The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-23
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NO CHANCE FOR TRUST.

l. furIner amendments Oy Long, sum
ing out provisions permitting the COM
pany to purchase stocks in other cor
porations or to consolidate, cutting out
the proviso that the payment from the
gross receipts shall be made only on
ondition that no more favorable con-
ditions shall be made for another COM
pany. The vote was II to IA on cut
ting out the proviso on the payments
to the government, and Speaker Beck
ley again carried the amendment.
The cutting out of the privilege to
consolidate brought out Kumalae in a
long and heated oratorical effort, de-
nouncing the trust features as contrary
to the Republican platform. The mem
bers suddenly ceased table pounding,
and the official interpreter asked the
English speaking members If they
wanted a translation, which brought
out a unanimous no" Kumalae in
sisted on a translation. as ne said he
wanted his speech on the records. 1t
was suggested that he have leave to
print but he was at length turned into
English.
Andrade proposed an amendment to
the Long amendment, permitting the
company to hold property, real, per-
sonal, or mixed. in fee or by lease, but
may not buy franchises or property of
another similar company, which was
carried and then section u was strick-
en- out.
the superintendent of Public Works the
exclusive right to proceed against the
company, but this was lost by IL to II.
Keliinoi in charge of the BILL accept
ed an amendment fixing the maximum
charge at 20 cents instead of. % cents,
and it was carried unanimously.
Kalama moved to strike out the sec
ton providing that wires shall not be
placed under ground unless other cor
porations are similarly served, leaving
the whole matter with the Superin-
tendent of Public Works, but the
amendment was lost, IS to 10, and the
bill passed as amended, with only
Lewis and Oil voting against it, the
ayes being 20.
The Conference Committee on Senate
Bill No. sc reported in favor of passing
the bill with Senate amendments, and
the report on No. 70. fixing jurors pay
at $3.50 a day, also passed.
An effort was made to take up the
conference report on the emergency
bill from the table. and after some dis
cussion this was done. The bill was
back to the Conference Com
mittee.
There was a tilt between Fernandez
and Harris. the former saying Harris
was under the influence of the Senate,
and he was called to order. The House
took adjournment without action.
EMERGENCY BILL STATUS.
The discussion of the conference re-
port on the Emergency bill continued
at the night session it being shown
that some members of the House were
willing to recede from the Waimea
bridge appropriation while others IA
vored sticking to it, Knudsen said he
would rather see the bridge item taken |
put than that the bill fail Harris took !
the position that parliamentary usage /
would not permit taking from the table |
as the act of tabling took the matter
put Of the hands of the House, the
,hair sustaining him. This blocked ev-
erything as the initiative must come
rom the Senate
House Bill No. 65, amending the COM
education law compelling at
upon school to the age of p
Tears. with certain exceptions, was con-
'idered. the unfavorable report rejected
md the bill passed a second time.
LEPRosY AND HEALTH.
House Bill No. %, to permit any per-
ION without license to treat leprosy,
anne up and was passed second read
ng. other bills taking that course being
10 81. the characterization law; the
lear electric franchise bill; relating to
district courts. That relating to at
orneys at law was indefinitely post
.5neG.
House Bill No. 80. recognizing the
'oard of Health, came up on final pas
age and went through. 21 to ). There
Tere many men who voted for the bill,
aging that the Senate would kill it,
6 the measure is the Home Rule one.
lined 81 the Board of Health as now
Onstituted.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH BONUS.
The Wireless Telegraph Company
ounty bill providing an appropriation
$4,000 to be paid monthly during the ,
ext two years. was considered, Har-
s amending the amount of the bonus :
, 5000 a year. after which the meas