The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-22

tory. The committee stated that from
its investigation it was convinced that
the Introduction of Filipinos as labor
ers was not detrimental to the Terri
tory
THE SUBSIDY BILL
The Agriculture committee reported
on House bill 1876 providing for an APP
preparation of $4,000 a year for the
purpose of securing cheap and efficient
transportation of fruits and other ISL
aind products to the mainland and
experimenting the marketing of same
strongly recommended that the bill
pass as being one of the most import
ant measures for encouraging the agri-
cultural interests of the Territory 1t
suggested amending the bill to put the
board of Agriculture and Forestry in
charge of the work instead of the Pub
lie Works Department.
The report was adopted
NEW LAWS.
The governor on saturday signed
the following bills:
House bill 40 to authorize railroads
to be operated by other power than
steam;
House bill As relating to negotiable
instruments;
House bill POS relating to licenses;
Senate bill 10, making additional ap-
preparation for the departments of
Public Works and Bureaus of Agricul-
ture and Forestry; and
Senate bill 80 to provide a seal for the
Attorney General
MAUI LOAN ONFIRMED.
House bill 236 confirming the resolu-
ton of the Board of Supervisors of
Maui to issue county bonds for road i'm
prvements to amount of $4,000 was up
for third reading
Pail wanted to amend the bill by
changing some of the items it contain
ed.
Rice and Kaleiopu held that the le-
gislature had no such right, and to
do so would invalidate the bill.
Pail then withdrew his amendment
and the bill passed as reported.
GOVERNORS VETOES.
A message from the governor vetoing
Senate bill Ga, granting a franchise for
an electric company at Waikiki and
elsewhere on Maui, was received and
read. The governor thought the inter-
ests of the people were not sufficiently
safeguarded, and that the company
was given too much leway for oper-
alton. He said that congress in pass
ng on such bills, would be guided large
ly by the action Of the Hawaiian legis-
lature and must therefore not be de-
pended upon to protect us from these
blanket franchises.
Consideration of the veto was de-
ferred until Wednesday morning.
HUNTING BILL VETOED.
The governor also submitted his veto
to House bill 1879 relating to hunting
with fire arms. The executive found
that the bill was defective in numerous
points owing to its indefnitness ex-
cept as to the lee.
NUUANU DAM AGAIN.
House bill 215 making special appro-
priations for various public works in
the Territory, from the Loan Fund, to
the amount of $145, III &C. was mp for
a second reading.
This bill embraces the Nuuanu dam
reservoir appropriation of $4,000.
A suggestion was made by the chair
that the bill might be disposed OF
when the House went into committee
of the whole by having the dam expert
present to personally give his views or
the matter
Rawlins. Sheldon and Kaleiopu made
vehement speeches on the subject in
which the word dam" was made very
porcible use of with persistent reltera-
ton. The sentiment was chat the
House wanted to hear report from
also would like to see the dam them.
selves.
The speaker wanted to get the bn
disposed Il and insisted that in post
ponlng action some definite time for fl
consideration be set, and on Rlce's mo-
ton therefore the matter was put of
until tomorrow
II was decided that the House shoul,
visit the dam site this afternoon, ant
the committee agreed TO have carriage
al about Q o'clock,
The Governors veto on House bin Il
increasing the income exemption iron
$1,000 10 $1,000 which has been deferre.
from time 10 time by the House, cam
up for action this morning
Rawlns insisted mat the matte
should not be- acted on until the TAT
Of House BIN 2ai amending me yetoo
I BIN by providing "a taNatlon period D.