The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-16
win Rush Bill

| bil whom his name was called again.
viii Rush Bill.
There was an error In the enaet nc
clause of the measure a. il stood orig
nally-the language being "Be it En-.
! acted by the Senate Of the Territory OF
Hawaii. This would have been an
exceedingly appropriate specification in
view of yesterday S proceedings. but
Legislature was substituted for
"Senate" upon the motion of Ne
Carthy
The liquor interests are not going TO
waste any time in their determined
efforts 20 force the measure past third
reading in the Senate When the Sen.
ate majority had been compelled TO
show its hand and plainly marked in,
| tention TO accede TO the demands Of
the liquor interests, Senator Mccarthy
moved that consideration of the bill on
third reading be deferred to Wednes-
day next and the motion was seconded
by Moore.
The same division that passed the
bill on second reading fixed next We'd
nesday as the date for final considera-
tion by the Senate of the amendments
promulgated in the interests of the lie.
uor interests.
House Bill No 4s. repeating an un-
inforced law relating to the manufac-
ture Of poi, which was enacted by the
Legislature of 1883, passed third read
ing upon the motion of Coelho.
The members Of the upper house had
considerable merriment with House
Bill No. 112, providing for holidays in
very generous fashion.
President Smith suggested that the
ill be referred to the judiciary Com
mittee, but Senator Knudsen observed
that it had been the custom of the past
10 present holiday matters to the con
sideration Of the Military Affairs Com
mittee.
Senator Chillingworth thought that
the bill ought to 60 to the Judiciary
Committee, as did Senator Kalama. The
legislator from Maui was insistent that
the proper disposition of the measure
would be the Judiciary Committee, and
he called for a rising vote. The vote
was taken and the important question
| adiudicated, the Judiciary Committee
receiving the measure that almost
agrees with the old saying about "six
months holiday twice year"
Coelho was sure that the bill should
60 to the Military Affairs Committee,
because. as he logically reasoned
didn t the militia parade upon nearly
every holiday But the Senate did
not heed the unanswerable premise of
the Maui statesman g argument.
Senator Robinson desired to make a
trip to Maui and in response to his
request the Senate formally concurred
in granting him leave of absence
until Wednesday.
Relief for Cummins.
AZ the afternoon session of the Sen
ate communication was received
from the House of Representatives.
stating that it had concurred in the
Senate amendments to House Bill No.
81, providing for the formation of a
Juvenile court.
Makakau introduced bill relating
to the practise of medicine. 1t pass
ed first reading and was referred to
the Printing Committee.
coelho introduced bill entitled
"An act to provide for the relief of
J. A. Cummins.' The bill has been
introduced in several Legislatures of
the past and asks for an appropria-
tion of $4,000 from the Territorial
treasury for the benefit of Mr.. Cum
minis.
The bin states that Cummns enter
ed plea of guilty to a charge of
treason in the year 1895 before mil
tary commission. The petition states
that he entered the plea without being
| aware of the fact that in view of the
plea the military court had no discre-
tion but TO inflict on him n sentence
of Imprisonment and fine of $4,000
Because of the circumstances of the
case the bill asks that appropriation
be made of $4,000 with legal interest
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