Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-09
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| A communication from the Senate
was read stating that conference COM
mittee consisting of Smith. Hayselden
and Knudsen had been appointed on
| House Bill 1903. a similar committee.
consisting of Dowsett. Mccarthy and
Coclho. had been appointed on House
Bill 102. The Speaker announced that
the House conference committees on
these bills had already been appointed.
The Finance Committee reported on
House Bill 1877. the general license bill,
which imposes license on nearly all
lines of business carried on In Homo
lulu. recommending that It pass with
two amendments. One of these strikes
out the words imposing fee of 81 for
every additional chair over two In bar
Der shops. The other reduces the lie
from $3.50 to 800.
RUSHING HUGHES BILL
| The House took M consideration ri
Hughes House Bill 2OG. which was
yesterday made a special order for to-
day. The bill had been referred to the
Printing Committee with instructions
to have typewriter copies made of II
so II could come up for second reading
today. But Quinn. chairman OF the
Printing Committee, said he had not
received the bill and there were no
copies.
| The Speaker said this was apparent
~ an oversight on the part Of the
Clerk.
This necessitatcd special action In
the shape of Il motion TO reconsider the
motion consigning the bill TO the
Printing Committee. This carried and
II was then moved that the bill be read
through, which was done. Nakaleka
moved that the bill pass second read.
ing. Carried. and the bill was placed
on the calendar for special order OF
the day. tomorrow.
TO RELIEVE MAHuKA.
Hughes introduced n bill for the re
lief Of VIM. NJ. Mahuka, directing the
Governor to deliver to him deed fol
certain land at Kamakela. Honolulu
Passed first reading.
VETO SUSTAINED.
At 10 O'Clock, the House took up con
sideration OF The Governors veto o
House Bill 1913. prohibiting any per
son from holding two offices, eectiv,
or appointivc, at the same time.
Quinn moved the veto be sustained
Moanauli, the introducer of the bill
said the object of the bill was to keel
one man from getting more than on,
salary. lie said he anticipated tha
those affected by the act would resor
to the Supreme Court and he gave Il
as his opinion that the Court woult
sustain the good part of the law an,
throw out the rest.
Rawins declared his intention o
voting to sustain the Governors veto
even IL he had voted for the bill orig
inally. Il have the right" he said
to change my mind"
Coney said he thought this one o.
the times when the Governor is right
and thought the veto should be sus
tained.
The veto was sustained by a vote o
IL to 10.
ACTION DEFERRED.
House Bill 1874, giving to c. b. Wells
u. IL. Robertson, NJ. =. Robinson. II
IL. Case and Henry B. Penhallow, tn,
right for 30 years to manufacture an,
sell electric light and power ON tn
island OF Maui, came up for third read
ing. Action was deferred until Thurs
day.
Senate Bill Ga, practically the sam
bill, was similarly treated.
SECOND READING.
The following bills were carrie
through second reading:
House Bill 1888, transferring to tn
} High Sheriff the duties and power
now imposed by law upon the Super
!, intendent Of Public Works regardin
4 the construction, repair and maintt
! nance Of jails, etc.
House Bill 1871, relating to the sal
J at public auction or ava licenses.
LANDS COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Lands Committee reported O
House Petition As, from guards an
nurses of the Insane Asylum, askin
! for raise in their salaries, recon
mending that It be tabled to be col
sidered with the salary appropriate
bill. The report was adopted.
The same cDmmittep rnpnrtal a.,