Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-11

Waimea river introduced by Sheldon,
passed third reading.
Sheldon, the introducer of the bin.
stated that there were three persons
Killed lately In the Waimca river on
account of the dangerous conditions
which exist there. Yesterday ! saw
the Governor" said Sheldon, "and
asked him to assist me in this mat
ter. but he said he would apply tho
ax to this bill If It came before him. "
KANIHO MAGNAN1MOUS
Kaniho said that this bill is SINH
lar to his lava-road bill, which was
killed by the House. "Notwithstand-
ing this. and Ms am representative
of the bill" said Kaniho, II am per.
foctly willing to support the passage
of this bill know you gentlemen
caused the killing of my bill. but
am going to support any bill for the
general good" said Kaniho.
The bill passed by unanimous vote,
2S ayes.
LIQUOR BILL
Clerk Savidge informed the House
that Senate Bill 81, the liquor bill,
had passed third reading In the Sem
ate. 1t was carried through first
reading.
DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS
The result of Senate Conference
Committee on the departmental APP
Precipitation bill, House Bill "A, was
read. The total amount, % amend
ed by the Senate. is Sl,720,395,
against $1.557,iG5. as was originally
| in the bill Many of the original fig
ures were decreased and few cut
cut entirely.
Rice moved that the House do not
concur In the amendments of the
Senate. as there were no specific rea-
sons given. The item of $4,000 for
the support of promotion work was
cut down to $4,000.
On motion of Rice, Speaker Hol-
stein appointed Representatives Rice,
Hughes. Kaleiopu, Pail and Akau on
Conference Committee.
Comparative figures of both Houses
on current expense bill are as fol-
lows: Senate, sI72O,395; House
s1.551 ,i65. The Senate makes an in.
crease of s162.93O over the House.
Kaleiopu, for the Lands Commit
tee. reported on the following bills
and communication:
House Communication "a, relating
to homesteaders ON the Government
land of Kalaoa, Kona. The commit
tee recommended that II be tabled
as the Commissioner of Public Landi
IL investigating the status of the
homesteaders. Adopted.
House Bill 100. providing for tn,
sale, lease or other disposition of Ger
tain property In the Territory. Ia
, bled.
THIRD READING
House Bill 1914, authorizing AM
providing for supply of electric ligh
and power within the District o
Wailulu. passed its third reading.
D House Bill lS6. relating to the EN-
= ployment of citizens of the Unite
States of America as Interpreters
5 passed third reading.
Relative to House Communicated
22, signed by NJ. Victor and Dan Ka
ihcnui of the Kaihenui Settlemen
D Association, asking that the status q
1 their respective right OF purchas
leases bo thoroughly looked into, tn
Lands Committee reported that Ian
. Commissioners Pratt and Williams
representing to Government and .
T. Brown and Norman X. Lyman
= representing the holders of lots |
the Association land tract, appearC
Q before them and were examined an
& questioned on all the grounds cor
: tanned in said communication for II
u vestigation. At the request of til
committee the Commissioner of Pul
a lie Lands had furnished them with
A written statement. The statement
II made to the committee by Mcssr
y Brown and Lyman corroborate IL
! statements In said communication.
u The committee therefore recon
men1ed that the Clerk of the iIou'
q be requested to forward copy
n this report and also copies Of Il
'e statements attached to Messrs. J
d Victor and Dan Kaihenui. The r
u port of the committee was adoptc
REGISTERING CONVEYANCES
The Judiciary Committee reportI