The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-28
PASSES NEW COUNTY BILL.

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The House was all ready for recess
when the Speaker asked that the Gov
ernor's remedial county measure be
put through first reading, which was
done.
The Police Committee asked and was
given power to summon and examine
under oath the editor of the Star and
others in regard to charges of bribery
and other Irregularities.
wAILUKU BILLS.
Third reading of the measure to pro-
vide fire hydrants and apparatus for
| Wailuku opened the afternoon session,
and the bill was passed without dis
sent the Cornwell franchise for an cleo
trio corporation for the city of Wailuku
being killed by nine to twelve and then
revived sufficiently to be sent back to
the Committee on Agriculture and Man
ufactures.
FIGHT OVER PHARMACIES.
The Pharmacy act called up a little
BIT of a fight Henry Vida took the
ground that the passage of the act
would mean that the pharmacists now
in business could determine whether or
not another druggist could go into busi-
ness, He said it was in the interest of
! trusts. Chllingworth took the ground
that there must be regulation of the
sale of poisons. The Orientals sold
deadly drugs, without any account be-
! ing held, which he said was an outrage.
| Andrade made a fight for the bill. ka-
niho spoke against the bill and Long
and Gandal for it, the bill passing by
IS to 9.
PAUOA VETO STRUGGLE.
| on motion OF Harris, consideration of
the message Of Governor Dole submit
! ting his veto of the Pauoa water works
scheme was taken up, the reading be-
Ing followed with interest by all of the
members the matter finally went over
till Tuesday and the House took re-
cess.
LICENSE ACT PASSES.
The license act fresh from the en-
rolling clerks, who had been at work
upon it all day, occupied the evening
session, the reading taking two hours
Kupihea moved to strike out sections
10 to &C inclusive, on the ground that
these We're covered in the County Dill.
This was lost and the bill put upon
final passage, the vote resulting: ayes,
l6; noes Z; Long and Pail changing
their votes, the bill thus passing.
House Bill No %, the act to permit
any person to treat leprosy without
license was called up on motion or hu-
malae. The bill grants immunity from
the segregation laws for one year, TO
any person who may be under the
treatment of any one who may claim To
have a cure for the disease. The re-
port of the committee on the bill nav
ing been rejected, the vote came at
once, the bill passing by 20 to ..
NO SUNDAY SPORTS.
House Bill No. 139 which permits
, Sunday base ball within an enclosed rec
reation ground, was then put on its hna
; passage; by the merest scratch the OIL
failed Of passage securing only 10 votes
The Free School Library bill was ther
, taken up for final passage, securins
, twentv-one ayes to four noes.
. House Bill No. III, amending the law
I as to lottery tickets, was passed, re
I celving twenty.three ayes to two noes
a DAMAGES FOR IMPRISONMENT
+ House Bill No. &C, providing for tn
r adjudication of all claims for damage
n arising out of imprsonments in 1898
d was then brought up, being passe'
with sixteen ayes and nine noes.
: The measure providing for the main
I tenance of families out of the estates
& deceased persons was passed VIII
: twenty-four ayes to one no.
on the measure TO prevent the EN-
be2zlng OF public monies by officials
a there We're nineteen ayes to five noes
q The act to prevent fishing by aliens
If Territorial waters was passed by TWEEN
,e ty-one ayes to three noes.
IL LABORATORY FOR LEPERS.
s. The bill 10 create a laboratory for tn
investigating of leprosy at Kalihi, an
ri the examination of lepers, caused SON
s. discussion. Knudsen thought the meas
te ure Unnecessary, as law had just bee
d passed permitting the practice upo
IT. iepels by any person, and Harris SUE
c. ceeded in having the appropriation el
en irom $4,000 to $1,000. The bill was az
TO- hitted by many to be bad, but WI