The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-24
(From Thursdays Daily.)
IN THE HOUSE.


There was full attendance of the
u House, barring Damiana, i'll, as there
: was a feeling that there would be some
hard work.
! Representative Chillingworth asked
to have righted an error of the types
> yesterday making it appear that he had
1 said there was IAN" excuse for govern
, ment employees not paying bills. while
he said there was mo" excuse, he sup
porting the garnishee bill.
Business opened with the House
when Kumalae called up the bill pro-
). viding for the treatment of leprosy by
>, any one without certificate of license to
practice medicine. There was not a full
attendance and consideration went
over. The Pauahi street opening bill
was passed second reading, despite the
objections from some quarters.
:! The Atkinson gas bill was reported
>, adversely and tabled.
The act to encourage a telephone sys-
TEN on the island of Hawaii adversely
reported on the ground that the lati-
tude of the franchise was too great,
was then brought up. Amendments
were ruled out and the bill passed sec
ond reading.
/ The Gear water works franchise bill
passed second reading.
| The bill amending the Olaa forest
reservation act received an adverse re-
port and was laid on the table.
/ The Damiana act, limiting the time
in which action may be brought to re-
cover possession of lands, was adverse
ly reported and the House sent it to
the table.
On the bill providing for the quail
fication of persons elected or appointed
to office, by Damiana, the committees
recommendation that the bill be tabled
was not opposed but action was defer
red as Damiana was absent.
PAYMENT FOR BURNED BUILD
INGS.
On the act restraining the Board of
Health from destroying buildings with
out compensation, the Kumalae bill, the
committee reported that the existing
statute was sufficient, but the intro
Queer called for specific information
and Chillingworth said there was am
pie provision even in the constitution.
Kumalae still objected and in the
course of his remarks ca ed the Board |
of Health names and told of alleged |
"mean" acts, pleading that there was
no use of giving the Board such pow
ers as now are enjoyed. Paele said the |
people were suffering under the oppres-
sions of the Board. The bill passed |
second reading.
The extension of School street from
Liiha street to Kamehameha Nv road,
provided in the Kumalae bill, brought |
out some discussion. Harris wanted
the appropriation made $4,000 instead
of $4,000, but the House wanted the
larger amount and the bill passed Sec
ond reading.
Bill 40, to regulate the practice of
pharmacy, was favorably reported with
the amendment that the term of SER
vice for licentiates be three years and
not FIVE The hill passed second read
ing.
The bill providing that aliens may
not fish in the waters of the Territory
was adversely reported on the ground
that the result would be great adj
vance in the price of fish. The bill how
ever was passed second reading.
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC BILL UP.
Kelilnoi moved to take the Hawaiian
Electric franchise bill from the table
and the fighters donned their war paint.
Long got the floor first and he said:
"Mr. Speaker, i do not propose that
this bill shall come up at this time.
There are other bills on the Speakers
table which are more important than
these private franchises. There are
here measures of territorial import
which are not to be laid aside for this
private franchise"
Speaker Beckley rose to inform the
house of the condition of matters, say
ing that the company for which the
franchise was asked was already well
established and the city was dependent
upon 1t for lighting. The franchise will
expire soon, and II no provision is made
there might arise trouble over the light
ing. If no provision is made then the
government is without guarantee that
1t will receive the 2h per cent of the
profits provided In the franchise The
he said. was upon the
TO protect both the peo-
pie and the government.