The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-16
IN THE HOUSE
AFTERNOON SESSION.
FORTY-SIXTH DAY.

Ol house Dill LOS as udNiuB pdSStu Il
third reading in that body This bill
provides a license fec OF So for any
one hunting with firearms on the ISL
and of Oahu
The Senate also reported having
passed House Bill 1872 with slight
amendments This bill provides for
the registration of fire arms and am
munition by owners of same. The
amendments were immaterlal to the
sense of the bill and were concurreG
in by the House
House Bill 211, relating to laundries
and prescribing what premises may
be used for public washing, came up
for a third reading.
Rawlns moved to amend by striK-
ing out the penalty of hard labor for
violation of the law which carried
Action the bill was deferred till to-
morrow.
House Bill 2OS, establishing a fee
for licenses to sell ava at $500 FOR
Honolulu, 800 for South Hilo, Wal
lullu and Lahaina, and $50 for each
other taxation district, was passed at
a third reading with two votes oppos-
ing.
Senate Bill 20 ,appropriating S5274
for additional use of the department
of Public Works, was passed third
reading without opposition.
A communication from the Execu-
tive department reported to the House
that the Governor had affixed his sig
nature to House Bill 81 relating to
costs of courts, and House Bill sc re
lating to powers and duties of the
Board of Supervisors. These bills are
now laws.
Senate Bill 70 to exempt lepers IN
the County of Kalawao from taxation,
passed at a third reading
Senate Bill SIS, approprlating S25,.
600 construction and maintenance OF
College of Agriculture and Mechanr
cal Arts, passed a third reading in
the House without opposition.
House Bill 2O4 providing exempting
from taxes for ten years, irrigation
systems, other than in Honolulu
came up for a third reading.
Kaleiopu moved to indefinitely post
pone action on the bill. He spoke a,
some length against the bill which
he said was favoritism, and would
work i'll to the public.
Rawlins supported the measure. He
said it was as just to exempt irrf
cation works as railroads, for which
laws are already passed.
Castro moved to strike out the
clause making exemption under the
bill only applicable to systems !
miles or over in length. The amend
ment carried.
A vote on the passage of the bill
resulted 81 in favor and s opposed
The opposing votes were: Alawa, Ka
hna, Kaleo, Kaleiopu, Kalana, Keouli
Mahoe and Nailima.
The House concurred with the Sen
ate in amendments to House Bill &C
permitting railroads to use other than
steam for motive power.
The Health and Police Committee
reported on House Bill 1913 permitting
the treatment of lepers by any
body who wants to try it, recommend
ed the passage of the bill by a major
ity report.
Coney, Chairman, filed a minority
report recommending the tabling OF
the bill on the grounds that the bill
was not specific enough, and would
give admittance to people who had
other objects than treatment of len.
rosy. The bill, he stated, would per
NIT any one to go to the settlement Tor
two years, on their simple statement
that they wish to treat Iepers. The
Board of Health would have no discre.
ton in the matter.
The minority report was defeated
and the majority report adopted.
Senate Bill SO was recommended tc
be tabled by the majority of the
Health Committee, Coney filing a min
GRITTY report recommending the pas
sage of the bill on ground that II
would expedite business or the ONCE
when the President of the Board o.
Health. The bill provides for the
appointment of a vice-president of tn,
Board of Health.
Kaleiopu opposed the bill. He sal,
no vice-president had ever been need
ed and the department had been or
Grated satisfactorily. While no salar
is asked for this office, ne believe
that it would in a few years be aske
for salary for It,
The majority report was adopted.
The Committee on Agriculture re
ported on House Bill 1877 providing
bounty Of 10 cents per head for NOR
goose, in an effort to exterminate wha
has become a pest on the Islands, rC
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by persons other than regular physi
clans. This motion carried The bill
was finally tabled. Senate Bill NJ
/ 70 which WAS rr9 1tfDqlI,, tI,o com,