The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-16
AT Ter THE
BOND BILLS
sENATE-FoRTY.FouRTH DAY.
Morning Session.

House failed to concur and that com
mittec had been appointed to confer.
Senator Hayselden, from the Judi
ciary committee reported on Senate
Bill 100 as follows:
"'Section 1927 of the Revised Laws
relates to the procedure in civil cases
and provides for the filing of answers
and demurrers and concludes with the
words 'after either of these answers
there shall be no further pleading.
"The object of the bill is to strike
out this last provision, and it seems
desirable that the change should be
made. While the provision has been in
the statute for many years, it has prac-
tically been ignored by the courts, and
the rules of the Circuit Court provide
for answering over on terms to be pre-
scribed by the court
The same Senator reported from the
judiciary committee relative to the Ho-
nolulu Gas Co. supplying gas to the
city free OF charge:
"Section s97 of the Revised Laws
is part of Chapter of said laws re-
lating to the gas franchise, granted
to W. w. Dimond and others, under
which franchise they have established
gas works in Honolulu. The section
provides among other things that If
said w. w. Dimond shall manufacture
and supply illuminating gas, as well as
gas for fuel, and shall erect lampposts
as aforesaid, he shall, on requisition
of the superintendent Of public works,
furnish free of cost gas for fifty street
lights, and thereafter shall each year
furnish five more in addition to the
number furnished the preceding year.
The bill seeks to amend the section by
striking out the words and thereafter
shall each year furnish five more in
addition to the number furnished the
preceding year The committee rec
ommends passage of the bill"
On House Bill 80, relative to persons
voting when they had failed to register,
the committee reported for the second
time recommending that the bill pass.
PASSED THIRD READING.
Senate Bill No. 9, relating to taxation,
educational and judicial districts, pass
ed third reading.
Senate Bill No. 60, providing for
County loans, was called but on mo-
tion of Senator Mccarthy action was
deferred until afternoon.
Senate Bill SO, relating to undated
designations, passed by the following
vote:
Ayes = Brown, Coelho, Gandall,
Hewitt, Lane, Mccarthy, Makekau,
Hayselden, Woods and Kalama, 10.
Smith, Dowsett, Knudsen and
Bishop, 4.
Senate Bill No. 9s, providing for
biennial reports by Board of Super
visors, Sheriff, County Clerk, Auditor,
County Attorney and Treasurer shall
be made to the Legislature.
Senator Makekau wished to confne
the law to the Board of Supervisors
and the Auditor.
Senator Dowsett favored the bill but
asked that it be referred to the Judi
ciary committee.
Senator Smith favored the bill and
to confining the reports to the Board
of Supervisors, Auditor and County At
torney. He felt that much information
could be obtained through such re-
ports.
Senator Kalama had House Bill 139
returned to the House to be perfected
Senate Bill No 90, providing seat
for the Attorney General IS department,
passed third reading.
House Bill No. 1856, the "Grab Bill
was read third time but as there
were some typographical errors it was
referred to the revision committee.
House Bill No. 159, relates to Coun'
ty bonds. Senator Makekau in sup
porting the bill said the members from
Hawaii and Maui counties had come
here with the expectation of having
this bill passed so there would be no
unjust discrimination on the part of
the Territory. He offered an amendment
which was very unsatisfactory to Sem
ator Coelho and the debate which fol-
lowed bore closely on to personalities.
Chairman kalama was compelled to use
his gavel twice in an effort to remind
the Senator's that debates must be con.
ducted properly.
Senator Dowsett issued an amend,
ment satisfactory to the opposing par,
ties and when the vote for final passage
was called Senator Makekau offered an.
other suggesting that the word "ma-
jority" be substituted for the word
Unanimous.
Senator Smith supported Makekau
and favored having the bill read "by
vote of the Supervisors, coneurred in
by the Legislature and approved by
the President of the United States -