The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-04-24

passage of the measure in the interest
of better public service, and the COM
mittee rose and reported the bill favor
ably, which report was adopted and
the bill passed, ayes 10, noes g.
There was a general call for COM
mittee meetings this morning from to
9 o'clock, and the House adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
The House anti-vaccination bill was
reported by the clerk and passed first
reading.
Senate Bill No. 145. giving magis-
trates power to issue commissions to
take testimony passed passed second
reading on the adoption of the favora-
BILE report of the Judiciary Committee.
Exactly the same action was taken
on the Judiciary reports on House Bill
141 increasing the penalty for vagrancy
from six to twelve months; Senate Bill
179, making changes in the Treasury
Department to conform to the Organic
Act, and No 1S1, striking out the pro-
vision in the taxation laws permitting
arrest for non-payment of tax. All
these bills will be read a third time
today.
REPORT ON SALARIES.
Senator Dickey, as chairman of the
Special Committee on Salaries, reported
two bills, one for six the other for
eighteen months. A provision is made
in the six months appropriation bill
by which the appropriations continue
for two years in case the county bill
does not go into effect. The eighteen
months bill passed first reading.
The Senate bill regulating employ
ment of labor on public works was
returned, with an amendment provid-
ing that the eight hour rule should not
apply on Saturdays or holidays. The
Senate concurred in the amendment.
LONG BILL FORCED THROUGH.
Senator Achi again presented his re- J
port on the Long bill, while Senator /
C. Brown read his minority report |
which caused so much trouble last |
week.
The minority said the Long bill was |
in conflict with both the county and |
bills, which the Legislature
had already passed. The report says: |
".The organization into county gov
ernments and the work proper and |
necessary to carry out the provisions
necessary for that purpose it seems to
me, should first be thoroughly under
stood and properly carried out before
we undertake the forming of munic-
ipal government for the whole of the
Island OF oahu.
THE act now in the hands of the
Governor was drafted with that idea.
and it is presumed the Legislature IN
sell hA, ,n1, a.
not see how at this late day the Legis-
lature should enact law commanding
the doing of an act when such act can
be done in manner that is duly pro-
vided for and desigated by law. There
are many provisions in the act under
that should be elimin-
ated."
Senator Baldwin moved to adopt the
two reports with the bill. Kalauo-
kalani moved to adopt the majority
report. Baldwin's motion was lost,
10 .. Achi. McCandless and Woods vot-
ing with the Home Rulers.
Senator Baldwin objected to forcing
the bill on second reading. and said
hat general municipal bill had al
ready been passed. What was good for
Honolulu should be for other islands.
also; ana every county might just as
we'll be city under the same bill. He
objected TO the practice of amending
IN third reading. There had been too
much blundering already in bills sent
% the Governor.
Achi wanted the report adopted. so
hat the bill OF the committee could be
considered by the Senate. Dickey