Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-27
REPRESENTATIVES PASS FOUR
Continued from Pare u

aren't IN liawan, Roosevelt preceptS
being followed out for the most part,
but II the bill introduced by Castro be.
comes law, as the Finance Commit.
tee recommends 1t shall, large fam.
lilies will be more fashionable in the
Territory than heretofore. The bill
provides that a man having family
Of six or more minor children. and re.
Ceiving an income Of less than 5000
a year, need pay no road, poll or school
taxes.
County Supplies.
The Miscellaneous Committee rec.
commended the indefinite postponement
of Waiwaioles bill, No. SO. providing
that all supplies for counties must be
bought from the lowest bidders by the
Board Of Supervisors. The commit.
tee expressed the belief that the pres.
ent system Of buying county supplies
is n good one and the passage of the
bill would only delay works that may
be required to be done Immediately.
Waiwaiole's Bill.
The Committee Of the Whole made
its report on House Bill 81 introduced
by Waiwaiole, to make the taxation,
educational and Judicial districts the
same. The committee recommended
the passage Of the bill with the
amendments made yesterday. The re.
port was adopted.
Money Wanted.
Resolutions were introduced by va.
rious members to make the following
appropriations:
Kealawaa, $1,000 for school build.
ing at Kahaualea, Puma. Kealawaa,
$500 for a government road at Koha.
kunui, Kukuau, Hilo.
Investigate the Dam.
Sheldon introduced resolution that
q committee OF seven members be ap.
pointed by the speaker to investigate
all matters concerning the construc.
ton Of Nuuanu dam and Reservoir No.
4. The committee, according to the
resolution, shall visit and thoroughly
inspect the site and work done there.
at, examine the methods In which such
work is being done. inquire into all
expenditures made by the Territory
out Of the last appropriation for the
work, and report back to the House.
This resolution. curiously enough,
was typewriter on the paper OF the
executives Office and bore all the ear.
marks Of having emanated from up.
stairs.
Sheldon, In presenting the resolu.
ton, explained that perhaps the dam
might be so constructed that II would
break and food the town, and the
thought II would be wise for commit.
tee from the House to take look at It
and report as to whether or not the
work is being properly done.
Long wanted to know what the hon.
orable Representatives would know
about It when they got through. He
didn't know that any Of them were
dam experts. The House. however, re,
fused to countenance any such refiec.
ton on its wisdom and knowledge, and
the resolution carried. The Speaker
appointed Sheldon, Coney, Cohen. AZ
fonso, Kawewehi. Nawahine and Like
on the committee.
A Warlike Bill.
A warlike measure was introduced
by Kamanoulu, the intent OF which IL
to show the fighting strength Of the
Territory and what the local situation
would be in the event that the bug
hear of war with Japan should yer be
come a reality.
The bill provides for the preparation
by the tax assessor of each taxation
division OF roll Of the names of al
inhabitants OF his division subject tt
military duty. The roll shall contain
the name, residence, age and occupa
ton of each OF the persons enrolled
and also the previous existing mill
tary or naval service OF each person