The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-26
HOUSE HAD
MANY BILLS
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I ing members to stop long enough
, give the interpreter chance, a goc
, ruling which would be better II IL worl
I ed both ways, not inconsiderab
! portion of the Hawaiian remarks new,
being interpreted.
MESSAGE WAS HALTED.
A message from the Governor, born
by Chief Clerk Conkling, interrupte
the third reading of House Bill 12t
but this time the stentorian call fror
the sergeant-at-arms failed to stop tn
members in their swing. The chic
clerk, who started in on the trail blaze,
by Secretary Atkinson, was checked il
midhight and stood around until tn
bill was amended and the rollcall voted
kaniho, who appeared for the frs
time for several days and whose at
tendance brought the House up to it
full membership of thirty, gave tn,
one dissenting vote on this bill.
Long moved the deferring of Senat,
Bill IL, the first one read, until Wed
nesday, his motion carrying
There were nine members in opposi
ton to the Senate bill relating to mar
riage, which had appropriately been
introduced by the Ways and Means
committee.
THIRD READING.
The bills and the action taken on
each were:
House Bill 1875, to enable executors
of estates of deceased persons to reg
lister title to the lands under their con-
troll; ayes 20, noes L. :.
House Bill rs, regarding the I'm
parchment of county officials by the
Boards of Supervisors; ayes 81, noes O..
House Bill 1903, fixing new dates for
terms of Circuit Courts: ayes 30,
noes 0.
House Bill Al, regarding the publish
ing in newspaper of laws enacted by
the Legislature; ayes "a, noes 2.
House Bill So, relating to reserved
questions in Circuit Court trials; ayes
2S, noes 0.
House Bill 81, relating to costs of
courts; ayes go, noes 0.
House Bill LOG, providing for the
salary of the second district magis-
trate of Honolulu; ayes 80, noes o.
7 House Bill 1903, relating to court costs
and court officers fees as Territorial
assets; ayes 80, noes 0.
House Bill 1877, providing for a no
tarial acknowledgment of each sigma
ture on statement of copartnership
for registration with the Territorial
Treasurer; ayes 20, noes 0.
House Bill 102, relating to the draw
ing of juries; ayes 80, noes 0.
House Bill 5. dividing the island of
Hawaii into two senatorial districts;
ayes "a, noes 8.
Senate Bill IS, providing for appeals
from the Court of Land Registration
deferred.
Senate Bill So making ex-officio
bailiffs of court clerks, their deputies
and assistants; deferred.
Senate Bill So, the Ways and Means
committee bill, providing that the
fourth degree of consanguinity be the
nearest relationship for applicants for
marriage contracts; ayes 81, noes o.
Senate Bill 46, providing for fees for
witnesses In criminal cases; ayes 80,
noes 0.
VETOED HOSPITAL BILL.
The consideration of the Governors
veto of the North Kohala hospital bill
brought request from Kaniho the
introducer. that he be given until to-
day to look into It. This was granted
AMENDMENTS PLENTY.
Rawlins' bill relating to private ways
and water rights. which he stated
would probably come back from the
Senate with a book of amendments
lacked on to 1t, came back and was
July accompanied by the annexed
volume foreseen by the introducer.
Rawlins explained that his original
bill was a simple and plain one, simply |
striking out four words and striking
'ut the clause which fixed the costs !
If hearing at $500 day.
These cases are those of rich cor
,orations against poor men and the |
'oor men cannot spend six dollars ev-
,ry day. 1t seems to me that they
ire trying to find something to do up
n the Senate, although they have for
y-four of our bills up there to be
'cted on. They might work on these
instead of passing a lot of capricious
amendments to such bills as this. We
ire trying TO save the Territory money.
nut they seem to be trying to kill time.
move we do not concur in the amend
nents"
This motion passed with n chorus OF
lokuas
A BUNCH OF VEToES.
II am unable to approve" was the
Sey note of the three messages de-
ivered from the robins egg blue cham
'er, the messages bringing three
'etoes.
The first of these was in regard to
senate BIN e. consideration OF which
vas laid over by the House to await
he action OF the Senate. This bill was
me establishing the pay OF road labor
rs all over the Territory at $3.50 a
lay, the veto being exercised,