The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-16
Governor Files
His First
Veto.
NATIVE SCRIBE
APOLOGIES
Speaker Akina Tries to Adjourn
the House But Does not Sue
coed in Effort.

mucn business as possible and there
was in consequence little disposition to
talk. Even the arrival of Governor
Dole's first veto did not raise a discus
sion and it was quietly set over FOR
consideration on next Thursday.
Before the Senate convened there was
some discussion between Senators Ka-
nuha and Crabbe on the cause of the
delays in the past, which Mr.. Crabbe
succeeded In clearly proving rested en-
tirely with the Independents and Mr.
<anuha was willing to admit that if the
Republicans had laid out the work the
bulk of it would have been done with
out the need of an extension of time.
All the Senators who spoke on this
point were agreed that without an ex-
tension the public business would Suf-
fer. Messrs. Baldwin, Paris, Carter and
White gave notice of several new and
important bills and numerous petitions
were referred to the proper committees.
A large number of committee reports
were presented and other committees
We're urged to speedily return delayed
reports. Quite a number OF bills passed
third reading among them being Sena-
tor Russel's bill for the protection of
Hawaiian birds. At the close of the
session several committees at once met
to prepare for today's session.
During the reading of the minutes a
message was received from the Govern
or which was at once read upon mo-
ton as follows:
To the Legislature of the Territory of
Hawaii
I am unable to approve of bill en-
titled AN Act to amend Section S14,
Chapter SO of the Civil Laws" relating
to dog taxes, received from the Joint
Committee of the Legislature, April 9,
and herewith return the same without
my signature.
My objections to this bill are as fol-
lows: sid
NThe provision for increasing the tax
on female dogs to So was enacted by
the Legislature of 1896 for the purpose
of improving the quality of dogs in the
Hawaiian Islands, and incidentally
decreasing the number OF inferior
dogs. The higher tax on female dogs
tends directly to this result.
In former years the number OF
worthless and in many instances Of
diseased ours was so great, particular
ly in the city of Honolulu, as to be a
public nuisance and a menace to the
public health.
Under the provisions Of the law
sought to be amended by the bill be-
fore me, the Improvement in the quail
ity of dogs and the diminution in the
number of worthless ours has been
conspicuously noticeable.
The second paragraph of section S14
of the Civil Laws, which will be-struck
out if the bill becomes law, is as
follows:
amy person having the custody or
possession of, or who shall harpor any
dog, male or female, shall be deemed
the owner thereof under the provisions
of this act"
This provision is essential, to the
effective execution of the law taxing
dogs
I deem the several amendments pro-
posed to be inconsistent with the pub
lie interests.
The title of the bill should not be
IAN Act to amend Section S14, Chap
ter 50, of the Civil Laws" but IAN Act
to amend Section II, of Act 81, of the
Laws of 1896" inasmuch as the Civil
Laws are not legislative enactment,
but merely a compilation.
SANFORD B. DOLE.
Executive Chamber, April 10, 1901.
On motion of Cecil Brown seconded
by Mr.. Baldwin, the Governors mes
sage was made the order of the day
for next Thursday.
signed by the Olaa settlers, as fol-
lows:
THE undersigned, your petitioners,
respectfully represent, that they are
resident taxpayers, settlers and prop
erty owners on or near the twenty-two-
mile trail leading from the Volcano
road, Hawaii;
"That the said trail was built of
ferns, and mostly at our own private
expense. 1t was built in anticipation
of the building of road by the gov
eminent, which was promised more
than five years ago, when the land was
opened to market and settled upon;
That several legislatures have ap-
propriated money for the building of
such road, which has never material
ized
THAT the trail is in such a bad con-
dition that our children, in going to
school, have to wade knee-deep in wa
ter and mud, and that every piece of
lumber and goods of every kind can
only reach us by being packed a great
distance on a mans back, as pack
horse cannot travel over the trail, rem
dering communication with the out
side world well nigh impossible;
That we have to either abandon our
settlement or request the Legislature
for an appropriation of s26,400 for the
building of five miles of road to con-
meet the Olu v OiCduO TOdQ Will LIE
main road, running through the new
Olaa tract"
Dated Olaa, April. 1901, and signed
by twenty-one citizens.
Referred to public lands committee
Mr.. Nakapaahu presented a petition
signed by fifty voters, asking various
appropriations for roads, wharves and
water pipes for the district of Wal
mea, Kauai, amounting to $780, 100 Re-
ferred to the same committee
A petition presented by Mr.. Kaiue,
asking for an appropriation of $500
for landing and wharf at HueIo,
Maui, was sent to the same committee,
and a petition by Mr.. Baldwin from
twenty-five taxpayers of Keanae, Maui.
against the dispensary bill. was laid
on the table, to be considered with the
bill.
Under standing committees, Mr. Achi
reported Senate Bill SO, creating the
office of transportation commissioner,
ETC., as printed. Mr.. Russell asked for
the minority report, which he said had
been needlessly detained; he thought
this had been done purposely and for
obstruction.