The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-27
Afternoon Session,

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of $4,000 approximately was left or
hand.
Afternoon Session.
The impetuosity Of the Senate in sus-
tanning the Governors veto on House
Bill 139, Correa's bill relating to hunt
ing with firearms, before the House
had taken action was the subject OF
some caustic comment from the Speak
er, after the message from the Senate
had been read.
The veto had been overriden, how
ever, on Senate Bill LOG. The Senate
also returned House Bill 223, passed
without amendments.
senate Concurrent Resolution s, deal
ing with the consideration by Congress
of a plan of redistributing the func-
tons and duties of Territorial and
county officials and the looping out of
unnecessary offices and office holders.
There was suggestion hat the mat
ter should go to the Judiciary COM
mittee, Rawlins thinking that the Mis-
cellany committee should handle it.
The chair, however, suggested the
Rules committee and in spite of Shell
don's protests there it went.
LEPER TREATMENT PERMIT BILL
Kalana's bill making it mandatory
on the part of the Board of Health to
issue permits to treat lepers to all who
applied, he permits to be good for two
years, had it's teeth drawn in the Sem
ate, putting out h clause making the
permits good for a minimum period
and the obligation on the part of the
Board to issue them. The bill was put
aside for further consideration.
The freight toll bill was also return
ed with amendments particularizing as
to what was to be considered a ton
under the bill. The amendments were
~concurred in.
Senate Bill ia was presented for the
consideration of the House. This is a
second Maui bond issue bill for $110,-
600 and passed a first reading.
SCHOOL REVENUE BILL PASSES
The report of the Education COM
mittee on Hughes amendment to the
bill giving to the L~ahainaluna semi
nary n the Waialee Industrial school
net earnings from their work, which
Hughes wanted divided among the in
mates and pupils, was to cut out the
industrial school from the bill and ig-
more Hughes amendments. The
amendments in the reports were adop-
ted, Hughes being absent, without de-
bate, but Rice had an amendment to
delay the bill going into effect until
1909. For the present fiscal period the
school had plenty. Rice's amendment
was lost.
Rawlins opposed the committee re-
port, the amendments of which lead
away from the main intent of the bill.
He nhjpnta6 also fo tho nriffofcro re
the bill because it gave the spending
power into one mans and
W must assume that the heads of
our departments are honest men," he
said, and urged the passage of the bill
as originally introduced.
Sheldon objected to the whole thing,
bill, amendments and report. Pail
urged the passage Of the bill and
Hughes rose to support the amend
ments he had made in the morning.
He objected strenuously to placing the
power Of spending money "as he deems
best" in the hands of anyone.
On roll call the bill passed with only
Jour contrary votes.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The report of the committee of the
Whole on Hous Bill 231, which has
oceA al the puUllC eye 1OF SOLue OdyS,
was presented and the bill given a
third reading.
PAUOA ITEM CARRIES.
Kaleo Immediately presented his
standing amendment to insert an item
of SAG, 900 in the bill for the purchase
Of the Pauoa water rights. The
amendment carried, seven members
voting for it, five against and the rest
Of the members not voting at all.
Coney moved the substitution of
$132, 900 for the Nuuanu dam in place
Of the $50, 900 provided. Coney present.
his reasons and concluded with the
pious hope hat this amount would
to be enough and that the next
Legislature would not be troubled with
he dam question.
The amendment carried.
.UNCHBOWL DRIVE DEFEATED
Castro had an amendment and press
I'd it against the opposition of Rice.
This was for $4,000 for the extension
If Prospect street around Punchbowl.
said the bill for roads had passed
ong ago, to which Castro retorted:
IF the item could have been put in
hat bill it can just as well be put in
his bill. Money is just the same, it
comes from the same taxpayers n
)ut of the same treasury. 1t is unfair
o treat the item like this after the
has passed a resolution favor
it,"
Castro made the warmest speech he
las made during the session and was
,acked up in his demands by Hughes
nd RaWlins.
Pail seconded the motion to table
he amendment. Oahu could get in as
iaui was doing and borrow money for
roads.
The amendment was declared lost
n the casting vote of the chair, the
ote having stood at thirteen to thir-
Hughes objected. Some members had
OF voted and these should be counted T
S against the tabling. To avoid fur
her discussion a roll call was taken
esu1ting ayes Is, noes IA, thus tabling
lie amendment by the same majority
{ one.
A roll call on the bill as amended
lowed ages 20, noes 8.
KILLED HIS OWN BILL.
House Bill 1876, the general electrical