The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-16

WEEKLY
LOCAL OPTION.
Kaleo resumed his motion 20 recon.
slider the Local Option hill, his motion
carrying after he had assured the House
that he had voted In the majority.
Kaleiopu then moved the tabling of
the report of the committee Of the
whole and after the situation had been
explained to Kaniho, the motion car.
ried, Kaniho alone voting no.
The House then went into commit.
tee of the whole to again consider
the bill, Sheldon being called to the
chair.
Hughes moved that Rev. DR.. Scud-
der be permitted to address the com
mittee and explain the bill, the motion
carrying, and the sergeant.at-arms es-
corting the reverend gentlemen to the
center of the floor.
DR.. Scudder addressed the members
ON the benefits to accrue from local
option and answered numerous ques-
tions regarding the workings of the
law elsewhere. The committee were in
session until noon, rising to resume
work on the bill in the evening.
TWO OUT OF THREE.
Two more of Sheldon's bills found
the table ON a recommendation of the
judiciary committee. This was House
Bill 15S, two Of his three minor amend
ments to the inquest law. Three bills
were boiled into one, House Bill 1856,
and this was recommended. All reports
were adopted.
Afternoon Session.
House Bill 156 has had strange his
presented by Sheldon and the ideas of
two committees, who have altered and
pruned and improved until on third
reading there Is nothing left of the
original but the number. Even the til
tie had been changed. This was point
ed out by Rice, who demanded that
the bill be read three times again, as
Sit was a new bill and could not mas
querade as an old friend. The bill
makes some changes in the manner OF
taking evidence in coroners' inquests.
being split into three parts originally
for some unknown reason, supposed to
he to help out the translators' fees
and swell the printing bill.
One provision of the bill makes it OBJ
ligatory on coroners to furnish the At
torney General with transcript of
evidence taken before him. and in this
Rice scented a scheme to take away
from the counties some of their hard
was explaining the bill, warmly de-
MED The bill passed third reading
without opposition.
Senate Bills and SO We're sent down
from the Senate and passed first read
ing House Bill 139 was returned as
not being fully certified to, the Speak
er having failed to affix his autograph.
NO ASSISTANT FOR PINKHAM.
The Senate bill providing for the ap-
pointment of a vice president for the
Board of Health was recommended for
tabling by the Health and Police Com
mittee, with Coney not concurring.
Conay got the adoption of the report
deferred in order to file minority re-
port.
Coney also was a non-concurrins
member of the same committee which
recommended the passing of Kalana's
House Bill 1893, allowing permits to be
given to ANY person for the treat
ment of lepers. He will be given time
to file minority report on this matter
also.
The Education Committee presented
reports favoring the appropriating of
$3.50 for a school building at Pupukea,
Koolauloa; a like amount for a school
building at Mahukona, and the furnish
ing of teacher for this latter school
The. Committee on Public Expendi-
lures presented their substitute repay
ment of license fees bill, sent back in
the morning, the bill passing its first
reading.
BOARD OF EDUCATION READY.
A communication from the Superin-
tendent of Public instruction notified
the House that the Board of Commits
sioners would hold a special meeting
on Monday afternoon to explain their
Lahaina appointment.
EIGHT NEW LAWS.
The honor fell upon Secretary Atkin-
son to notify the House that the Gov
ernor had signed the following bills:
House Bill 50, Act 22, relating to pri-
vate ways and water rights.
House Bill 106, Act 81, to provide for
the compensation of the second dis.
trict magistrate for Honolulu.
House Bill III, Act 3S, to provide for
the disposition OF money received by
the government on account of sales of
improvements placed upon public lands
by settlers or homesteaders.
House Bill l04, Act SO, relating to
foreclosure of mortgage.
House Bill 1877, Act 60, relating to
forms of certificates of acknowledge
ments on exhibits of corporations.
House Bill 1872 Act 81, relating TO
coroners inquests.
House Bill 109, Act SO, making all
costs and fees received by salaried
public officials a public asset.
Six NJ these hills signed and now law