The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-02
THE HOUSE AND
THE GOVERNOR
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result showing one switched vote
against the resolution, h vote being:
Ayes Is, noes IA.
AND STILL THEY COME.
The Unpaid Claims bill, carrying
s16, 900 was vetoed in toto. The Gov
ernor announced that the whole bin
was weighted with unauthenticated
items of which the chairman of the
Finance committee could give no def
mite information and II of which,
at least, was duplicated.
Rice moved the overriding of the
veto, which carried unanimously.
SCHOOLS FOR kauai.
The Kauai item switching $1,000
from schools to wharves was next at
tackled. Coney moved to sustain this
veto and Rice seconded the motion.
This item had been the aus Of a
fierce fight some days ago, but the
Kauai member had received a new
light, even Sheldon being agreeable.
The veto was sustained, Silva being
alone in avo of overriding.
PAUOA SPRINGS BOTTLED.
The $40. 900 item for the purchase of
the Pauoa springs vas gouged out OF
another bill and also a $500 item for
the extension of the waterworks sys-
tenn at Kamuela, Hawaii.
Kaleo was true to his old love and
moved the overriding of the Pauoa
veto. He told a tale of a grasshopper
al 1900, IL Ja~- u-htoL tina
brother hoppers had carried to a place
of safety.
LET Us act like gr~asshoppers," urg-
ed Kaleo and the members did, for they
hoped away from his proposition as
far as possible. He talked until ka-
niho motioned him to sit down and give
him a show.
Kaniho seconded the motion and
commented on the Governors zeal for
the Nuuanu dam and the pumping t
tons and his great desire to kill the
Pauoa item. The vote sustained the
veto, being fourteen to fourteen.
Kaniho moved the overriding of the
veto on the Kamuela item, his motion
carrying.
MORO LAWS.
Another batch of signed bills was
reported from the Secretary. These
are:
House Bill 204, Act 1876, encouraging
construction of irrigation systems.
House Bill 1877, Act 1877, encouraging
the determination of m~ongooses.
House Bill 202, Act 1873, relating to
the holding of real estate and corpor-
ate stock of banks.
MEDICAL BILL KILLED.
The special conference committee on
the Medical bill reported having failed
to come to any agreement with the
Senate conferees and asked for a tab
ling of the bill. This report was
adopted.
REVENUE DIVISION.
Castro, who was to be the first speak
err OF the evening on the program ar
ranged for the proper closing ceremo'
MES and fireworks, was called upon by
the Speaker. but was headed off by
Kaleiopu, who demanded an immediate
decision on the reconsideration of the
vote sustaining the veto of the bill to
divide the revenue from police cour
fines and licenses between Territory
and counties.
Kale:opu urged strongly the passage
of the bill, laying all responsibility fol
whatever the consequences would bt
upon the Governor for threatening the
pocket veto of the r~emedying bfi.
Rice urged extreme caution. He re
minded the louise hat in the event o
the bill becoming law in its presen
shape 1t woul6 cripple the Territor:a
finances.
Before next February this Territor,
will be registering warrants" he warn
ed.
Sheldon wanted to defer until som,
message would come fro4l the Senat'
or a possible one from the Governor.
Hughes also urged delay. If the
vote be taken later all the responsible
;ty for the bill would rest on the Shout
ders of the Governor.
Ka1eiopu urged the vote again ant
gained his point, the roll call showing
ayes twenty-eight, noes two. The TIVE
were Rice and Long,: A resolution
asking the Governor to return the othe
bill was her passed.
CLOSING SPEECHES.
Castro made an eloquent address Oh
the work of the Legislature, emphas:z
ing the SplElI VI 1ld1 lAlcAy "AASAA N
prevailed from the time the Speaker"
gavel first fell until the present. The
members had fulfilled their duties a
they had found them and carried gu
their pledges as best they could. shirk
ing none of their responsibilities. HI
paid a graceful compliment to tn
Speaker and congratulated his fellow
members that no class legislation hat
been passed. Castro closed his addres
nv praising the Hawaiian members 70
the good work they had done
KALEIOPU IS PROUD.
Kaleiopu was proud of the LegIsia
lures record and said so. He revieWe'
the and work of past Leglsla
. lures and compared them with tn
present one. The present Legislator
!, refuted whatever may have been sal
concerning the lack of ability of tn
Hawaiians to govern themselves. II
!, congratulated the Speaker, giving hlF
the credit for much of the good Wor
= dome. He asked the members of Ia