Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-11

sheriff. his deputy and deputy sherihs
1f the Island of Oahu, the sheriffs and
Il putty sherilfs of each of the other isl.
ands, to prosecute in all criminal cases
before All the district courts of the
Territory of Hawaii" recommending
indefinite postponement, adopted. The
committee makes this comment as
parting shot: prosecution would De
turned into persecution, which would
be unjust"
Public Works Labor.
Report of same committee on House
Bill 100, AN Act to regulate the en-
ployment of labor on the public works.
and all works commonly known as
hama poola'." adopted. The commit
tee makes this comment in support Of
It's recommendation to indefinitely .
postpone: 1T Is ambiguous, uncertain, 7
and unintelligible. and also that sec.
ton OF this bill is unconstitutional. !
and further that it Is an attempt to
cover ground already covered by
House Bill ~. It having passed second
reading in the House, and superior
bill to that now under consideration.
Mr.. Wright does not concur with the
report and recommends passage.
Influencing Of Voters.
Report of same committee on House
Eill 76, AN Act defining unlawful in.
fluencing Of voters and providing pen
alties therefor" adopted. The COM
mittee recommends indefinite post.
ponement on the ground that the en-.
actment of a law as this Bill 40 pro-
vides would work a great hardship on
| the community and punishment would
be inflicted upon innocent parties
This report called forth the first
breezy spell Of the morning. Mr.. ku-
malae moved to reject and fought loud
and long. MIR. Andrade accused Mr..
Kumalae of speaking on false grounds
and of abusing the committee. He
was not lawyer and was not cOmpe-
tent to speak authoritatively.
kumalae a Lawyer.
Mr.. Kumalae protested that he was
conversant with the law and had been
to law school. Because MIR. Andrade
was lawyer was no reason why he
should know any more than anyone
else on the subject.
Mr.. Andradc told the Speaker that
his seat on the judiciary Committee
would be vacated at any time Mr..
kumalaC should wish to step In and
take upon his shoulders the duties i'm
posed on the members of that body.
Mr. Fernandez said that Captain An
drews of Hilo had attempted to Coerce
voters in that city and the result was
/ that he had committed suicide. He he.
lieved the report should be tabled and
the bill passed.
Mr.. Chillingworth called the speaker
tC order saying that Captain Andrews
had not committed suicide, but had
been poisoned by his wife, who had al.
ready been convicted Of the crime.
judgment From God.
Mr.. Fernandez said that that was
what he meant to convey. His death
flor wrongdoing had been ordained Uy
God, and the woman had been chosen
as the agent of swift destruction.
Mr. Harris supported the report and
questioned the efficacy OF such a bill
and the lack of precedent, whereupon
Mr.. Kupihea walked over and threw
down on his desk a copy OF the United
States Statutes.
Speaker Beckley referred in passing
to the influencing OF a body OF two hun
dred wharf laborers to vote a certain
way by n threat that should they do
otherwise it would cost them their
jobs.
Report of same committee on House
Bill ia, AN Act defining unlawful in
fuencing OF voters and providing pen
allies therefor, adopted. The commit
tee recommends indefinite postpone.
mcnt on the ground that the bill is
identical with House Bill 10.
Reject and Discharge"
During the forenoon session and aft.
eI the reading OF an adverse report by
the Judiciary Committee on one of Mr..
Kupiheas bills, the intrOducer himself
moved that the report be rejected and
the committee be discharged"
concurrent resolution by MT. Aylctt,
adopted:
Whereas, tenders were called for by
the Superintendent of Public Works
for curbing the walks of Thomas
Square; and,
Whereas, the Auditor has notified
the Superintendent of Public Works
that the work cannot be charged TO
the appropriation OF "Curbing and
paving Government sidewalks; and,
Whereas, the said contractor has
commenced work and the non-payment
of the amount Of said contract upon the
completion of said work would be a
hardship to him; now, therefore, be II
Resolved, by the House of Repre-,
sentatives, the Senate concurrlng,
That the Superintendent of Public
Works Is hereby authorized to pay out
Of the appropriation for "curbing and
paving Government sidewalks" the
! above amount Of $1,0SG.75 to the con,