The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-20

that the bill as amended be defeated
as not in the best interest of the edu-
eational system.
The roll call showed sharp division.
Waiwaiole and the twelve Oahu mem.
hers voted no, the rest of the House,
with the exception of Coney-absent-
voting aye, the bill carrying by six
teen to thirteen.
Governors Veto Read
The message from the Governor was
read, proving to be his second veto.
This time House Bill met with the
| Governor s disapproval.
Alfonso, the introducer of the bill.
stated that the reasons for the veto
were good and he moved the veto be
sustained. It was.
Alfonso then presented a new bill
covering the same things as the vetoed
bill but amended to meet the obiec-
tions pointed out.
Coelho's Fishery Bill Presented.
Senate Bill l, Coelho S famous anti
japanese fishing bill, was formally
presented to the House and passed first
reading.
Grab Bill Reports.
The report of the special committee
of Oahu members on the Municipal
Grab Bill. boosting salaries for some
of the officials now three months in
| office. Ten of the members favored the
grabs, their report saying:
"Your committee considered the said
bill carefully, item by item, and as the
various Offices are all elective, your
committee think that the items as ask
ed for in the bill are just, and there
fore recommend the passage of the
bill -
Castro, one of the non-concurring
members, asked until the afternoon to
file minority report, desiring to con-
suit with Kamahu, the other dissenting
member.
An Atcherley Petition.
A petition was presented by Kaniho
as follows:
"We the undersigned hereby humbly
|, petition that our request be granted,
to wit:
"That we be returned from Molokai
to the Receiving Station at Puuhaie,
Kalihi-kai, for the purpose of being
treated by DR.. Atcherley in accordance
with the reports concerning the sue
eessful method of his treatment of this
| dreadful disease as ours, your petition
ers. with hope that assistance may DE
| rendered by your honorable body. !"
This was signed by Mrs. Mary Smith
and Agnes K. Holstein.
Cohen's Gag.
Cohen presented resolution to pre-
vent too much wind jamming, limiting
each member to two speeches Of five
1
This being an amendment to the
| rules, it was ruled out of order.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Notice was received from the Sem
ate that House Bills lo2 and l19 had
passed vitallv unchanged, that House
| Concurrent Resolution Is had been
adopted, and that House Bill 108, the
immigration tax bill, had been passed,
slightly and not materially amended.
/ Single moved that the House concur
/ in these amendments.
/ House Bill 126, fixed by the Senate,
came back anu was readopted by its
parents.
Senate Bills 25 and 81 We're trans
mitted to the House for action.
Notice was sent in from the Terri
torial Secretary that House Bill 80 had
been signed by the Governor and was
now Act %.
Another Veto.
| Another veto message, the second for
the dav. came down from the robin s.
egg blue chamber. this time House Bill
Is being slammed. This is the bill al
! tering the present boundaries of the
| judicial educational and taxation dis
tricts. Waiwaiole, the introdueer of
the bill. stated that mistakes in sthe
bin had been pointed out, and the veto
was well taken He moved that the
veto be sustained.
Furtado moved to pass the bill in
spite of the veto, but lost out on roll
/ call.
Waiwaiole then presented a fixed M
| substitute bill.
Sewer Rate Delinquents.
superintendent of Public Works
/ Campbell gave the following amazing
information to the House, namely: that
out of 2060 persons who should be reg
| ularly paying sewer rates in Honolulu.
only 1921 are actually doing so, less
than one-half. These delinquents now
owe 2,00s.65 to the government.
New Bills.
| Alfonso presented two new bills, one
to give deputy sheriffs in their dis
triets all the power of sheriffs, the
other giving the SAME power to the
Honolulu deputy sheriffs.
| Douthitt introduced bill to further
safeguard the taking of property by
railroad companies under power of emf
nent domain.
The Public Lands Committee report
| ed favorably on House Bill IA and
Senate Bill IL.
The report of the conference com
mittee on the Senate amendments to
House Bin Is, recommending the adop
ton of the amendments, was adopted.
Supervisors Get Enough Now.
Castro and Kamahu presented mi
nority report to the Honolulu grab bill
special committee report. The minority
took the sensible stand that there was