Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-05
TEACHIRS' PENSION
BILL PASSES HOUSE
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
3Sth Day-Forenoou Session.

u large amount of business during thc
two hours il was in session. The work
was largely routine. though one or two
important measures were considered.
The most important action taken was
| the passage OF the bill providing fol
a pension fund for retired teachers
! This measure, when II was first pro.
! posed, met with considerable opposi.
! ton. and Long, who was back of It,
! expressed some fears as to its final
| passage. But when II came up on third
reading this morning 1t went through
with little opposition.
The municipal bill came down from
| the Senate aud was read for the first
time without discussion.
| PENSION BILL PASSES.
The teachers pension fund measure,
/ House Bill 1l6. was the first thing ia
startle the House out of the silence OF
reaction resulting from its Wallach
orgy of last night. Some of the mem.
bers who had voted for the Wallach
/ resolution were glad to have some
thing else to think of. Sheldon moved
that the pension bill be indefinitely
/ postponed. 1t was significant that o
number OF the members avoided voting
on the bill by absenting themselves,
| The bill passed by vote OF is to s.
| TO PAY CLAIMS.
The Committee of the Whole made
its favorable report on House Bill 1871,
an Act. making special appropriations
for the use of the government OF the
/ Territory of Hawaii to pay claims in
| Cured prior to and inclusive of the
thirtieth day of June, A. ID. 1905. The
total appropriation is Sli,376.7l.
Action on House Bill 1876, for the
payment of the claims of the Hawaii
police prior to 1905 was deferred await.
ing committees report.
On motion of Nakaleka. House Bill
l6i was deferred until next Tuesday.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
Sheldon wanted to defer action on
Senate Bill 81, the railroad bill. Rico
objected, stating that the bill Is an i'm.
portant one and the people on Hawaii
and Kauai are anxious to have II
passed at once.
Sheldon explained that he was not
opposed to the measure but wanted to
defer action until Monday, as he under
stood there Is another bill of the same
rature In the Senate which goes fur.
,her In its provisions. The motion to
defer action was lost.
Rice offered an amendment which
kaleiopu said he couldn't understand
Rice said the amendment exempted
only the property Of n railroad actual
ly used In the operation of n railroad.
We don't want" he said. ito exempt
everything railroad owns. want
to protect the taxpayers of the Terri
tory. Under the provisions of the orig.
inal bill a railroad could buy up land.
ings and land and have them exempt.
ed from taxation"
The amendment was adopted.
After some further discussion the bill,
was deferred until Monday to allow OF
It's being printed in the amended form.
| FURIOUS DRIVINGs
The Health and Police Committee
reported on Senate Bill rs. relating 10
furious and needless driving or riding
recommending its passage. Adopted.
FERAE NATURAE
The same committee reported on
Coney's House Bill 1888, an Act TO pre-.
vent the capture and destruction OF
birds ferae naturae within the judicial
district of Honolulu and on or over the
| sea waters bordering thereon for a dis
lance OF three miles from the shore
llne' The committee recommended the
passage Of the bill, stating that II is
framed to prevent the total annihilG-
t'oh OF the game birds peculiar to these
islands. Adopted.
Inc Health Committee also reported
Oh communication II, relating to the
pay OF certain police officers on Ha-
wall, recommending that II be tabled
TO be considered with House Bill 126,
covering the same subject. Report
tuopted'
TOO MUCH MONGOOSE.
quinn introduced bill to encourage
tne eNlermination of mongoose, pro-
vlding FOR the payment of a bounty OF
~ cents per monsoose. Passed first
reading.
WANT a RAISE.
haleiopu presented petition from
the nurses and guards of the Oahu in
sane asylum asking that their salaries
oe raised from $3.50 and $40 month re-
specllNeIy to $50. Referred to the Po-
nee committee.
iOcsE NON-CONCultS.
Inc senate returned House Bill 1902,
relating n t.in