The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1905-03-18

The bill to set aside lands for forest
reseSves came up for second reading
Woods minority report was read in
which it is recommended not to give the
Governor too much power i'll this matter.
McCandless moved that the majority
report be adopted Lost by vote of Q
to S. Dickey moved that the minority
report be adopted. Carried by vote of
9 to 5. The bill passed second reading
with Woods amendment preventing the
Governor from taking lands from the
forest reserves.
The bill realating to the setting apart
of homesteads came up for second read
ing but was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The Senate Saturday passed House
bill 80, providing for the encouragement
of infant industries of an agricultural
kind, upon second reading, the measure
being recommended for passage in
long report made by the Judiciary Com
mittee. 80
"The bill is for the p rpose of encour-
aging infant industries aud is in the
main good one.
COUNTY BILL PASSES HOUSE N
The County Act, as drafted by the
County Act Commission and slightly
amended III the House on second read
ing, the provision of two counties in
stead of one for the Island of Hawaii
being the principal amendment, today
passed third and final reading in the
House of Representative all present
twenty-nine members, recording afima-
tive votes.
Shortly otter 1880 O'Clock Rep. Co
elho moved that the House take up the
third reading of the County Bill, House
Bill No. I, so that the bill might be sent
at once to the Senate This motion
carried unanimously and Clerk Kalauo-
kalani at once commenced the reading of
the bill, finishing about 1850 O'Clock,
when the votes of those present were
taken with the result above noted.
Recess was taken Immediately follow
ing the passage of the bill and, when the
House rose, several of the Representa-
tives were cheering in honor of the pas
sage of the measure.
A message was received in the House
this morning from the Governor, veto
ing can Act relating to annulment,
divorce and separation" SAID the mes
sage: The necessity for making laws that
are clear in expression and concise in
language is one to which have already
called your attention. This bill makes
the proof that a person has been segre-
gated as leper prima faci evidence that
such person has contracted the disease of
leprosy. 1t is open for question whether
segregation as leper has not taken
place when person is confined as a sus-
pect, and it would be unfortunate to
have on our statutes law which made
such temporary segregation sufficient
grounds for divorce. The evident intent
of the bill is to provide that when either
party has been declared by law to be
leper, proof of such declaration may be
taken as prima facie evidence that the
person has contracted the disease known
as Chinese leprosy, and is incapable of
cure.
My objection is not made to the in
tent of the bill, but rather to its form,
and have less hesitation in returning it
from the fact that there is ample time
within the session for the passage of
similar Act, as to the meaning of which
there can be no possible question"
Action on the veto was deferred until
tomorrow. the sentiment of the House
apparently being for adopting the spirit
of the message.