The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
SESSION
! 10 NATffgR[ANEl
Proposal Is Made To Continue II
Until Arrival Of Secretary;
Some Extension Certain

When the call for the present special
session Of the legislature was issued II
was proposed as war time economy
to limit IL 10 FIVE days, but after the
session had convened the Appearance
Of some fifty odd measures that were
introduced at once made It apparent
that the session, would have to be eK.
tended, and now the newest proposal
that u being considered by members
is TO continue the session until after
the arrival here OF, Secretary Of the
Interior Franklin X. Lane, who will
be in Honolulu Saturday, June s. In
order to do this, the plan that has
been advanced is to have the legis-.
lature take recess until Monday, June
10, as soon as It has finished With the
work now on hand.
Basis Of Plan R
In support Of the plan to extend the
session well into June IL is pointed out
that II is highly Important 70 win the
cordial interest Of Tie federal govern.
ment in the land bill, which is still in
the senate and which is ode of the most
important measures of the session. To
be effective this measure will have to
have a form Of confirmation in con
gress in the shape Of supplementary
Legislation making fully effective pro-.
visions about which doubt has been
raised. As q means of insurinz fav.
orable action on the measure in eori
gress It Is held that IL would be ad.
visable, since Secretary Lane is to be
here so soOt for him to give IL his
endorsement and support. BY extend
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any change the secretary might desire
to suggest could be made in the bin.
Hits Members
Until yesterday the proposal to ex
tend the session had not gone further
than informal discussion by members
Of the two houses, but possibility
exists that the question may be brought
up today at one of the sessions in the
house or senate. If the session is Ell
tended, save for a few minor items, il
is the members themselves that will be
hit, for the salaries Of the legislators
are fixed at 5000 for special session in
the same way they are fixed for repu.
lar sessions, and they may only receive
this sum, however long the special sas-
sion is extended. Opposition to the
purpose may be voiced by members
from the other Islands who may object
to being held here for q week doing
nothing until the party from Washing.
ton arrives. If they return to their
homes for the period they will be hit
by the transportation xpenses.
Thirty Day Limit
Th0re is nothing in the law TO pre-
vent the extension Of the session, II
the Legislators determine to do il,
though il cannot be extended to last
more than thirty days the psried for
special sessions fixed by law. As the
legislature convened May IA, II II Is
desired to do so, the session can be
extended to June 10, or for more than
a week after the arrival Of the party
from Washington.
Even II this latest proposal comes
to nothing all chances to adjourn the
session Wednesday of this week, as
had been planned, have gone glinmer-
ing. Speaker of the House, II. L..
Holstein, voiced the belief yesterday
that due to delays in the senate, the
session would in any event last through
this week and probably would 90 into
the following week, 1t had been ex-
pected that the senate would complete
its work with the land bill Saturday
so that ii could go to the house TO
day, but as number of eleventh hour
amendments to the bill were brought
forward Saturday it is unlikely that it
will find it's way to the house before
tomorrow. This means it could not be
passed by the house, even in the short
est possible time, before next Friday,
as Thursday is Memorial Day, hoIi-
day.
1t is more likely that instead Of
consuming the shortest possible time
the bill will come in for extended con
sideratiOn and discussion in the house
md this probably win mean That its
final passa"e viii keep the session GO
ing into next week.
Opposition Removed
Much Of the OF %" n TO Ii Eill as
originally presented has been removed
by the amendments made in the senate
Speaker Holstein, who called the orr
ginhf bin "a rotten measure" said
yesterday in its amended form it is a
much better bill though he would not
forecast what action might be taken
with it in the house. 49,
Another measure of considerable ina
portahce that has yet to pass the sen.
ate before IL can be sent 10 the House
is the new internment camp bill intro
duced last Friday by Senator s, L.
Desha as n substitute for the house
bin which was Killed, as IL was held
that number of its provisions were
not constitutional This bill can not
come to the house before tomorrow and
could not pass the house before next
Saturday.
1t is not thought now that any fur
Their bills win be brought in in either
until after Secretary Lanes arrival
and he himself may have measures to
propose.