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

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You are loading up this Emergency
bill with big appropriations. In case
the County act passes, then each coun-
ty having these items against them In
this bill will be required to pay the
amounts, not the Territorial treasury.
You are hurting your County govern
ments by saddling these heavy appro-
priations on them"
This statement had salutary effect
and many items We're reconsidered. and
the remainder hewed to the lines OF
the original Senate bill. The bill as
amended passed its second reading and
will be read again To-Day for the third
time.
AFTET -IOoN SENATE SESSION.
The Dimond gas bill was called up
for third reading. McCandless offered
an amendment to the effect that the
Superintendent of Public Works offer
the franchise to the highest bidder at
an upset price of $4,000.
He rehashed his previous statements
that every citizen should have equal
rights in obtaining franchises. The
amendment was lost, although Nc
Candless called for rising vote, and
o.
on the bill was called. Senator Baldwin
wished to explain his vote. He thought
it was wrong to pass 1t In the name of
one corporation when others were after
II.
Il don't understand why the Senate
is permitting this bill to go through in
this way" said he. The President
called his attention to the rule which
does not permit explanations on a vote.
and requested that the rule be not bro
ken again. The bill passed by a vote
OF IL to 2.
LOCAL OPTION BILL KILLED.
Senate Bill No. so, the local option
bill, was called up and the report OF the
committee was read, in which Senators
Dickey and Isenberg believed the bill
was fair in all respects. They amended
the bill by inserting clause that in
districts where local option had shut
out saloons that bona fide hotels, with
IA capacity of 80 bona fide guests. could
sell liquor. Senator Kaiue did not con-
cur in the report. McCandless was
against the amendment. 1t would drive
tourists away. and the only way to
get them was to have bars, under po-
lice regulations, in bona fide hotels.
Seventy-fve per cent of the tourists
We're people who wanted n drink, and
he wanted to give them all the facilities
for obtaining it.
Dickey was against wide-open bars.
The amendment only worked against
hotels in prohibition districts, in which
bars should not be permitted.
Achi jumped into the breach with
an additional amendment providing
that the expenses of the election
be paid by the petitioners. Senator C.
Brown favored the amendment. The
Senator waxed facetious on the prop
osition.
Senator Baldwin supported the bill
as 1t was. He did not at first incline
to the support of it, but full consider
alton convinced him that 1t was fair.
Senator c. Brown opposed the local
option bill. One-third of the voters of
n district to call for an election was too
small number. He charged that this
community was such that any one
could circulate a petition and get ii
hlled with names, and the next day the
same people would vote the other way.
He moved that the bill be laid on the
table. The vote was called, G.. Brown
being supported by McCandless, Achi
and Woods and the native members.
Wilcox, Dickey, Baldwin, Isenberg and
Paris voted in favor of the bill.
PROTECTION OF FISHERIES.
The Senate bill relating to the pro-
lection of the fisheries was taken UP
and the report of the committee, pre-
scented by Senator Isenberg, was ac-
copied The report gave long list of
fishes Others than those mentioned in
the bill, The bill passed third reading
on vote of IL to 2.
Next in order Senate Bill SO,
regulating and defining the pay of wit
nesses, was called mp for second read
ing. The report of the ways and means
recommending the payment
OF travelling expenses for witnesses,
was adopted. Achi did not like the act.
for 1t gave the rich man an opportunity
to squeeze the poor man In an action
by giving the former the privilege of
subpoenaing host of witnesses. C.
Brown moved that the pay OF witnesses
apply only to civil causes. saying that
II was not the custom anywhere to pay
witnesses In general and criminal cases.
Senator Browns amendment carried.
The recommendation that 10 cents a
mile each way be allowed for travelling