Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-15
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unanimous vote. On motion Of Mr..
Wright. the Objectionable article was
read.
Mr.. Wright renewed his motion,
saying that the Hawaiian members had
been assailed in that it had been
charged that they believed themselves
&c be above the law.
BeekIey Settles IT,
Speaker Beckley concluded the ar.
gumont by stating that the best thing
Tor a member Of the House charged
with such conduct reported to do was
30 keep quiet. Tno least said about IT,
the better for all concerned.
Senate Bills Read.
The following bills from the Senate
passed first reading by title:
/. An Act to roorganize the militia
OF the Territory Of Hawaii.
>. An Act relating to building per.
mits in Honolulu.
2. An Act for the protection Of prop.
erty against explosives.
4. An Act to provide for digest Of
the Hawaiian Supreme Court reports.
.. An Act to amend Chapter 81 Of
me Session Laws Of 1892. entitled An
Act to reOrranize the judiciary De.
partment."
&. An Act relating TO negotiable in
strumcnts, being an Act to establish
a law uniform with the laws Of other
States and Territories on that sub.
ioct."
This last bin had narrow escape.
Mr.. Vida moved 10 reject and MIR. Fer.
nandez seconded the motion. The
show Of hands was so close that a
standing vote was called for. 1t was
then seen that there We're about two
votes to spare on the side against re-
lection.
Kauai Bill Passes.
Report by the full Committee on
Agriculture and Manufactures on
House Bill 1871, An Act TO authorize
VI. NJ. Won Holt. his associates, sue.
cessors and assigns to construct main
tain and operate a railroad in certain
districts on the Island of Kauai, in the
Territory of Hawaii" Minor amend
ments are recommended and the com
mittee asks that the bill pass. Report
adopted.
Maui Electric Poles.
Report by full Committee on Agri.
culture and Manufacture on House Bill
l65, An Act to authorize and regulate
the placing OF electric wires and poles
on the streets OF Wailuku and else.
where on Maui" recommending adop.
tion with certain amendments, adopt
ed:
AT the end Of section 3, insert three
new sections to read respectively sec.
tons 4, and 6:
Section I. Said company shall also
have the right to maintain, operate and
use electric meters or other means OF
measuring electric light, power or chr.
rent supplied from time to time and to
locate the same at such places as may
be deemed necessary for their protec.
tion; and said company shall also have
The right to charge, receive and col
leCt from all consumers Of electricity
such prices as may from time 10 time
be paid and determined by the com.
Dany, but such charge shall not At any
time exceed % cents per kilowatt-hour
% OF 1000 watt.hOurs. The company
shall have the right TO charge, receive
and collect from each consumer Of
electricity for lighting, the minimum
sum of 81 a month, and from each con.
sumner Of electricity for power the
minimum sum OF one dollar per month
per horsepower Of apparatus connect
ed to the service of the company"
Section 3. Said company shall also
have the right to charge consumers, or
applicants for the use Of electricity, for
the cost and expense of making con-
nections between the company's main
lines and the premises where the cleo
tricity is to be used; such cost and
expense TO include the price of all
wires. poles, insulators or other mate
rails and labor necessary to be used
In making such connection provided,
however, that the company shall not
be required to make, construct or
maintain said connections as afore-
said for supplying light or power. un'
less the applicant or applicants for
such light or power, II required, shall