Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-14

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ate.
Senators AChi and Woods, as the ma.
jority, recommended the bill be laid
on the table.
The majority report was adopted.
Water Purchase Bill.
Senator Isenberg presented a report
OF the special committee on water
works. recommending various amend.
ments in House Bill No. 81. providing
for the purchase OF springs in Pauoa
valley. One OF the amendments is TO
give tenants water instead of acquir-
ing their irrigation rights by cOndem-
nation charging water rates against
the owners for uncNpired terms of
leases.
The sum of $l,O,Oo0 ia appropriated
Superintendent OI Public Works Is "di.
rccted to max" the purchase as
promptly as possible. approving vouCh.
crs for the amounts due the various
owners for the purchase of their
shares Immediately after the same Is
asccrtained. Warrants shall issue i'm.
mcdiately ON the same and be paid by
the Treasurer from the first funds in
the Treasury not required by the cur
rent expenses of the Territory"
Senator Cecil Brown moved that the
report be referred to the Clerk and the
Revision Committee. to prepare the
bill with proposed amendments insert.
ed. and that the bill be made the order
OF the day for tomorrow. He challeng.
ed any Senator to say that he under
stood how the bill was amended by
the committee from hearing the re-
port.
I The motion carried.
Resolutions.
Senator Ach moved a joint resolu.
ton directing the Secretary Of the
Territory to have $500 copies each in
English and Hawaiian Of the County
Bill printed for distribution free OF
charge.
/ Referred. on motion of Senator Dick.
ey. to the Ways and Means Commit.
tee.
, Senator Paris introduced a bill to
amend the law relating to pounds ana
estrays.
The Militia Bill.
The bill to reorganlZe and regulate
the militia OF the Territory OF Hawaii
passed third reading. Senator Nc
Candless gave the only vote against its
passage.
On motion OF Senator Cecil Brown,
the following section had been struck
out:
Section 10. No member of the mill.
tia shall be discharged by his employ.
er by reason Of the performance of any
duties which he may be ordered upon
10y or through the order Of the Presi-
dent of the United States or of the
Governor Of the Territory of Hawaii.
When any member Of the militia is or.
dered upon duty which takes him from
his employment, upon the termination
Of such duty. II the same shall not con-
tinue for three months, he may apply
to be restored to his position or en-
pIoyment. Any employer or officer or
other manager of any corporation, hav-
ing authority to employ. who fails or
refuses so to do, or violates any of the
provisions of this Act, shall be guilty
Of misdemeanOr, and on conviction
shall be fined in Il sum not exceeding
, 10000 or Imprisonment not more than
4 thirty days, or both such fine and i'm.
prisonment.
Section II, giving the National
Guard the right of way on the streets
not to interlers with mail carriages,
police or firemen-also permission to
enter upon uninCloscd land or inclos-
ed land when no damage is likely to re-
suit passed with verbal amendment
moved by Senator DiCkey.
Building Permits.
The bill relating to building permits
passed third reading unanimously.
The bill for protection against ex.
PlOsives, as amended by the Miscella-
neous Petitions Committee, was read
third time. 1t relates chiefly to stor-
age OF explosives.
Recess from IL TO 2 p. M.
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