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the idea somewhat. He thought the
committee did good work, but hadn't
considered the danger of contamina-
ton. The Governor, he said, owned an
orchard above the springs and stayed
there a part Of the year, so had more
knowledge than the others Another
thing, the springs were often dryer
during the summer months than. at
present. He said he had been asked
by the committee to estimate the value
of the springs and had fixed 1t at
100000. Tunnelng might develop 1t
further, but he didn't believe the Sem
ate should speculate. The price fixed
by the Legislature was too much. An
other objection was to making the
s155,000 Immediately payable. instead of
in the loan bill, which would cut down
the amount for counties so much. The
Auditor informed him that there would
be $250.0 900 below the amount required
for counties il this bill is passed. leav-
ing only $465,00O. Baldwin said he in
tended to sustain the veto largely be-
cause the price was too high and be-
cause it was not put into the loan bill.
ISENBERG INSULTED, TOO.
| SeliitoI ISelDcTP oDJetleu W lilt Siui .
cast upon the committee. of which he
was chairman. He said the committee
had held public meetings and called
publicly for opinions Uhey did not
thought, but none We're offered, until
after the Senate had passed the bill,
and then slurring rearks werel cast,
in the newspapers. He said the Gov
lernor reminded him OF a school teacher
who talked rot II didn't come here
to be slurred like that said he. by
that man sitting in that chair over
there, even if he Is Governor. He's
been Governor little too long, that's
the whole truth. Senator Baldwin
says he didn't mean to insult the Sem
ate, but | think the Governor meant
what he said. You bet he meant 1t.
Never has my name been stained by
such words as the Governor used"
Isenberg said the Nuuanu reservoir
would bring filthy, stinky water
There was danger also from the dam
breaking and flooding the town. The
Superintendent of Water Works had
told him that Nuuanu stream would
carry off the water, which he said was
"ridiculously stupid" Isenberg also
said he didn't bring in his report for
money; that he was independent and
his vote couldn't be bought. He wanted
the Senate to stand together "to take
off the slur given us by that man sit
ting in that office"
WORTH LITTLE FOR TAXES.
Senator Achi said that the sworn tax
return for the entire seventy acres in
GLIDING land and water showed 1t to
be worth $4,000. Isenberg angrily in
quired why he didn't tell the commit
tee Achi said he had just got the fig
ures from the tax Office.
| McCandless said the springs would
cost SIS, 900 year in interest alone. He
also quoted tax values showing that
all the property owners In Pauoa re-
turned their property at 100000. Prop
erty can be taken by adding twenty per
cent. OF the tax value. He said the
Governor was perfectly right in vetoing
the bill
Senator Dickey said that he was one
of the members OF the committee who
had changed his mind He thought the
government should own the water, but
that at this time when money was
needed for counties, such an expensive
investment should not be made. He
didn't believe the Governor intended to
| insult the Senate that he was honest
In his views, but that he was mistaken
in saying that the springs become drier
in summer
VETO SUSTAINED.
The veto was sustained on the vote
to pass the bill. Ayes-C. Brown, j. T.
Brown. Isenberg. Kaiue. Kaohi. Kalau-
okalani. Nakapaahu, Woods, Crabbe, Q.
Noes--Achi. Baldwin, Dickey, Wilcox,
McCandless and Paris.
LIGHT BILL VETO SUSTAINED.
The Governors veto on the bicycle
light bill was also sustained. Dickey
said 1t was his error, that he had mis-
taken the sections. There was only one
vote to pass the bill-Kalauokalani.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR VETO
SUSTAINED.
The veto of the Governor on the
Public Administrators bin was sustain
ed, 3 to r. only C. Brown, Kalauoka-
lani and Kaohi voting to pass the bill.
Brown said that the Governor made no
legal or valid objections, and that his
objections were only matters of opinion
from which he differed.
OVERRIDE MUNICIPAL VETO.
The general municipal bill veto was
overriden, IA to /. Senator Brown said