The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-19

pobement 81 the bili, Pail amending
the motion TO have May set ~ th
date for future Consideration.
HUGHES PRAISES MCCARTHY.
Hughes ehampioned the bill ant
pointed out to kaniho that the bill
had been introduced by member OF
a minority party, but man who woult
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 il
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
a 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 Pals motion
so that the bill would come up on
Monday, to which Hughes interposed
an objection.
"Let us take a 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 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
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, 10; 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 cases
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 committees report was adopted
Dy vote of 80 to O..
Afternoon Session.
The report of the special conference
which had been returned
or a correction in the morning, which
some changes in county
salaries. was again presented and this
line carried.
BACK TO LIFE.
The Municipal bill. Senate Bill AZ,
vas revived on motion of Kaleiopu,
Who has been the one to make these
lind of motions throughout the ses-
ion. He is the official body snatcher
md resuriocter of the House and has
made several visits to the legislative
81 ,oct i~ht
Once the bill was back before the
House, the amendments came fast and
'lenty, Rawlins going over the bill with
are and patching up the leaky spots.
One of the amendments was to cut
nut the clause emitting anyone who
las served as mayor to seat in the
Board of Supervisors.
Il don't see what they want string
f mayors sitting around for" he said. |
Neither did The House and the amend
nent carried.
Rawl.ns' amendments We're of legal
al in any way.
ALL ORS-AT-LARGE.
Correa presented an amendment
which makes the electoral districts for
he supervisors the same as at present. |
IN amendment to this was proposed
" Mahoe to the effect that there be
hree supervisors elected from each OF
ne fourth and fifth districts and one at
lrge.
Castro called the attention of the
House to the fact that the bill divided
he county into six districts for cleo
oral purposes.
The Speaker accordingly ruled Ma
oe's motion out of order as inconsis-
ent with the bill and Correa's motion |
arried.
Kaniho rose To say that the Oahu
,oard OF ST. lervisors would meet that
venlng to retrench, as the county was
ut Of funds. In view OF that fact, |
he poverty OF the county. he thought |
he bill might not be good for this
ounty AZ a legislator he was in
crested In the measure. not as resi-
lent. II the act went through the
expenses 10 be incurred under II would
- In excess Of the county revenue
A motion was made and carried To
correa's amendment.
correa rose 10 defend his ideas,
II am here 10 defend the interests OF