The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-06


members of the upper house on the
problem of the registration of voters,
dealt with in Senate Bill No. l2l,
which is intended to assure uniformity
and cohesion in the provisions of the
Territory election law statute. The
idea as contained in the bill is for a
modified great register, to n consider
able extent to be left within the juris-
diction and authority of the county
clerks.
1t was while the Senate was consid-
ering the provisions of the bill in the
committee of the whole yesterday that
Senator w. o. Smith stated that he
considered that there were grave de-
fects in .the measure and that extreme
care should be exercised in considering
the changes it proposes in the election
laws now in operation.
The bill as now before the Senate is
a voluminous document of ffty-eight
pages in length, and has not yet passed
second reading The measure embodies
many of the ideas of Secretary Mott
Smith toward the simplification of the
election system. 1t has now been in
the hands of the Senate for about thirty
days and determined effort is going
to be made to get il through the Senate
passing the House of Representatives.
By bill that was introduced yester
day by Senator Fairchild the water
works system of the City and County
of Honolulu will be given an Oppor-
tunity to make its own way. The
measure specifies that all waterworks
receipts shall go toward the creation
of a special fund for the maintenance
and extension of the system, to be also
used for the payment of interest on the
outstanding bonds.
The bill raising the income tax ex-
emption from $1,000 to $1,000 was pass
ed on final reading yesterday, as was
also the bill amending the Revised
Laws so as to force secondhand dealers
to submit monthly reports of their
transactions.
Approve Amendments.
Notification was received from the
House of Representatives, stating that
1T had concurred in the amendments
made by the Senate to House Bill
No. 35.
House Bill No. "a, providing for the
appropriations for government purposes
during the next biennial period, was re-
ceived and passed on first reading.
There were no reports of standing
committees submitted in the order of
business, which produced an expression
of surprise from President of the Sen
ate Smith Senator Knudsen observed
that the President s advice to hurry
the legislative work had taken such
immediate effect that the stenographers
had been swamped with Judiciary
Committe reports and, as a consequence
the reports would not be ready until
Monday.
Senator Fairchild introduced bill
providing for the extension, improve
ment and payment of the cost of the
Honolulu water and sewer works.
Waterworks Bill.
The full text of the bill is as follows:
~ "Section l. All revenues derived
from time to time from the Honolulu
water and sewer works shall constitute
and be held as a special fund in the
treasury of the Territory, to be dis
bursed on warrants drawn by the audi
tor and issued only upon approved
vOucers of the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works. Such moneys shall be APP
portioned and applied from time to
time by said Superintendent, with the
approval of the Governor, to the fol
lowing general purposes, and not
otherwise:
First, the expenses of maintenance
and operation of said works; secondly,
the payment of interest upon the in
debtedness Of the Territory incurred
for the construction, Improvement and
extension of said works; thirdly, the
extension and improvement of said
works; and, fourthly, the payment of
said indebtedness. Each voucher
- i ,l.I ~,
general purpose for which it is drawn.
All moneys applied to the payment of
such indebtedness shall be deemed to
have been applied in accordance with
the provisions of Act 81 of the Session
Laws of 1902
The measure is drawn to take effect
on July l, 1909. 1t was passed to
print.
Senator Robinson introduced bill
to amend section 1925 of the Revised
Laws relating to exemption from per-
sonal and property taxation.
Veto Is Sustained.
On the order of the day was Gov.
ernor's Message No. 10, vetoing the
House bill providing for the granting
of fees to lawyers appointed by court
to defend impecunious criminals. Sen.
ltor knudsen moved to sustain the
veto, and it was supported on a unan.
imous vote.
Senate Bill No. 6s, relating to the
terms .of circuit courts, was taken up
on third reading, but on the motion of
Mekekau it was laid on the table to
be considered with Senate Bill No. rs.
The bill intended to amend the Re-
vised Laws regulating the operations
of second hand dealers passed third
reading with full vote. In addition
to the present law, which compels
secondhand dealer to keep a detailed
record of all transactions and custom
ers, the bill provides that the dealers
must submit monthly reports. Sena-
tor Makekau moved to have the Conn