Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-22
LOCAL option Bill
PASSES THE HOUSE
Opponents OF Measure
Too LethargiC To
Fight It
HOUSE
list pay-Aftcrnoon Session.


The House held short and lethargic
ecssion Saturday afternoon. Several
bills were passed the most important
being the local option bill TIE atti-
lude of the Legislature on this meas
ure had been considerably changed by
The speech of kuhio when the bill was
up on first reading, and some OF the
members who were most strongly OPP
posed TO IL were either won over or
didn't care much which way the vote
went.
In addition to this, the House was
weary and didn't want to work. To
Kill the bill would probably have
meant a long afternoon Of speechmak-
Ing, and nobody wanted TO listen to
speeches They wanted to get away,
and the easiest way seemed to he TO
PASS the bill and get rid of II. So they
passed Il. Several of those most
strongly opposed to the measure were
absent, which made II easier for the
friends of the bill.
Third reading of House Bill 800, re
iating to bonds of public officers, was
the first business taken up at the Sat-
Urday afternoon session of the House.
The bill passed without debate, on
motion of Rawins, Its introducer Tho
vote was 22 to /, Moanauli voiced the
only no.
LOCAL OPTION PASSES.
Tie local option bill was called up
Vt moment when seven of the menu
bers Of the House were absent.
Rawlins still saw snags ahead. lie
asked Hughes what would be the eff
feet II the election were held for in.
stance upon November s, upon a lie
cnsc obtained on November /.
Hughes answered generally that the
| bill had been zone over many times
and he was satisfied with II. He moved
The passage of the bill.
Rawlins offered an amendment after
the House had taken II recess of three
minutes to give him time To draft 1t.
His amendment provides that nothing
In the bill shall be construed to inval.
ldate any previously issued license in
The event Of the voters in the precinct
voting against saloons. The amend.
ment was adopted. There was no
tnrther debate on the bill, the mem.
hers being lethargic. and feeling badly
treated that they should have to work
on Saturday afternoon. The vote was
taken and the bill carried 81 to 3. with
absent. Silva, kalama and Correa
voted against IL.
THREE MORE BILLS PASS.
| House Bill $50. amending section
1856 Of the Revised Laws, one of Raw,
Inns measures, passed without oppo'
| pition.
Another of Rawlins' bills, House Bill
23l, reyOking the right Of appoint.
ment of agents TO take acknowledg.
ments, went through easily, go to 3.
House Bill 1872, giving the right of
way to ambulances of the Board Of
Health and providing penalties for OBJ
structing such ambulances, met no op.
position, passing without debate.
House BIZ 233. fixing the fees that
may be collected by registrars. Raw
Inns measure, as were the two preced-
ing, caused discussion between Raw
Inns and Kaleiopu, and the House feel
Ing too weary TO listen TO any debate,
tabled the bill.
BIRD BILL PASSES.
Senate Bill 81, to protect the birds
beneficial to the forests of Hawaii,
passed by unanimous vote.
On House Bill 236, confirming the
resolution of the Maui Supervisors
authorizing the issuance of $4,000 of
bonds, the rules were suspended and
the bill read throughout and referred
TO committee.
SECOND READINGS.
House Bill 235, providing sinking
iund for the redemption or purchase
Of bonds issued by any county Of the
Territory, and
House BIZ 237, providing for the
granting Of licenses to dealers In see
ond-hand goods ut S25 year and TO
Junk dealers ut $3.50 year, were given
second reading and referred to com.
mittee.