The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-23
HOUSE KILLS
SENATE PET
HOUSE rIrTrETH DAY.

knitting of the Primary law, killing th'
Undated Resignation bill, the particu
lar pet Of the Senators, putting th'
corpse in its coffin and mailing dowr
the lid 80 securely that the measure
has passed beyond possible recall. And
the cream of the matter to the House
members is that they did the deed with
the weapon provided for them and
pointed out by the Senate. There wa'
some opposition TO taking this course
but Rice, who led the attack, carried
the majority along with him and swept
the bill into the legislative morgue.
The Local option bill was given a
second reading and will come up for n
final reading today. Opinion seems to
be greatly divided upon this measure,
but it seems to be growing more and
more in favor as the members come to
an understanding of its provisions.
There is a possibility now that the
vote on it today will be favorable
one. The bill has chance, something
which it never had before.
The Senate bill abolishing the bill
board nuisance was passed on the third
reading, amended to be even more
stringent in its provisions than when
it came down originally into the House.
Morning Session.
A resolution from the County Super
visors of Maui regarding their desire
to float county bonds under the new
law for $4,000 was read as the open
ing business of the House yesterday.
On motion of Rice the matter was re-
ferred to the Maui delegation to draft
and present n bill authorizing the
bond issue.
SENATE AMENDMENTS.
House Bill 161, the Unpaid Claims
bill was returned from the Senate with
number of new items inserted as
amendments, the majority of these be-
ing for investigation into the Pauoa
water question. The bill was increased
$2377 in its total. Rice moved that
the amendments be not concurred in
and committee of Rice, Hughes, Pail,
Kaleiopu and Akau was named.
MAHUKA'S LAND.
The Public Lands committee submit
ted lengthy report on the claim of
VIM. II. Mahuka to certain lands at
Kamakela, Honolulu. The report traced
the ownership and possession of the
land back to 1S47 and found that the
claimant was entitled to the deeds Of
ownership. House Bill 200, for the re-
lief of Mahuka, was therefore recon-
mended The report was adopted.
MUNICIPAL AMENDMENTS AP.
PROVED.
A communication from the Senate in
formed the House that whatever
changes the House had seen fit to make
in the Municipal bill were prefectly
satisfactory to them.
BIRD BILL PASSES.
The Agriculture committee recon-.
mended the passage of the Senate Bill
81, which protects certain birds useful
to the forests. The report was adopted
and the bill passed through second read
ing
LOCAL OPTION.
The committee of the whole present
ed written report on the Local Option
bill, recommending its passage.
Pail, the joker of the House, moved
the adoption of the report, the motion
carrying.
STILL CONCURRING.
The House amendments to the Elec-
tion bill, No. 13 in the Senate, were
concurred in by the Senate and the bill
goes to the Governor.
TAXATION PERIOD.
Rice presented "A new bill, which adds
section to Chapter 80, Revised Laws,
to define the term "income taxation
pcIiou, winch SNAIL DC tue year AM
mediately preceding the first day of
January of each year in which such
tax is payable. The bill supplies the
clause, the omission of which led to
its veto by the Governor.
The bill passed first reading and was
placed on the special order of the day
for today.
MAUI LOAN BILL.
Joseph presented the Maui delegation
bill regarding the county loan of $780,
900. The bill also goes on the special
order of the day for second reading to,
day.
COUNTY SINKING FUNDS.
Silva introduced a measure to pro
vide sinking fund for the redemption
or purchase of bonds issued by any
county of the Territory.
HOUSE EXPENSES.
The figures sent down by the seere
tary show that up until yesterday morn
ing the House had drawn S9347.52 o.
Its Federal appropriation aud the Sen
ate $49i6,67 from the same fund, Thi