The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-30
lmcndneuts to the Organic Act.

Senator Smith said all the changes
necessary could be made here without
going to Congress for It. Tho motion
TO lay on the table, made by Smith,
failed and the resolution was adopted
on motion of Senator Mccarthy.
Secretary Atkinson then notified the
Senate OF the Governor having signed
the following bills;
House Bin No. la. Act 90. AN Act
TO add three new sections to Chapter
1876 of the Revised Laws OF Hawaii. re.
latlng to punishment. TO be known
as Sections elisa, 21l5b. and 2i15c."
House Bill No. 2O5. Act 100. AN Act
to protect the public on the public
streets and other public grounds, from
animals"
House Bill No. 207, Act 1ol. AN Act
to protect the owners of bottles and
siphons used in the manufacture and
sale of soda waters. mineral or aerated
waters. porter, ale, beer, cider, ginger
ale, or other beverages"
House Bill No 225, Act 1903, IAN Act
to authorize the appointment of fiscal
agents by the Treasurer of the Terri
tory OF Hawaii, adding a new section
to the Revised Laws of Hawaii to be
known as Section 1172a."
House Bill No. 226, Act 1903, "An Act
to amend Section 1177 of the Revised
Laws of Hawaii relating to the Regis,
trar of Public Accounts
Senate Bill No. 81, Act 104, "An Act
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beneficial to the forests of the Terri
tory of Hawaii, and to define the same"
Senate Bill No. III, relating to the
division of the license fees collected,
was read for the second time. This is
a substitute for the bill vetoed by the
Governor on Thursday and passed.
Senator Lane wanted it translated.
Senator Hayselden had his request
granted for the revivification of the
Maui bond bill and then moved that
it pass on third reading. 1t seems
that the Maui delegation received a
joint wireless message that it would be
to the tall timber for them If the bill
did not pass The bill passed.
Senator Hayselden asked that the
Education committee return Senate bill
No. 1O9 and then moved that it be
tabled. Carried.
Afternoon Session.
Superintendent Holloway appeared
before the Senate in the committee OF
the whole and made the statement that
the adoption of the Schuyler report
would mean great good to the Terri
tory. Following this he made a con-
fesson that the receipts from the sale
of water were so large that they should |
not be lost sight Of This was START
ling in view of the fact that the report |
that the "waterworks was too great an
expense to be passed over to the coun-
ties" emanated from his office. He ex-
planned each item in the bill to appro-
pirate 100000 and admitted that he was /
partly responsible for the Introduction
IF the measure which is based on an
honest conclusion, regardless of his
residence on this island. When he
went over the list of necessities for tho
Territory he decided these to be the
most important. When the Federal
Government appropriated it did so for
such measures it believed the most inn
oortant. In that way Hilo gets ar
for a breakwater on
which Congress will spend a million
dollars. OF the items in Section of
he BILL after the Kamuela item the
of the shed at wharf No.
was most important. The next in
Importance is the wharf along one side
md across the end of Government
wharf No. 1. Then came the recon.
truction of the Government wharf at
lilo. Next in Importance would be
etaining wall around wharf No. 3.
Relative to the dam in answer TO
question Mr.. Holloway said it was not
'ossible for him to say whether the
lam can be finished for $132,O0O Prac-
ically all of the hard work has been
one. 1t was practically impossible for
he contractor to have sluiced from the
over side.
Senator Bishop moved the insertion
( the following item: Shed for wharf
70. 2, $4,000.
Senator Knudsen wanted to know II ,
he Senate is in favor of the Territory
Ding further into debt. Senator Smith
aid he believed 1t necessary. Senator
,owsett said the completion of the
'harves is as important as the COM
letion of the dam. The wharfage
hitch now goes to private parties
to $4,000 a year. He pro-
osed to help Maui and Hawaii when
he time comes. =
Senator Coelho said Maui would sup II
ort any measure tending toward reye.
he. For that reason her representa-
yes would favor the adoption of the n
Iajority report submitted relative to |,
lie dam proposition. Il
Senator Bishop said to show spirit II