The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-03
IN THE SENATE.

The Senate did rot meet until 1890
yesterday.
The clerk read a comm lnication from
Secretary Carter regarding the signing
Of Acts s and 8; also one from the
House clerk telling of the passage of
the pailiff act repeal.
Senator Wilcox, for the health COM
rtttee, reported favorably the bill
Strengthening the law to prohibit the
adulteration of foods and drugs. A
standard for milk is fixed, Judge Gear
having rendered useless the present
law. The report was adopted and the
bill will be read Tor the ,hird time on
tt ursday.
Senator McCanGlrss, FOR the public
lands committee, reported favorably the
bill requiring 900 bond from the
chief clerk in the Public works office.
Sc nators Paris and Kaohl concurred
hut wanted all government employees
bonded. An amendment is offered,
making the bond cne of a surety COM
rcny accepted by the United States.
Senator Baldwin said TIE bill intro
ductd by the ways and means COM
nlittee covered bonds for all department
fcads, while the present law permitted
heads Of departments 10 exact bonds
from subordinates. The report was
laid on the table, &c be considered with
the Baldwin bill
WATERWORkS QUESTIONS.
Senator McCandless introuuced a res
olution calling upon the Superintendent
of Public Works and the Superintend-
ct of the Honolulu Waterworks for
certain Information in view of the bills
for the purchase of PGuoa Valley
springs for s250000 and of the Pahoa
waterworls for 100000.
The two officials named are required
:" answer the following questions:
First-What is the present daily aver
age consumption of water in millions
OF gallons, in the city of Honolulu, fur
n.shed by the Honolulu waterworks?
Second--At what rate is such con-
sumption increasing? Gl"e average
Gaily consumption during the past ten
years.
Third What sources of ~ater supply
are now available to the government,
naming each, and the maximum, mini
mum and average amount of water
Which can be obtained from each
source?
F'ourth-What is the average cost to
Wv SSN'i p'fi SiiiohS, "
obtain water from each of said sources?
Fifth-What other sources of water
supply for the furnishing Of the city of
Honolulu are there" How much on an
3 average can be obtained from each of
such sources? What are private rights
tscrein worth, and how much will it
cost to develop and make available the
water rom the said several additional
sources?
SlXth-flave the officers named any
plans or recommendations for the i'm
n'"vement and increase of the system
for furnishing Honolulu with water?
II so, they are requested to present
them to the Senate as soon as reason
ably practicable.
Senator Achl moved that the resolu-
tion be adopted. Senator C. Brown
wanted |, referred to the spe cial water
committee, Senator j. Il. Brown
vented the resolution laid on the table.
EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS.
Senator McCandlcss said he hoped the
resolution would be adopted. He didn't
want the information smothered by the
qplnmittee.
Senator c. Brown. as q member of
the committee, said he objected to the
aspersion cast upon the committee, and
tfat while 1t might be the practice In
Senator McCandless's committee to
smother information. 1t wasn't the
piNctice in his committees.
didn't mean anything of that
KIND" said Senator McCaudiess.
Then you don't want 10 make any
statements OF that kind on the floor OF
the Senate" retorted Senator c. Brown.
Il think an apology is Cue the Senate
by the Senator from Oahu" said the
President.