The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-13
MUST SPRINKLE
Legislature Has Passed Act to
Prevent Month Spraying.
PLUMBING REGULATIONS NOW
No More New Bills From the
Aouse-Long Afternoon Secret
Session Held.
PLUMBING REGULATIONS NOW
SENATE.
seventy-second Day, May l.

When the President affiUes his sig
nature TO the bill passed by the Senate,
1t viii be unlawful for laundrymen to
sprinkle clothes with the mouth. The
Senate passed the bill at third reading
and it goes to the Committee on Re-
vision. The bill is aimed to stop the
almost universal practice in Chinese
iaundries of sprinkling clothes by ejec-
ting a spray of water from the mouth.
The bill is a sanitary measure. A
similar enactment has been rigidly en-
forced in San Francisco for nearly a
year past. 1t is not known that any
specific case of sickness has been
traced to this cause in Honolulu but
physicians assert that grave danger
exists.
The House bill amending the land
act relating TO the provision for leased
lands passed first reading, was read
by title and went TO the Committee on
Public Lands.
The House bill creating on Auditor
Generals Department passed first read
ing. After reading second time by
title the bill went to the Finance Com
mittee
The plumbing bill was taken up on
second reading with majority and min
-ority reports On motion of Senator
Lyman Hilo was included in the regu-
lations for Honolulu. AS amended by
the Senate the Board of Plumbers is
TO consist of three members, the Sup
erintendent of Public Works as chair
man. the Inspector of Plumbing and
one master plumber. An amendment
was passed changing the requirements
for size and quality of surface pipes
and the bill passed second reading
Third reading was set for Friday.
Senator Lyman gave notice of his
intention to introduce an act for the
building of a railroad on the Island
of Hawaii.
HOUSE.
Speaker Kaulukou was not present
at the opening of the House so the
Vice-Speaker took the chair. MIR. Kau
lukou arrived in about half hour.
Rep. Gear stated that the Minister
of the Interior ad interim had prom
ised TO answer questions regarding
Richards street slip by Monday. No
thing had been heard of it and HI
would move that time be extended
until Wednesday and to no later date
Rep. Pogue stated that some of thu
Ministers might be able to explain
None were present. Thereupon Rep
Gear withdrew his motion until later
The following resolutions were pre-
scented and referred to the Commit
lee on Public Lands:
Achi-That 81, 1000 be inserted in the
appropriation bill for a bridge over
the stream at Waimea, Hawaii, where
the lives of two men had recently beer
lost.
Gear-That a suitable appropriation
be inserted in the appropriation bill
TO fix up Beretania street from the
Kapahulu road to the tramways
stables.
Third reading and passage of House
bill 81. relating to the construction Of
railways.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion which was delayed about Is min
utes,. Rep. McCandless moved that the
House go into caucus for 10 minutes
for the purpose of considering an i'm
portant matter. This was carried and
the reporters were asked to depart
The House remained in session for
about half hour when Reps. Robert
son and Pogue, understood to be a
committee, walked upstairs into the
Senate chamber. They returned after
about five minutes and the House
again went into elaboration until
after 8 o'clock The clerk and ser
geant-at-arms were asked to absent
themselves. When the doors were
thrown open again the motion was
made and carried that the House adj
journed.
1t is understood that the matter I'M
der consideration during the caucus
was the present relations between the
United States and this country and
the matter of neutrality. Conferences
will be held between committees of the
Senate and House and in a few days