Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-04

years from now?
Smith said that this law would re-
peal former ones. IL had been deem
cd wise to have the municipal cleo
tons come In years when there was
no Territorial election.
Bishop said that he did not see
how the County officers, who hal
been elected for two years, could be
legislated out OF Office after they had
served only one year.
Smith replied that this could be
legally done, as there were no con-
tact relations involved.
WANTS ELECTION IN 1908
When the reading OF the bill had
leen finished. Bishop said that GER
tain changes would have to be made
In the bill before he would vote for
IL. lie then moved to amend Il so rs
10 make the first municipal election
In 1908. II was not fair deal to
run out after one year of service the
County officers who had been elected
for two. Furthermore, Il was bet
ter to have all the elections I'm one
year and be done with IL than to have
them. the Territorial and the munich
pal elections, come In alternate years.
Smith said that he appreciated
that elections generally were a nui-
sance but In this case It would be
best to have the municipal election
from fhn ~.
The Territorial election should be
guarded and kept away from minor
local matters. He regretted that
there would be necessity of removing
the present County officers, but no
contract relations existed under
which they could claim n right to
continue In Office, and the law under
which they were elected would be re.
pealed. He deliberately opposed the
amendment.
MCCARTHY OPPOSES BILL
Mccarthy said ne was utterly OPP
posed to the bill in toto. However,
If 1t became law he favored the
amendment. II a municipal govern
ment was wanted an enabling act
should be passed electing freeholders
who should frame the charter. 1t
was up to the people OF Oahu to say
what kind Of charter they wanted
This should be no business OF the
men from the other Islands.
Bishop said that all the bill did
was to provide for a Mayor and ere
ated lot OF patronage and new po-
sitions for the County officers to give
away. When this was all It did, he
did not see why It should call for the
firing out Of all the present office
holders.
LANE INDIFFERENT
Lane said that as the introducer OF
the bill he was willing to accede to
to Bishops amendments. However,
there had been considerable objec-
ton to having the elections simulta-
Ieous.
AMENDMENT CARRIED
Dowsett said that he favored the
amendment because 1t would be
cheaper for the County of Oahu to
have the elections at one time. The
amendment was then put and car
ried.
Bishop stated that this would In.
volve a number of other changes, and
he moved to recommit the bill to
committee to have these changes
made.
Lane said he would rather have
action on the bill deferred until 3
y. m, and he so moved.
Smith said he would move to
amend SO that the Clerks, Treasurer
and few other officers appointments
OF deputies should be subject to the
approval OF the Supervisors.
DEPUTY APPOINTMENTS
Lane said that when a man was
elected to an Office and was under a
heavy bond he should have n right
{" appoint as his own deputy a man
of his own choice, and not have
man in whom he had no confidence
thrust upon him by the Supervisors.
Smith replied that his amendment
still left the power of appointment
with the officers in question. II
merely provided for the approval of
the Supervisors.
Smiths motion was lost.
Dowsett introduced bill provid-
Ing for the manufacture. supply and
sale of electricity in the Territory.
Passed first reading.
Lane moved that the clerk be In
structed to make the changes In the
municipal bill which were necessi-
tated by Bishops amendment.
Bishop said Lane should be able to
do 80 himself, and SO moved. This
carried and recess was taken until
2 p. m.