Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-29
HOUSE
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back Affonso's House Bill 3, which was
resurrectod last Saturday to take the
place Of Cohens vetoed bill to raise
the income tax exemption to $500. Az
reported back Affonso's bill covers the
same ground rs did Cohen's, but isl
supposed to be without the defects
which caused the Governor to withhold
his approval of the latter measure. The
report was adopted, carrying the bill
TO third reading.
More County Power.
Coney introduced two bills. both re.
lating to the powers and duties of Sup,
Iervisors. one affecting the Supervisors
of the City and County of Honolulu.
and the other the Supervisors Of the
outside counties.
These are the bills which the Health
and Police Committee was asked by
Single to introduce, in order to pave
the way for turning over the Board OF
Health work to the Counties.
On the order of the day the House
took up for consideration the majority
laneous Committee ON Senate Bills n
and as, the intent of which Is to in
crease the bonds of the auditor OF the
City and County of Honolulu and OF
the auditors of the outside counties.
The majority Of the Committee was
opposed to the passage of the bill, but
Carley. the chairman, submitted minor.
lity reports favoring the enactment OF
the proposed legislation.
Kaniho, member of the Committee,
saw In these measures another nefar.
ious scheme to blk the poor man and
boost the rich man. His remarks on
the subject were fully as lucid and
edlfying as usual. They were inef-
fective, however, the minority reports
being adopted.
Reformed Lobster Bill Passed.
The bill, known as House Bill 13S,
TO prohibit the sale Of certain iced fish.
had been so amended as to take the
foolishness out Of t., SO no serious
harm was done by its passage on third
reading.
innocuous Air.Brake Bill.
The alrbrake Bill, II. b. 1917, intro
duced by Correa, had been loaded by
the committee with joker calculated
to make II harmless when Il explodes
As amended the measure provides that
cars, unloaded, which weigh more than
IA tons must be equipped with air
brakes. As very few OF the street
cars weigh as much as IA tons, the
bill Is harmless now.
Nawahlne wanted TO know. He
asked Coney how much the cars In
use now weigh, and Coney was obliged
to admit that the heaviest cars In Ho-
nolulu weigh 1875 tons. Nawahine
couldn't see any sense in a bill that
Lad no meaning.
The bill, incidentally, carries no pen
atty for the violation OF its provisions.
Correa stated that, as the introducer
penalty were attached, the measure
would not pass.
Castro very sensibly objected to
rushing through a bill which would be
absolutely worthless, and moved that
consideration be deferred until tomor.
NOV morning, to give him chance to
look into the matter. This. motion car.
ried and the bill was deferred.
Library Measure Deferred.
Shingles library bill, by the passage
of which 1t Is hoped and expected that
4 the Territory will be presented by An,
drew Carnegie with from 800, 600 to
Sl50,000 for the erection of Il fine lib.
rary building, had been put over to
this morning at the request OF the in.
PRODUCER. 1t was taken up on third
reading. Rice had offered an amend.
ment to strike out the section appro.
priating 10000 year. Shlnsle moved
to table the amendment, motion
which must be put Immediately. Rice
asked the unanimous consent of the
House to speak ON the amendment, but
Il was refused and the amendment was
tabled
Single offered an amendment cut
ting out the appropriation of $4,000 q
year and substituting therefore SEQ
ton authorizing the Legislature blen
NELLY to make such appropriation as II
may see III for the library.
This is just a little bait, to gel
the bill through" objected Rice. "Ho
Dolulu is the part of the Territory tina
will get the benefit OF the library
think 1t would be shame for the Ter
rltory to appropriate $4,000 year 70
the library when the teachers are cry
ing for more money. But this amend
ment Is infinitely better than the orig
inal section 4 of the bill and NOV,
II be adopted"
/. Then. to get even with Shingle, Ric