Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-17
HOUSE FINISHES
Third READINGS
Speedy Work To Come
Within Pocket Veto
Limit
HOUSE
5Otb Day-Afternoon Session

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The debate on House Bill 2lj, 20 re.
pay the license fees collected after
their collection had been rendered H.
legal by the Organic Act, was resumed
at the afternoon session After few
minutes discussion the vote was TAX.
en- upon whether or not the TERRITORY
should pay its just debts. BY vut'
of 70 to 10 the House decided to re.
pudiate the obligations.
Show Bill Report.
Cohen submitted the report from
the joint conference committee on the
Senate amendments TO the SHOW bin
The report recommended that the bill
be amended to the effect that fiat lie.
ense fee of 81 for such performance for
shows of all classes be imposed in
stead of the $3.50 a day as in the Son
ate amendments, or the $500 a year fee
for moving picture shows. etc, and
500 a year for regular" shows as In
the original bill. The report of the
committee was adopted BY vote Of
10 to 0.
A Few Boosts.
House Bill 205, to provide for the
payment Of the expenses Of the district
courts by the several counties, came
up on third reading. The measure
fixes the salaries of the various dis
triCt magistrates. After KanihO has
boosted few of the salaries, the bill
passed final reading.
Senate Bill Tabled.
Senate Bill 80. to provide for the
sanitary regulation Of dairies. of the
production, storing. and handling Of
milk and cream for sale. gives the
Board of Health discretionary power
to prescribe rules and regulations re.
lating to sanitary conditions of Nairies
and the handling and sale of tactical
products, was tabled on third reading
Two Are Passed.
Senate Bill III, Fairchild. to pro.
vide for the payment of communication
due the Territory, provides that unless
claims for Communication due the Terri
tory ON land are paid by January l.,
1910, interest shall be charged there
on, passed unchallenged.
Senate Bill GO, Mccarthy, permit.
ting that the bond of u surety company
may be accepted with an application
for liquor license, in place of the
two citizen sureties, who are owners
Of real estate, as now required by law.
A Quiet Death.
Haryey's leper bill, S. b. ia, proyid.
Ing that physicians engaged In the OK.
animation of leper suspects shall be
paid fee OF not less than s. or more
than $40 for each examination, proved
unsatisfactory and was sent back to
the Health and Police Committee for
amendment. This puts It in the pocket
veto class.
The House deferred consideration
of Senate Bill 126, Makekau, to per.
init poor persons to prosecute civil ac-
lions in fOrma pauperis, providing that
Il poor person unable to pay the costs
and expenses Of suit may be per.
mitted by the Court to commence and
prosecute his action AS a poor person
without fee of charge. This action
subjects the bill to pocket veto.
The House deferred action on Sen.
ate Bill 80, Coelho, for the relief of
John A. Cummins. The bill sets forth
that Cummins in 1895 pleaded guilty TO
a charge of high treason, owing to In.
advertencc and non.comprehension
OF the gravity of the charge. and al.
though the seven judges of the Mill.
, tory Commission recognized the fact
that he was not guilty, they were pow.
erless to do other than impose sen,
tence of five years Imprisonment and u
fine of $4,000. On review the impris
, onment was stricken out, but the fino
was retained and Cummins was
, obliged to pay it, The bill provides
that the amount Of the fine be re
, turned to Cummins.