The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-01
SENATE
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eial Circuits, passed on third reading
1t amends Section 125 of Chapter l.
of the Revised Laws by including, fol
Judicial purposes, the lands known a;
fhe ahupnaa of Olaa and the ahupuas
of Keaau as part of the South Hilt
district.
Senate Bill No. 122, providing tar
exemption for the encouragement Of
diversified industries, passed third read
ing without a dissenting vote. The
bill provides for the exemption of al
property used in the cultivation OF
sisal and other products judged in the
Struggling class, and includes Al
amendment by Senator Baker designed
to prevent tax lodging upon the part
of those desiring to make unfair use
of the fony-aere exemption clause.
House Bill No 30, fixing $50 as the
minimum wage to be paid public labor
ers, came up on third reading but was
deferred until Friday, after request
for continuance voiced by Senator Fair
child
Senator Fairchild said he was not
present Tuesday when the bill was con-
sidered at length. 81 feel that this
tends to limit the responsibility of the
County Supervisors, - declared the Sem
ator from Kauai. "and | would like
to have it deferred to have an oppor-
tunity of looking closer into its provi-
sions. I think that the object of the
bin could be obtained in some other
way if some time was given in which
to study the matter ont.
Senator Makekau submitted as an
amendment to Fairchild s motion to de-
fer. motion that the bill be referred
to the Ways and Means Committee.
Vote Is Questioned.
President of the Senate Smith OBJ
served that he concurred in the views
expressed Tuesday by Senator Moore,
who declared that minimum wage
rate could not be enforced on contrae-
tors undertaking public works.
.1There is no daily wage in con-
tracts said President Smith.
There were few scattering votes
on the motion to refer the bill to the
Ways and Means Committee and when
President Smith said that the motion
was carried Senator Mccarthy gues-
toned the vote.
A rising vote was then taken, show
ing that the motion was lost. Senator
Woods then moved that the bill be
deferred until Wednesday.
Senator Harvey was against further
DELAY and moved that the bill pass
third reading.
Senator Fairchild said that the Gov
ernor could not be consistent and sign
the bill in its present form.
III don It care how my attitude in
this matter may be construed said
c. l.: =
such measure can be attained in an
other way. What is the use of going
ahead and running the risk of veto.
Senator Fairehild declared further
that the tendency was toward the plae.
ing Of more discretionary power in the
hands of the county officers while the
bill, if passed, would contribute to an
exactly contrary result.
Senator Woods said that he was in
favor of granting continuance to give
the Senator from Kauai better OPP
portunity to consider the provisions OF
the bill, since he had been forced to
be absent from the Senate during the
discussion of the bill.
Harvey Objects.
Senator Harvey expresseds deter
mined opposition to further .contin
nance under any circumstances.
He stated that simply because one
Senator had not been present during
the discussion of a bill that fact was
not sufficient for a postponement.
ssWe might as well have waste
basket handy and dump the bills into
it, remarked Harvey in conclusion.
1t was plain that Senator Fairehild
was a trifle ruffled by the observation:
of Harvey, but his attempted rejoindel
was prevented by Senator KnudseI
raising a point of order.
The motion to defer was lost by {
vote of seven to six. Senator Moore
was then recognized by President
Smith. and Moore declared that he wa:
confident that there was no disposition
on the part of the Senate to rush the
bill through and he offered a motion IL
defer the bill until Friday. The motion
was carried.
When House Bill No 90 was taker
np on third reading President Smiti
called the attention of the Senators
to the necessity of giving closer con
sideration to the bills on third reading
He again expressed his regret that tn,
Governor had found it necessary Il
veto a bill because of carelessness upol
the part of the Legislature.
Deputy Sheriff Debate.
House Bill No. 90 provides for tn,
appointment of all deputy sheriffs b,
the County Sheriff and it produced al
extended discussion.
Senator Baker of Hawaii opened oil
the bill with heavy artillery and from
the terms of Baker s remarks, if tn
hin should become law, government
f.by the people and for the people
would certainly come to an end. Ba
ker's argument was based on tn
premise that the people We're the bes
judges of the qualifications of the me-
who would have authority over them
He declared that the power of election
had been given to the people and tina
it would be contrary to all the prin
eiples of free government to resein
that right. He moved for an iRdefnit
postponemeHt of the bill
Senator Fairchild argued in favor o
the passage of the bill. He declare
that the trouble in the County of Oah
had been oecasioned through the elet