Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-14
SENATE FINISHES WORK ON IMPORTANT BILLS
HOUSE PASSES THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ACT


TO no one but the players. There should
be laws here of the same kind as those
on the mainland where there was no
one.sidedness. Baseball was forbid
den and the opening of saloons was
prohibited on Sunday and yet both
were going on every Sunday at Wal
kiki II there was a wish to open up
everything and have a wide open town
that would be different proposition.
but he was not in favor of any one
sidedness.
A Stage of Wisdom.
Mr.. Fernandez expressed himself In
favor of the enactment of just laws
The world had reached stage of wis
dom. Those who wished to 20 t.
church on Sunday could do so and those
who wanted to go to q baseball game
or horse racing could do SO. The law
was for the benefit of the public, not
outstanding the member from the
Fourth District. On every plantation,
people were working Sundays and no
police officer would attempt to put a
stop to IT. People here worked six
days in the week and yet II was being
sought to deprive people of decent
recreation on Sunday. II there were
to be any laws, they should be made
TO govern all alike.
Stand by Forefathers.
Mr. Wright said he believed the peo-
pie should stand by the laws estab-
lished by the forefathers. 1t would
open up the door for other abuses. lie
would like to see the bill killed.
kaniho's Reward Above.
Upon a vote being taken on tabling
the bill, the vote stood IA to IA. The
Speaker thereupon asked the preach
ers in the House the effect that voting
for the bill would have on their sal
aries, this with an idea of finding Out
whether or no they were pecuniarily
interested Mr.. Kaniho said he was
not affected one way or the other since
he was not being paid for his services
In the church. He expected to obtain
his reward in the other world. Mr.. ka
niho's excuse was accepted.
Wright to Be Ordained,
Mr.. Wright was excused from vot-
ing on the ground that he was collect
ing funds for church up in his dis
triCt. II he voted, he might not be able
TO secure any more funds from the
members. A little later on, Mr.. Wright
startled the House by announcing that
ne expected to be ordained next year
this would be his reward The AN
nouncement was made with sober
face.
Bill Fails to Pass.
The vote on the passage of the bill
in third reading resulted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Andrade, Aylett, Chill
lingworth, Fernandez, Gandall, Green
well, Haia, Harris. Jaeger, Keliinoi,
Knudsen. Long and Vida-13.
Noes-Messrs. Damien, Kali, Kala-
ma, Kaniho. Keaawaa, Kou, Kumalae,
Kupihea, Lewis, Nakaleka, Paele, Pu-
laa, Purdy, and Mr.. Speaker-li.
Absent-Messrs. Oil and PAIL.
Excused from yoting-Mr. Wright.
The bill not having passed third
reading was. on motion of Mr.. Vida.
referred back to the Police Commit
tee.
Two Bills Pass.
Third reading Of House Bill ~, relat-
ing to the Illegal manufacture and sale
OF liquor, passed by a vote of rs to 0.
Third reading of House Bill l4l, re-
lating to disorderly persons and vag-
rancy. The motion of Mr.. Fernandez
to indefinitely postpone was lost and
the motion TO pass carried by vote OF
% to 3. Messrs. Kupihea, Paele and
Purdy voted no and Messrs. Oil and
Pail were absent.
At 3:lj p. m, the House took re-
cess until 1880 o'clock.
Evening Session.
Speaker Beckley called the House to
order at 1880 o'clock and ordered the
clerk to take up the reading of Senate
Bill 81 General Municipal AcU in third
reading. He thereupon called on Vice
Speaker Knudsen to take the chair and
left Immediately on account OF the i'll
ness of his wife.
An After-Cinner Smoke.
In the midst of the reading OF the
bill, Mr.. Harris moved that Rule "a
be suspended and that the members be-
allowed to smoke. He had not had his
,after-dinner smoke yet Mr.. Kaniho
objected but the majority were in favor
OF little latitude, considering the
night session, the heat and the mos
quitoes. The motion carried and Mr..
Harris sent cigar to Mr.. Kaniho. AL
though the latter bowed his thanks, no
Glu not smoke the fragrant Havana out
Of pure respect for the objection which
he had just registered.
The reading Of the bill was COM
pTeted at S:45 o'clock, the clerk and in
terpreter taking turns at the reading.
and, on motion of Mr.. Kaniho, the read
ing in Hawaiian was dispensed with.
Municipal Bill Passes,
The motion to pass the bill In third
reading was made by Mr.. Keliinoi and
Messrs. Lewis and Chillingworth came
| in as simultaneous seconds The vote