Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-03
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for the construction. repair and main.
tenance Of prisons. jails. station
houses and houses of correction. The
measure transfers To the High Sheriff
the powers aud duties now imposed by
law upon the Superintendent of Public
Works regarding the above matters.
The bill passed first reading.
WEEKLY PAYMENT OF
LABORERS.
Sheldon introduced "A bill relating To
the payment Of salaries and wages Of
county officers and county employees.
Under suspension OF the rules. II passed
first reading.
The bill Is intended TO give laborers
tor the county their pay weekly. Al
drawn, however. It does not provide
Tor this. but Sheldon states that he
will offer an amendment to make such
provision.
NEGOTIABLE lNSTRu
House Bill As. relating To negotiable
instruments. passed third reading, only
tour votes being registered against II.
Kaniho emitted most enthusiastic
"aole." probably because the bill was
championed by Rawlins. Mahoe. Of
course, voted AS Kaniho did. Castro
voted against II for reasons Of his
own.
Thee was no discussion whatever
on the bill. yet II took mp over an hour
of the time OF the session. The bill
was about 10 pages long. and the clerk
mad need of u box of lozenees for his
! throat before he got through reading
Il.
RAILROAD BILL.
House Bill 81. for the ENCOURAGEMENT
OF a railroad on Hawaii. was on mo-
| ton OF Rice. deferred until Friday.
PAYMENT FOR TENANTS.
House Bill 1866. Kaleiopu's bill to
amend the land laws by setting aside
J the amounts received from the sale of
/ improvements on public lands revert
ing to the Government so that the ten
ent giving up the land may receive
| judgment without delay, passed third
reading. There was no opposition, but
Rice raised the question as to whether
an amendment TO the land laws would
not be contrary Ia the provisions OF
the Organic Act. No one seemed to be
the vote was unanimous for the pass
age Of the measure.
TRUST COMPANIES.
House Bill 40, relating to the lie
ensing of trust companies, making the
license fee $3.50, also passed third read
ing without opposition.
MARKING BALLOTS.
House Bill III. relating to the mark
ing of ballots, requiring that only
black lead pencils be used. brought oft
q plea for its passage from Rawling,
the father of the bin. He said thar
he considered this bill that ought Ia
go through. Heretofore. he said. d
voter could 20 into a booth and use
any old thing to mark a ballot, and he
might get ink or indelible pencil on
his fingers and so mark the ballot IA
to make It illegal.
The bill passed. only three votes
being east against II. Kaniho. wiC
was trying to get back at Rawlins by
voting against any bill favored by the
latter, and Mahoe, the twin, who al
ways tags after the kicker from Ko
hala, voted against the measure.
HOUSE is AGREEABLE.
, A Communication from the clerk %
the Senate was read stating tina
House Bill 81. relating to divorce pro
ceedngs, had passed the Senate will
amendments. Sheldon moved that tn
House concur. Carried
House Bill SO, regulating police AM
sanitary regulations within count.
limits, according tt communicates
from the Senate clei !, had passed thir'
reading In the Sen %. On motion o
Comes the House concurred In tn