The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-10
IN THE SENATE

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The House clerk returned severa
Senate bills which had passed thirt
reading.
Senator Dickey reported for the Mis-
cellaneous Committee recommending
the appropriation of $4,000 asked fol
the aid of the Associated Charities.
The same committee reported back
the medical examiners bill with amend.
ments, Both reports laid on the table
to be considered with the respective
| bills.
The same committee reported favor
ably the bill to reorganize and regulate
the Federal law.
HONOR ATHERTON.
A resolution by Senator Woods that
the Senate adjourn at noon out of re-
spect to the late ]. b. Atherton pass
ed unanimously.
Senator Wilcox introduced bill to
amend the law regulating the practice
of medicine which passed first reading.
HACKMEN'S BILL AMENDED.
Senator Baldwin for the Ways and
Means Committee reported favora bly,
iuc Ilpust llCtllSt I'LL WIFI
an amendment providing that the Sec
ton requiring knowledge of English or
Hawaiian shall not apply to persons
holding license at present. The COM
mittee believed that hackmen should
understand English or Hawaiian be-
cause of the large population of those
nationalities and on account of the
tourist travel.
OVERRIDE LANGUAGE VETO.
The Governors veto on the two lam
guage resolution was overridden unan-
imously for the curious reason that the
Republican platform contained a plank
advocating 1t, though every Senator
admitted the truth and force of the
Governors arguments.
Senator c. Brown said all must rec
ognize the force of the Governors re-
marks as to the use of a foreign Ian
guage by Arizona and New Mexico and
how it had delayed their admission to
statehood. He said II it wasn't for the
platform upon which he was elected he
would be inclined to sustain the rea-
soning of the Governor.
Senator Achi talked Hawaiian and
Senator Baldwin said that the reason
ing of the Governor was sound and
correct and "if we want statehood we
will get it a good deal sooner If we use
only one language" He felt however
that he was bound by the Republican
platform, though the Governors veto
had put the matter in different light
and anyone not bound by the platform
ought to vote to sustain the veto.
Senator Dickey said the Organic Act
was ambiguous as to the usa Of En-
glish by the Legislature and that Ha-
waiian could be elected even If he did
MT know a word of English.
The Governors veto was not sustain
ed there being unanimous vote, four
teen. iagainst 1t. ~ ..'., ,. ..t.
TWO VOTES ON BEER VETO.
The Governors veto of the beer Dli
was also not sustained, though 1t had
been on the first vote, which was after
wards Illegally reconsidered, and the
bill passed in a questionable manner
by a vote Of II to 3.
enntor C. Brown said the objections
of he Governor to the bill were wand
but they could be cured by amend
ments, and he favored the passage of
the bill over the veto. He said If anoth-
err bill was adopted the Governor would
pTODdDly veto IL as he was IloIe VI u
than license man.
Senator Baldwin replied that he did
mt believe in passing the bill, as the
objections to it were valid. The Gov
ernor wasn't prohibitionist and would
not veto a proper bill. The objection
to women was very strong, and while
white women might not frequent sa-
looms, yet there would be Asiatic
brothels. Under n proper law licenses
would be issued much more freely The
legislature had plenty of time to do 1t,
and the veto should be sustained
Senator Paris, who was in the chair.
the ayes and noes taken. The
veto was sustained the vote being on
the passage of the bill. Ayes-Achi. c.
Brown, ]. r. Brown, Kaiue, Kalauoka-
lani, McCandless, Isenberg. Nakapa-
ahu, Woods, 9. Noes-Baldwin, Dickey.
Paris, Wilcox, Kaohi s.
When Senator Achi saw what the
vote would be he moved to defer action
on the veto message. Senator Dickey
claimed 1t was too late as the vote mad