The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-03-07
APPORTIONMENT
SPECIAL ORDER
SENATE WILL CLASH OVER THIS
BILL NEXT wBEK-MUcH
OPPOSITION.

Wha, man. believe viii prove one ol
he hardest battles Of the present SOS.
ON of the legislature is schedllod IN
.. senate for Wednesday,, March ~,
4pvt Tho confederation of senate Dill
% introduced by Senator Brown, was
ct for that date at the afternoon ses'
ion Yesterday. The bill had been
uIacei on the special order file for yes
efdav hut because of the illness oil
,cnator Hewitt, motion to defer was
made.
This is the act which reapportions
the senatorial and repres ntatiye dis
trtcts of the Territory in accordance
with the census of 1910. If Brown s
measure. which follows closely the pro.
visions OF the reapportionment law, IS
adopted it will result in giving Oahu
working majority in each house AT
pr sent the oahu delegations need sup
port from the outlying islands in seeur'
ing needed local legislation.
Though the law plainly requires that
the apportiunmcnt must be made, the
districts which win be materially al
fected by the change have lined up
strongly against the measure and hope
to muster sufficient strength to either
amend Browns bill or prevent its
passage.
1t was necessary for President Knud-
sen to call upon the sergeant alarms
yesterday afternoon TO summon suili'
cient members to secure quorum
Senators Penhallow, Paii, Baker, Coke
Wit2 and ChillingwOrth were not in
their seats when the senate was con
vened. The stragglers were quickly
rounded up in the corridors and brought
in.
Senator Chillingworth IS much amend
ed banana bill went through third read
| ing and now goes to the house. The
measure did not meet with any opposi'
tion yesterday and none is anticipated
in the lower house.
Seator Colle's bin regulating the
manner in which Merchandise and fix
lures can be sold in bulk, also went
through third reading,
Governor Frear through the terri
torial secretary, reported to the senate
that he had signed senate bills 20, 26
% and 81. This makes six bills OF
all that have been introduced in boti
houses which have received guberna
torial sanction.
The judiciary committee came t.
the aid of number of nervous young
actors and actresses now in the cit,
by eliminating places of amusemen
from Senator Coke's measure regulat
ing the hours of labor of female chill
drcn under sixteen years of age. Ha,
the bill gone through, it is said, som
of the choruses would have lost severa
members. A few minor amendment
in addition were also made. The Iii
will probably come up for final passag
this morning.
There was considerable discussio
among the members of the upper hous
during the day over the proposed yisi
of the Legislators to Hilo and vicinity
! 1t is not believed the plan will BE- OF
posed. In the event that the jnyitG
? tion is received from the people of til
Big Island it is believed that Saturda,
, March 10, will be fixed as the time fC
starting for Hio, the lawmakers to r,
turn to work the following Tuesda
morning.
The fate of the Panama Pacific Z,
position appropriation for Hawaii
: now in the hands of the promotion con
mittee of the senate. Chillingworth
the father of this measure. 1t CARR,
an appropriation of 100000. So fl
a the measure has not met with any opp
j sition and Senator Chillingworth is co
I fdcnt it win not be opposed by Il
a progressive members of both houses.
The commission having in charge a
c rangements for having Hawaii repr
c sented at the big show in San Franci
c co, in 1915, viii probably be called b
y fore the promotion committee to ou
line its plans for spending this mon,
u before the measure is finally report
s back for passage on second reading.