The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-10

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money and yet reporting against bill
| providing exemption for material moi
yet earning money. Senator Baldwin
replied that each bill should be consid.
cred by itself, and that there is nc
reason for giving Honolulu privileges
over the other districts. Report to be
considered with the bill
ON PUBLIC WORKS.
Senator McCandless. for the Public
Land Committee, reported on resolu-
lions and petitions referred to that
committee. Recommendations made
were: $4,000 for six-foot trail from
Ulupalakua to Kaupo. Maui; $1,000 for
road from % mile post to Olaa tract:
$1,000 for road from Kaumana to lots
10 and II in South Hilo; that $4,000
asked for improvements in Kaupo,
Maui, be scaled down materially;
&c. 900 for repairs to road from Kahului
to lao valley on Maui $1,000 for road
from Pololu to Honokane, North Ko-
hala; no recommendation as to request
from Waikiki mass meeting for $780,
$50; request for $4,000 from Kau resi-
dents is in hands of other committees:
recommends light in Kalihi; against
appropriation OF $4,000 for wharf at
Kealakekua Bay; on resolution for
1851, $50 for Hilo, that Legislature deal
with Hilo literally; $4,000 for q GEM
etery near Honolulu; on resolution OF
$500 for Kauai. to Kauai Senators;
$4,000 for Pail road; $1,000 for road to
Kalihi cemetery. provided there is a
donation of three acres for tl:!s Gene
terry; $40 900 for rebuilding Ialhi road;
$4,000 for water pipes on Puunui ave-
nue.; $4,000 for I<inau and Punchbowl
street Improvement SAIL to be too
much. Report to be considered with
TIE bill.
JUDICIARY REPORTS.
Senator Brown, from the judiciary
Committee, reported favorably the two
gambling bills, permitting the police to
enter a building without a search war
rant. The bill is made necessary by the
holdings of the courts.
Favorable reports were made also on
Senate Bill No. 30, making the law rel
alive to commercial transactions uni
form with law in the United States;
also No. 1875, providing for the settling
of exceptions. All three reports were
adopted 10 be read a third time to-
day.
AFTER PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
Senator McCandless introduced bill
to prevent certain public officials from
approving vouchers and pay rolls when
such officers know that material and
labor furnished is for some other pur-
pose than provided for In the appro-
priation. Senator Achi said such law
was already in force in the audit act,
but a fine for violation should be added.
The bill passed first reading.
Senator Nakapaahu introduced res
olution providing appropriations or
s27, 400 for Kauai and Niihau.
LOAN BILL AT NIGHT.
Senator Achi introduced a resolution
providing that the appropriation ana
loan bills be considered at night ses-
sions. Senator Dickey opposed the res
olution, saying that the House couldn't
get through it's work in sixty days and
the Senate had lots of routine work.
The Governor would be required to call
q special session for considering appro.
priation bills, while he wouldn't Tor
else.
Senator Achi replied that the Legis-
lature should get through at one ses-
sion. During the campaign the Repub-
licans had talked against the Home
Rulers because they wasted time, and
he didn't want the same charge made
against the Republicans.
Senator Baldwin opposed the resolu-
ton, as the Conference Committee had
to work on the county bill at night, and
he moved an amendment that the res
olution take effect after the county bill
had passed.
Senator Kaohi opposed the resolution,
and said that it was contrary to the
provisions of the Organic Act. He
quoted section 40, which provides that
The Legislature shall sit for "sixty
days" and said that to sit at night
would be contrary to this law.
The resolution was finally adopted.
With Baldwin's amendment.
PAUOA WATER REPORT.
House Bill 157 was referred to the
Special Water Committee. This is the |
dill for the acquisition OF the Pauoa
springs, and Senator Isenberg said the
committee would make a report today.
The bill DrOyiding for q Board Of |
Medical Examiners was sent back to
committee for changes after an amend
nent had carried increasing the men,
,ership to seven.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The two vetoes of the Governor were
cad and laid on the table, to be taken
Up today.
A communication was received from
he House saying the report of the
Emergency Appropriation Conference
Committee had been laid on the table
enator Brown moved that 1t be allow
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