The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-16

eies IN such way that it is now "A
! spineless attempt 20 let down the bars
to quack preienders
Senator Moore introduced a bill pro.
viding for the assessment of property
benefited by the Honolulu sewer sys-
TEN. The first section of the measure
reads ns follows,
"All lots or parcels Of land fronting
on any street. lane or highway, lane
or alleyway in which there may be
a sewer of the Honolulu Sewer Sys.
tenn, shall be assessed n proportionate
part of the cost of construction of the
Honolulu Sewer system, according to
the frontage of such lots or parcels
of land on the streets, highways, lanes
alleyways as aforesaid. The cost of
construction of the Honolulu Sewer
System shall be determined by adding
to the amount expended by the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, to wit, s5s3 3,35l.79,
the total of the amounts expended, by
the owners Of lands assessed under this
act, for laying sewer pipes in the
streets connecting the sewer pipe from
such lots with the sewers of the Ho-
nolulu Sewer System.'
The bill was passed to print.
Senate Bill No. 130 passed third
reading with n full vote. 1t regulates
the requirement of property by
churches and other religious institu-
tions.
House Bill No. 91. the measure al
lowing the deposit of territorial funds
in banks, passed third reading after
the adoption Of an amendment offered
by Moore, fixing the limit of deposit
to seventy.hve per cent. of the avail
able funds in the Territorial Treasury.
House Bill No. 157, regulating the
licenses of public shows, was taken up
on third reading and passed with a
unanimous vote. The title of the meas
ure was shown to be defective and
changed to conform with the sugges-
tiOns of Senator Knudsen. Makekau g
amendment for the substitution OF
counties for "islands" in the Language
of the bill was indorsed by the Senate
Pass Leprosy Bill.
y House Bill No. 1876, the bill to reg.
ulate the treatment of leprosy was tax
en- up on third reading. Senator Ma
| kekau offered an amendment providing
1 for the insertion of clause providing
that treatment of lepers could be un'
dertaken by "any person claiming that
+ rosy Senators Fairchild and Smitl
showed the fallacy of the Makekau
Q amendment. Senator Smith said that
such provision would complicate the
3 whole machinery of treatment, and
would be contrary to the undertaking
with the United States government or
the methods of treatment and policy
7 to be pursued under the granting OF
Federal aid The amendment was lost
those voting in favor of it being Sen
| ators Makekau, Baker, Brown. Robin
e son and Coelho.
ii Makelkau had another puerile amend
i. ment tha, sought to differentiate be
/. tween persons afflicted with the dis
ease and those capable of spreading it
G Senator Smith showed the danger o.
] the idea, and the amendment was lost
Senator Baker thought that thu
!. clause directing the apprehension o
suspects was open to misinterpretatioI
and injustice to police officers. HI
maintained that people might be tenn
porarily segregated through the repor
of someone who was preiudiceC
against them. He also insisted tha
the general definition of the disease a
in the bill was too broad. Baker wa
supported in his view by Senator Rob
nson. Baker moved to strike out th'
entire section, but the motion was lost
The bill passed third reading, 10 t
5, Baker, Harvey, Chillingworth, Co
elho and Makekau voting against it.
The Veto Measure.
The message from Governor FreaT
vetoing House Bill No, 80, was re
ceived and read MS follows:
To the Legislature;
| herewith return, without my ar
proval, House Bill No 80, entitled " A
Act to amend section | of Act 9S, See
sion Laws of 1907, to designate tn
pay of laborers engaged in construct
ing and repairing roads, bridges q
streets, waterworks or other works TO
the Territory of Hawaii or for any pc
litical subdivision thereof.
The purpose of the bin is TO pre-
scribe minimum wage of Sl.jO da
for laborers engaged ON public work.
Aside from questions of constitution
ality, there are many reasons both o
economic principles and special cond
tions, why this bill should not becom
law. 1t will be unnecessary to attemp
to state all of these.
The bill would Illustrate its own ger
eral object, which is that of beneftln
laborcrs, for ii would necessitate I'll
dismissal or unemployment OF man
laborers who would otherwise be eu
ployed. If the funds available for ii
employment of labor ON public worl
were unlimited, the ease might be di
ferent; but, with the funds very niue
limited as they are, il is obvious thi
if wages were increased fewer lahore
would be employed. The bin may
prompted by a worthy desire to benei
the laboring class, but results are II
always what they are intended to b
and in this case true friendship for q
aboring class can hest lie shown
looking al the real rather than the a
parent effect. The bill might benei
some laborers, but IL would be again
the interests of the aboring class as
whole, for it would prevent many fro
obtaining employm snt,
Moreover, less would be accomplis
/ ed in maintaining roads and other pu
. lie improvements in good condition ~