The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-19

amending, an important clause hefnH
left cut II was too late 10 pass = new
one n took the House az least three
days and tho senate rlS weeks 60 do
80, when tho Governor could throw u
IN the was,c-paper basket. There was
NO way ~ telling what Act this would
be so that q bill amending u to supply
the omitted clause could be put IN
Rice thought that objection easily
overcome. As soon ~ the vote Co
override he taken the bill would become
Act 20.
BENEFIT or THE NEEDY.
Hughes made warm speech in favor
OF passing the bill over the veto II
was for the relief OF the smaller citi-
zens. upon whom the burden OF taxa
ton pressed heavily. The reason that
only ohe-third OF the citizens would
benefit was not a reason for not pass
ing It but an argument In Its favor.
1T is better that ninety nine wealthy
men should escape taxes than that one
poor man should pay them" said
| Hughes. who also took occasion to re-
fer to the superfluous offices. padded
salaries and waste of the public money
going on
GOVERNOR HAD A CINCH.
Rawlins took little stock in the rea-
sons Of the Governor except the last
one.
"There he has us on the hip" said
the chairman of the Judiciary commit
tee. for we have sent HIM some half
fin, shed work and there is fatal de-
feet in the bill"
81
Rawlins suggested that the consider
alton be put over until the father of
high finance" Rice could hatch up
scheme to overcome the defect. The
motion was lost
VETO SUSTAINED.
Roll call found the House divided on
the question of sustaining the veto by
seventeen noes to twelve ayes, the veto
being sustained under the two-thirds
rule.
BILLS BECOME LAW.
A communication from the Governor
informed the House of the signing of
the following bills and joint resolu-
tons:
Senate Bill 70, Act 81, to provide for
the exercise by counties of the power
Of eminent domain;
Senate Bill rs. Act 6S, relating to
furious and needless driving;
Senate Bill So, Act So, amending
Chapter % of the Revised Lava;
House Bill 43, Act 20, providing for
the regulation Of barber shops;
House Bill 49, Act II, to legitimatize
children in certain cases;
House Bill 90, Act ~. relating to
u wat lon.
House Bill 127, Act 73. to appropriate
money to pay the claim of police Off
GERS of the county of Hawaii;
House Bill 14S, Act "A, to amend Sec
ton 2566A of Chapter 157 of the Revised
Laws;
House Bill $50. Act rs, relating to
change of name;
House Bill 40, Act rs, relating to the
licensing of trust companies; and
House Joint Resolution 3, regarding
the Waikiki reclamation committee.
SENATE OVERRIDE.
The Senate notified the House that
they had overridden the Governors
veto on Senate Bill A, exempting GER
tain Industries from taxation The
House had resolved to consider this
veto today, but Rice saw no use In
waiting and asked to have It then con-
sidered. 1t was accordingly added to
the days calendar.
MUNICIPAL BILL DEAD.
The last item on the regular order of
the day was the taking of the aye and
no vote on the Municipal bill. AS soon
as this was called Coney moved that
the taking of the vote be deferred until
April 30.
Rawlins appeared to be taken by
surprise but managed to gasp out
motion to take the vote then.
Coney's motion being put was car
rieda,nd the City and County of Homo
lulu with it's gilded mayor and high
priced officials was wiped out of pos
s'bilty for the present.
VETO ovERRIDDEN.
The House agreed with the Senate
in overriding the Governors veto, do |
ing the same regarding Senate Bill A.
FREE OFFICIALS NOT WANTED. |
House Bill 21O, which amends the
present law regarding the Board OF |
Commissioners of Agriculture and For. |
estry so as to relieve the Superintend
ent OF Public Works from an eX-officio
position as secretary and also provides
for a salaried president was favorably
upon by the Agriculture COM
mittee. the report being adopted In
part it said
your committee considers that the
proposed are desirable, In
that the scope of duty and usefulness
of the Board will thus be enlarged and
the service involved be of more virtue
and effectiveness than at present fs
the case, by It's having an active man,
alive to the agricultural and other In
terests of the country which come I'M
der the boards jurisdiction, atlthe head
its affairs as executive officer.
Your committee also believes In the
quotation that the laborer Is worthy
Of his hire and, therefore, does not
believe in imposing onerous duties upon
anyone and then expecting such one
to perform them as public spirited
citizen all for patriotism, which du-
ties, this committee opines, will surely
be haphazardly performed and some-
what unsatisfactory. But when
man is paid, you expect much from
him, whether his hire has been worth
he effort or not"
THE WEATHERvANE SWUNG.