Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-29
LIQUOR BILL NOW UP


Continues from esos ~
ind Of House Bill 213. the bill giving
the counties half of the license fees and
district court fines and costs. was de-
ferred until Wednesday. the last day.
Action on the veto of House Bill 1853,
oppropriating $4,000 for the Waimea.
Kauai, embankment. was deferred I'M
I'll tomorrow.
House Bill 1856. providing for Il sub
sidy Of $4,000 for a steamship line to
carry fresh fruit to the mainland, came
up for third reading. The bill provid.
cd that all fruits so transported should
be raised by citizen families doing their
own labor In connection Herewith.
Smith moved to strike out that pro-
vision as being too stringent. This
carried. Smith also offered an amend
ment, making the bill include vege.
tables under Its operation, which car
ried. Smith and Coelho spoke strong
iy In favor of the measure, which
passed third reading.
ELECTION BILL VETOED.
\ veto of Senate Bill 10, amending
the election law, was received. Me
Carthy moved to pass the bill over the
veto. Smith said he had opposed II IN
the Senate, but he would vote to over
ride the veto. as Il was his belief that
the veto power should be exercised
only In important matters. and In case
Of defective bills. He did not think II
should be exercised In mere matters
of opinion.
VETO OVERRIDDEN
The veto was overridden by the fol-
lCwing vote:
Ayes-lirOwn. Chillingwurth. Cu,iho.
Gandall, Hewitt, liayseldcn. Kalama.
Enudgcn, Lane. Mccarthy, Smith
Woods-l2.
Noes-Makekau, Bishop.
APPOINTMENTS SUBMITTED.
Another message was received sub
hitting number of appointments for
confirmation by the Senate. On mo-
ton by Lane action was deferred until
tomorrow.
WATER COMPANIES EXEMPT.
House Bill 20i. eXcmpting public
water and ditch companies from TAXA
ton for ten years, passed third reading
by II ayes to noes.
House BIZ 235. providing for the es.
Establishment Of sinking funds for the
redemption or purchase of county
bonds, passed third reading.
SUSPECT BILL PASSES.
| House ELI 2il. the leper suspect bin
which had been drafted SO as to meet
the objections expressed by the Gov
crnor In mis- veto of the former bill on
this subject, passed third reading on
motion III Lane
LAND LAW COMMISSION.
Senate Joint Resolution 2, providing
for the appointment of land commits.
sion, TO revise the land laws, passed
third reading by an unanimous vote.
ROASTS INSURANCE BILL.
House Bill PIG, relating to insurance
came up for second reading. Smith
moved To table II. He did not like 1,
In any way. Il tended to promote u
monopoly by compelling everyone to
get out their insurance here. The locaI
companies might get together and fix
too high rate, In which case the com.
munitN should have the opportunity 10
insure elsewhere. Under this bill one
was allowed to insure elsewhere when
one could not get insurance here. IN
| spite oi amendments offered the bill
Tended To create monopoly and was
not TO the public interest. There was
no reason why the people OF the Terri.
tory should be compelled to take on,
their insurance here To ATTEMPT "a
get insurance elsewhere was made q
misdemeanor; this was monstrou3.
AN UBIQUITOUS MEASURE.
What is the reason OF the bill?" he
asked. Nothing but to promote an
| Insurance trust. The bill aims solely
foi the benefit Of the insurance com.
Ganies having agents here. It is not
for the benefit Of the public, and II IA
our duty TO kill II. The expression In.
iquitous applies to this bill, and | now
mUve that It he indefinitely postponed. -
Bishop said lac was opposed to the
hill, which tended to create n monop.
oily, rs stated by Smith.
TRUST TALK ABSURD.
Dowsett said the insurance com.
panics were trust, anyhow. The OBJ
5ect OF the bill was to make all insur,
ance companies pay Il tax to the Ter,
ritory. This was unfair to the loca
insurance men, as the outsiders did not
pay. Smiths argument that rate,
might be raised by a trust was absurd
even childish.
| KNUDSEN FOR BILL
knudsen said that the majority OF
the Judiciary Committee had tried &c
stab the bill, but Treasurer Campbell
had explained that tho bill should pass
In fairness to the companies which had
established local agencies. and that