Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-14

territory cOulu keep III, dnynoW' hne
object of the bill was to aid the or
ganization of departments in La
haina and other towns. He moved
to pass the bill over the veto.
Smith said the Governor was la
boring under a misrepresentation The
bill did not affect Honolulu at all.
Tho Governors fear that Territorial
property might be affected was utter
" unfounded, and IL was not one of
these extraordinary occasions where
veto should be used.
The veto was overridden by a
unanimous vote.
The veto of House Bill 30 came
up, but action was deferred until
Saturday.
Kau Item Passed
Senate Bill SO, appropriating s5,-
600 to reopen the road In Kan,
which was destroyed by the lava
flow, passed third reading by vote
of 10 ayes and 4 noes.
Senate Bill 81, appropriating 3d.
900 for the purchase of furniture for
the Hlo High School, passed third
reading.
House Bill %, repeating the sal
mon license law, passed third read
ing.
House Bill 81, relating to divorce
proceedings, passed third reading.
House Bill Sc, relating to the ap-
pointment, powers and bonds Of dep
uty high sheriffs, passed third read
ing.
House Bill 81, the curfew bill.
came up for third reading.
Hewitt said that IL was impracti-
cable to enforce the law when It
provided imprisonment for ten days
in the Reform School in case OF a
child on the other islands.
Dowsett asked II girl married at
fourteen would not be allowed to go
on the street alone, as the bill made
the minimum age fifteen.
Smith said she should not be al
lowed on the street without her hus-
band at night anyhow.
discuss Women's Rights
Chillingworth said the whole mat
ter hinged on the question, SIS a
married woman child?" He thought
not.
Hewitt moved to strike out the
Reform School clause, and Dowsett
to make the minimum age IA. Ma
kekau moved to pass the bill in its
original form.
Hayselden said that II the words
in the Reform School" were cut out
the result would be that innocent
children would be placed in Jail
with thieves and cutthroats.
Smith said that he knew Of no in.
stance in which the law had been
abused. Hayselden said he did.
Smith said that few children
would have money to pay their fine
and would have to go to Jail any
how. They could be kept segregat-
ed in the jails.
Chillingworth said It was impossi-
Bile to keep the children In the jail
or even the station house without al
lowing them to see things which no
child should see.
Hewitt wanted to know II child
could not be sent to the Reform
School at the discretion of the Dis
trict Magistrate.
Chillingworth said many Magls-
trates had none.
Fights Children's Cause
Hayselden said II would do n child
infinitely more harm to lock It in
jail with murderers and cutthroats
than to let II take walk on a moon
light night, for instance.
Smith said that the courts need
not apply punishments except in the
case Of incorrigibles.
Hewitts amendment was lost and
the bill passed third reading by a
vote OF IL to 4.
House Bill 90, exempting tobacco
growers from the payment OF tobac-
co licenses. passed second reading.
Senate Bill Sc, providing for the
refunding OF the bonded indebted
ness Of the Territory, passed second
reading.
Senate Bill SO, making assistant
Circuit Court Clerks ex officio bail
ms, was referred to the judiciary
Committee.
Senate Bill go, providing for pub
lie loans by the County of Hawaii,
was referred to the Ways and Means
Committee.
Senate Bill 81, the new bill regu-
lating the storage OF oils, was re-
ferred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Senate Bill So, relating to mar
rage contracts, came up for second
reading, but action was deferred I'M
til p. m, until which time a recess
was taken.