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and Akau to discuss the matter with
the Senate committee.
FISCAL AGENTS.
House Bill 225, authorizing the APP
pointment of fiscal agents by the
Treasurer to sell, by or redeem Terri
torial bonds, was passed on third read
ing without any discussion.
DEPUTY FOR TREASURER.
House Bill 226, authorizing the Ter
ritorial Treasurer to appoint the Reg
istrar of Public Accounts as his deputy
during his absence from the Territory,
was questioned by Kaniho, who want
ed to know where the responsibility
would rest in case of trouble IN the
treasury during the Treasurer s alb
sence
Rice explained that the Registrar of
Public Accounts was already the high
est bonded man in the Territory.
The bill passed with 80 ayes, the
whole House being present to vote.
McCARTHY'S ELECTION BILL.
Senate Bill IS, amending the cleo
ton law, simplifying it and codifylng
the present statutes, was read. IA
niho objected to the ballot provided
as doing away with secrecy. The fact
that the sample drawn up in the bill
contained only haole names may have
aroused his suspicious.
"'The bill puts blinkers on man
like those for horse,' said the ko-
hala statesman, "and is intended to
keep him looking straight ahead as the
party wishes and not on either side as
is the privilege of an independent
man.
A further objection to the bill was
that it only provided for three parties
and cut out the Civic Federation or
any other party which might arise.
Kaniho moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill, Pail amending
the motion to have May l set as the
date for future consideration.
HUGHES PRAISES MCCARTHY.
Hughes championed the bill and
pointed out to Kaniho that the bill
had been introduced by member OF
a minority party, but man who would
stand up for the rights of the people
and insist on pure elections and equal
chances to all men second to none In
the Territory.
Election laws needed occasional re-
vision and those of Hawaii needed 1T
particularly now. Everyone recognizes
the fact that the law now needs cor
recting. The sole intent of the pres
ent bill was to simplify the voting
and the bill deserved the considera-
ton of the House. He demanded that
vote be taken and that the mem
bers come out openly either in favor
or against it.
Rawlins stated that the introducer
of the bill had been before the Judi
ciary committee and had convinced the
committee that there were many adj
mirable points in the measure and
worthy of support.
Rice wished to amend Pail s motion
so that the bill would come up on
Monday, to which Hughes interposed
an objection.
uLet us take vote now and not
defer. which means to kill it. If we
are to kill it let us do it like men
and not from behind doors. -
Rice s motion was declared lost and
Rawlins beat the clerk to the rollcall
to put in an amendment respecting
the color of the ballot paper. The
bill specified white paper and the
amendment was to allow the Secretary
to name the color.
The rollcall was gone over just IN
time for Senator Mccarthy to come
in to hear the result, which was: Ayes,
II; noes, 13; absent, 3.
ANOTHER UNANIMOUS VOTE.
The conference committee report on
House Bill 213 recommended striking
out the words giving to the counties
the fines and costs in all criminal eases
collected in each county, which would
include circuit courts as well as DIS
trict courts. A bill turning police
court fines into the county treasures
has already been passed.
The committee report was adopted
bv a vote of 80 to 0.
Afternoon Session.
The report of the special conference
committee, which had been returned
for correction in the morning, which
recommended some changes in county
salaries was again presented and this
time carried.
BACK TO LIFE.
The Municipal bill, Senate Bill IL,