Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-09

that unnecessary injury or deteriora-
ton shall not occur nor he done to
the water pipes, sewer pipes. gas
pipes. or other property Of the Terri
tory. or of any person or corporation,
and shall save the said Territory or
any person or corporation harmless
and Unidentified from all loss. cost,
damage and expense by reason there
Of"
INCREASE or s1i3,4G5.
Kuudsen said he was ready to re-
port for the Committee of the Whole
on the current expense bill. The re.
port was read by the clerk. II rec
commended the passage of the bin
with the amendments made. The to-
cal of the amounts appropriated for
in this line has been raised from 81 -
63S. I65 to s1,GS1 ,69j, making an in
crease of sl43,23O.
Woods reported for the Committee
on the Whole on the amendments
made to the liquor bill. and recon-
mcndcd its passage. Adopted.
TO PAY CLAIMS
The Hawaii delegation reported on
House Bill 1876, to pay the salaries of
the officers under the first County
election who were never paid for
their services, recommending its pas
sage. This money will be paid from
the funds of Hawaii County. Lane
t.FnNaI "a UI4nt 1ta
moved to lay II on the table to con-
slider It with the bill in order to give
the Senate time to look into the mat
ter. This carried.
ACTION DEFERRED
The veto OF House Bill 1873, pro-
viding that no Territorial or County
officer, whether elective or appointive
can hold more than one Office, was
taken up. Hayselden moved to sus-
tain. Chillingworth moved to defer
action until p. m. to wait until the
House had acted. Personally he was
In favor Of sustaining. This carried.
VETO SUSTAINED
The veto OF House Bill Al, provid-
Ing that the laws should be publish
ed in all the Counties, was sustained
on motion by Hayseldcn.
Smith opposed the veto on the
grounds that the Governors argu-
mcnt was not a fair and logical one.
the only material question was one
II expense, and he did not consider II
proper grounds for veto.
The veto was sustained by vote
of II to 3, Smith. Lane and Brown
voting against II.
Senate Bill ~. exempting the lep-
crs of Kalawao from the payment of
personal property, personal and spc-
ciiic taxes. and Senate Bill 92, appro-
priating $500 for monument at La
ifatna to commemorate the signing of
Hawaii's first constitution. and House
Bin rs, lcgitimatizing children In
certain cases, passed third reading.
OIL BILL AMENDED
Senate Bill 81. the Standard Oil
bill, came up for second reading.
ChillIngworth moved to amend so
that the provisions of the act should
not apply to storage houses already
erected. This was adopted. lie then
moved to defer action until April II.
Carried.
House Bill l39, relating to hunt
Ing with firearms, was referred to
the Miscellaneous Committee. House
Bill l6l,. to pay the claims of the
Hawaii County officers, was referred
to the Ways and Means Committee.
SUSPICIOUS BILL
House Bin 40, authorizing rail-
way companies to operate their rail-
roads by motive power other than
steam, came up for second reading
End all the recommendations of the
committee thereon were adopted.
Bishop said he was afraid OF the
law. It seemed to him that 1t gave
the right to any existing company to
place lines on any street or road In
the Territory, and gave railroad com
panies n right to operate street rail-
ways. He thought II was not proper
legislation to give such blanket rights
to corporations. 1t looked very sim
pie, but 1t was very loosely drawn.
He moved to table the bill.
ACTION DEFERRED
Dowsett moved to postpone action
for - hours. Makekau moved to
make II April II.
Smith said that the bill merely
lave steam railroads the right to use
electricity when this was more eco
romiCal. All that was necessary was
to see that the rights of the public
were carefully safeguardcd
Action was finally deferred until
April IL,
House Bin 1876, to pay claims of
police officers of Hawaii County, who
We're employed by the first Supervi-
sors, amounting to S5,i59.O9. Knud-
sen moved to refer the bill to the Ju-
dietary Committee, us 1t seemed a
dangerous thing TO make laws fore
ing the disbursement of County mon
. ut A, l. a