Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-13

Pay for Laborers.
The Miscellaneous Committee report.
ed in favor of the House bill providing
for the display Of the American flag.
1t also reported favorably on the act
to provide for board Of immigration.
Woods did, however, not concur.
The Judiciary Committee reported
OH the House bill to designate the mini.
mum pay of Government laborers. 1t
recommended the bill amending 1t SO
rs to fix the pay at $3.50 at Honolulu,
and SLIPS outside. Dickey did not con.
cur.
Roasts Leper Bill.
Dowsett sent In o minority report.
az member Of the Health Commit.
tee. on the bill for the isolation Of lep'
ers. He objected to the bill on the
grounds that 1t gave the Board no pow.
er to isolate the lepers. and also that II
made the examination of lepers toe
public and placed the power to Dis
trict Magistrates, who were not medi
cal men. He also roasted the bill
which. he said, would give an oppor
tunity to quacks to hinder the isola
ton Of lepers, when appointed by the
subject Of examination on the examin
ing board.
Achi introduced concurrent resolu
ton that the Ways and Means Com
mittee Of the House and Senate ash
bankers whether they would discount
county warrants at no less than one pei
cent in case Of the passage of tn,
County act. d fool question.
quoth Bishop, but was admonished b,
the Chair.
The Park bill came up for third read
ing but action was postponed.
The bill exempting certain property
belonging to schools. hospitals ant
other like benevolent institutions. from
taxation. passed third reading unani
mously.
The Acts repeating Sections 26S3
1854 and 1886 Of the Revised Laws. an
tiquated market laws, passed thirt
reading unanimously.
The bill relating to pawnbroker's II
censes came up for third reading. blu
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Declines to Sign.
A message from the Governor stated
that he returned the leprosy divorc,
bill unsigned, as the bill was not cleal
In that 1t provided that divorce NIGH
be obtained when one Of the parties
had been confined as leper. Thi.
might be held to mean persons who
were confined merely for examination
The Governor did not object to the in
tent Of the bill but thought that the
indefinite wording might lead to diff
ficulties. Action deferred until tomor
row.
The bill regulating the appointment
and duties of agents to grant marriage
licenses passed third reading, all vot
Ing for 1t except Achi.
The bill regulating the payment Of
license fees passed third reading.
The House bill to encourage diversi
fed industries passed third reading b,
8 ayes to six noes. the latter by Isen
berg, Paris. Gandall, Dowsett, WILCOX
and Woods.
Woods Report Adopted.
The bill to set aside lands for forest
reserves came up for second reading
Woods minority report was read II
which 1t is recommended not to give
the Governor too much power in thi.
matter. McCandless moved that thu
majority report be adopted. Lost b,
vote Of 8 to 8. Dickey moved thai
the minority report be adopted. Car
ried by vote Of 8 to 8. Dickey asked
what the effect Of this would be. Nc
Candless answered with much hea
that this simply made the measure ,
Democratic bill and turned down tn,
Republican members Of the committee
The President said that no PERSONAL
ties should be INDUCED In. The bill
passed second reading with Woods
amendment preventing the Governor
from taking lands from the forest re
serves.
Achi's market bill came up for sec
ond reading and was killed.
The bill relating to the setting apar
Of homesteads came up for secon,
reading but was referred to the Judi
clary Committee.
A recess was taken until 2 p. m.
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