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cause that is practically done at pres
ent. Nakaleka s resolution that the Dol
allowance be increased from 81 to 25
pounds was adopted, while his petit
ton relative to the repair of cottages
owned by lepers was tabled.
The committee also commended the
idea of milk commission.
Cummins Bill Reported.
The Finance Committee reported
favorably on Senate Bill 90. Coelho,
which is to repay John A. Cummins
$4,000, the amount he was fined by a
military court after pleading guilty to
treason. A similar bill has been in
every Legislature since 1908.
House Bill $50, Rice, relating to
taxation, was also recommended for
passage.
Defeated on Third Reading.
1t was % for the House Bill bearing
that hoodoo number when it came up
for third reading, the first bill on the
allow a year s grace on property sold
under foreclosure of mortgage, in
which it may be redeemed.
Castro attacked the measure as one
that would be hard on the purchasers
of such property and would also make
it more difficult for those in need of
money to borrow on mortgage on real
estate. His arguments brought about
a vote of "a to 8 to indefinitely post
pone, even the members of the Judi
eiary Committee, who had unanimous
ly recommended the bill for passage,
voting to kill it. This induced Single
to inquire if the House knew on what
side it was voting?
House Bill 1917, introduced by the
Public Expenditures Committee, to pay
the Hilo Electric Company $40777 on
an old light bill, passed third reading.
House Bills 1S4 and 185 were de-
ferred until Monday, on third reading.
on account of the absence of Rice, who
had been excused long enough to take
a run back to Kauai
All Points of the Compass.
J. Alfred Magoon and twenty-eigh
others, Presidents and citizens of Ma
noa, I" presented a petition in which
they "asked the honor of the Legis-
allure for $4,000 to have an East road
to meet the West road starting from
The end of the old East road'
Sun Worshipers Petition.
Kaniho presented a petition, as I'M
usual and startling as most of the
Kings emanating from the desk of the
perpetual Representative from Kohala. |
The petition was as follows:
eve, American citizens, residing in |
he County of Kauai, End Precinct, 9th |
District, living under |
The light of the sun, respectfully petit |
ton for two-aere lot so that a church |
be built for all those who worship God
under the light of the sun. This is
not to encroach upon the owners of
zuleanas.
3.Made at Kekaha, End Precinct, 9th
District
Another Freak.
Kaniho, when the cloud on the
Speaker s face over this petition had
cleared, nimbly passed over another
one, also "made at Kekaha, = etc. This
one said:
eve the undersigned American citi
zens and voters of the County of Kau-
al, Second Precinct, 9th Representative
District, hereby petition that the law,
Chapter 6, Section 72 and last part of
said section, relating to county officers,
be amended.
"The intention of this petition is
to give to the people the right to elect
their officers such as Supervisor, Dep
uty Sheriff and also the Road Super
visors."
After these the House took recess,
shutting off whatever other entertain
ing petitions and things Kaniho might
have had up his sleeve.