The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-19

rrrmp Court decision Iu tho fgHu liar.
h0r Traction Company ease. hoNding
thar railroads should boz Incorporated
through articles of association not by
charters.
Senate Routine.
An the members Of the upper house
were in their seats when che Senate
was called to order yesterday morn.
ing.
A letter was read from Secretary
Cooper Of the Honolulu Park Associ'
alton, inviting the members Of the
Legislature 10 visit Knpiolani Park aud
see the improvements that have been
carried 90 completion during the cur.
rent biennial period. The letter stated
that Superintendent Of Public Works
Campbell would make the arrange.
ments for the visit Of the legislators
TO Kapiolaui Park. The invitation was
accepted.
The Ways aud Means Committee sub.
mitted report on Senate Bill No.
so, the measure introduced by Senator
Fairchild of the committee and intend
ed to regulate the expenditure Of pub.
lie money.
The following amendment TO the bill
was recommended by the committee:
"Provided, however, that any coun-
ty, or city and county. may, il its
Board of Supervisors shall so decide,
expend sums in excess of FIVE hundred
dollars upon road work or repairs with
out contracting therefor.
"Add new section to be numbered
Section $ to read as follows:
q" Section s. No expenditure Of pub
lie money for Territorial purposes, ex-
cept for salaries or pay of officers or
employees or for permanent settlements,
subsidies or other claims or objects
for which a fixed sum or sums must
be paid by law, shall be made except
by, through or with the written ap.
proval of purchasing agent, who
shall he appointed by the Governor,
by and with the approval of the Sen.
ate, and be subject to his supervision
and control. -
The report of the committee was laid
on the table and taken up in the usual
course with the bill.
Veto Is Sustained.
The Judiciary Committee reported
favorably on Senate Bill No 92, max.
ing additions to the law regulating the
records of surveys and conveyances. A
favorable report was also submitted by
the committee on Senate Bill No. 90,
relating to the lien of District Court
| judgments.
"House Bill No. 9S is now before
the Senate" declared President w. o.
Smith, as introductory to considera.
tion of the first veto message Of Gov.
ernor Frear, and the Supervisors "en.
abling' act which the Chief Execu.
tive found he could not approve.
''The question before the Senate is
whether Senate Bill No. 9s shall he.
come law despite the veto of the
Governor" was the further observa-
tion of the President.
Senator Quinn was recognized by
the presiding officer, and he moved that
the veto of the Governor be sustained.
I 81 understand that this action has
already been taken by the lower
house" said Quinn, "and l do not
see any other way out of it."
+ There was no second to Quinn s mo-
tion, and the next Senator to be rec
ognzed by the presiding officer was
Makekau.
al move for the passage of the
bill" said Senator Makekau, and Nc
Carthy seconded it.
The veto was formally sustained by
the negative votes of Senators Chill.
lingworth. Brown, Knudsen, Quinn
Robinson, Baker. Kalama, Fairchild
and President Smith. Those casting
their vote to overrule the veto of the
Governor were Senators COelho, Make
kau, Harvey, Mccarthy, Woods and
Moore.
The Senate thus followed out thc
precedent established by the House
formally indorsing the veto by the Gov
crnor of the measure that ii was hopet
would finally conclude the dispute
surrounding the appointment of munich
pal employees.
Pass Validating Act.
Senate Bill No. 81 passed third read
ing, validating interpretations, place
in jeopardy by the Supreme Court dc
cision in connection with the applica
ton of the Pearl Harbor Traction Com
pany for a charter, in which the cour
held that such corporations should b
formed through articles of association
The bill passed third reading on tn
motion of Senator Knudsen and re
ceived unanimous vote,
President Smith called the attention
of the Senate to the omission, b.
amendment, of the preamble to tn
bus which the Judiciary Committe
did not think essential, that view b,
ing sustained by the Senate thruug
the adoption of the committee repor
President Smith declared that he col
sidered the explanatory preamble me-
essary, but no action was taken ON til
suggestion,
The Senate gave its final endors
ment to Senate Bill No. SO, making Il
bond of a surety company sufficient fl
the applicant or holder of liqu'
license. There were -four dissentI
woes to the measure, Senators knu
sen, Kalama and Smith registering
negative opinion.
A favorable report was submitted
the Judiciary Committee on Senate b
No. GS, making slight changes 10 Il
terms of Circuit Courts ON Hawaii, III
same committee recommended the pa
sage of House Bill No. %.