Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-18

could not issue bonds above certain
limit.
A motion to defer the third reading
carried.
Foreign Corporations.
The bill providing a license for for
eign corporations doing business in the
Territory was read a third time. It
provides a fee of one-quarter mill in
each dollar of such a corporations in
vested capital, the minimum fee to be
$3.50.
Senator Dickey asked of the intro
ducer what was meant by foreign cor
poration. Senator Achi replied that II
was one incorporated outside of this
Territory. Senator Dickey said he had
been given a contrary opinion that
morning, that II meant a corporation
formed outside of the United States.
He called for authorizes Senator Achi
said the question was settled by United
States decisions, mentioning Penn
sylvania case.
Senator McCandless moved an
amendment TO bring the law into force
on its approval instead of July I, 1903
Senator Achi opposed this on the
ground that corporations should have
notice, but the amendment carried.
The bill passed
Fraudulent Vouchers.
The bill making It misdemeanor
for any official to countersign, endorse
or otherwise approve any voucher to
obtain a Treasury warrant for any SER
vices rendered or material furnished
specific appropriation. passed third
reading without debate.
Pahoa Water Works.
The bill to provide for the purchase
OF the Pahoa water works came up for
third reading. II authorized the Sup
erintendent of Public Works to pay
S76,i5O for the property, out of the pro.
ceeds of the first bond issue of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii
Senator Dickey moved to strike out
the words about the bond issue and in
sert in their place out of current re-
ceipts." The first issue OF bonds would
be for the payment of fire claims. II
the loan appropriations were larger
than the bond issue limit. the executive |
officers would assume n free hand as to |
what expenditures they would make.
Senator Achi would agree to tho |
amendment II changed to receipts OF
the water works bureau.
Senator Baldwin desired information !
MS to the governments wishes in the |
matter and was informed by President !.
Crabbe, from the floor. that this had /
all been discussed on second reading.
A good deal of across-foor talk en-
sued.
Senator MCCandless made a speech, !
going over some Of his figures on sec
ond reading, and proceeded to say that
II II was the Governments policy TO
buy ali the water in the Territory. he
would move to include the Oahu Col.
lege water works.
Senator lsenberg. in the chair. ruled
that the Oahu College water works
were not before the Senate.
Senator Dickeys amendment was re-
membered about this time and being
put was carried.
Senator Baldwin raised a question
about revenue.
Chairman Isenberg stated that both
the Superintendent of Public Works
and the Superintendent of Water
Works were In favor OF the purchase.
Senator McCandless moved to insert
an amendment appropriating s25 900 to
buy the Oahu College water works.
Chairman lsenberg ruled him out OF
order.
Senator Baldwin held that the NOV
err could put himself In order by NOV
Ing also to amend the title OF the bill. |
but he did not see any use in II. The
money for Oahu College water works
could not be voted that day. 1t ought
first to be reported on by a commit
tee.
Senator McCandless persisted, when
the chairman put the question, Shall |
the ruling of the chair be sustained"
The Chair was sustained, s to 2.
The bill then passed third reading
by the following vote:
Ayes Baldwin, Crabbe, Brown J. T., !
Dickey. Isenberg, Kaiue, Kalauoka-
lani Nakapaahu, Paris, Wilcox, Woods !
Ill.
NOes-AChi, McCandess-2
Al i:l0 the Senate adjourned.