Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-04-12

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Cabinet, nothing from the Senate.
Members reported no new bust
ness. Bills upon the table was
the first work reached.
The wide tire bill came up on
second reading and was read 10y
sections. Messrs. Achi, 1senberg
and Kahaulelio opposed the
measure in its original shape.
The member from Kona estimat
ed that the bill would cost the
sugar planters alone S350,000.
His constituents on. Hawaii op
posed it. He would favor the
bill in some respects if the time
when il went into effect was
changed to 1902, allowing four
years in place Of two.
Mr.. Paris moved to change the
date to July 1, 1901. This would
allow three years and give ample
time. This amendment obtained,
wbereupon the bill passed. Third
reading tomorrow.
Mr.. Damon introduced his bill
renting the import duty on alec
hol for the exclusive use of the
Queens hospital. Printing Com
mittee.
Senate bill 10, to convert land
at Aals into a public park and to
maintain the same as such under
the supervision of the Min
lister of the Interior for the
time being, came up on fret
reading. Mr.. Achi moved an
amendment to provide road a 60
feet wide on each side of the park.
Carried. Bill passed first and
second readings and went to
Special Committee consisting of
Messrs Robertson, Achi and Gear.
Mr.. Isenberg, under suspension
of the rules, made the following
report on the resolution relating
to removal of the powder maya
zine:
"We would recommend that the
powder magazine be removed to
the Government reef below the
old leper hospital as far out rs
possible and that the sum of
$500 be appropriated for a 100
feet square with a IL foot road
leading thereto, a retaining wall
for road and site, filling the road
and site. material surface for road
aud magazine.
"We also submit to you the map
showing the place where we re.
commend the powder magazine
to be put"
Mr.. Wilder. for the Comm
Committee, submitted reports re.
commanding merely that House
bills SO and 81 pass.
Mr.. Robertson objected to the
reports as being incom plete.
The chair ruled the reports out
Of order. Mr.. Richards appealed
from the ruling. The House sus
tanned the Speaker by vote of 6
to 2. Reports were returned to
the committee.
House bill 60, school tax, pass.
ed third reading.
Mr.. Kaeo was excused for one
week.
Act 81, penal laws; 60, Circuit
Judges; SO, titles to possession of
land-all went to the Judiciary
Committee.
Bill 70, relating to public GENE.
teries, went to the Sanitary Com.
mittee.
The following from Mr.. Robert
son passed unanimously:
Resolved, That the frequent
absence of certain members from
the sessions of this House is detri-
mental to the public interests and
derogatory to the dignity of the
House.
l." Resolved, That the clerk furn
ish a copy of this resolution to
each member excepting Represen-
tatives Achi, Wilder, Atkinson,
McCandless, Kaeo, Gear, Robert
son, Kaai and Kaulukou."
Minister Cooper replied to Mr.,
Kahaulelio respecting visits of the
Inspector General to country
schools. Same went to the COM
mittee on Education without read.
ing.
Senate Bill "a, submitting diff
ferences direct to the Supreme
Court without action, passed first
reading.