The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-19

considered with the bills. Mahoe want
! ed the bills lifted from the table forth
with. Makekau then went into a long
discussion of the matter. n substitute
bill proposed by the committee, he
/ thought should be translated and
printed in the Hawaiian language.
Upon motion the report on bill 81 was
adopted, and the substitute bill ordered
printed. The judiciary committees re-
port on House Bill %, relating to the
eight-hour law, was presented by En-
meluth. The committee considered the
bill had been faulty drawn, and a
substitute bill was recommended. The
report and substitute bill We're receiv-
ed and will be considered later.
| Gilfillan gave notice of his intention
to Introduce bill entitled, "An Act
regulating the placing of electric wires
and poles of the Oahu Ice and Electric
Co., Ltd, in the streets of Honolulu
and elsewhere in the city of Honolulu"
Sergeant-at-Arm Nakookoo at this
juncture reported the receipt of a
message from the Senate relative to the
appropriation bill. Emmeluth said the
matter of the appropriation bill had
been given considerable thought by
him. He said:
For the interests of the House, the
people. and the whole community,
consideration of the appropriation bill
should be deferred. He had gone
through it and had stricken more than
three fourths Of the items there. The
The Legislature should wait until the
municipal bill was adopted. Then the
Legislature could see it's way clear to
make the proper appropriations.
Upon motion the communication be
tabled and taken up with the appro-
priation bill was carried.
The House bill relative to vacancies
in the offices of circuit judges was
taken up and passed its first reading.
The House BILL to prevent the wan
ton destruction Of food fishes in the
waters of the Territory of Hawaii,
passed it's first reading.
Nailima gave notice of his Intention
To introduce bill entitled, AN Act
providing n system of taxation for the
Territory of Hawaii, and repeating all
other laws
The rules Were suspended upon re-
quest of Emmeluth, who presented
report from the judiciary committee
on House Bin %, providing FOR Juug-
ments by default in suits upon con-
tracts before district magistrates
The report recommended several MI
nor changes in the bill, which were
adopted, and the House moved for Its
third reading.
At this point the discussion about
the press, described elsewhere, oc-
CURED.
Some one called for unfinished bust
ness, and 1.-The House then tried to fnd
resorted to, and at length House Bill
90 was called, and Paee spoke in it's
favor believing there was too much
centralized power vested in the Board
of Health.
MOnsarrat wanted to know whether
in the case of an epidemic the Cover
nor would have to call the Senate to-
gether to locate a burying ground, but
received a vague reply The motion to
lay on the table prevailed
House Bill rs, TO adopt flag for the
Territory of. Hawaii, was referred to
tle committee on military, as they
carried more flags than the judiciary
committee, to which one member de-
sired 1t referred
Gilnlan said 1t was properly mat
ter for the judiciary committee, and 1t
,up the law respecting the adoption or
Territorial and State flags, The mo-
ton to refer to the military committee
was lost. 1t was sent to the judiciary
committee.
House BIN 90 relating to carriage and
draw tax, was called for its second
reading, and was referred to the COM
mittee on taxation.
House Bin 81, To provide for the
sending Of youths to the Mainland or
abroad To be educated was referred to
the committee on public health and
education,
House BIN &c. mitigation Act" was
read for the second time. and referred
10 committee on public health.
House BIN 80, amending certain sec
lions ~ the Penal Laws. was called
FOR second reading. and referred 10
committee on judiciary,
House Blll 49, suppression OF vice,
WAS read for the second time, and res
ferred 10 committee on public health,