Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-25

rassed third reading by 10 ayes and 2
Candless.
Conference Reports.
The Conference Committee reported
on Senate Bill 1856. relating to Jurors.
recommending its passage with some
amendments. The bill passed third
reading.
The Conference Committee on
House bill relating to certificates of
Hawaiian births, recommending its
passage with a minor amendment. The
bill passed third reading as amended.
Trading Stamp Bill.
Dowsett moved to reconsider House
Bill 100, the anti.trading stamp bill.
which was killed yesterday. It was
placed on the order Of the day.
House Bill 1879, relating to foreign
corporations. was referred TO the
Ways and Means Committee on sec.
ond reading.
Tax Commission.
House Bill 1911, authorizing com.
mission to revise the tax laws and ap.
propriating $1,000 for that purpose.
came up for second reading. Achi
moved to make II $4,000 instead of So.
900. Carried. The bill passed second
reading as amended.
The Judiciary Committee reported
in favor OF tabling House Joint Reso-
luton Q. The report was adopted.
House Bill 204, providing for the
payment of certain Government EN-.
ployes semi.monthly, came up for sec.
Qnd reading. Bishop said this would
double work in paying of the men.
Woods moved to table the bill. Car
ried.
Rapid Transit Fight
House Bill 225, giving the Supervi-
sors power to authorize a rate Of
speed for Rapid Transit not exceeding
twelve miles an hour In city limits
came up for second reading. A mo
ton to refer It to the Lands Commit
tee with instructions to report at p.
NJ. was lost.
Il Dickey moved to amend the bill by
adding ito take effect upon the ap-
proval Of Congress-" A franchise
: could not be amended without the
approval of Congress.
!. McCandless said this was very i'm
portant bill. II gave special privileges
10 a corporation and changed the fran
| chise which Congress had passed on.
! what will Washington think of us,
said McCandless. He further said
that twelve miles in city limits was
far too much A car might run over
, lsenberg's automobile as he was turn
; ing around corner
The fearful picture did not seem to
affect the Presidents good humor
/ "Td sue them for damages" he said
cheerfully.
| McCandless went on to say that the
/. Rapid Transit had cheated the Terri
tory. He went on to tell about what
/ happened when the Rapid Transit is
sued its preferred stock but was told
to confine himself to the matter In
question and that he was out Of order
He then referred to the lobbying which
had been done by the Rapid Transit
Co. He said eight miles an hour wal
last enough. He quoted the speed
limits of various places on the main
land. The 12-mile speed would b.
very dangerous to the ignorant popu
would follow In its wake. Two per
sons had been killed in March, while
in April, when the speed had been re
duced, no lives had been lost. II thu
bill was passed the Oriental labor o
the Territory would be killed of. thu
very men which Hawaii did so muci
to prevent from leaving here. In =.
McCandless had voted for the bill Civ
ing the Rapid Transit franchise, ex
pecting that the Territory would ge
some money out Of 1t, but II had never
got a cent. II the franchise wa,
amended In regard to speed II should
be amended SO the Territory could ge,