The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-20

items by four. Brown favored passing
the remaining items in their entirety.
and on the third reading the bill to 5tss
the items already divided into quarters
as per the Governors original esti'
mates The Baldwin motion to pass
the items as in the bill was then
passed.
The items first considered were those
for the Department OF Public Lands,
n total of SIS. 500, which were passed.
The items covered under the caption
of Commissioner OF Agriculture and
Forestry, amounting to s42 $50, were re-
ferred to committee consisting of
Senators Isenberg, Baldwin, and Ka-
lauokalani Senator Baldwin said the
mercantile and other bodies would pre-
sent their views on the department to
the committee.
NO HEALTH BOARD STEAMER.
Board of Health items amounting TO
S644, 626lS were. taken up and con5iu-
cred. For segregation of lepers the
amount was raised to $229,000. The
item of $4,000 for "a Board vi Healtn
steamer called up objections from the
Home Rule members, who wanted ii
stricken out. together with the item
of S36 900 for maintenance. Both items
were killed.
Under the military appropriations the
item of $1,000 for uniforms for enlisted
men and incidentals was passed after
some haggllng. The full appropriation
was passed.
For the band the full amount OF s10,-
400 carried.
The item of $500 for Associated
Charities passed.
The auditing departments travelling
expenses of $4,000 was passed.
The general appropriation bill then
passed its second reading.
The act relating to stamps on corpor-
ton stocks, etc, passed third reading
Senate Bill 90. relating to escheat of
lands. came up for third reading and
passed.
Senate Bill 95, relating to married
women and their marital rights, passed
third reading.
Senate Bill 96, relating to marriage
contracts providing that the man shall
be not less than II years and the wom-
an not less than IA years. passed third
reading.
Senate Bill 9S. relating to the protec
ton of birds, was called up for third
reading. Senator Dickey, who intro
duced the bill. questioned some of its
provisions and thought 1t should be
to a committee as to whether
it affected the pheasants. He was as
sured by Senator c. Brown that the
pheasant was amply protected. and
withdrew his request. The vote was
called and Dickey voted against his
own bill. McCandless, during the vot
ing. called for a reconsideration. The
bill was killed.
Senate Bill 80. relating to the mon
goose, prohibiting it's importation or
was called for third read
ing and passed. The native members
voted against 1t, but some changed to
the affirmative.
Senate Bill 100, relating to the Reg
istrar of Conveyances and providing
for the appointment of a deputy, was
called for third reading and passed.
FIGHT ON GAS BILL.
Senate Bill %, the w. w. Dimond gas
bill, was called for second reading
McCandless wanted bill "A, relating to
the same matter, considered at the |
same time. He thought the franchise
was worth to the Territory $4,000 and
he wanted the franchise put up to the
highest bidder. C. Brown said the only
motion before the house was to consid- ,
err bill %. kalauokalani said he under |
stood why the committee on public
lands wanted to defer II to Monday for
the sole purpose of killing bill %. The /
bill had passed the former Legislature.
The motion to lay it over was lost.
The bill was then read section by sec
ton. McCandless moved to strike out
the words wv. w. Dimond." 1t was the
duty of the Senators to look out for
the interest of the people. The new
bin was better one. The franchise
should be put up for sale. The Senate
should not give money to one single
person. The Dimond bill gave advan-
tages only to foreigners" and not to
the local people, and the new bill, "a,
gave the city fifty more lamps than
did the Dimond Company bill
Kalauokalani moved to adopt the sec
ton as read. He said the petitioner for
tho franchise was an Island boy, not a
foreigner Baldwin said he was op-
posed to granting a franchise given in
the name If a single individual. He
said he thought 1t should be n general
act without being given to an !nGlNid-
ual, although re had no objection to
w. w, Dimond getting the franchise.
He could not vote for a measure which
in favor of any single in
i!"idual,
OPPOSED HIS OWN BILL.
Dickey, who introduced the nimond
bill said he was not aware that a new
bill was to be introduced, and he could
not vote for the passage or the bill
under the circumstances. He move0 an
amendment to make 1t read to Grant
The privilege of manufacturing gas To
the person or corporation THAI will pay
The highest amount tor the franchise.
Paris required whether the Legisla-
ture could give Il franchise to any one
without the approval of Congress. 1t
looked TO him as though tie Legislature
was trying to sell something II couldn't
deliver, Dickey thought that If the
bill was a general act this would con.