The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-25

such bill would have the effect Of
driving vessels to private wharves and
a corresponding loss of revenue to the
territory. The operation of the law
would require the appointment Of a
number of men to collect these taxes
and it would work "A hardship to the
island ports. Bishop said that the le-
'gislature was more ready to appropriate
money for the lepers than they were to
aid precautions against the plague.
Chillingworth said that there was no
tax on lumber entering this territory.
He expressed the opinion that the lum-
Der trust ought to be made to pay
some of the expense. Further replying
to Bishop, Chillingworth contended that
mistake had been made to have the
word 'wharves" used at all. The
measure should be amended rs to
cover all freight entering the harbor.
| Bishop suggested that he meant a
general territorial import tax and Chill
lingworth said that this was what he
thought should be enacted. After some
further discussian the bill was refer
red to the ways and means committee
for revision.
Action on the governors veto of the
House bill No. "a, regulating the pre-
liminary citation for persons having
leprosy was deferred until o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
I
a communication from the president of
the board of health relative to some
insinuations printd in the Advertiser
! about the Health Committee having
withheld a certain communication on
the leprosy question. A reflection SEN
ator Coelho thought, had been cast on
some members of the committee, a re-
| Election which had not been intended
and which the communication disposed
, of in satisfactory manner. But
Bishop raised a point os order. Coelho
declared that he desired as a matter of
/ privilege to have the clerk read thu
communication as the attack had been
made in the newspapers.
"Oh' declared Bishop, unless it he
the Senator himsYif do not believe
/ that any senator gives n Idpenny wnat
the newspapers say about them. They
have called up pretty near every thing
already and l am getting so 1 do not
mind it, Being in this legislative husi-
ness is like RAINING an automobile
and playing golf, orc gets ,3ughened
= up, if they keep at il long enough"
/ Kalama who was in the chair ruled
Coelho out of order Coelho said he
was not given proper protection by the
Senate in order to clear up the insinua-
ton.
The Senate then took a recess until
2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
! Consideration of the governors veto
of House bill No. 1879 providing for
hunting licenses, was deferred until
tomorrow at 2 p. m. The governors
veto of House bill No. 1874 designating
the pay of laborers at not less than
81 25 per day, on all government roads
was reconsidered and the veto over
ridden by a vote of 10 to 4.
Kalama introduced a bill providing
for the disposition of profits derived
from agricultural pursuits at the La
hainaluna School and Boys Industrial
school. 1t passed second reading,
House Bill No. 116, providing for a
pension fund for retired teachers OF
the Territory came up on second read
+ ing.
Mccarthy moved the adoption of the
, majority report which favored the pas
sage of the bill He explained that
/ Superintendent Babbittt favored the
bill as he had taken considerable time
to inquire of places on the mainland
about the methods followed.
Dowsett argued that the bill was
poorly drawn. He felt that the bill
had been drawn by a person not fam
iliar with the necessities of a pension
act. The bill from beginning to end