The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-25
THE LEGIsLATURE.
Second Session Of the Territorial Law
Making Body OF 1908.
THE SENATE FIFTY EIGHTH DAY.


THE SENATE ! FIFTY EIGHTH DAY.
The regular routine was disposed
of, and under suspension OF the rules
Cecil Brown moved that House Bill
IA, Opium Bill, be taken off the
tabls. Carried, and bill approved
Communications Of transmissions
from the House we're then read, ID
Bills 1873, 1873 aud Ill; ~ ITO (the
Pharn cy billy, aud (3) 1l9, Is, III.
176 and 66, all having passed third
reading yesterday. These bills were
all taken up and passed first reading.
House Bill 81 was passed on third
reading.
Paris,trom Public Lauds, presented
m sjority report on Bill 1876, tho
Standard Telephone Co. franchise
bill, to coufue the franchise to the
Island OF O,hu. MoCandless pre-
sented a minority report, recon
mendipg the tabling Of the bill.
Both were laid on the table 10 be
copsid cred with the bill:
Paris presented concurrent re-
solution, asking Congress to assis'
the coffee industry by imposing
d ,ty on foreign coffee, aud in lieu
thereof to provide suitable subsidy
to the producers. Adopted.
Consideration of House Bill ga,
the Long Municipal Bill, was take
up and continued, after which a
recess OF ten minutes was taken.
On rea.sembling at l1:50 O'Clock,
the Governors veto message on the
Pauoa springs water bill was read
through aud action on it, on Bald
wins motion, deferred to Monday.
Recess taken at 1915 o'clock.
THE HoUsE-FIFTY EIGHTH DAY
Secretary Garter notified after tho
usual disposal of the regular rou-
tine business, that the Governor had
signed four Acts, w: 81 to ap-
propriate money for the breakwater
aud the wharf at Kalaapapa; 81,
to encourage diversif sd industries;
SO, to designate two psy days in a
month for Government employees
and officials, and 81, to Iegu la e
the employment of labor on the pub
lie works.
Three communications from the
J Senate were read transmitting Ger.
tain measures passed, l, Bill lie
relating to taxation, edl ,atioaal
and iu 1icial district; 1879. to pro.
vide for the filing of suits in forms
pauperis, aud 1853, to regulate the
, practice of pharmacy; Q, Bill SO, ths
six moths salary Appropriation Bill
, and 3, joint resolution asking Con
grsss to appropriate money for The
Improvement OF Honolulu and Hilt
harbors.
The bills were all taken up ane
passed first reading by title, ane
the Joint resolution was coucurreC
10 by vote OF rs ayes, and no mega
tive.
Keliino, from Agriculture anc
. Manufactures, reported on Bill
= l65, the Waikiki Electric bill, re
: committed to it after falling to pas
4 the other day. The title is amend
}, cd to read ian Act to authorize t ]
Lyons, w t Robinson, James N I
a Keola, j L Coke and W II Corn
well, their associates. SUCCESSORS ant
:. assigns, to construct, operate az
, mainta an electric works aud cleo
!. tric railway on the Island OF Mau
. aud to regulate the placing OF cleo
tric wires and poles on the streets c
said leland of Maui" 1t suggeste'
various amsndmsnts TO conform I
the title and aided eight new SEQ
TT tions. Adopted by ~ ayes to | ma,
D. thereby passing the amendment
s. The bill passed third reading,
2 Andrads, from judiciary, repor
90 on Senate Bill l55, by Q Brow
D relating to tbs construction an
4. operstion Of railways. This bi