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all islands. Senator Woods got the
attention of the majority and had his
! suggestion adopted and the bill passed
second reading.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The order of the day comprised about
everything on the calendar and it ap-
peared to the eye of the Senators that
there must be quick work in order to
get through.
BILLS SIGNED.
After reading the minutes and at
tending to the usual routine work The
clerk read a communication from the
Secretary announcing that the Governor
had signed the following bills:
House Bill No. IS, Act p, relating
to attachments.
House Bill No. 81, Act %, relating
to the conviction of lesser crime when
greater crime is charged
House Bill No. 81, Act %, relating
to the publication of copartnerships.
House Bill No. los, Act 80, relating
to amendments to Section 255 of the
Revised Laws.
House Bill No. 121, Act 81, relating
to the registration of copartnerships
Senate Bill No. 30, Act 81, relating
to persons having sexual intercourse
with girls under fourteen years of age.
communication from the clerk of
the House announced that that body
had failed to concur in the amend
ments of the Senate to the bill relating
to private rights and water ways. The
House had appointed as conference
committee Representatives Rawlins,
Pail and Akau. Vice President Kala-
ma appointed Senators Smith, Chill
lingworth and Hayselden.
MAUI TEACHERS AGAIN.
Senator Hayselden read a petition
from the Maui Teachers Association
| asking consideration to certain COM
plants. 1t was referred to the Edu-
cation committee.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Senator Hewitt, from the Education
committee reported on petition for
an addition to a schoolhouse at Ahu-
aloa as follows:
The petition asks for room to be
added to the schoolhouse at Ahualoa,
district of Hamakua.
The Superintendent of Public In
struction informs your committee that
the amount of 1920 has been inserted
purpose. Therefore we recommend
that the petition be laid on the table.
The suggestion of the committee
was followed.
Senator Smith, from the Judiciary
committee, reported on the question
of legality of the veto of the Governor
in relation to Bill No. 6 which was
presented before the opening of the
session on Monday, as follows:
I'VE find that Senate Bill No. 6, en-
| titled IAN Act to amend Section 1898,
Chapter 119 of the Revised Laws of
Hawaii relating to jurors and trial by
jury was delivered to the Governor
March 10, at 1908 a. M, and the mes
sage vetoing the bill was delivered to
the secretary of the Senate on March
% at 9:58 a. m.
Section 81 of the Organic Act pro-
vides IF any bill shall not be re-
turned by the Governor within ten
days (Sundays excepted) after it shall
have been presented to him, the same
shall be a law in like manner as if
he had signed it, unless the Legisla-
ture by their adjournment prevents it's
return, in which case it shall not be
a law.
in the present case two Sundays
bill to the Governor and its return by
him, therefore we find that the bill
was returned with the Governors
veto within the ten days required by
the statute"
Senator Dowsett gave notice of his
intention to introduce a bill to amend
Section 1876 of the Revised Laws relat-
ing to the appointment of teachers as
set forth above.
Senator Hewitt took the wind out
of the. sails Of Senator Coelho by in
Producing a bill for the manufacture,
maintenance and distribution of cleo
tricity on the island of Maui Senator
Coelho showed the state of his feelings
by moving a suspension of the rules
SO that the bill passed first reading
| by title.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
The Governors message No. 10, re-
| lating to the appointments of Messrs.
| Rowland, Sorenson and Gere as COM
missioners of streets and sidewalk
| lines was read and the nominations
| confirmed.
VETO SUSTAINED.
The Governors message vetoing the
/ bill relating to coroner's inquests, the
| same being returned on account of It's
being loosely drawn was considered
and the veto sustained, Senator Smith
admitting that the error crept in
through his carelessness.
THIRD READING.
The following bills passed third
reading:
Senate Bill No. 70, relating to the
power of counties to take property for
use in widening or extending alleys
and streets.
Senate Bill No. IS. relating to the
punishment of offenders for riding and
driving automobiles and motor cars
and motorcycles.
House Bill No. 81, relating to the use
of typewriting machines for making
records.
House Bill No 12S, relating to livery
stable licenses was amended to read
Revised Laws of Hawaii and
passed.
SECOND READING.
; House Bill No. 81, relating to the
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