford MS an opportunity to take care of
all senate business and clean up what
they might do.' l,s r-,4, !.
81 move to amend the amendment by
giving the representatives an oppor-
tunity to introduce all bills the first
fifteen days of tne session, then to take
a recess for forty-five days, rest up and
be ready to start with the senate on the
final sixty-day sprint said Senator
Writ, forcing back laugh by chewing
off the end of a big black cigar.
81 offer another amendment said
Senator Metzger, soberly. "The forty
tive-day recess should be spent in
junketing to the different islands. Our
self-sacrificing lawmakers know too lit
tie about our glorious Territory. For
ty-five days spent in visiting the points
of interest in the different counties,
feasting, sightseeing and Grating will
insure prosperity and happiness Con-
gress will gladly make an appropriation
for this purpose.
Chairman Iaukea promptly and
severely ruled this amendment out of
order and the abashed senator from
Hilo quickly sat down.
Its Final Finish
Gan joking aside" said Senator
Brown, who was to act as host at a
banquet to his fellow senators last
night, 81 question the ACCESSIBILITY Of
adopting these amendments. No pro-
vision is made for payment of the law
makers after sixty days and if this pro-
posed law might be adopted in its pres
ent form it would only result in com
pelling faithful public servants to place
their necks more firmly in a yoke. The
people should not expect lawmaker to
work without pay.''
| Several motions to lay on the table
had in the meantime been made and in
the excitement Iaukea recognized Judd.
Senator Writ seconded the motion to
lay on the table and by unanimous vote
the question was carried.
Thus congress will be deprived of the
pleasure of discussing the merits of
house concurrent resolution No. 10, a
mute appeal for more work from a
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