The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-24
HALF DAY OF HOUSE.

HALF DAY OF HOUSE.
After the reading Of the journal II
+ha House Yesterday morning, the
Sneaker announced that there had beer
some discussion of the wisdom OF re-
considering the vote by which tn'
House adopted the concurrent resolu
ton providing for conference COM
mittee so that each district might Dc
represented. The resolution was recon
sidered, and an amendment making the
committee fourteen was then adopted
The Sneaker announced that he would
name one member from each district
and one at large.
SENATE BILLS ADVANCED.
Senate bills which passed Thursday
were laid before the House and read
the first time by title: No. 6S, to amend
the tax laws; No. IS, to amend section
1880 of the civil laws; No 81, relating
to payments of fire claims bonds; no
81, regulating the manner of giving no.
tice of meetings of Boards of Registra-
ton. These passed first reading by
title.
ATTORNEYS BILL DEAD.
Senate Bill No. II, relating to attor-
ney-at-law, brought out a fight. ka-
niho said he was opposed to the meas
ure, as he said that he understood that
it's intent and provision was to do away
with the special practitioner i'll the
lower courts. He was opposed to this
feature, and thought the measure
should not become law. The bill was
rejected by an overwhelming vote.
THE HACKMEN'S BILL.
M . s.,,ao oor,,,;ttaa raported as
follows:
I'VE find that in the city of Honolulu
up to March 81, 1903 there are 23O IL
censed hack drivers, divided in nation
alities as follows, American citizens,
1OS; Japanese, 81: Chinese, co. Total,
go, We believe that a qualification to
read and speak either the English or
Hawaiian language is necessary, and
that your committee, in conclusion, rec
ommend that this bill pass"
Aylett moved the adoption of the re-
port. but on recommendation of Paele 1t
was laid over to be considered with the
bill.
KUPIHEA AGAINST COUNTY BILL.
Kupihea got the floor and handed up
what purported to be minority report
from the county bill committee. chill
lingworth raised the point of order that
as the majority report had not been
presented the statement was out OF
order. The Chair upheld the point, and
Kupihea said he was asking for infor-
nation.
He then read preamble to his re
port" setting forth that he advised
the discharge of the committee from
further consideration of the county bill.
II oil tn
ing that it was a matter for legal ad-
vice. The Speaker cut off Kupihea,
telling him he should present request
for legal advice and it would be sent
to the Attorney General. He said fur
Their that the Organic Act gave full
power to the Territory to erect counties.
PAHoA WATERWORKs.
The special committee on Pahoa wa
terworks reported as follows:
From a hearing held with the own
-ers of said waterworks and papers filed
with your committee, we find the own
ers estimate the value of the plant at
$135, 600, but are willing to turn over
the same to the government at 100000
and take payment in whole or in part
in government bonds.
1--WE have visited the pump while in
anu tHie ehc tapuSitS 80
5000, 900 gallons of water every twenty
four hours, with a total lift of 1926 feet.
1--WE further find that there are at
present fifty-two owners of property
paying water rates of s2,S13 per annum.
There are 1854 lots having an aver
age size of 100 by $50 feet and 1857 lots
having an average size of so by 100 feet
in the tract of land adjoining the pump
ing plant divided up among 500 property
owners which will undoubtedly be con-
verted into homesteads.
"In addition to this, the owners of
the plant have a petition from forty
residents in the vicinity of the Kamoi-
liili church, who are at present without
water facilities and who are forced to
carry their water from a distance. ask
ing for water privileges from the Pahoa
waterworks.
"The foregoing shows the possibilities
of the future development of said wa
terworks.
THE present government water rates,
II applied TO the whole OF said lots,
would bring in an annual revenue of
about $4,000.
your committee further find that a
conservative value of the pumping
plant, pump house. boiler. artesian
wells. reservoir. pipe lines. pipe fittings,
III acres OF land and rights OF way. ETC.,