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ed for counties if this bill is passed, leav
c- ing only s465. 600 Baldwin said he in
as tended to sustain the veto largely be
IS, cause the price was too high and be
er cause it was not put into the loan bill
III ISENBERG INSULTED. TOO.
oe Senator Isenberg objected to the sIur1
-, cast upon the committee. of which h,
y was chairman He said the committed
~ had held public meetings and called
publicly for opinions (they did not
thought, but none were offered, unit
IS after the Senate had passed the bill
as and then slurring <rearks weret cast,
i, in the newspapers. He said the Gov
ernor reminded him of a school teacher
'r who talked rot. Il didn't come here
II TO be slurred like that said he, by
n that man sitting in that chair over
:, there even If he is Governor. He's
been Governor a little too long, that's
e the whole truth. Senator Baldwin
r says he didn't mean to insult the SEN
ate, but think the Governor meant
what he said. You bet he meant it.
Never has nay name been stained by
( such words as the Governor used
n Isenberg said the Nuuanu reservoir
, would bring filthy. stinky water"
There was danger also from the dam
breaking and flooding the town. The
r superintendent of Water Works had
: told him that Nuuanu stream would
carry off the water. which he said was
f"ridiculously stupid" Isenberg also
said he didn't bring in his report for
money; that he was independent, and
his vote couldn't be bought. He wanted
the Senate TO stand together Ito take
off the slur given US by that man sit
ting in that office"
WORTH LITTLE FOR TAXES.
Senator Achi said that the sworn tax
return for the, entire seventy acres in |
Guiding land and water showed it to !
f, quired why he didn't tell the commit
tee. Achi said he had just got the fig /
ures from the tax office.
McCandless said the springs would (
cost $4,000 a year in interest alone. He
also quoted tax values showing that
ali the property owners in Pauoa re-
turned their property at $102, coo. Prop
erty can be taken by adding twenty per
cent. OF the tax value. He said the
Governor was perfectly right in vetoing
the bill.
Senator Dickey said that he was one
of the members of the committee who
had changed his mind. He thought the
government should own the water, but
that at this time when money was
needed for counties, such an expensive
investment should not be made. He
insult the Senate. that he was honest
in his views. but that he was mistaken
in saying that the springs become drier
in summer.
VETO SUSTAINED.
The veto was sustained on the vote
to pass the bill. Ayes-C. Brown ]. T.
Brown, Isenberg. Kaire. Kaohi, Kalau- :
okafani, Nakapaahu. Woods Crabbe. 9.
Noes-Achi. Baldwin. Dickey, Wilcox, =
and Paris.
LIGHT BILL VETO SUSTAINED.
The Governors. veto on the bicycle5
light bill was also sustained. Dickey
said it was his error, that he had mis-
taken the sections. There was only one
vote 20 pass the bill-Kalauokalani.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR VETO
SUSTAINED.
The veto of the Governor on the
Public Administrator bill was sustain
ID, to u, only c.. Brown, Kalapeka- /
ami and Kaohi voting to pass the bill.
Brown said that the Governor made no
objections were only matters of opinion
rom which he differed.
OVERRIDE MUNICIPAL VETO.
The general municipal bill veto was
verriden. Ia to I. Senator Brown said |
t was Republican measure, and pass |
d upon by able counsel, and that the |
4ong bill had bad features. Achi said
he Governor should have extended the |
ession to allow the bill to be amended. i
,nly Paris voted to sustain the veto. 6
MORE ACTS SIGNED. ,
Secretary Carter notified the Senate {
f the signing of the following bills:
sepealing stamp duty on certificates.
the sale of intoxicating |
for digest of Supreme Court
aports, relating to chief engineer, the /
uterine bill, Kona-Kau exemption, re- !
ealing law prohibiting actions against
overnment officials; relating to insur
nee. pharmacy bill, Chinese fund bill,
roviding penalties for procurers and
$4,000 for Waikiki fire de-
The following Senate bills were re- =
lrned as passed: Nos. 10, Isl, 16S, 125,
T. 126, 142, 81, 165, 1879, 40. 1o9, $50. -
Secretary Carter notified the Senate
the signing of the bill for the set
ng of exceptions, which was the last
e signed
RESOLUTIONS.
Senator Dickey presented a resolution
curing the President of the Senate ga
bon adjournment to turn over to the -
cretary of the Territory all furniture -
Id supplies, and to suggest that more 4 (
mmodious and modern desks be pro-
ded as those now in use are anti A
ated. Ere
Baldwin amended to make it at the me;
1se of the extra session. Adopted n
Senator Isenberg offered a resolution ~
larger and more airy quarters, even
ough hall had to be rented else Il
lere Adopted. Gov
Senator Brown moved the appoint Il
mt of committee to notify the Gov L
aor Of the Senate's readiness to adj
lrn. The chair appointed Brown, |
ldwin and KalauokaIani
senator Achi extended an invitation
visit the Bungalow