Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
EACH man MAY GET
A SALARY WARRANT
Fern Opposes Blanket
System Used At
Present


their wages personally and without
going through the formality of pre-
senting themselves before the Road
Supervisor to receive their pay.
He stated this morning that he
would like to see the County EN-
ployes get their wages direct from
the Treasurer, that the blanket war
rant system should be abolished and
individual warrants issued In their
stead.
Heretofore the road men have re-
ceived their pay from the Office of
the Road Supervisor and. incidental
ly. there was great deal OF confu-
sion.
In order to do away with this, His
Honor has decided to ask the Board
to instruct the Auditor to issue in
dividual warrants to the men direct,
instead of punching them together
and giving the money 10 the Road
Supervisor for distribution.
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The amendment was therefore tabled
and the clerk instructed to call the
roll on the passage OF the bill.
At this juncture. after the first name
had been called, Kaniho awoke to the
fact that bill was about to slip by
upon which he had not inflicted his or.
atory. and he Jumped to his feet and
began TO talk. The Speaker, however,
coldly ruled him out OF order and the
roll call proceeded. The vote was %
to in favor of the passage of the
bill. Carley. Kamahu. Kaniho. Kawe.
wehi. Kinney. Like, Makekau and Ma.
wahine foollshly voted against II, thus
cutting themselves of from the right
TO demand and expect the support of
the other members for new bill 10
provide for the appointment of the
Honolulu deputy sheriff by the Sheriff
Attachments.
House Bill 100, introduced by Shin.
gle, relating to attachments, came up
on third reading Douthitt explained
that the bill had the endorsement of
the Bar Association and the CONNER.
clal organizations OF Honolulu The
Dill modifies the existing laws.
Kama said the whole matter was
one on which he was not very clear.
In this he evidently was not alone.
Judging from the bewilderment ex.
pressed on the faces OF some OF his
colleagues. but he thought he detected
in 1t something liable to be detriment.
al to the Hawaiians. Certain members
IN the House always oppose any meas
ure calculated to make man pay his
iebts. The bill. however, finally
passed with 28 ayes.
Makekau's bird bill. II. b. ZIG, max
Ing II a misdemeanor to catch or kill
any beneficial perchlng bird or to take
or destroy their nests or eggs. and es.
pecially protecting the Hawaiian
goose tnene). aroused a protest from
Kaniho, who wanted to know what
would happen to u man who caught
one Of the protected birds, chained Il
by the leg and reared II carefully.
Single explained that that was not
the intention Of the bill. II had been
prepared at the request OF Prof. Hen,
shaw OF Washington. who wrote that
In his opinion the rapidly disappearing
Hawaiian goose ought to be protected
even from scienticts, for at least four
years. But as a bird In the hand Is
worth two in the bush, he was willing
to defer the matter to allow the com
mittee to look into Kaniho's sugges
ton.
Makekau objected to any delay 70,
such purpose. saying the only oh
ject OF the bill was to protect the meme
and nothing could be gained by delay
! ing action for technicalities. III
moved the bill pass.
Rice, however. though Kaniho's oil
lection sound. as Mr.. Damon has
lot OF these geese In his possession
He moved to defer to tomorrow. Thi
carried.
May Be Unconstitutional.
hawewehi's second pound bill wa
next, This bill. providing for the In
! '"rud'n0 Of all animals found wander
Ing on the public highways. contain
the nonsensical provision that II an
damage be done by the animals, tn
owners shall pay such damages a
may he assessed by the Board of SUI
eryisors. Ia. lLAz - lAi
Waiwaioie saw the weakness Of tn
measure and proceeded to point
out. He moved to indefinitely pos
pone. He was backed up In this b
Long, who pointed out the very obv
GUS fact that the Board OF Supervisor
has no right TO fix damages, and thl
such provision would render the AZ
unconstitutional, a little thing lik
the Constitution. however, did NJ