The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-26

pie from getting dead wood for fuel,
even from private lands.
Waiwaiole felt that there was need
of some law to restrain indiscr inmate
destruction of forest growth, and sec
onded Rawlin's motion to defer for a
week.
Rawlins denied that the bill could not
prevent persons owning property from
doing what they pleased with it Of the
shrubhery on it, and denied that the
bill would apply to the devastation
which might be made by cattle.
Pail made hot speech against the
bill
The motion to defer action on the bill
for one week lost.
A motion to indefinitely postpone ac-
ton carried.
House bill No. $50 to amend Section
235 Revised Laws
House bill 12O relating to the regis
tration of co-partnerships.
Senate bill No. 80 increasing the pun
shment for crime of having sexual or
carnal intercourse with a female under
IA years of age.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Health and Police committee re-
ported on House bill 1875 to appropriate
money for the purpose of paying the
claims of Police Officers of the county
of Hawaii, recommended that the act
be passed.
The report was adopted
The same committee reported on
House bill No 122 to provide a medical
school inspector for each county, re-
commended the tabling of the bill on
the ground that the subject matter
was covered in House bill 149.
The report was adopted and the bin
tabled
The Health and Police Committee re-
ported on House bill 149 providing for
a medical inspector for public schools
recommended it's passage, Kaleo dis
senting.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Thine Health and Police committee
reported on House bill 40 to establish
the rights of innkeepers with respect
to baggage and property of guests, re-
commended the tabling of the bill, Rep
resentative Coney dissenting. Coney
moved that the report of the majorit!
be tabled and the bill passed. HI
thought that the good of the Territor,
depended in no small amount on tn
protection of hotels from fraud
The motion to adopt the majority re
port was carried and the bill tabled.
The committee on Public Lands an
improvements reported on a petition
from the William Keliinui Land Settle
ment Association, of Pepeekeo, HilC
asking that the government land c
{ Kulaimano be laid out in lots for SET
Element that the land in question
under lease to the Pepeeko Sugar c.
!. which does not expire until Decembe
9th 1907, and therefore recommends
the tabling of the petition. Carried.
ON GOVERNORS VETOES.
The House took up consideration {
the Governors veto to House bill n,
I, establishing a hospital at North KC
hala, on the grounds that such an in'
titution as called for would be in II
nature of poor house and that thel
are no available funds for such pul
pose.
Kaniho moved to override the vet
d He denied that such an institution {
J. contemplated would be a poor hou'
20 or infrmary He sad that the COVE
nj nor had the right to veto the bill, bl
ID that he had reasons for exercising it
10 this case which he did not explain
1t No other addresses were made, ar
lie vote on the motion to pass over II
veto carried with but two opposir
votes-those OF Rawlins and Castro,
l. Consideration of the other vetoes {
m several Senate bills, was deferred unit
81 tomorrow in order to allow the Sena
70 time to pass first on the matter.
81 House bill No 124 providing for Il
= election of road supervisors was callt
ID but was deferred for action until tn
afternoon.
u Sheldon introduced bill to requil
II the Supreme Cort to render opinion
l. to the Legislature and to the governo
e when requested to do so, land to flu
Ie nish opinions in writing upon importal
? questions of law, and upon solemn o,
casions."
: The bill passed its first reading an
Il was referred TO the printing commit
= tee.
SECOND READINGS.
House bill 1876 providing for Publ
Loans by the county of Maui wa
given a second reading and referre
to the Finance committee
=, House bin 1856 providing for eviden'
- Of witnesses before coroners juries
be reduced to writing, passed secoI