Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-24
HOUSE ADVANCES MANY BILLS AND
BURlES STANDARD TELEPHONE

saying u was Impossible 10 report on
fuch bill In ~ short y time NJ Chil
llngwoHh then seconded Ne Aylcits
motion 10 suspend the rules. saying
that II the bin went 10 " committee II
would die. The motions ~ suspend the
rules and pass the bill In second read
Ing. carried and on motion, II was
made the special order of the day Tor
today.
The following senate bills were read
second time By title aud referred 20
[ various committees: igi. relating "
practice In criminal cases; 1872. Loan
| Act. 10 Finance Committee. i5i. relat-
Ing to the construction OF railways, ~
Judiciary Committee; 1872, relating to
stamp duty. TO Finance Committee. 1873.
relating TO currency, TO Finance Com.
mittee.
Senate BIN 1856. relating to the reg
ulation OF the retail sale Of malt lig-
uors was brought mp In second read.
| ing. The rules were suspended, tho
bill read through by the clerk and
passed thus sending II TO third reading
for today
Senate Bill 1SS, an Act for the forma.
ton OF societies for the prevention of
cruelty to children. This is the bill
introduced in the Senate when IL was
learned that the Governor had vetoed
the other bill Of the same title. II is
practically the same bill, with the OBJ
Jectionabie features eliminated The
measure was rpad throuph and undpr
suspension OF rules, passed second
reading.
Senate Bill 1877, relating to the em-
pounding OF estrays, took the same
course.
House Bill 10. relating 20 the reor-
ganization OF the Board OF Health, was
read third time and passed by vote OF
IL to 3, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Andrade, Aylett, Da-
mien, Greenwich, Haia. Harris, Jaeger.
Kali, kalama, Knudsen, Kumalae.
Lewis, Long, Nakaleka, Paele, Pail and
Purdy-l1
Noes-Messrs. Chillingworth, Gan
dali and kealawaa-3.
Absent-Messrs. Fernandez, Kaniho,
shN''ahS'f ANShs N"fih'oH Naiit hlhtAt
Vida, Wright and Speaker Beckley--
10.
On motion of Mr.. Andrade, House
Bill 30, the Standard Telephone Co. S.
measure was taken from the table.
where II has had two resting spells.
il was brought up Immediately and
amendments were proposed. Mr..
I a n oh "a 90 A init
of taxation exemption from to =
years, carried. Mr.. Andrade explained
that the company was willing to give
the government all the telephones
needed, free of charge. In considera-
ton OF this, the length OF exemption
term should he extended.
Failed Third Time.
Mr.. Long moved that the section
which he thought had been amended.
dealing with the power OF the COM
pany to establish its system In any
part Of the Territory. be changed back
into It's original form. Mr.. Long said
he was under the impression that the
company had been limited to Honolulu
ana this was the Impression OF the
majority OF the members who remem-
bered anything about the measure
when II was laid on the table the sec
ond time. However, the stenographer'
notes were clear on the matter. The
amendment was proposed by Mr.. ka-
lama ana lost. This fact was not as
certained until the House had spent
about half an hour In vain attempt to
ma way to get the section back In
It's original FORM
IL was about 10 o'clock when the
members had finished proposing
amendments to the bill and then came
the HOllOn 10 pass the Dlll III lnlfu