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senate seasonal expenses passed second
reading.
Coelho's bill to enable persons at
tanning the age of twentv-One years on
or before the day Of general election
to register was read a second time. It's
introducer stated that it would not be
necessary TO cucumber the statute
books with such law if the admins
tration adopted a different course in
registering. The provision of the bill
was contained IN the election bill that
the Governor pocketed vetoed. All the
trouble was in an affidavit required al
registration to the effect that the appli-
cant was twenty-one years Of age,
though the Organic Act made the age
at the time of election qualification
for voting. AS a result many young
men in his district were deprived Of
their right to vote at last election. He
moved that the bill be referred to the
judiciary committee with directions to
confer with the administration on the
subject Carried.
oIu4SIEE <7CIu6dblUus
Coelho's bill to exempt the sale Of
fish and such from license fees was read
a second time. Its author moved its
passage He explained that its provis-
ions were contained in a bill of the
regular session vetoed by the Governor,
for reasons that the speaker knew. The
Governor was identified with certain
corporate interests that would have to
pay license fees if the bill became law.
Under the present law the women sell
ing flowers on the street corners might
pay license fees.
Makekau moved the bill be referred
to the ways and means committee. Car
ried
Might Need the Money.
Coelho's bill raising the salaries of
certain officers of the County of Maui
was read a second time, and its intro
bills for other counties were before the
regular session, the principle was an
nounced that the legislation should be
for the Office and not the man. Some
of these officers probably had no use
for him, but that made no difference.
They were not there for life, and he
might himself come to fill one of the
offices.
Makekau moved to refer the bill to
the Maui delegation.
"We all agree, so what is the use
of referring?" said Kalama. Coelho
accepted the amendment.
Action Challenged.
81 understood we were called here
for one purpose" Quinn remarked.
- Now Senator Coelho brings in bunch
of a half dozen bills on various SUBJ
jects. If the other members follow his
example, there will be bills for all the
counties. Where will it end? We will
be here thirty or sixty days"
GAN the honorable member has to do
If he does not approve of this bill is
to vote against it," iCoelho replied.
g am trying to get my bills pushed
ahead to save time. I do not propose
to stay here longer than Saturday,
The bill went to the Maui members
as a special committee.
Coelho next moved the passage of his
bill providing for the payment to each
county of the inheritance tax collected
therein, on second reading.
He referred to the wording of the
law relating to the inheritance tax,
which made it seem as If the whole
amount must be paid to the Territory.
This was not just to the counties, with
the heavy demands on their funds.
They needed money for roads, the best
kind of promotion In the county of
IL, e
itance tax was collected. He did not
know how much in Maui county but it
was considerable. Hawaii county
needed all it could get for roads. The
matter was very important.
On the suggestion of the president,
who said the question of giving all
the tax to the counties should be well
considered. and on motion of Makekau
the bill was referred to the ways and
means committee.
Coelho's bill appropriating $4,000
for the relief of persons released from
the Leper Settlement on Molokai was
on motion of Robinson, referred to the
ways and means committee.
The Regular Business.
After some talk the Governor s APP
NCAC SNI IftH
in committee of the whole at two
o clock today.
Mrs. Atcherley Heard From.
A communication from Mary H. Atch-
erley was the first thing brought before
the senate at the afternoon session.
President Smith announced its receipt
on calling the session to order. saying
it was of great length. Yet there We're
matters in the letter which might prop
erly be referred to the Judiciary com
mittee, being in relation to the lunacv
commission and the administration of
the asylum. He read passages from the
concluding part of the letter, which
spoke of murderous plots against Dr.
Atcherley.
Knudsen demurred to reference to
the Judiciary committee, as at the reg
ular session it had threshed out the
Atcherley matter.
Chillingworth also objected, saving
it was Sinking of the senate s duties.
The letter should be considered in com
mittee of the whole. In answer to the
president s statement that the insanity
of DR.. Atcherley had not been decided,
or the lunacy commission in existence,
at the time of the regular session, the
speaker said the Judiciary committee did
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