The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-15

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digest the bill he asked postponement
OF vote until today.
The amendments of Correa and Ka-
lana were lost, but Quinn's hour OF
seven o'clock was adopted. The roll
call showed twenty-one ayes and three
noes the absentees being cut down to
six by the appearance OF Quinn ana
Castro.
COUNTY LAW AMENDMENTS.
House BIZ Ga, the County Law. pro-
yiding for q number OF changes in the
present law, more especially requiring
all candidates for elective office to quail
Ify bv a years residence. was read n
third time. the sergeant-at-arms round
ing up all the members from the lob
bies. Vote stood ayes twenty-four,
noes, none.
STEAMER DAY.
To allow members to go to the Inter-
Island steamers sailing at noon. the
House took a recess at 1880 until 2
O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
After recess the House resumed the
third reading of bills on the order OF
the day. House Bill No. liz, which
provides for the removal of nuisances
from any property at the expense OF
the owner, was first dealt with, the
committees report on which was re-
read for the benefit of the members.
Roll call on this bill found seven alb
sent, the other members all voting In
the affirmative.
SPEED LIMIT FOR AUTOS.
The bill prohibiting the speeding of
autos faster than eight miles an hour
within a radius of two miles of the
Executive building, House Bill 113, I'M
der fine for violation up to $500, or inn
prisonment for a year in jail, was read
Coney amended the bill to allow twelve
miles an hour for runabouts to speed
| in. Hughes thought an excess of eight
miles a very wrong suggestion to al
low Correa wanted to split the diff
ference and make 1t ten miles. The
bill passed unamended and eight miles
an hour remains the legal limit.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Senate Bill 6, providing a fee Of 50
day and mileage for jurors in crimi-
nal cases was passed, after the COM
mittee report had been again listened
to. Senate Bill 2s, providing for the
passing of sentences on persons at
liberty on suspended sentence within
thirteen months of conviction, was laid
on the table until Friday, on motion
of Correa.
Senate Bill SO, giving the Superinten-
dent of Public Works supervision and
right of decision Of material to be used,
method of construction and establish
ment of grade in all new road work,
went through swimmingly, and Senate
Bill 49, preventing abandonment of and
cruelty to children met with no oppo-
sition.
SECOND READINGS.
The House Bill affording encourage
ment to diversified industries was
turned over to the Agriculture COM
mittee. The Health committee will
wrestle with the STANDARD Oil" pc
troleum bill, the same as that strangled
in the Senate. Senate Bill Is, regard
ing appeals from the Land Registra-
ton Court, Senate Bill 81, Senate Bill
3s, establishing an agricultural college,
and Senate Bill 46, providing for wit
ness fees in criminal cases, were all
given second reading and referred to
respective committees.
HOLLOWAY ANSWERS QUESTIONS
A number of pertinent questions re-
gardng Honolulu's streets had been
submitted to the Superintendent of
Public Works, who sent in written
answers, which We're read by the clerk.
These questions dealt with the proper
ton, If any, paid by the Honolulu
Rapid Transit and Land Co. towards
the widening of King street near Aala
lane of Hotel street and Kalakaua
avenue. The superintendent reported
that no part of the cost had been paid
by the company. Regarding the store
obstruction at the corner of King
street and Aala lane, it was reported
that the government had no money for
clearing out the buildings there and
that the owners had been told to move
these buildings. The supervisors had
also been advised to tear them down
otherwise.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
1t was an Alphonse and CASTOR dia-
logue between Sheldon and Castro as
to who should occupy Kaleiopu's place
in the chair when the House prepared
to go into committee of the whole.
The delay in selecting chairman in
duced one member to suggest an ad-
journment in view of so many absen-
tees. Hughes thought there was quo
rum and enough present to attend to
business.
The House should not put off the
appropriation bill, thought Rice, al
though Pail wanted to visit the Board
of Health and see the bacilli perform.
Coney, for the Health committee, said
that everything was ready for the ex-
hibition.
MORE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Before adjournment the House went
back to the order of business to re-
ceive reports of standing committees
This was to hear from the Education
committee, which recommended tabl-
ing one of Kaniho's bills to be consid-
cred in the appropriation bill, the re-
port being adopted.
The House adjourned at $3.50.
LEGISLATURE NOTES.
During the noon recess Senator's Nc
earthly, Chillingworth and Woods in
vaded the House, haunting the MEM
berS for refusing to accent the base-