The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-16
SALARY BILL
COMPLETED
HoUsE-FoRTY.FIrTH DAY.

The question OF the delay in the re
porting back TO the House of the statu
of the House bills in the Senate il
view of the approaching end of the SEES
sion was aired by various members OF
Saturday morning and communication
concerning them authorized.
Saturdays session was full day
one, the House for the first time thi
session putting in a full days worl
on the last day of the week. This wa,
opposed by some of the members bu
insisted upon by the Speaker. who car
ried his point as he always does. Al
result the Territorial officials salar,
bill was finally passed in committee Of
the whole and will be ready today t.
send back to the Senate.
Morning Session.
The Finance committee presented the
first business for the House, report
on House Bill 179, regulating the ex.
penditure of public money The report
recommended another restriction,
namely, that in expenditures ofamounts
of $500 or over tenders must be called
for and "that no public work or the
purchase of labor, materials or other
supplies for public purposes shall be
so divided or parceled out as to defeat
or evade the provisions of this sec
ton" The report was adopted.
House Bill 2Os, relating to licenses,
was also reported on, the bill being
recommended. Another license bill,
House Bill 65, was tabled, as being al
ready covered in other bills.
Another bill favorably reported on
was House Bill 1914, providing sink.
ing fund for the redemption or pur.
chase of Territorial bonds.
Tabling was recommended for House
Bill ia, relating to income tax; House
Bill 1s1, exempting building railroads
from taxation, and House Bill II, relat.
ing to merchandise licenses. In all
cases the committee reports were
adopted.
A DIVIDED COMMITTEE.
A report from the Public Land COM
mittee on Sheldon 's.bill to exempt ir-
rigation systems from taxation was pre-
sented, four members favoring the bill
and two opposing. The majority re-
port was adopted.
The same committee reported ON
House Resolution 16s, appropriating
$4,000 for an artesian well for the Hau
ula homesteads, and on House Bill 1919,
making it necessary for the Govern
ment, to bear a half cost for fencing
and adjoining public lands. Both bills
we're recommended and both reports
we're, adopted.
Coney's bill to turn over the jails
% the High Sheriff so far as Buildings
md repairs were concerned was tabled
IN report of the Police committee. The
education committee submitted a draft
ill on the request of House Resolution
IA for measure to make all police
Ulcers also truant officers. The bill re-
eived first reading and was turned
yer to the Printing committee.
In the absence of Chairman Quinn
that committee. the Speaker took
he opportunity of complimenting the
ommittee on the excellent manner in
Which it was handling its work.
WHO FITZGERALD ISL
In answer to a series of questions
ubmitted by Correa, the Superintend-
mt of Public Works gave a thumb nail
biography of DR.. j. C. Fitzgerald, V.
!. He had been appointed assistant
, the Territorial Veterinarian on April
ool's Day, 1906. At that time he was
OF citizen, nor has he since had
hange of heart. At present he pulled
own $3.50 month of public money
nd his work was the same as that of :
is chief. Respecting DIR. Norgaard G
he Superintendent gave list of the t
inches he had visited other than those
a Oahu, and explained that the ex- {
,nses of these visits had been paid by
lie ranches.
The answers seemed to be satisfac
ry as no comments were INDUCED in. r
A bill providing fine not to exceed a
100 for any person violating the pro
sions of Section 800 of the Revised
avs, regarding the importation of 4
ticles forbidden by the Commissioner ID
Agriculture and Forestry. was fav-
ably reported. "
STATUS OF HOUSE BILLS. :,
A report on the status of the 215 b
lis SO far introduced into the House
IS presented from the assistant clerk.
these fifty-seven had died on the
BILE and four had been Oslerized in -
= robins egg blue chamber. leaving p
4 surviving. OF these thirty-three II
We become law by the Governor Is e
mature and one by the overriding q
his veto. while nine more are be. nj