Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-07
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To Police Commute An Act to ere.
ate a Territorial department II secret
service
TO Public Expenditure CommlliCc--
An Act to appropriate none yfor the
purpose Of supplying and placing he
hydrants in the streets Of WaIlnKu and
Kahului, Maui, aud Tor purchasing
hose, hose carts md other equipments
for volunteer fire rOmrany IN the said
town of Wailuku.
To Finance COMMERCIAL Act tn
encourage telephone systene-On the
Island of Hawaii
To Judiciary |0mInit'Ce An Act 10
amend Act G4 of the Session Laws Il
1896. by adding new section ~ he
numbered SeatiDI IA.
Senate bills In second reading:
To Public Health and Education
COmmittee-An Act to amend Act Is
of the Laws of the Provisional Gov.
eminent and being section S6S OF the
Penal Laws, relating to the Board Of
Health.
To Judiciary Committee--An Act to
regulate and define the pay of wit
ncsses.
To same committeeman Act to pre-
vent the furnishing Of Intoxicating
liquors to inebriates or minors.
To same committee-An Act to
amend and repeal certain miscella.
neous laws relative to corporations.
To same committee-An Act relat'
ing to amendments OF process, plead.
ings and proceedings. amending sec.
ton lli5 of the Civil Code.
10 same committeeman Act grant.
ing n franchise to construct, maintain
and.operate an electric railway in the
District of Hilo, Hawaii.
To Reimburse Cummins.
One of the principal discussions OF
the morning developed at this stage Of
the proceedings. The bill providing
for the reimbursing of John Adams
Cummins in the sum of $4,000 for
money paid by him into the treasury
OF the Provisional Government during
the trouble of 1895 In order that he
might be permitted after thirty days
Incarceration to step forth from Oahu
jail, was brought up in second reading.
Mr.. Kumalae took the floor and held
II for considerable length Of time. Ho
said that the bill should be passed and
the money paid. Here was an old man
who had gone into an enterprise to
dol Ia. 80 n tgh
shores Of the monarchy of Hawaii.
Certainly, this was a most praisewor.
thy object and God would not blame
him for doing what he did As tho
fortunes Of war would have II, the 9th.
er side triumphed and Mr.. Cummins
was thrown into prison. He was tho
only man who had paid any money for
his release from Jail. and the money
which he paid should certainly be re.
funded.
whatever about the bill. He did not
know II the money had been paid or
not, and II II had been he could not tell
whether Cummlns should have paid II
or not. He would like 10 see the bill
go to a special committee in order that
all the facts might be learned instead
OF having the bill passed In second
reading without an inkling of what
might be the result should 1t pass, Mr..
Kaniho shared this same view.
Mr. Kumalae said that II it was pro-
posed to send the bill to committee,
then the House might as well indef.
nitely postpone II right there. The
session was fast drawing to a close,
and II the bill was to have considera.
ton after a presumed veto by the
Governor, it would have to be acted on
right away.
However the majority Of the mem.
beers were for having the bill go to a
special committee and the motion OF
Mr. Pulaa prevailed. Vice Speaker
Knudsen appointed the following com.
mittee: Messrs. Pulaa, Greenwich and
kumalae.
Ferns and Water Supply.
There was quite discussion over
the House bill providing for the open.
ing up OF the forests to citizens for
the gathering Of ferns, MALE. ie.ie and
the like. Mr.. Kaniho started the ball
rolling by UNFOLDING the bill notwlth.
standing the fact that the committee
had recommended indefinite postpone