The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-19
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from forced sale
HOMESTEAD PROTECTION
The Homestead protection bill, ex
cmpting from forced salc the dwelling
house OF the claimant and the land OF
which IL stands, together with half NJ
acre of taro land, was passed, Cores
speaking foreibly in support Of IL.
SHOW LICENSES.
Joe Cohen's bill, cutting down the
license fees for theatrical entertain
mcnts to $5 show or $50 month
passed its final trial and is ready fol
the Senate.
INSURANCE REGULATIONS.
The Insurance bill, which had beer
introduced by Rawlins, was spoken OF
by him. 1t was, he said, bill fol-
the protection of the people of tn,
Territory. Such bill was needed a,
was shown by the insurance pilikia in
San Francisco following the fire, when
companies renigged on there policies
and refused payment.
Rice also pointed out that under this
bill the insurance companies would
have to contribute in taxes to the pub
| lie treasury.
The bill passed with one dissenting
vote.
House Bill go passed without de-
bate.
Senate Bill 81 was again deferred,
being put on the order of the day for
today.
SALARY APPROPRIATIONS
Senate Bill 80, carrying SLIP, 14O
for Territorial salaries and payrolls,
was read for third time, Pail moving
its passage The word had been pass
ed around in the lobby that another
attempt was to be made to reopen the
bill and boost some more salaries but
this did not happen. Hughes alone
voted against the bill when the roll
was called.
DELAY OBJECTED TO.
House Bill 212, to exempt the coffee
industry from taxation, which was
down for consideration for second read
ing in committee Of the whole, was
deferred until the afternoon on re-
quest of the minority of the Agricul-
ture committee. Sheldon objected to
the delay, the report having been prom
ised for the morning. His objection
was overruled.
LOCAL OPTION.
The second reading of the Local OPP
tion bill was reached earlier than had
been expected and the gallery was bare
of blackcoats when the discussion over
it began.
Castro precipitated matters by NOV
ing that the matter be referred to
the special committee named to look
into the Liquor bill.
This brought Rawlins up with jump,
he Directing strenuously to the idea.
He said:
81 was told by party interested
in the Local Option bill that I was
opposed to the bill and had held it
up. l object very much to that bill
being referred to the special commit
tee on the Liquor bill, of which l am
chairman. I don't want anything to
do with it. 1 have heard enough about
that Local Option bill.
81 had a perfect right to show the
defects in the bill to the House. If
there was a disposition to kill the
bill, as they say there is, why didn't
the House kill it instead of advancing
it from Saturday. l think the House
has been pretty fair on this bill and
gave those backing it every chance.
"The bill has nothing to do with
the Liquor bill and hope it will not
be referred to that special commit
tee. We have trouble enough with
the Liquor bill without having to
bother with this one."
BACK IN COMMITTEE.
The Chair explained the status of
the bill and resolved the House into
committee of the whole with Sheldon
in the chair.
Kaleiopu made amendments which
would change the vote to be taken from
one regarding the prohibition of the
sale of liquor to one regarding the
sale of liquor. He further wished to
strike out the words Sin this pre-
cinct' on the ballot paper, which
would make the question to be voted
on "shall the sale of liquor be licensed
during the next two years7"
The force of these amendments were
not clear to the House, nor did Ka-
leiopu throw any light on the matter.
Some of the members again advanced |
the proposition that vote in favor
Of license would throw the precinct |
hot