The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-23


IT, Coast markets, should receive the n
~ tention they deserve In this countr
y When once the small man Is assist,
. and placed on sound and firm basi
the country will most assuredly |
n benefited to such an extent that larp,
n returns in taxation revenues will be II
ultimate result"
; RUSH BILL CARRIED.
House Bill 234, the rush bin to sur
u ply n fatal omission from the vetoe
Income Tax bill, was given a thir
reading and chased upstairs to the Sen
ate. Rice pushed the bill through it
House stages and saw that it LINGERIE,
nowhere
BILLS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR.
The following bills have become law
notification having been given to tn,
House by Secretary Atkinson:
House Bill 40, Act ss, to authoriz,
railroad companies to operate theil
roads by motive power other than
steam;
House Bill 4s, Act 50, relating to
negotiable instruments;
House Bill 2Os, Act 90, relating to
licenses;
House Bill 20, Act 81, making adj.
ditional appropriations for depart
mental use, and
Senate Bill 80, Act 90, providing a
seal for the Attorney General.
MAUI BOND ISSUE.
Pail wished to amend the bill con-
firming the resolution of the Maui SUI.
pervisors regarding an issue of county
bonds for $4,000. Rice and Kaleiopu
objected, pointing out that any amend
ment would kill the bill. Pail Thought
the House could do as it wished but
later saw the point and pulled back
his amendment. The bill then passed.
ELECTRIC FRANCHISE VETOED.
The House bill granting franchise
for company to manufacture, dis
tribute and sell electrical power on Ma
III was vetoed by the Governor, who
thought the bill did not properly pro
tect the public interest. The message |
that the time would come
when the county would regret deeply
some of the franchises being now
granted.
Consideration was deferred on this
veto until tomorrow, Rawlins remarking
that if the Governor many reasons
for vetoing were valid they could be
met in the general electrical franchise
bill now in the House.
A DAM DISCUSSION.
Rice asked that the consideration of
House Bill els, which carries an item
Of $4,000 for the Nuuanu dam. be laid
over for another day to await the
Schuyler report. The Speaker suggest
I'd that the committee of the whole
'all in the expert.
Rawlins objected in whirlwind !
peech, in which the dam committee
md the dam reports and engineers
igured largely. He objected to taking
my vote or giving the bill any con-
liberation until the special committee +
unlimited a full report and made its !
If there were any I
ondemning to be done, or praise to be
anded out or any attempts made to i
ct from under he wanted to hear both =
ides of the questions. 1
Hughes said he could not promise the I
eport more definitely than at the earli- .
st possible moment. The committee
1as as anxious to get the dam matter !,
fl its hands as the House was. N
Sheldon put extra emphasis on the
dam in his remarks, possibly be-
ause he had tried i'll vain to catch the
peaker's eye and butt in to the de-
ate. He wanted particularly to see &
ne dam and suggested that the mem
ers go to the famous spot and look
1t themselves.
The matter was finally laid over for :
he day.
THE VETOED INCOME TAX.
The consideration of the measure
iising incomes exempted from taxa
on up to $1,000 resulted in another
'ordy debate. Rawlins wanted to de-
sr again until House Bill 2s4 got
trough the Senate.
If that bill failed the vetoed bill. II
verridden, would result in loss OF
evenue "of ten times the $4,000 We
ad figured on" There was no time
nit on the overriding of veto and .
e cautioned against hasty action. In
nswer to Rice, who suggested that s
he Senate might turn down House
I'LL 234. not knowing If the veto was to
e overrdden. he said:
THE assumption is that the Senate
made up mostly of intelligent men,"
A motion to defer until Wednesday
fternoon. by which time the Senate
an have acted, was carried.
THE SENATE'S FAULT.