Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-21
LAND OF LITTLE
RAIN gets Water
House Passes Loan Bill
For Construction Of
Kula Pipe Line
HOUSE
SD Day-Afternoon Session

SD Day-Afternoon Session
The House yesterday afternoon fin
ished up the biggest batch of third
readings of the session, running
through q long list of Senate bills in
record time. There were no debates,
but Carlcy made his principal speech
Of the session In support of the loan
bill to provide funds for the cOnstruc-
ton of the kula pipe line and the i'm.
prOvement of the Honolulu harbor.
The pipe line was the item of the bill
which Carley was interested in, and
he urged the House to provide relief
for the longsufiering residents Of the
Kula district who live In n fertile land
that needs only water to make It rich
~ productive. His eloQuence carried
the day for his pet measure, and as the
bill has already passed the Senate. II
goes to the Governor for his signature.
Governor Frear has already expressed
himself as favuring the bill, so the
Kula people seem assured OF their pipe
line
! ll' f1bWtt NlFtV lllt lflllNl Htl'NS uNt
on Chllngworth's bill to prohibit civ.
ilians from wearing the uniform or any
part of the uniform OF the United
States Army. Navy or OF the National
killed on account Of Its comprehensive.
ness. The original intent of the meas.
urC appeared all right. but II had been
made to go too far.
The following bills passed their third
reading In the House:
Senate Rill 1876, Mccarthy. authoriz-
ing the Superintendent of Public
Works to Ak the water rates for Homo.
lulu and to install water meters where
necessary.
Senate Eli 1923, Coelho. making spec.
ial appropriations Tor the use of the
Territory during the two years to end
with June 80. 1911. As introduced the
bill carried appropriations aggregating
81 500, 1922, but It was cut to pieces
and as read in the House carried only
u loan appropriation OF 100000 for the
Kula pipe line and 100000 for i'm.
prOvcmont of the Honolulu harbor.
This bill gave Carley an opportunity
to make a carefully prepared speech.
He had been particularly interested In
the measure, nursing II carefully
through first and scond readings and
guarding II to see that nothing hap.
pened to IT,
When the bill was called up on third
reading Carlcy took the floor, saying
he wanted to tell the House why Maui
asked the passage Of the measure. He
painted picture Of the people of the
Kula district. having to depend upon
the water than trickles from a three
quarter inch pipe so slowly that II
I takes them three days to collect ten
gallons, which they have to carry ten
miles and can use only for drinking
, purposes. They have for two years
he said, been giving their cattle and
hogs brackish water from the seashore
because there was nothing else for
! them to give. He thought Maui en-
titled to the consideration asked in the
| bill.
Alfonso offered an amendment, to
insert an item Of 10000 for the Homo.
kaa water works. At Rice's suggestion
he promised to draw bill to re.
imburse the Territory for the 10000
, outlay asked.
Cohen said the House was unit so
far as the item for the Kula pipe line
was concerned, but 1t was an imposi.
ton for Hawaii to hang back until
near the end of the session and then
try to endanger Mauls bill by lacking
on a bunch of amendments. The
amendment was tabled.
Furtardo tried to hang few amend
ments onto the bill, but they were
thrown out and the bill passed un.
amended.
Senate Bill 40, to provide for the
reimbursement of the Territory for the
cost of the Kula pipe dine provided for
in Senate Bill 1913.
Senate Bill 10, Coelho, which, as
III 'HN
makes the license fee for hotels board,
ing houses and restaurants $50 in Ho
nolulu and Hilo and $25 in the other
districts.
Senate Bill ia, Harvey, providing
that physicians employed in the exam
nation of leper suspects shall be paid
not less than IS nor more than $40 per
examination.
Senate Bill %, Coelho, the effect OF
which Is to make hasty marriages diff,
ficult Of contamination.
Senate Bill SO, Coelho's medical bill
which allows anybody to treat lepers
ESTIMATES, and consumptives, didn't
please Furtado. at seems the doctors
want TO have real good clnch on ev
erything," he said. 81 move to post
pone indefinitely" Coney pointed out
that the effect Of the bill would be Just