The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-23
HOUSE

Yesterday was a day of dreary rou-
tine in tn House, with eighteen bills
put through third readings and a mass
of other work attended to. For the
greater part of the day, Rice sat in the
chair Speaker Holstein having asked
to be excused from attendance until
Saturday, in order to allow him to go
home and visit sick son.
One of the most important measures
finally passed was one empowering the
Superintendent of Public Works to in
stall water meters in connection with
the waterworks and charge consumers
accordingly, while the important bill
defeated was that establishing board
of examiners to pass upon the qualifca-
tions of applicants to practise veteri-
nary medicine.
The bill to borrow 100000 for the
improvement of the Honolulu harbor
and 100000 for a Kula pipeline pass
ed, while new bill was introduced
making stricter the requirement that
all corporations file annual reports of
their business with the Treasurer year
ly. Chillingworth IS bill prohibiting the
wearing of uniform or any part of
it belonging to the Army, Navy or Ma
tlonal Guard was beaten.
Thirty Minutes.
The reading of the minutes of the
tri-session day before took half an hour
after which batch of routine commu
nications from the Senate were read
and received.
The Finance Committee dug up n re-
port to present, this being on House
Bill 224, to fix a tax rate on insurance
companies. The report recommended
the bill, saying something therein
about "polce holders' This was
hastily changed to "policy holders -
and the report was adopted.
Boosts All Proper.
The Hawaii members, as a special
committee, reported on Senate Bill l27,
to boost Hawaii county salaries. All
the boosts were approved of and one
other recommended, that being for the
Deputy Sheriff of North Kona. who
goes up from 1860 a year to $lOs0. The
report was adopted.
Last, but Not Least"
Sheldon presented a new bill, "the
last, but not least,' he styled it. TINS
is bill amending section 1866 of the
Revised Laws relating to the annual
exhibits of corporations. The bill pro-
vides that all industrial corporations
shall annually present ga full and ae-
curate" exhibit of the state of its af-
fairs to the Treasurer as of December
81 of each year. The reports must be
filed within sixty days of January l..
The exhibits are to be examined and
| the results of such examination may
be laid before the Governor Failure
to provide report may be punished
by fine and Imprisonment, while the
books of the corporation may be gone
through to secure or verify the informa-
tion given.
Much Business To Do.
The House yesterday faced the big
gest order of the day of the session,
ON the menu being seven House bills
for third reading, eleven Senate bills
on the same order, one House bill on
special order of the day for second
reading, a joint resolution on special
order of the day, and a Senate bill to
take up on second reading in commit
tee of the whole
Third Readings.
Bravely the House plunged into this
mass of work.
House Bills 225 and 226, Rice. both
rush bills to amend defects in the tax
laws relating to tax liens and failure
to make returns passed without oppo'
sition.
House Bill 200, Long, gives ware
housemen lien for storage of good:
and authorizing the sale of the stored
goods for collection of payment. 81,
months storage is sufficient to allow {
) sale if the goods are unclaimed an6
uncalled for The bill passed.
: House Bill eel, Douthitt, requiring
judgments to be rendered in writing
! with reasons, in Circuit Court casei
held without iuries. was passed.
House Bill 229, Douthitt authorizing
: the receipt of money for bail by cer
, tain court officers and allowing TIN
money so received to be applied on tn
| payment of costs and fines, passed. Al
attempt 10 amend by cutting ont tn
5 last provision was tabled. The roll cal
4 showed some opposition, the vote be
+ ing; Ayes, 90; noes, s.
=. Kaniho's Plea.
= House Bill 80, shingle, requirin