Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-22
SENATE.
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due haste, the report being adopted
s too.
Other Measures Speeded.
The bill consolidating eight laws re-
lating to district magistrates passed by
adoption of the judiciary Committees
report. to be read third time tomor-
how.
The bill to provide for the bringing
of suits in forma pauperis passed sec
Ond reading.
Senator Cecil Brown presented the
report Of conference on the Jury bill,
which compromised on $3.50 as the
daily pay of juror. Adopted.
Agricultural Bill Waits.
The bill for the encouragement and
protection Of agriculture, horticulture
and forestry, was deferred till tomor-
row at the request of Senator lsenberg,
who stated that the bill passed third
reading in the House yesterday.
Clash Between Houses.
The House bill relating to exemption
of wages Of laborers came up with re-
port of Ways and Means Committee,
which recommended laying the bill on
the table, as its introducer promised
TO move for the insertion of the only
provision not covered in the Senate bill
on the same subject when the latter
came before the House.
II came out. however, that the House
had laid the Senate bill on the table.
Therefore motion to pass the bill car
ried, and the bill set for third reading
tomorrow.
A bill relating to taxes passed third
reading.
Kauai Railway Franchise.
The bill granting a franchise to II.
NJ. Won Holt and associates to con
struct a railway on the Island OF Ka-
l:ai came up for third reading.
Senator Woods moved to strike out
the amendments made yesterday relat.
iEg to fences, etc, as these were all
covered in the general railway Act.
The motion carried, also another
motion to strike out the provision re-
lating to switches, inserted on second
reading, for the same reason.
The bill then passed third reading
10 to 0, on call of ayes and noes.
vagraney Bill.
The House bill relating TO vagrancy
changing the penalty from six months
70 twelve months imprisonment, pass
ed third reading unanimously.
No Opium License.
80 hn unnga hill 10 n.
Cense the sale Of opium and to prohibit
opium dens was called.
Senator Dickey moved the bill be in
definitely postponed. He believed II
the bill passed 1t would be the last nail
in the coffin of the native Hawaiians
Every licensee would find IL his inter
est to increase sales and would even
make presents of opium to natives 50
that they would become his customers
Senator Kalauokalani seconded the
motion. The bill would give an lncent
i've to make Hawaiians smoke opium
The time would come under such a
law when a majority of the Hawaiians
would be aduIcted to the drug In
spite of present restrictions he saw
some Hawaiians smoking opium
Then what would not the effect be If
this bill passed?
Senator Achi said he had amend
ments to offer, and when President
Crabbe asked him to wait until the
motion for indefinite postponement
was put, talked in favor Of the bill =
He said there was no restriction now
on the use of opium and the bill pro
Vided punishment. AS he sat down
however, he said he did not want the
bill.
The motion carried by eight aihrm
alive votes on show of hands. Nc
hand was raised in the negative.
The message from the Secretary an
nouncing the Governors signature to
the County Bill was here received.
Conference Report.
Senator Cecil Brown presented re
mort of the conference on the House
amendments to the Senate bill relating
TO criminal practice and procedure. II
was TO the effect that the House struck
out section 10 by mistake and the
House was advised by the conference
committee TO recede from its position
The report was adopted and the Sen
ate took recess until p. m.