Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-12
SENATE OBJECTS
TO CRITICISM ON
REVIEW BOARD
SoIons' Feelings Wounded BY
Editorial Condemning "Fool-
killer Committee" for Bills

I The dignified territorial senate
paused in its solemn deliberation on
affairs Of state this afternoon to ad-
minister verbal chastisement to the
Star-Bulletin for the latteris temerity
in yenturing to comment on Senate
rial Economy" and the fact that GER
tain members of the august body had
at various times expressed a desire
not to vote for bills which they them
selves had introduced.
/ The Star-Bulletin editorial had dis
Hturbed the legislative pride of Presi-
dent Chillingwortf, james L. Coke
and A. J. Wfrtz and for about Is min.
ltes the other solons sat back and lis
tened smiiingIy while the trio relieved
themselves and smoothed down the
truffed feathers on their senatorial
togas. The honor Of the senate having
been thoroughly indicated, the ses.
sion resumed business.
Those senators who wanted to
know whether they had to vote on
their own measures said President
sChillingworth, sonly did so after the
bills had gone to committee and the
sintroducers had become convinced
they would not accomplish the pur-
pose desired, or had found they were
duplicated by others, or some similar
circumstances which convinced them
that there was no need of carrying
their own measures further and TAX
ing up the senate's time with them.
The Star-Bulletin editorial carries
the wrong impression entirely. don't
want anyone to think senators are
bringing In bills which they have no
faith in, for ! don't believe that is the
case I'm any instance"
Gaining the floor at this iuncture,
Senator Writ took occasion to insist
that the present method is still obso-
lette; that the printing committee
should not be forced to print all bills
introduced until q reference commit
tee had passed on their merit.
The writer of the editorial said
he, didn't bear in mind that the great
est factor in economy is efficiency. 1t
is not so much q question of saving in
dollars and cents, as In saving time
and labor, preventing bills which are
duplicated by others or which may be
Observation-Disclosures lIO1A IdhluS INC o.
tention and time of the entire senate.
Efficiency, that is the prime factor,
after all, IN economy
At this point the president tried
to shut off debate, but Senator Coke,
who had been in an outrageous frame
of mind ever since he read the edi-
.torial yesterday afternoon, gained the
floor on 9 point of personal privilege.
'Tm satisfied the language used In
the editorial was not justified by the
facts, he declared. II don't think the
editor Intended TO say the members OF
this house had introduced bills they
would not support. Such condition
OF affairs would not be reasonable.
There is no Justice in any such as
sertion or Indictment Of this body.
A member might ask to have his
bin killed In committee, finding on
careful deliberation with colleagues
that It does not meet the ends he In
tended This session has shownSa
great disposition to cucumber sessions
with as few bills as possible lit might
even be said there have not been as
many bills introduced here as there
should have been. :
Then the dove Of peace fluttered
down over the chamber again and
through the Clarified atmosphere the
grind of the legislative machinery get
ting under Wav coilld he heard