The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-26
COUNTY BILL To HAVE
THE RIGHT Of WAY

| hanlnO Also presented his ollf 0'Oa-
ishing poll taxes. which passed the
first reading as well.
KeIiinoi, under the same privilege
introduced his bill in relation TO the
distribution of electric light and power
on the Island of Oahu. This measure
extends the franchise of the Hawaiian
Electric Company for fifty years.
Chillingworth presented his measure
| on brewing and the sale of malt
liquors, being the same measure as
was offered in the last legislature.
! Pulaa offered a resolution providing
for repairing roads from waimea to
NohoanookaIua. $4,000; from waimea
to Wawaekea, 5000.
| Vida was permitted to offer his bill
| to create a commission TO examine
iepers and leprous persons, and defining
the powers of the commission.
| Chillingworth offered, as well, his
measure to repeal the special brewing
tax and to remit claims for special tax
on malt liquors.
Kupihea introduced resolutions for
appropriations as follows: $40 900 for
the extension of Kukui street to the
| Asylum Road; s.. 900 for a telephone
between Kalaupapa and Kaunakakai,
| and $4,000 for concrete bridges in the
Eva District over the Halawa Aiea,
Kalanao. WaimalU. Waiawa. Honou-
IiuIi and Waianae streams
TO INVESTIGATE WRIGHT.
Kumalae then presented a resolution
providing for a committee of five to
investigate the matters relating to the
Chinese fund, and that the committee
have power to employ attorneys and
deem proper.
In explanation of it, he said that i'll
the message of the Governor it was
asked that an appropriation be made
to cover the defalcation in the fund.
He said he wanted an investigation so
as to see just what money should be
expended. If no stop was put to such
requests there would be many more
of them and he wanted to put a stop
to such appropriations. 1T seems"
he said, that the officials believe we
are here to do just what they wish
They have built wharves at the Eva
end of the harbor and they expect us
to pay for such things. I was a mem
made no such appropriations. The
people expect US to do our duty, and
if we do not do so we will never come
back"
Knudsen said the work of such in
vestigation belonged to the finance
committee and there was no use for
another committee.
Wright said he seconded the resolu-
ton, because he and the country mem
bers knew nothing of the defalcation
after a confession. the Treasurer was
allowed to go without guards and so
escaped. He thought there should be
careful investigation of the whole af
fair.
Chillingworth said that while opposed
to special committees, he thought there
were features of the present case
which demanded special investigation,
and so would support the resolution
Haia wanted to amend by striking OUT
the expense feature but the resolution
went through. and the Speaker APP
pointed the following committee: Ku-
malae, Long, Chillingworth, Jaeger and
Fernandez.
Kumalae presented his bill to permit
any person to treat leprosy without
license, and it passed its first reading.
Lewis introduced his measure pro-
viding for lights on vehicles.
Kaniho presented bill repeating the
laws relating to vaccination and it
passed first reading, after which the